Lore

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.…

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…

Ellis 5a

Moons

Ellis 5a is the first moon of the planet Noble (Ellis V), United Empire of Earth (UEE). To the naked eye, it appears to be softly pink. In 2845, the prominent jewelry company Apgar's debuted a line of pink pearl necklaces inspired by Ellis 5a, made of pearls harvested from…

Ellis 5b

Moons

Ellis 5b is the second moon of Noble (Ellis V), United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is tidally locked to the planet. Nearly three times larger than its sister moon Ellis 5a, the light reflected off its pristine white surface is sometimes bright enough that Ellis 5a becomes…

Ellis VIII

Planets

Ellis VIII is a planet in the Ellis system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Cold and desolate, the rolling plains of Ellis VIII are coated in thick layers of nitrogen and water ice supplied by a system of active cryovolcanoes. Off-gassing from this ice has produced a thin…

Ellis VII

Planets

Ellis VII is a terrestrial smog planet orbited by two narrow rings of rock and ice in the Ellis system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Although it is located beyond the system's green band, the surface of Ellis VII is hot, caused by its dense, dark, and high-pressure atmosphere.…

Ellis II

Planets

Ellis II is a terrestrial planet with a thick, high-pressure atmosphere located in the Ellis system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Underneath the swirling clouds that hide its surface is an enormous, planet-wide desert marked with ever-shifting swirls and ridges created by…

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…

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…

Pinecone (Ellis XIII)

Planets

Pinecone (Ellis XIII) is a protoplanet in the Ellis system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Nicknamed pinecone for its craggy surface, it's a major mining hub, rich in heavy metals and valuable minerals. Long-haul miners harvest resources from Pinecone, stop at Walleye for a…

Bombora (Ellis X)

Planets

Bombora (Ellis X) is a gas giant with a stormy atmosphere in the Ellis system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Hydrogen and helium are abundant on Bombora, but due to its turbulent winds, harvesting resources from it is a challenging affair. It was nicknamed bombora after a Human…

Judecca (Ellis XII)

Planets

Judecca (Ellis XII) is a terrestrial ice planet located in the Ellis system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Covered in kilometers of water ice, Judecca is profoundly cold, and has a tenuous atmosphere made of hydrogen and oxygen. The planet is occasionally used for ice-mining…

Walleye (Ellis IX)

Planets

Walleye (Ellis IX) is a large gas giant in the Ellis system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Primarily used as a refueling world for passing freighters and warships, the skyline is dotted by refineries that keep fuel in steady supply. The planet's nickname comes from the strange…

Green (Ellis III)

Planets · Human

Green (Ellis III) is the third planet from the sun of the Ellis system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). A warm oceanic world dotted with high-end resorts and small cities, Green is home to the most popular spacecraft race in the UEE, the Murray Cup. Each year, its resorts fill…

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…

Ellis Belt Alpha

Space

The Ellis belt alpha is the only asteroid belt in the Ellis system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Best known as the location of one of the racetracks in the Murray Cup, the belt first began to be used as an obstacle course for spacecraft by off-duty workers on the Green (Ellis…

Xi (R.il'a V)

Planets · Xi'an

Xi (R.il'a V) is the fifth planet from the sun of the R.il'a system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). Classified by the Xi'an government as a habitation world, it was extensively developed and meticulously organized in order to support a vast populace. Like neighboring planet Xōl'uu…

Ellis System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Ellis system is a planetary system located in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) that consists of thirteen planets, one asteroid belt, and one F-type main sequence star. Most famously home to annual spacecraft race the Murray Cup, its three habitable planets are all centers of…

Kilian XI

Planets

Kilian XI is a blue-green gas giant in the Kilian system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Designated as a fuel supply world by the UEE military, it is surrounded by automated harvesting platforms that gather resources from the planet for refinement. Dark storm spots appear and…

Linton Messer XI

People · Human

Linton Messer XI (2745-2792) was the last of the Messers to occupy the office of Imperator in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). He assumed control of the UEE in 2781 after seizing power from his father, Ulysses Messer X. During his reign, he sold the terraforming rights of…

Ma'tok.yaai (Tokyai)

Animals

The ma'tok.yāi is a forest-dwelling apex predator indigenous to Xi (R.il'a V). Speakers of UEE Standard sometimes refer to it as the tokyai. About 2 meters in length, it has occasionally been known to take down prey twice its size. Its long, curved claws help it grip branches,…

Kōri'lya

Settlements · Xi'an

Kōri'lya is a major city on Xi (R.il'a V), Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). Originally filled with barracks for soldiers and support staff that worked and trained on neighboring planet Xōl'uu (R.il'a IV), the city was reclassified as a residential zone by the Xi'an government after the…

Patek Coen

People · Human

Patek Coen (2786 - 2867) was a navjumper most notable for his discovery of the Kellog system in 2811. Born on Kampos (Ellis IV), Coen began his career as a pilot for a private ferry service from Kampos to neighboring planets Green (Ellis III) and Noble (Ellis V). He became…

Kamposi Magnus

Animals

KAMPOSI MAGNUS The kamposi magnus was a tusked aquatic animal that inhabited Kampos (Ellis IV) until roughly 500,000 SEY ago. Kamposi was an omnivorous apex predator with a dense, solid, compact skeleton adapted for the high-gravity, high-pressure environment of Kampos' deep…