Lore

Vulcan

Spacecraft · Human · Military

The Vulcan is a refuel, rearm and repair spacecraft manufactured by Aegis Dynamics for the United Empire of Earth (UEE) military. First launched in SEY 2594, it was commissioned by the UEE Navy after they requested proposals for a medium-sized support spacecraft. After a…

Green Imperial Housing Exchange (Grim HEX)

Locations · Human

The Green Imperial Housing Exchange, also known as Grim HEX, is a housing exchange located in the ring of Yela (Stanton 2c) that was closed in 2938 and subsequently fell under the control of criminals. Completed in 2903, the exchange was constructed inside an asteroid to provide…

Rytif (Bremen II)

Planets · Human

Rytif is an inhabited planet in the Bremen system, United Empire of Earth. The second planet from the sun, it was slowly terraformed for Human habitation after the system was discovered in 2441. Rytif was a major center of food production during the Second Tevarin War (2603 -…

Stalford

Settlements · Human

Stalford is a mid-sized city located on Rytif (Bremen II). Positioned just north of the planet's equator, Stalford is home to numerous water farms and commercial vivariums. Stalford is also the headquarters of spacecraft designer and manufacturer Consolidated Outlands. In SEY…

Vann (Croshaw III)

Planets · Human

Vann (Croshaw III) is an inhabited planet in the Croshaw systemterraformed by the United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is represented by two Senators. Located at the far outer edge of the system'sgreen band, its arctic environment supports a Human population along the planet's…

XenoThreat

Human · Illegal Activity · Organizations

XenoThreat is a Human outlaw group based in the Pyro system that is known for a violently anti-alien and anti-corporate ideology. Law enforcement believes that the group is primarily formed by corrupt ex-members of the United Empire of Earth (UEE) military. Most of its criminal…

High Command

Government · Military · Human

The High Command is a governmental body in the United Empire of Earth (UEE), made up of three representatives from each branch of their military. These representatives, Legatus Navium, Legatus Exercitus, and Legatus Marinuum, replaced the Tribunal position of High General. Aside…

Janus

Science and Technology · History · Human

Janus was an artificial intelligence (AI) program designed to monitor and pilot the long-haul colony spacecraft Artemis, launched in SEY 2232. Prominent AI researcher Dr. Carol Zahir began work on the program that would become Janus in 2201. Zahir spent the rest of her career…

Hadrian System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Hadrian system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) that consists of a red giant, a gas giant, a gas dwarf, an asteroid belt, and an ice giant. Originally named Nivelin, it renamed Hadrian in SEY 2542 after an ancient human defensive wall and turned into…

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…

Unification Wars

History · Human · Military

The Unification Wars were a series of wars that took place after the formation of the United Nations of Earth (UNE) in 2380 until 2384. It was sparked on 20 October 2380 when the crew of the Stanley, a warship registered to the former country of Amecanio, mutinied and threatened…

Bremen System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Bremen system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE), consisting of a K-type main sequence star, one protoplanet, two terrestrial planets, and one ice giant. Discovered by explorer Bao Yun in SEY 2441 during the Human Colonial Expansion Era (2380 - 2530),…

Persei (Rhetor II)

Planets

Persei is the second planet from the sun of the Rhetor system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Soon after the system was discovered in 2287, surveyors identified vast deposits of rare elements in the crust. The United Nations of Earth (UNE) government used profits from selling the…

Daniel Penselin

People · Human

Dr. Daniel Penselin (2445 - 2496) was a physicist whose work improved the fuel economy of Humanquantum drives. In 2491, Penselin published a paper outlining a working hypothesis for the creation of more efficient quantum drives that would allow for an approximate 20 percent…

Zeus

Spacecraft · Human

The Zeus was a short-range spacecraft developed by Roberts Space Industries (RSI), and was the first ship equipped with a quantum drive to be offered to civilians on the commercial market. After the first quantum drive was developed by RSI for the military in 2075, demand for a…

High-Secretary

Government · Human

The High-Secretary is the chief executive of infrastructure in the United Empire of Earth (UEE), and oversees matters such as transportation, power, communications, sewage, and agriculture. Structural legislation that has been debated and refined by the Senate is passed first to…

Dahunsil Kosoko

People · Human · Exploration

Dahunsil Kosoko (2512 - 2581) was an explorer and navjumper best known for his 2539 discovery of the Gurzil system. Born on Cestulus (Davien II), he joined a navjumping crew in 2529 when he answered a local job posting. In 2538, he suffered a starship crash that required eight…

High-Advocate

Government · Human

The High-Advocate is the leader of the judiciary and law enforcement branch in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Laws that have passed through the Senate and have been approved by the Imperator are interpreted and enforced by the High-Advocate, then funneled to local governments…

Quantum Drive

Science and Technology

A quantum drive is a type of engine that generates a Chan-Eisen field, enabling spacecraft to travel at approximately 20% of the speed of light. Because it takes a great deal of energy for a quantum drive to work, larger ships with more room for specialized power and cooling…

Citizen Day

Holidays · Human

Citizen Day is a holiday observed annually in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) on October tenth. It was established to recognize the achievements of Humans who have attained Citizenship through civic responsibility, military service, altruistic work, or other positive and…

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…

Mya (Leir II)

Planets

Mya is the second planet from the sun of the Leir system. Although it was discovered in 2677, it remained undeveloped until 2743, when Galor Messer IX sold the terraforming and mining rights of Leir II to Hatfield & Harding to fund his long-term project to redesign UEE…

Nexus System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Nexus system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) that consists of one protoplanet, three terrestrial planets, a gas giant, an asteroid belt, and an A-type main sequence star. Discovered in SEY 2445 by United Nations of Earth Navy (UNEN) pilot Dominic…

Teesa Morrison

People · Human

Teesa Morrison (SEY 2492 - 2571) was an explorer best known for her discovery of the Baker-Yā'mon jump point. Born on a tanker ship that was passing through the Cano system, she was a self-described "full-time spacer and explorer" who funded her expeditions to new or uncharted…