Lore

Centauri I

Planets

Centauri I is a protoplanet in the Centauri system, United Empire of Earth (UEE) that orbits very close to its sun. Surveyor Kelly Alden captured an image of Centauri I in 2639 through her ship's camera, capturing the protoplanet in the path of a blue-white prominence that seems…

Helios III

Planets

Helios III is the third planet from the sun of the Helios system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Massive and hydrogen-rich, it is the main source for hydrogen collection in Helios and is the hub for the system's gas processing and refinement operations. Its atmosphere is…

Oberon III

Planets

Oberon III is a protoplanet that orbits third from the star of the unclaimed Oberon system. Alongside its sister protoplanet Oberon IV, it is theorized that it formed in the Oberon system after its original star went supernova and collapsed into a neutron star. However, it…

Odin III

Planets

Odin III is a planet in the Odin system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is the second closest planet to its sun. In SEY 2943, hiker Akeno Ashraf discovered fossils of ancient animals near the planet's equator during a 25 kilometer trek. These fossils prove that Odin III…

Charon V

Planets

Charon V is a dwarf planet in the Charon system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Numerous planetary surveys done since the system was discovered have confirmed that there are not enough precious mineral resources to justify the installation of permanent mining operations here.…

Ellis VI

Planets

Ellis VI is a terrestrial planet that sits just outside the green band of the Ellis system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Since 2931, it has been used by Humans as an experimental terraforming site for the development of technology that will allow planets far from their system's…

Ellis I

Planets

Ellis I is a protoplanet in the Ellis system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Its scorched surface is dotted with lakes of bubbling lava. Exploration attempts of Ellis I have so far been impossible due to the protoplanet's proximity to the sun. In 2799, Dab Demirjian became the…

Corel V

Planets

Corel V is a gas giant in the Corel system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). A brown and red gas giant with a stormy atmosphere, it is primarily composed of hydrogen and helium, with a solid rocky core. It is a popular spot for young pilots in Corel to learn how to slingshot their…

Xyeping (Ail'ka I)

Planets

Xyeping (Ail'ka I) is the innermost planet in the Ail'ka system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). A rocky protoplanet, it is likely to have originated from the nearby Ail'ka belt alpha that's located between it and the rest of the planetary system. Xyeping is bombarded with heat and…

Tayac II

Planets

Tayac II is a gas giant in the Tayac system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Its planetary rings are among the largest and densest in the known universe. Visitors to Tayac often take special trips to see the rings up close during their time in the system. Postcards featuring the…

Caliban I

Planets

Caliban I is the first planet from the sun of the Caliban system in Vanduul territory. A small coreless world, it was rich in valuable resources that Humans extracted to aid in the development of Crion (Caliban II). Now completely strip-mined, it is ignored by the Vanduul who…

The Red God (Nexus V)

Planets

Nexus V is a gas giant in the Nexus system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is the most distant planet from its sun. Nicknamed "The Red God" by locals, its swirling, stormy atmosphere is a mix of swirling shades of red with streaks of dark brown. Although the origin of the…

Oya II

Planets

Oya II is the second planet from the sun of the Oya system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Although it lacks a metallic core, it has a magnetic field that is generated by large deposits of magnesium oxide deep in its mantle. During the 2580s (SEY), a group of Human anti-Messer…

Ferron IV

Planets

Ferron IV is a dense gas giant that is located farthest from the sun of the Ferron system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Because it has an especially active electrical field, ships with sensitive avionics are advised not to fly too close to it, lest it cause their systems to…

Helios IV

Planets

Helios IV is the outermost planet from the sun of the Helios system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Although it is covered in thick sheets of ice and lacks a substantial atmosphere, the UEE military operates a network of outposts on Helios IV, located deep underground. The…

Tyrol VI

Planets

Tyrol VI is a gas giant in the unclaimed Tyrol system. The sixth world from its two suns, it remained largely unaffected when the F-type star entered its subgiant phase. Rain inside the atmosphere of Tyrol VI is composed of helium. During precipitation, the helium droplets fall…

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…

Kins V

Planets

Kins V is the fifth planet from the sun of the Kins system, Banu Protectorate. Pale yellow with some very light red and green banding, its color is due to the presence of ammonia crystals in its upper atmosphere. Although the planet is hundreds of times more massive than Earth…

Caliban V

Planets

Caliban V is the outermost planet from the sun of the Caliban system in Vanduul territory. A protoplanet with a craggy surface, it was considered of little value to the United Empire of Earth(UEE) and was therefore largely ignored. After the Vanduul took the system in SEY 2884,…

Croshaw I

Planets

Croshaw I is a terrestrial planet with a thick, high pressure-atmosphere that closely orbits the star of the Croshaw system. After its discovery in 2271, some prospectors attempted to establish harvesters on the planet's surface in an effort to gain easy access to…

Nul I

Planets

Nul I is a mesoplanet in the unclaimed Nul system, and is the closest planet to its star. In 2510, a research team funded by the University of Persei established a research base at the bottom of one of its deepest craters in order to study how the planet's environment was…

Gliese II

Planets

Gliese II is the second planet from the sun of the Gliese system, Banu Protectorate. A smog planet, it has a dense, high-pressure atmosphere of carbon dioxide and nitrogen. Surface conditions on Gliese II can be hazardous to many spacecraft if they remain there for too long.…

Branaugh III

Planets

Branaugh III is a gas giant in the Branaugh system. Due to the presence of ammonia crystals, it is pale yellow in color with bands of light-yellow green and grayish-blue. Violent storms erupt on Branaugh III when water vapor trapped in the upper atmosphere undergoes cooling,…

Hades IV

Planets

Hades IV is a former planet in the Hades system. Once a sizable terrestrial world, it is split into two large pieces. The leading theory as to the cause of the planet's bifurcation is that it was likely impacted by a weapon of mass destruction during the ancient war that…