Lore

Artificial Gravity

Science and Technology

Artificial gravity refers to the use of technology to replicate the effects of a gravitational force. Common amongst spacefaring civilizations, it is vital aboard spacecraft and space stations to combat the muscle and bone atrophy that can result from long-term exposure to low…

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…

AI Research and Production Restriction Act

Human · Government

The Artificial Intelligence Research and Production Restriction Act (AIRPRA) is a piece of legislation that places strict rules governing research on true artificial intelligence (AI) in the United Empire of Earth(UEE). Popularly referred to as "the AI ban," it originated after…

Synthworld (Chronos III)

Planets · Science and Technology

Synthworld (Chronos III) is an incomplete artificial planet located in the green band of the Chronos system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). In 2872, Imperator Corbyn Salehi announced a new scientific endeavor to construct a planet in the Chronos system as a way to move beyond the…

Kampos (Ellis IV)

Planets · Human

Kampos (Ellis IV) is the first settled and most populous planet in the Ellis system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Famous for a unique ecosystem adapted to high gravity, Kampos is a favorite subject for xenobiologists, paleontologists, and evolutionary biologists. Its most…

Mining Probe

Science and Technology

A mining probe is a device that can propel itself through zero gravity environments and latch on to a celestial body in order to collect a sample of it for evaluation. Some mining probes are fully automated, performing analysis and sending results back to their ship of origin…

Green Band

Science and Technology

Also known as the habitable zone, Goldilocks zone, or circumstellar habitable zone, the green band of a planetary system is the area in which it is possible for liquid water to exist on the surface of a planet given sufficient atmospheric pressure, either naturally or through…

Thermal Shielding

Science and Technology

Thermal shielding is a general term for manufactured technology capable of artificially sustaining life in extreme temperature environments. The term can refer to anything from enhanced spacesuit technology that allows EVA work, to the combination of electromagnetic shielding…

MuyMuy

Commerce

MuyMuy is a casualwear clothing brand that utilizes natural fabrics in its designs. An employee-owned company, it was founded by a group of knitters who had gained local fame for their sweaters, handcrafted from locally-sourced ma'xy.un wool. The company is committed to the use…

VFG Industrial

Commerce

VFG Industrial is a spacecraft hangar manufacturer that produces personal hangars designed for extreme environments. A wholly-owned subsidiary of ArcCorp, VFG adapts asteroid mining techniques to hangar construction, allowing them to bury well-equipped hangars deep inside large…

Tyrol IV

Planets

Tyrol IV is a chthonian planet in the unclaimed Tyrol system, and is the fourth world from its two suns. Dense and rich in minerals, it is a popular destination for local miners seeking to strike it rich. However, its high gravity creates a working environment that takes a harsh…

Tanga I

Planets

Tanga I is a chthonian planet in the unclaimed Tanga system. Dense and metallic, it was once the core of a gas giant and has high gravity in spite of its relatively small size. When its sun expanded into its red giant phase, its newly close proximity to the star's surface…

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…

Phobos (Sol 4a)

Moons

Phobos (Sol 4a) is the closest moon to Mars (Sol IV), United Empire of Earth (UEE). The larger of the planet's two satellites, it is a non-spheroid object with a jagged surface covered in grooves and streaks. In the next 30 to 50 million years, Phobos will be pulled in by Mars'…

Bacchus I

Planets

Bacchus I is the first planet from the suns of the Bacchus system, Banu Protectorate. A massive and dense super-Earth, it has both high gravity and a wide circumference. It is close enough to its suns that parts of its crust liquify into lava during the day and solidify during…

Caliban 4a

Moons

Caliban 4a is the first moon from the gas giant Caliban IV, Caliban system, located in Vanduul territory. Iron-rich and very dense, studies conducted on the moon have shown that it is likely older than any other celestial body in the system. Astronomers hypothesize that it is…

H.au'u (Th.us'ūng V)

Planets

H.au'u (Th.us'ūng V) is the fifth world from the sun of the Th.us'ūng system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). A dwarf planet with very low gravity, it lacks a substantial atmosphere, and conditions on its surface are nearly identical to being in the vacuum of space. It is believed that…

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…

System

Space

The term system is most frequently used by Humans as shorthand for planetary system, the grouping of all planetary bodies and other satellites that orbit a given star. The planets of a particular planetary system are by default given the name of the star itself followed by a…

Kiel I

Planets

Kiel I is a small planet that is tidally locked to the sun of the Kiel system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Extreme heat and stellar radiation have made the side facing the star dangerously hot and dry, while the far side of the planet is coated in nitrogen and methane ice. Due…

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…

Jupiter (Sol V)

Planets

Jupiter (Sol V) is the fifth planet from the sun of the Sol system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). A gas giant, it is the largest and most massive planet in the system. During the Human Colonial Expansion Era, Humans constructed some of their earliest attempts at hydrogen fuel…

Murray Cup

Sports · Human

The Murray Cup is a spacecraft race held annually at the end of racing season in the Ellis system. Dating back to 2467, when terraforming workers of Gaia Planet Services unofficially raced one another to pass the time, the Murray Cup is now the most prestigious event in modern…

Haven

Settlements

Haven is a settlement on Tyrol V in the unclaimed Tyrol system. Built into the side of a deep canyon to shelter from the heat of the suns, Haven started as a collection of tunnels that were used as temporary hide-outs by outlaws with nowhere else to run. As more people desperate…