Lore

Vega 2a

Moons

Vega 2a is a moon of Aremis (Vega II), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Its icy surface, remarkably smooth in some locations, is bright white and highly reflective. Jets of frozen water containing silica and salts that blast from the moon's many cryovolcanoes sometimes escape orbit…

Nova Pyrotechnica

Commerce · Weapons · Human

Nova Pyrotechnica is a Human manufacturer of missiles, rockets, and other ordnance. Founded in 2932, Nova quickly carved a niche in the market by developing a reputation for low-cost, highly-powered weapons. In 2945 allegations surfaced that their products are more prone to…

Piracy (Space)

Illegal Activity

Piracy (space) is an act of organized theft and criminal violence committed by spacecraft-based attackers. Acts of piracy can range from one-off attacks by one-person spacecraft to extremely organized, highly-planned operations that make use of dozens of pirates and multiple…

Antimatter Warhead

Science and Technology · Weapons

Antimatter warheads are high yield explosive weapons armed with an antimatter payload rather than fission or fusion devices. Because they are among the most destructive weapons available to the United Empire of Earth's (UEE) armed forces, their deployment and availability are…

Fora I

Planets

Fora I is a mesoplanet in the Fora system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). A hot, dry planet that closely orbits its sun, temperatures on its surface are dangerously high for most spacecraft. A ridge runs along the equator of Fora I, forming a complex system of peaks. Scientists…

Jarl (Virgil 3b)

Moons

Jarl (Virgil 3b) is the second moon from Virgil III, Virgil system, located in Vanduul territory. Instead of a water cycle, it has a methane cycle, fed by the vast fields of methane ice that coat its surface. Gaseous methane directly sublimates off the ice and creates clouds…

Fuego (Pyro 5e)

Moons

Fuego is the fifth moon from the gas giant Pyro V, Pyro system. Relatively temperate but still cold, it has a mostly carbon dioxide atmosphere with small percentages of nitrogen, sulfur dioxide, and oxygen. High amounts of iron-sulfide in its soil gives its surface a yellow and…

Baker II

Planets

Baker II is a smog planet in the Baker system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). The second planet from the suns, its position in the green band would normally make it a prime candidate for colonization. However, the high-pressure, poisonous atmosphere has so far prevented any…

Arial Hurston

People · Human · History

Arial Hurston (SEY 2466 - 2537) was the third CEO of Hurston Dynamics. During his time as CEO, his cost-cutting measures pushed Hurston Dynamics into two decades of record profits. Among those measures was the still controversial Life/Labor-style employee contract that many…

Idris III

Planets

Idris III is an ocean planet in the Idris system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Although its location suggests it would be a good candidate for terraforming, it is covered in oceans of hot, high-density fluid made up of a mix of water with ammonia and other volatiles that make…

Kyu'ām (La'uo III)

Planets · Xi'an

Kyu'ām (La'uo III) is the third planet from the sun of the La'uo system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). A smog planet, it is enveloped in layers of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and sulfur dioxide. In the distant past, its surface was too dangerous to land a ship on due to the…

Freelancer MIS

Spacecraft · Human · Military

The Freelancer MIS is a limited-edition variant of the Freelancer freighter developed by MISC. The design replaces much of the standard Freelancer's cargo capacity with high-capacity missile magazines. The original request for the update came from the United Empire of Earth Navy…

Pressurized Research Station

Science and Technology

Research stations situated in hostile settings, such as non-terraformed planets, are built airtight, with artificially raised or lowered pressure to create environments friendly to researchers. These research stations can be used to study phenomena that would be otherwise…

Orion II

Planets

Orion II is the second planet from the sun of the Orion system. A smog planet, it has a high-pressure atmosphere composed of carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid, giving the planet a yellow-brown appearance. There have so far been no recorded spacecraft landings on the planet's…

Kyupuaang (Ē'aluth II)

Planets

Kyupuaang (Ē'aluth II) is the second planet from the sun of the Ē'aluth system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). A smog planet, it has the densest atmosphere of all rocky bodies in Ē'aluth, which creates levels of surface pressure that are highly dangerous for landing spacecraft.…

Ellis II

Planets

Ellis II is a terrestrial planet with a thick, high-pressure atmosphere located in the Ellis system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Underneath the swirling clouds that hide its surface is an enormous, planet-wide desert marked with ever-shifting swirls and ridges created by…

Geddon System

Planetary Systems · Banu

The Geddon system is a planetary system located in the Banu Protectorate that consists of an O-type main sequence star and one terrestrial planet. Directly connected to the United Empire of Earth(UEE) via the Geddon-Corel jump point, it is frequently trafficked by haulers moving…

Neptune (Sol VIII)

Planets

Neptune (Sol VIII) is the eighth planet from the sun of the Sol system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). The densest of the Sol system's gas and ice giant planets, its atmosphere contains high proportions of ice and traces of hydrocarbons. Roughly every two-and-a-half centuries…

Blue Triangle Inc

Commerce · Human

Blue Triangle Inc is a manufacturer of computers, cryptokeys, radars, and analytic systems. Former hackers Jade Sui-Sellars and Pradiana4 founded the company after they were acquitted of exploiting a security vulnerability in the Central Core Bank (CCB). They were arrested by…

Hades I

Planetary Systems

Hades I is the first planet from the sun of the Hades system. Located just on the inner edge of the system's green band, ruins on its surface suggest that the lost civilization of Hades may once have operated colonies there in spite of its high temperature. It is dotted with…

Ellis VII

Planets

Ellis VII is a terrestrial smog planet orbited by two narrow rings of rock and ice in the Ellis system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Although it is located beyond the system's green band, the surface of Ellis VII is hot, caused by its dense, dark, and high-pressure atmosphere.…

Helios I

Planets

Helios I is a terrestrial rocky planet in the Helios system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). The closest planet to its sun, temperatures on Helios I are dangerously high. In 2937, the scientific survey station OB Tarasque crashed onto the planet's surface. Its lack of adequate…

Neo Taurii

Settlements · Human

Neo Taurii is a city on Kampos (Ellis IV) in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Founded in the early 2800s, it was built along the coast of the Sorghum Sea, where the temperature stays comfortable most of the year. Buildings erected in Neo Taurii are constructed low to the ground…

Miranda (Sol 7a)

Moons

Miranda (Sol 7a) is a moon of Uranus (Sol VII), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Round and tidally locked, it has an unusually high orbital inclination that suggests in the past that it was in orbital resonance with Umbriel (Sol 7c) for a period of time. Although massive enough to…