Lore

Kellog IV

Planets

Kellog IV is a super-Earth in the Fair Chance Act (FCA)-protected Kellog system, and is the fourth planet from its sun. Early surveys of the planet indicated that it possesses copious mineral resources, but its location near Xis (Kellog II) has led the United Empire of Earth…

Leir I

Planets · Human

Leir I is a small, naturally habitable planet in the Leir system. Rich in minerals, it was initially settled by independent miners, mostly Humans, who established settlements without government support from the United Empire of Earth (UEE). It was not officially developed by the…

Tethle'a (Hyoton II)

Planets

Tethle'a (Hyoton II) is the second planet from the sun of the Hyoton system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). From the surface of the Xi'an homeworld RyiXy'an (Hyoton III) it is the brightest "star" in the sky, and was associated with intelligence and clarity of thought in ancient Xi'an…

Janna Thurville

People · Human

Janna Thurville (b. 2895) is the Senator of Severus (Kiel III), Kiel system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). The oldest daughter of former Governor of Severus Joona Tzur and concert pianist Xin Yi Tzur, she was elected as one of the first Senators of Severus alongside Centralist…

Min 1b

Moons

Min 1b is the second moon from the rogue planet Min I in the unclaimed Min system. Unique among known celestial bodies, Min 1b supports life in spite of a total lack of sunlight. The same tidal heating that makes Min 1a violently volcanically active causes geothermal activity on…

Kōri'lya

Settlements · Xi'an

Kōri'lya is a major city on Xi (R.il'a V), Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). Originally filled with barracks for soldiers and support staff that worked and trained on neighboring planet Xōl'uu (R.il'a IV), the city was reclassified as a residential zone by the Xi'an government after the…

Atrocity at Jata

History · Illegal Activity · Human

The atrocity at Jata was the first in a series of bombings that took place in the United Planets of Earth (UPE) in SEY 2546. While only the initial attacks took place in Jata, Cestulus (Davien II), the name became synonymous with bombings that were shown to have used the same…

Caliban System

Planetary Systems · Vanduul

The Caliban system is a planetary system in Vanduul territory, formerly of the United Empire of Earth(UEE). Officially purchased from hauler Ashley Ghan in SEY 2341, a Human-made shelter was found on Caliban 4f during the surveying process, indicating that someone had discovered…

Tohil III

Planets

Tohil III is a planet in the Tohil system, United Empire of Earth (UEE) and is the third world from its sun. Naturally habitable, it is an ocean world that supports massive botanical biomasses that sit atop the water and create floating islands. Smugglers frequently utilized…

Ē'aluth System

Planetary Systems · Xi'an

The Ē'aluth system is a planetary system in the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an) that consists of a K-type main sequence star, a puffy planet, a smog planet, a terrestrial planet, a gas dwarf, a gas giant, and an asteroid belt. Discovered in MXY I.14599 (SEY 981 BCE), it was immediately…

Paul LeSalle

Human · People

Paul LeSalle (2881 - present) is a Human businessman, former chairperson of the Centralist party (2942 - 2948), and former Senator of Cassel (Goss II) (2915 - 2939). As a Senator, he advocated for lower taxes and created an incentive system for businesses to move their…

Terrence Akari

People · Human

Terrence Akari (2743-2859) was the Senator of Terra (Terra III) from 2781 to 2789, and again from 2792 to 2812. He was the first Human to defy Linton Messer XI and broker détente between Humans and Xi'an. In 2789, Akari secretly crossed the Perry Line to Tohil III with the aid…

Illyana Sharrad

People · Human

Illyana Sharrad (2897 - present) is a Human politician and the High-Secretary of the United Empire of Earth (UEE) from 2942 to 2950. Appointed by ImperatorKelos Costigan, she first took office in 2942 after a two decade career as a civil infrastructure consultant. It was her…

Shubin Interstellar

Commerce · Human

Shubin Interstellar is a major corporation headquartered on microTech (Stanton IV) in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Founded as an investment group, it acquired the terraforming conglomerate Worldmaker in the late 25th century SEY, and Fulcrum Mining Associates in the…

Kavische

Plants

KAVISCHE The kavische is a cactus hybrid that originated on Yar (Centauri II) and is now found throughout the planet. After Yar was terraformed in the mid-2800s, numerous plants and cacti were seeded onto the world. A few cycles later, a new hybrid that would come to be known as…

Jumping Lime (Yar Fruit)

Food and Beverages · Plants

JUMPING LIME (YAR FRUIT) The jumping lime, also called the Yar lime or the Yar fruit, is a sweet, sour, astringent fruit that grows from a cactus that naturally mutated on Yar (Centauri II) some time after the planet's terraformation. Discovered in 2450, the fruit was named for…

Tears of Fire

Culture · Art

Tears of Fire Tears of Fire is a painting by the early Messer Era landscape and military artist Aaron Fring. It was completed in SEY 2610, after Fring witnessed Tevarin Warlord Corath'Thal and his fleet falling through the atmosphere of Jalan (Elysium IV, formerly Kaleeth) in an…

Day of the Vara

Culture · Holidays · Human

Day of the Vara Day of the Vara is a holiday celebrated in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) annually on October 27th. The holiday involves public festivals adorned with decorations in black and green and private gatherings convened to remember and honor the dead. Celebrants…

microTech (Stanton IV)

Planets · Human

MICROTECH microTech (Stanton IV) is the fourth and farthest planet from the sun in the Stanton system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Located at the outer edge of the system's habitable zone, microTech is mostly ice, with some cold-to-temperate areas of tundra. It was purchased…

Suj Kossi

People · Tevarin

Suj Kossi (b.2900) is a Senator for Jalan (Elysium III), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Kossi began his political career after his honorable discharge from the UEE Navy, where he received a Medal of Valor for his service during a dangerous repair mission under fire from the…

Empire's Light Conversion Centers

Human · History · Government

Empire's Light Conversion Centers The Empire's Light Conversion Centers of the Charon system were a large network of prisons constructed on Charon III by the Messers, starting with ImperatorLivia Messer III. These maximum-security facilities were reputed to be the most secure in…

Akari-Kr.ē Treaty

Politics · History · Human · Xi'an

The Akari-Kr.ē Treaty is a ratified agreement between Terra (Terra III) and the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an) that brought about the unofficial end of the Xi'an-Human Cold War (SEY 2530 - 2793 / MXY III.838 - III.1044). It was brokered in SEY 2789 (MXY III.1040) by the Senator of…

Hades System

Planetary Systems

HADES SYSTEM The Hades system is a planetary system that consists of an F-type main sequence star, a mesoplanet, two terrestrial planets, and one broken terrestrial planet. First visited by Humans in SEY 2531, it was immediately obvious that the system had once been home to a…

Siege of Tiber

History · Vanduul · Military

SIEGE OF TIBER The Siege of Tiber was a key battle between the United Empire of Earth (UEE) and invading Vanduul. Lasting from SEY 2732 to 2736, it consisted of extensive ground and air engagements, mass bombings, and a military blockade from the Orion and Vector (VS-1) jump…