Lore

Human Overpopulation Era

History · Human

In the 21st and 22nd centuries (SEY 2038 - 2157), population levels on Earth (Sol III) began to rise beyond sustainable capacity. Pollution, dwindling resources, and famine affected all nations of the world, leading to overcrowding in the few unspoiled places left on the planet.…

Pico the Penguin

Commerce · Human

Pico the Penguin is the official mascot of New Babbage, the largest city on microTech (Stanton IV). Debuted in 2902 by the microTech Tourism Board as part of that year's Snow Sport Invitational, the penguin was embraced by the inhabitants of the city and around the United Empire…

Cano Belt Alpha

Space

The Cano belt alpha is an asteroid belt that orbits the sun in the Cano system between Cano III and Pox (Cano IV), United Empire of Earth (UEE). While it was mined extensively in the past, activity has slowed since the Fair Chance Act was applied to Carteyna (Cano II) in the…

Retaliator

Military · Spacecraft · Human

The Retaliator is a strategic bomber developed by Aegis Dynamics for the United Empire of Earth Navy (UEEN). Variants of the spacecraft have been used in the UEEN for three centuries. Despite distinguishing themselves in various operations such as the Battle of Idris IV in SEY…

Gliese I

Planets

Gliese I is the first planet from the sun of the Gliese system Banu Protectorate. An iron planet with a superheated ferromagnetic core that is partially exposed to vacuum, its intensely hot conditions make landing on its surface nearly impossible without specialized technology.…

Port Tressler

Locations · Human

Port Tressler is a space station that serves as the main transfer hub to New Babbage on microTech (Stanton IV). Named after Aleena Tressler, a mentor of microTech's founder Magnus Tobin, it is owned and operated by microTech, and houses multiple shops and services focused on…

Gedinasho Belt (Charon Belt Alpha)

Space

The Gedinasho belt (Charon belt alpha) is an asteroid belt in the Charon system, United Empire of Earth (UEE) that orbits the system's sun between Charon III and Charon IV. It was named after Gedinasho, a fictional hero character created by artist/writer Fief whose comics were…

Sabre Comet

Spacecraft · Human

The Sabre Comet is a medium fighter manufactured by Aegis Dynamics. A variant of the Sabre space superiority fighter, it was created as part of the "Masters of Flight" series in conjunction with the flight sim game Arena Commander. It pays tribute to famed pilot Captain Kamur…

Ail'ka Belt Alpha (Huichuaihyao y.ath'o se Ail'ka)

Space

The Ail'ka belt alpha (Huichuaihyao y.ath'o se Ail'ka) is the first asteroid belt in the Ail'ka system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an), and orbits the system's sun between Xyeping (Ail'ka I) and K'ya.k'uing (Ail'ka II). Pilots who train in the flight academies on M.iiy'ong (Ail'ka IV)…

Hathor Group

Commerce · Human

The Hathor Group was a Human inter-planetary mining concern that employed harsh, environmentally catastrophic techniques that left otherwise inhabitable planets desolate in the company's wake. It purchased the Nexus system from the United Nations of Earth (UNE) in SEY 2468,…

Gliese System

Planetary Systems · Banu

The Gliese system is a planetary system in the Banu Protectorate that consists of a type-A main sequence star, three terrestrial planets, one smog planet, one gas giant, one protoplanet, an asteroid cluster, and two asteroid belts. A bustling hub of commerce and cultural…

Huichuaihyao sy.en'o se La'uo (La'uo belt beta)

Space

The Huichuaihyao sy.en'o se La'uo (La'uo belt beta) is an asteroid belt in the La'uo system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). Located between Kyu'ām (La'uo III) and S.ap'uāng (La'uo IV), it hosts a large concentration of asteroids that are coated in highly prized, very pure water ice.…

Corel System

Planetary Systems · Human

Corel is a planetary system on the border between the United Empire of Earth (UEE) and the Banu Protectorate that was discovered in SEY 2449. As an important center of trade between the two civilizations, it is home to many Humans and Banu. It is made up of four terrestrial…

Centauri Belt Alpha

Space

The Centauri belt alpha is an asteroid belt in the Centauri system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), that orbits the system's sun between Centauri IV and Centauri V. A dense belt with enough mass to form a planet, the heavy metals and other resources that can be found there are…

Rijoran Temple

Archaeology · Tevarin · Locations

The Rijoran Temple on Jalan (Elysium IV) is one of the few remaining religious buildings constructed by the Tevarin that was not lost during their cultural Purge after the Second Tevarin War. During the Purge, Tevarin made several attempts to destroy this temple, but Human…

Noble (Ellis V)

Planets · Human

Noble (Ellis V) is a heavily forested planet in the Ellis system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is one of three habitable planets in the system. In the early days after its terraforming, colonists established settlements and harvested resources as needed with little regard…

Tevarin Diaspora

Tevarin · History

The Tevarin diaspora refers to the general movement of Tevarin in the centuries following their defeat in the First) (2541-2546) and Second) (2603-2610) Tevarin Wars. Following the loss of Jalan (Elysium IV) to the United Empire of Earth (UEE) in 2546, the Tevarin that had not…

RyiXy'an (Hyoton III)

Planets · Xi'an

RyiXy'an (Hyoton III) is the third planet from the sun of the Hyoton system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an), and is the homeworld of the Xi'an people. Once a lush world teeming with life, its atmosphere was accidentally tainted with poison by House Kl.ō during an assassination attempt…

Second Tevarin War

History · Tevarin · Military

The Second Tevarin War was an armed conflict between the Tevarin and the United Empire of Earth that lasted from SEY 2603 to 2610. It began when Corath'Thal, a Tevarin warlord, launched a campaign to take back the Tevarin homeworld, Jalan (Elysium IV), from the UEE. Lacking the…

Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an)

Xi'an · Government

The Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an) is a multi-system government headed by the Xi'an Emperor and inhabited by the Xi'an. Its capital system, Hyoton, is the location of the former Xi'an homeworld RyiXy'an (Hyoton III) and Ka'ua (Hyoton IV), the current home of the Emperor. It is made up…

Livia Messer III

People · Human

Livia Messer III (2593-2661) was Imperator of the United Empire of Earth (UEE) from 2628 to 2643. She inherited the office from her father, Deacon Messer II, when he voluntarily stepped down. Livia expanded her father's legal reform efforts by increasing the maximum sentences…

Tevarin-Human First Contact

Tevarin · History · Human

Humans and Tevarin first made contact with one another shortly after Dr. Kellar Lench of the New Horizons Research Institute discovered a jump point into the Elysium system. Observing signs that the system was occupied by a technologically advanced civilization, he dispatched a…

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…

Hyoton System

Planetary Systems · Xi'an

The Hyoton system is a planetary system in the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an) that consists of an F-type main sequence star, four terrestrial planets, and a super-Earth. The birthplace of the Xi'an people, it is the center of political power in the Xi'an Empire. Ka'ua (Hyoton IV), the…