Lore

Javelin

Military · Spacecraft · Human

The Javelin is a destroyer created by Aegis Dynamics for the United Empire of Earth (UEE) Navy. Designed as a modular spacecraft, the UEEN can make major conversions to the Javelin for different roles rather than constructing individual specialized capital ships. Javelins are…

Siege of Tiber

History · Vanduul · Military

SIEGE OF TIBER The Siege of Tiber was a key battle between the United Empire of Earth (UEE) and invading Vanduul. Lasting from SEY 2732 to 2736, it consisted of extensive ground and air engagements, mass bombings, and a military blockade from the Orion and Vector (VS-1) jump…

UEES Flyssa

Spacecraft · Military · Human

The UEES Flyssa was a Javelin-class destroyer that crashed on the surface of Daymar (Stanton 2b) in SEY 2862 and was last commanded by Captain Chin Ormiston of the United Empire of Earth (UEE) Navy. Launched in 2779 after a three year construction process, it was initially used…

Hades System

Planetary Systems

HADES SYSTEM The Hades system is a planetary system that consists of an F-type main sequence star, a mesoplanet, two terrestrial planets, and one broken terrestrial planet. First visited by Humans in SEY 2531, it was immediately obvious that the system had once been home to a…

Idris-M

Spacecraft · Military · Human

The Idris-M is a frigate manufactured by Aegis Dynamics. It lends its name to the standard line of frigates in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) Navy. Idrises are larger than traditional corvettes, but smaller than destroyers and destroyer escorts. They can be found in most…

Fall of Virgil

History · Military · Human · Vanduul

The Fall of Virgil refers to the 2 January 2737 SEY invasion of the Virgil system by the Vanduul directly after the conclusion of the Siege of Tiber. United Empire of Earth (UEE) forces, depleted after four years of battle, were unable to mount a suitable defense against the…

Decari

Plants

The decari is a type of fungus that produces a large, edible spore pod. It anchors itself to rocks and soil using long, filament-like rhizoids that are capable of regrowing the decari's main body if it is destroyed. When it is ready to reproduce, it creates a fruiting structure…

Kabal I

Planets

Kabal I is a protoplanet in the Kabal system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Thought to have formed alongside the system's terrestrial planets, it has a differentiated interior, suggesting that at some point in the past it may have been a dwarf planet. Craters on its surface…

Phiyi Tower

Locations · Human

The Phiyi Tower is a skyscraper located in the state of Acheron on Charon III. Designed by Alia De Monde, it was constructed to inspire hope in the people of Acheron after a deadly 2934 earthquake destroyed many historical and beloved buildings. Though it is now considered a…

Charon 2a

Moons

Charon 2a is the innermost moon of Charon II, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Unusually for a moon of its small size, it has a thin atmosphere generated by high volcanic and seismic activity. An independent band of mercenaries attempted to establish a base on Charon 2a in the late…

Hadrian I

Planets

Hadrian I is a gas dwarf in the Hadrian system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). The closest planet to its sun, it has a rocky core and a thick, stormy hydrogen-helium atmosphere with tan and brown-black bands. Astrophysicists believe that Hadrian I became the system's innermost…

Ellis XI

Planets

Ellis XI was a planet in the Ellis system, United Empire of Earth (UEE) that was famously destroyed in 2943 when its moon collided with it. The moon was completely broken up in the impact, and the planet itself splintered, creating an extremely dense debris field.…

The Coil

Space

The Coil is an energy phenomenon that exists in the unusually dense asteroid cluster that closely orbits the white dwarf Odin. Scientists speculate that the Coil phenomenon was created in the aftermath of the star Odin's collapse into a white dwarf. Sometimes called a storm in…

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…

Gainey (Odin 1a)

Moons

Gainey (Odin 1a) is the former moon of Odin I, Odin system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). After Odin I was destroyed, it slipped into a stable orbit around the system's sun close to its parent planet's remains. It has a breathable atmosphere, and was the home of many fracking…

Odin System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Odin system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). It is made up of two chthonian planets, one gas giant, an unusual cosmic anomaly, and a white dwarf star. The anomaly was created when the first planet in the system was destroyed by its star, leaving…

Genesis I

Planets

Genesis I is a mesoplanet in the developing Genesis system. Because it lacks a protective atmosphere, its surface is pockmarked with thousands of craters caused by meteorite bombardment, and its core is partially exposed. In 2933, the observation station Lalahon located in the…

Hades II

Planets

Hades II is the second planet from the sun of the Hades system. Once inhabited by the lost Hadesian civilization, ruins of ancient cities can be found on the planet under layers of volcanic ash. The lack of moisture and air underneath the ash layers has kept the objects that lay…

Candle Road

Settlements · Human

Candle Road was a Human settlement on Crion (Caliban II) and was the de facto headquarters of the Crion Security Legion. Initially established in 2510 as a military airfield, it did not rise to prominence until the mid-29th century when it became a major support facility for…

Hades I

Planetary Systems

Hades I is the first planet from the sun of the Hades system. Located just on the inner edge of the system's green band, ruins on its surface suggest that the lost civilization of Hades may once have operated colonies there in spite of its high temperature. It is dotted with…

Oso III

Planets

Oso III is a gas giant in the Oso system and is the third planet from its sun. Slightly green and white in color, its atmosphere is rich in silicate and iron clouds. Evidence suggests that it was once a rogue planet that was pulled into orbit around Oso's star at some point…

Odin II

Planets

Odin II is the planet closest to the Odin system's star, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Formerly the second-closest planet, it became the first after Odin I was destroyed sometime during its sun's red giant phase. Odin II is not terraformed, though it is dotted with sealed…

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…

Pyro IV

Planets

Pyro IV is the outermost moon ofPyro V, and astronomers theorize that it was once the fourth planet from the sun of the Pyro system. At some point before Humans discovered Pyro, a massive celestial body collided with Pyro IV, catastrophically warping its landscape, destroying…