Lore

Intergalactic Aerospace Expo

Commerce · Spacecraft

The Intergalactic Aerospace Expo (IAE) is an annual spacecraft exposition that is held in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Founded in 2670 by spacecraft enthusiast Audrey Timmerman, it was initially held on Castor (Corel IV) until 2847, when the board of directors voted to…

Casse Aerospace

Commerce · Human

Casse Aerospace was a spacecraft manufacturer that operated from 2599 to 2623. Founded by noted ship designer and former Roberts Space Industries (RSI) engineer Leonard Casse, it released its first ship in 2604, the limited-run Cosmo Sloop. Due to the ongoing Second Tevarin War…

Kruger Intergalactic

Commerce · Human

Kruger Intergalactic is a spacecraft, weapons, and spacecraft component manufacturer first founded on Borea (Magnus II). They started in SEY 2558 as a custom spacecraft and weapons component maker, providing parts to such clients as Roberts Space Industries and Behring.…

Anvil Aerospace

Commerce · Military · Human

Anvil Aerospace is a spacecraft manufacturing corporation headquartered on Terra (Terra III). Founded in SEY 2772 by spacecraft designer J. Harris Arnnold, it produces both military and civilian crafts. Anvil's earliest ship, the Osprey, was directly inspired by the work of the…

Elio-Harman Aerospace

Commerce · Human

Elio-Harman Aerospace is a defunct Human spacecraft manufacturer founded in 2456. Elio-Harman's most famous design was the Stiletto interceptor, one of the first frontline military spacecraft operated by the military. The company went bankrupt in 2568 and its assets were divided…

Intergalactic Research Concepts

Commerce · Weapons · Human

Intergalactic Research Concepts (IRC) is a Human manufacturer of spacecraft-mounted energy weapons. Their specialty is developing cutting-edge weaponry, such as plasma and tachyon cannons, and adapting them for mass production. Products include the ZW Helicon Plasma cannon range…

Hurricane

Military · Spacecraft · Human

The Hurricane is a strike fighter manufactured by Anvil Aerospace. Originally launched in SEY 2607 by the now defunct Casse Aerospace, the Hurricane is a turret fighter, combining the speed and maneuverability of an interceptor with a single manual turret operated by a second…

Leonard Casse

People · Human

Leonard Casse (2563 - 2615) was a notable spacecraft designer and engineer and founder of Casse Aerospace known for his influence on J. Harris Arnold, Silas Koerner, Jules Parleigh, and other aerospace luminaries. In 2587, he was hired as a junior engineer at Roberts Space…

J Harris Arnold

People · Human

J HARRIS ARNOLD Jude "J" Harris Arnold (2742 - 2853) was the lead designer and founder of Anvil Aerospace. Born in 2742, he was the only son of Pax Harris and Ndilimeke Arnold, real estate moguls on Terra (Terra III). He graduated from the Astronautics Laboratory within the…

Cosmo Sloop

Spacecraft · Human

The Cosmo Sloop was a limited-run luxury leisure spacecraft manufactured by Casse Aerospace. Launched in 2604, it was the company's debut ship, personally designed by founder and lead engineer Leonard Casse. Its controls were set up with ease-of-use in mind, so that even…

Terrapin

Military · Spacecraft · Human

The Terrapin is a deep-space armored scout ship developed by Anvil Aerospace for the United Empire of Earth (UEE) Navy. Outfitted with sensitive scanners, it is used for long duration reconnaissance and leg patrol missions where crew members might need to be separated from…

P-52 Merlin

Spacecraft · Human

The P-52 Merlin is an ultralight snub fighter spacecraft developed by Kruger Intergalactic. Roberts Space Industries commissioned the original design of the Merlin for use aboard models of the Constellation multi-crew spacecraft. Merlins require a mothership or static facility…

Hawk

Spacecraft · Military · Human

The Hawk is a light fighter developed by Anvil Aerospace for the United Empire of Earth Navy (UEEN). Initially developed as a dogfighter and ground attack vehicle in 2937, it saw only limited operations while in UEEN service. In response to this, Anvil developed a civilian model…

F8C Lightning

Spacecraft · Human

The F8C Lightning is a civilian variation of the F8A Lightning space superiority fighter developed by Anvil Aerospace. It closely mimics the military specs of the original F8A, and has been used in lines of defense against Vanduul invaders. It was made available in extremely…

F7C Hornet Wildfire

Spacecraft · Human

The F7C Hornet Wildfire is a limited-edition medium fighter developed by Anvil Aerospace for the civilian market. Arena Commander creators Original Systems partnered with Anvil to design the Wildfire in honor of pilot Aria Reilly for her distinguished service with United Empire…

F7C-M Super Hornet Heartseeker

Spacecraft · Human

The F7C-M Super Hornet Heartseeker is a limited-edition medium fighter developed by Anvil Aerospace for the civilian market. Based on the Super Hornet's frame, the Heartseeker is outfitted with near military-spec components along with four laser cannons designed by Behring.…

Crucible

Military · Spacecraft · Human

The Crucible is a repair spacecraft developed by Anvil Aerospace for the United Empire of Earth Navy (UEEN), intended to provide field repairs of a variety of ship classes. It includes a rotating bridge that can overlook a large workspace and a series of remote manipulator arms…

F7C-R Hornet Tracker

Spacecraft · Human

The F7C-R Hornet Tracker is a civilian variant of the F7A Hornet space superiority fighter developed by Anvil Aerospace. It has been modified from the standard civilian model Hornet with the addition of an advanced scanner suite. Trackers can serve in a variety of roles, such as…

Arrow

Military · Spacecraft · Human

The Arrow is a light fighter manufactured by Anvil Aerospace for the United Empire of Earth Navy (UEEN). A dedicated single-seat interceptor, it was built for speed and maneuverability in dogfighting, intending to directly counter the Vanduul Blade light fighter, which had begun…

Valkyrie

Spacecraft · Human · Military

The Valkyrie is a dropship spacecraft manufactured by Anvil Aerospace. Designed to carry personnel in and out of combat zones, it features twenty jump seats and gun racks, and is outfitted with manual turrets, remotely operated turrets, side-door guns, and front-mounted guns.…

F7C-M Super Hornet

Spacecraft · Human

The F7C-M Super Hornet is a civilian variant of the F7A Hornet space superiority fighter developed by Anvil Aerospace. Designed to mirror the military F7A Hornet as closely as possible using equipment and materials available on the civilian market, the F7C-M's overall modularity…

Ballista

Ground Transportation · Military · Human

The Ballista is a mobile missile platform developed by Anvil Aerospace for the United Empire of Earth (UEE) military. It was designed for terrestrial anti-air and anti-space operations and is built around a large missile launcher and reloading mechanism. While it is primarily…

F8A Lightning

Spacecraft · Military · Human

The F8A Lightning is a next-generation, single-seat, triple-thruster space superiority heavy fighter developed for the United Empire of Earth Navy (UEEN) by Anvil Aerospace. Built as a successor to the F7A Hornet currently utilized by the UEE military, the F8 was specifically…

P-72 Archimedes

Spacecraft

The P-72 Archimedes is an ultralight luxury racing spacecraft developed by Kruger Intergalactic and spun off of the P-52 Merlin. Roberts Space Industries sponsored development of the design to pair with their Constellation Phoenix luxury spacecraft. While visually similar to the…