Lore

Banu Indenture

Banu · Culture

Indenture is a Banu practice in which another being is purchased for a limited-term service contract. Most Indentured Banu are children who have been put on the market to be sold to an appropriate Souli, where they will be taken on as an Apprentice and trained in a new skill in…

Mariana

Settlements

Mariana, also called Shorebreak by locals, is the capital of Tangaroa (Helios II), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Located on and around one of Tangaroa's few permanent islands, it was initially established soon after the system was discovered as a base for scientists to study the…

Daedalus Cluster (Croshaw Cluster Beta)

Space

The Daedalus cluster (Croshaw cluster beta) is an asteroid cluster that shares an orbit with the Icarus cluster (Croshaw cluster alpha) in the Croshaw system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Dense and initially resource rich, the cluster has supported generations of miners in…

New Corvo

Settlements · Human

New Corvo is a city on Aremis (Vega II), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Initially settled by members of the UEE military, it has since become Aremis' most populous urban center. Most spacecraft entering and leaving Aremis first pass through New Corvo to be processed. The city has…

UEE Calendar

Human · Culture

The United Empire of Earth (UEE) calendar (Standard Earth Year, SEY) is a system of time measurement that is based on the celestial mechanics of the Human homeworld, Earth (Sol III). The year is charted by how long it takes Earth to revolve around the system's sun, and each day…

OB Station Heller

Locations

OB Station Heller is a research space station located in the Garron system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). It is the main headquarters of the ongoing effort to restore the biosphere of Garron II, which was destroyed at the orders of Linton Messer XI in SEY 2792. It also houses a…

Stiletto

Spacecraft · Human · Military

The Stiletto was a medium interceptor sold by the now-defunct company Elio-Harman Aerospace in the early 26th century. It was one of the last spacecraft designs commissioned by the United Nations of Earth (UNE) and was used specifically to intercept enemy bombers. The Stiletto…

Voyager Direct

Commerce · Human

Voyager Direct is a general marketplace for goods that is widely utilized in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Founded by former-hauler Cary Lindle in 2898, the company does not have its own line of products but rather acts as a third party storefront for sellers who wish to…

Common Laws

Government

The Common Laws are a set of baseline rights, privileges, and standards that apply to all who reside within the United Empire of Earth (UEE) regardless of the representation status of their location. These laws include fundamental personal freedoms, safety standards, health…

Lyre

Settlements · Human

Lyre is a major city on Cassel (Goss II), United Empire of Earth (UEE) that became a tourism center after Cassel was declared a natural wonder in 2624. The city suffered a significant economic downturn in the mid 2600s due to Livia Messer III's heavy travel restrictions. In the…

Vagabond System (VS-07)

Planetary Systems · Vanduul

The Vagabond system (designated VS-07 by the United Empire of Earth (UEE)) is a Vanduul-controlled planetary system that shares no publicly-known jump points with any other systems. Included in UEE star charts as a part of Vanduul territory, it has been confirmed that it has at…

New Babbage

Settlements · Human

New Babbage is the largest city on microTech (Stanton IV) and home to microTech's main headquarters. Construction of New Babbage was personally overseen by company founder Magnus Tobin, whose goal was to make the city an ideal working environment for the technological innovators…

Polaris

Spacecraft · Military · Human

The Polaris is a corvette-class capital ship developed by Roberts Space Industries (RSI) for the United Empire of Earth (UEE) Navy. Intended for combat situations, the Polaris was designed with a command center, repair and refuel facilities, and a bay capable of transporting one…

Fujin City

Settlements · Human

Fujin City (風神都) is the capital city of [Saisei (Centauri III)], United Empire of Earth (UEE). Considered by environmentalists to be an achievement in urban and geodevelopment, it is one of the most verdant cities in the UEE. Traditional Japanese architecture and modern building…

Kyuk'ya I

Planets

Kyuk'ya I is a gas giant in the Kyuk'ya system, Xi'an Empire, and is the closest planet to its suns. Orbited by a far-reaching set of rings composed of rock and ice, the sight of the binary stars at the center of Kyuk'ya against the dramatic backdrop of these rings has been a…

Pegasus

Spacecraft · Military

The Pegasus is an escort-class carrier spacecraft and capital ship manufactured by Roberts Space Industries (RSI) for the United Empire of Earth (UEE) military. Capable of supporting the operations of over 30 fighters, it is a standard component of UEE Navy fleets and is…

Sentient Trading

Illegal Activity

Sentient trading, also called slavery or sentient trafficking, refers to the practice of transporting, buying, and selling self-aware beings for the purpose of forced labor. Those who engage in the practice of sentient trading are commonly referred to as "slavers." Illegal in…

Nexus III

Planets · Human

Nexus III is a naturally habitable terrestrial planet in the Nexus system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Once the central hub of the Hathor Group, former owners of exclusive mining rights to Nexus, the planet was inhabited by squatters and outlaws when the company abandoned the…

Prime

Settlements · Human

Prime is the capital city of Terra (Terra III) and is considered a cultural and economic center of the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Utilizing extensive urban planning, it has been designed to strike a harmonious balance between nature and city. Since the fall of the Messer…

Bloom (Pyro III)

Planets

Bloom (Pyro III) is the third planet from the sun of the Pyro system. Cold but naturally habitable, it became the epicenter of mining endeavors in Pyro. Pyrotechnic Amalgamated and other corporations constructed multiple staging sites, employees barracks, and processing centers…

Kins Belt Alpha

Space

The Kins belt alpha is an asteroid belt in the Kins system, Banu Protectorate. Located between the inhospitable planets Kins IV and Kins V, it is home to multiple rest stops operated by interconnected webs of Soulis that attend to the various needs of visitors. Some Indenture…

Veritas System (VS-05)

Planetary Systems · Vanduul

The Veritas system (designated VS-05 by the United Empire of Earth(UEE)) is a Vanduul-controlled planetary system that shares no known jump points with any other systems. It is included in UEE star charts as a part of Vanduul territory, but little other information is known…

INS Jericho

Locations · Military

The INS Jericho is a United Empire of Earth Navy (UEEN) station in the Stanton system. Completed in SEY 2871, it was named after leader of Squadron 214 Commander Amare Jericho, who sacrificed his life battling Vanduul forces up to the last minutes of the UEEN pullout from Tiber…

Hurston Dynamics

Military · Weapons · Commerce · Human

Hurston Dynamics is a Human weapons manufacturer and materials processor based on Hurston (Stanton I). They are the largest producer of standard munitions warheads for military contracts in the United Empire of Earth (UEE), as well as the third-largest refiner of antimatter…