Lore

Orbital Utility Craft (OUC)

Spacecraft · Human

The Orbital Utility Craft (OUC) is a type of support spacecraft debuted by Argo Astronautics in SEY 2578. A short-range loading spacecraft, it was built to transfer cargo pallets from orbital transports into ground-based rail networks for rapid deployment. Development of the OUC…

Orbital Platform

Science and Technology

An orbital platform is a space station, generally constructed for one purpose, that orbits a celestial body such as a planet, asteroid, or star. Orbital platforms have been used as bases for fuel refineries, terraforming operations, orbital bombardment, mining operations, border…

Cousin Crow's Custom Craft

Commerce · Human

Cousin Crow's Custom Craft is a Human company founded by Nampo "Cousin Crow" Vasko in 2924 that specializes in customizing spacecraft. Many of the Genesis ships sold on Crusader (Stanton II) are converted into branded starliners for the corporations that purchase them at the…

Gold Horizon

Commerce · Human

Gold Horizon was a Human orbital platform manufacturing company that went defunct in 2655. Established as a prospecting corporation in 2546, the company transitioned to manufacturing prefabricated mining stations, and then to terraforming support stations, which made up the bulk…

Deep Space Scanning & AstroGraphical Station

Science and Technology · Human

Deep Space Scanning & AstroGraphical Stations (DSSAGS) are dedicated space platforms used by the United Empire of Earth (UEE) government to aid in the search for jump points. These turnkey facilities constantly require a minimal crew who collect data and transmit it to the…

Argo Astronautics

Commerce · Human

Argo Astronautics is an industrial design and manufacturing concern located in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Best known for their Multi-Purpose Utility Vehicle (MPUV) line of spacecraft, the company got its start designing terrestrial mag-lev train cars and has, over several…

MPUV-1C (Argo Cargo)

Spacecraft · Human

The MPUV-1C ("Argo Cargo") is a single-pilot utility spacecraft manufactured by Argo Astronautics. Built for the loading and unloading of cargo containers from orbital spacecraft and installations, the MPUV-1C's design was based on Argo's Orbital Utility Craft (OUC), their first…

C8 Pisces

Spacecraft · Human

The C8 Pisces is a scouting spacecraft manufactured by Anvil Aerospace as a landing craft for the Carrack. It is not available for standalone purchase. While it can be utilized as a reconnaissance, exploration, or landing ship by a single pilot, it is capable of transporting two…

Harvester

Ground Transportation · Vanduul

The "Harvester" is the United Empire of EarthNavy (UEEN) designation for the specialized machinery utilized by the Vanduul to strip-mine conquered worlds. In general, Harvesters are several stories tall and typically transported on a carrier before being deployed onto the…

Ophion, Inc.

Commerce · Human

Ophion, Inc. was a geo-development and terraforming company that operated from 2501 to 2567. Founded by Eurynome Rhodes, it was initially known for its conscientious business practices and high rates of pay. However, after the founder's son Savion Guerra-Rhodes inherited the…

Michelle Saleno

People

MICHELLE SALENO Michelle "Sal" Saleno was a test pilot for the Amecanio Navy and is best known as the first Human to quantum travel beyond the orbit of Jupiter and for founding the 999th Test Squadron. A skilled pilot with an intuitive understanding of avionics, her insights…

Hull A

Spacecraft · Human

The Hull A is a freighter developed by MISC. The smallest and most affordable of the Hull series, the Hull A has limited defensive and maneuvering capabilities compared with similarly sized craft, but has commensurate carrying capacity. Many corporations have utilized the Hull A…

MPUV-1P (Argo Personnel)

Spacecraft · Human

The MPUV-1P ("Argo Personnel") is a single-pilot utility spacecraft manufactured by Argo Astronautics. Intended for the loading and unloading of personnel from orbital spacecraft and installations, the MPUV-1P is a variant of the MPUV-1C cargo ferry, replacing the 1C's cargo…

Hull E

Spacecraft · Human

The Hull E is a modular bulk freighter produced by Musashi Industrial & Starflight Concern (MISC). It is the largest freighter in the Hull line, and is capable of transporting a higher quantity of cargo than any other dedicated transport MISC produces. Due to high operating…

Oso VI

Planets

Oso VI is a dwarf planet in the Oso system, and is the last planet from its star. Uniform in appearance, its surface is coated in tholin, a hydrocarbon sludge that colors the world dark red and covers up deep layers of methane and water ice. Like neighboring planet Oso V, it is…

Corel VI

Planets

Corel VI is a protoplanet located in the outskirts of the Corel system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). In contrast to its sister planets, Corel VI's 12 degree orbital inclination puts it far off from the system's elliptical plane. Outlaw groups attempted to utilize the…

Oretani IV

Planets

Oretani IV is the fourth planet from the sun of the lost Oretani system. A gas dwarf, its thick, expansive atmosphere is composed of hydrogen and helium. At the time of the Oretani-Ferron jump point collapse in 2485, there was a single harvesting station in orbit around the…

INS Hephaestus

Locations · Military

INS Hephaestus is a military outpost that orbits Tangaroa (Helios II) in the Helios system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Operated by the UEE Navy, the station acts as a general launching area for system security and as a waystation for fleets moving through the system. Battle…

Third Sister (Kilian III)

Planets

The Third Sister (Kilian III) is a protoplanet in the Kilian system, United Empire of Earth (UEE) that orbits the system's sun in the L5 Lagrange point of the hot Jupiter First Sister (Kilian I). Glittering patches of ice can be found dotted across its surface. Because the UEE…

Ail'ka Belt Alpha (Huichuaihyao y.ath'o se Ail'ka)

Space

The Ail'ka belt alpha (Huichuaihyao y.ath'o se Ail'ka) is the first asteroid belt in the Ail'ka system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an), and orbits the system's sun between Xyeping (Ail'ka I) and K'ya.k'uing (Ail'ka II). Pilots who train in the flight academies on M.iiy'ong (Ail'ka IV)…

Prowler

Spacecraft · Tevarin · Human

The Prowler is a Tevarin-designed combat personnel carrier built with air-shielded rapid deployment doors. Its name comes from the United Planets of Earth (UPE) designation for the original armored carrier initially observed during the First Tevarin War(2541-2546). The Prowler…

Taranis 2a

Moons

Tarnis 2a is the moon of Taranis II, the second planet from the sun of the unclaimed Taranis system. During the Messer Era (2546 - 2792), the geo-development company Ophion, Inc. used Taranis 2a and its parent planet as testbeds for various new terraforming technologies,…

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…

P5G Gladius

Spacecraft · Military · Human

P5G Gladius The Gladius is a long-serving military light fighter spacecraft developed by Aegis Dynamics and first utilized by the United Empire of Earth Navy (UEEN) in the 26th century SEY. Its frame is easily modified, and has undergone numerous technology retrofits in the past…