Lore

Drop Kings

Illegal Activity · Organizations

The Drop Kings are a major criminal syndicate that is active in multiple systems across the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Founded in the SEY 2640s by a group of anti-Messer activists who fled their homes under threat of retaliation from the Messer government, their earliest…

Claw Salamanders

Illegal Activity · Organizations · Human

The Claw Salamanders are an independent faction and outlaw group based in the Nyx system. Known for their custom-made armor suited for cold environments and helmets that conceal their faces and modulate their voices, they can generally be found living in deep freeze…

XenoThreat

Human · Illegal Activity · Organizations

XenoThreat is a Human outlaw group based in the Pyro system that is known for a violently anti-alien and anti-corporate ideology. Law enforcement believes that the group is primarily formed by corrupt ex-members of the United Empire of Earth (UEE) military. Most of its criminal…

Rough & Ready

Organizations · Illegal Activity

Rough & Ready is a major criminal organization known for operating refueling stations throughout the Pyro system. Founded by former Headhunters enforcer Rook Garavis in SEY 2939, the gang's early focus was to pull back on active criminal activity and gain enough capital to do…

Fire Rats

Organizations · Illegal Activity

The Fire Rats are a criminal organization and religious cult based in the Pyro system. It originated in 2563, when a group of former Pyrotechnic Amalgamated workers found themselves abandoned on Bloom (Pyro III) after their employer declared bankruptcy. Forced to eke out a…

Headhunters

Organizations · Illegal Activity

The Headhunters are a major criminal organization based in the Pyro system that specializes in smuggling, theft, and protection. Originally from the Virgil system, the gang first rose to prominence as smugglers in the 2610s, when they established a fast shipping route from…

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…

Fora IV

Planets

Fora IV is a gas giant in the Fora system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). The fourth planet from the sun, Fora IV completes its orbit roughly once every 1600 Standard Earth Days (SED). Its pale yellow and green-banded atmosphere surrounds a mantle made of metallic hydrogen and…

Fora II

Planets

Fora II is a coreless terrestrial planet located in the Fora system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). After the terraformation of Hyperion (Fora III) failed, several companies attempted to terraform this planet, in spite of its location outside the system's green band. All attempts…

Fora V

Planets

Fora V is an ice giant in the Fora system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Its thick ammonia and water atmosphere is pale blue with bands of darker blue. Lacking a solid surface, its core is composed of iron and nickel, and it has a mantle rich in ammonia, methane, and water. Deep…

Hyperion (Fora III)

Planets

Hyperion (Fora III) is the third planet from the sun of the Fora system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is the system's only populated world. In 2316, the Aether Worldbuilding Corporation started terraforming operations on Fora III, but abandoned the project in 2319 when the…

Fora Belt Alpha

Space

The Fora belt alpha is an asteroid belt in the Fora system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Smugglers in Fora typically use the belt as a drop point for contraband, which is then picked up and smuggled into the Banu Protectorate. Pirates have also been known to utilize some of the…

NovaRiders

Organizations · Human · Illegal Activity

The NovaRiders were an outlaw group that entered notoriety in the early 2500s SEY when they became the first known people to steal a spacecraft mid-flight. During this time, ships were sold at such a high cost that they were primarily owned by the wealthy, and were commonly…

Nine Tails

Organizations · Illegal Activity

Nine Tails is a criminal organization based in the Stanton system. First active in SEY 2938, the gang established itself by leading an attack on a prisoner transport vehicle that left 28 Terra (Terra III) police officers dead and liberated Albert "Sinkhole" Holden, leader of the…

Fora System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Fora system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is made up of a K-type main sequence star, a mesoplanet, two terrestrial planets, a gas giant, and an ice giant. After a jump point to the Banu system Yulin from the Banshee system was discovered in…

HyperClay

Science and Technology

Found on Hyperion (Fora III), HyperClay is a fine, red-colored dust-like particle that was released into the atmosphere when the planet was terraformed. It is readily picked up by wind and sticks easily to most surfaces, and can also cause respiratory issues if inhaled.…

Shoel

Settlements · Human

Shoel is one of the only settlements on Hyperion (Fora III), United Empire of Earth. Briefly prosperous during a mining rush in the twenty-fifth century, the city fell into disrepair after mineral veins ran dry and the inhabitants abandoned it. Most of the urban sprawl is…

Revenant Tree

Plants · Human

Revenant Tree The revenant tree is a variety of altrucia, a leafy tree indigenous to Terra (Terra III), United Empire of Earth (UEE). It emerged after the altrucia was introduced to Hyperion (Fora III) by geoengineers in an attempt to create shelterbelts against dust storms.…

Pyro System

Planetary Systems

The Pyro system is an unclaimed planetary system that consists of a K-type flare star, five terrestrial planets, and a gas giant. Discovered in SEY 2493 by Pyrotechnic Amalgamated, it was not claimed by the United Nations of Earth (UNE) due in part to the dangers surrounding its…

Tadmor Terraforming Concern

Commerce · Human

Tadmor Terraforming Concern (TTC) was a terraforming company that operated from SEY 2298 to 2369. Founded by tech entrepreneur Korian Tadmor and backed by venture capitalist funding, the company won terraforming rights to Fora II in 2308. Although the planet was located outside…

Adaliz Dayan

Exploration · People · Human · History

Adaliz Dayan (SEY 2279 - 2317?) was a terraforming engineer who is credited with the discovery of the Banshee system. While working for the group terraforming Hyperion (Fora III) in the Fora system, she formed the Immram Association, an organization devoted to exploring the…

Eli Price

People · Human · Exploration

Eli Price (SEY 2560 - 2663) was a Lieutenant in the United Empire of Earth Navy and a lawyer, most notable for being the official discoverer of the Oya-Castra jump point in 2587. While tracking down a group of outlaws who had been attacking cargo ships in the Castra system,…

Storm Rider Palm

Plants

The storm rider palm is a tree created by Rayari Inc as a part of its line of plants meant to aid in the planet terraformation process. Tall and robust, its flexible trunk and lacy leaves allow it to endure very strong winds. Rayari Inc is currently developing a variant of the…

Min System

Planetary Systems

The Min system is an unclaimed system of four moons that orbit the rogue planet Min I. Discovered in SEY 2473 by the mining concern the Hathor Group, it was a company secret until 2672, when the Hathor Group suffered a hack that leaked Min's location. Tall tales began to…