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…

Cutter Scout

Spacecraft

The Cutter Scout is a small reconnaissance and intelligence spacecraft manufactured by Drake Interplanetary. Designed for a single pilot, the Scout is a part of Drake's Cutter line of starter ships. When compared to the base model, it has a different weapons loadout and enhanced…

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…

Artemis

Spacecraft · History · Human

Artemis was a long-haul colony spacecraft that launched from Earth (Sol III) in 2232 and disappeared in 2237. Built before the discovery of jump points and after the discovery of quantum travel, its mission was to travel to the potentially habitable planetary system GJ 667Cc and…

House Kr.ē

Xi'an

House Kr.ē is the current Xi'an ImperialHouse. They first came to prominence during the Spirit Wars (II.961 - II.1735 / SEY 351-1342), gaining the attention of Imperial House Xy.ō for collecting volumes of strategically valuable intelligence on the Kr'thak. Kr.ē was Imperially…

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…

Banu Language

Culture · Banu

Banu language refers to a family of languages originating with and spoken by the Banu. Though all Banu share the same writing system, they speak many dialects, some of which are not mutually intelligible. Xenolinguists believe that this is partially due to their lack of both a…

Vendetta System (VS-04)

Planetary Systems · Vanduul

The Vendetta system (designated VS-04 by the United Empire of Earth(UEE)) is a Vanduul-controlled planetary system that shares no publicly known jump points with any other systems. The few intelligence reports that have been made public about this system suggest that it may be…

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…

Void

Spacecraft · Vanduul

The "Void" is the official United Empire of EarthNavy (UEEN) designation for a standard bomber operated by Vanduul forces. Although UEE intelligence data on the Void bomber available to the public is extremely limited, it is known that the spacecraft is capable of carrying both…

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…

Sino (Virgil II)

Planets

Virgil II, nicknamed Sino, is the second planet from the sun of the Virgil system, located in Vanduul territory. A world blanketed with thick and impenetrable smog, little is known about its surface. The majority of probes that were sent there before the Fall of Virgil only…

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…

San'tok.yāi

Spacecraft · Xi'an

The San'tok.yāi is a medium fighter manufactured by Aopoa for the Human market that debuted at the 2948 Intergalatic Aerospace Expo. Over a decade of intelligence collected by various branches of the United Empire of Earth (UEE) confirms that the ship is a near exact replica of…

Marok

Animals

The marok is a large, omnivorous bird that is indigenous to Branaugh II. An aquatic animal, it lives the majority of its life in and around rivers, lakes, seas, and other bodies of water. It hunts by diving to catch fish with its long, hooked beak. Corporations purposely…

M.iiy'ong (Ail'ka IV)

Planets · Xi'an

M.iiy'ong (Ail'ka IV) is the fourth planet from the sun in the Ail'ka system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). As a base of operations for the Xi'an military, M.iiy'ong is a densely populated, busy world that houses flight academies, command centers, intelligence facilities, and…

Chronos System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Chronos system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is made up of a mesoplanet, a rocky planet, and a G-type star. With only two planets, both uninhabited and unable to be terraformed, the system would likely have not risen to prominence if it…

Xi'an Language (uo'aXy'an)

Xi'an · Culture

The Xi'an Language (uo'aXy'an) is a group of languages spoken by the Xi'an. It refers to the standard dialect, the military dialect, and countless other dialects dispersed throughout the Xi'an Empire. Most Xi'an dialects are mutually intelligible due to the re-organization of…

Boreal Stalker

Animals

The boreal stalker is an apex predator found on microTech (Stanton IV) and created by the company microTech to help round out their planet's ecosystem. After the error in the terraforming process that led to a climate far colder than had been intended, many of the plants and…

Kesseli

Settlements · Human

Kesseli is the capital city on Lorona (Banshee III), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Dug deep enough into Lorona's surface that radiation suits aren't necessary, it is one of the largest underground cities in the UEE, and is where most of the miners who make the planet their home…

Sabre

Spacecraft · Human

The Sabre is a space superiority fighter sold by Aegis Dynamics. Aegis developed the Sabre in response to a United Empire of Earth Navy (UEEN) request for a fighter capable of out-matching the Vanduul Stinger heavy fighter. Aegis pursued development as part of a company-wide…