Lore

Armitage (Orion III)

Planets · Vanduul

Armitage is the third planet from the sun in the Orion system. It was a terraformed and settled planet which became the site of first contact between Humans and the Vanduul in 2681, when a Vanduul raiding party razed the settlement of Dell Township. Before the Orion system was…

Orion I

Planets

Orion I is a protoplanet in the Vanduul-controlled Orion system. In 2709, the largest stellar flare yet recorded in the system erupted from its sun, melting the majority of Orion I's sun-facing surface. After the lava fully cooled, one side of the planet became a mixture of…

Orion

Spacecraft · Human

The Orion is a mobile mining platform manufactured by Roberts Space Industries (RSI). It was designed as a solution for mining concerns that wish to conduct operations using a single ship. Built with an array of dedicated mining equipment, it includes extensive storage for…

Orion II

Planets

Orion II is the second planet from the sun of the Orion system. A smog planet, it has a high-pressure atmosphere composed of carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid, giving the planet a yellow-brown appearance. There have so far been no recorded spacecraft landings on the planet's…

Orion IV

Planets

Orion IV is a gas giant in the Orion system, nicknamed "Abyss" for its iconic deep black atmosphere. So little light reflects from Abyss that it is difficult to observe with the naked eye, save for a faint red glow that gives it the appearance of a lump of slightly glowing coal.…

Battle of Orion

Military · History · Human · Vanduul

The Battle of Orion was a massed engagement between the United Empire of Earth (UEE) and the Vanduul that began on 16 February 2712 SEY, when thousands of Vanduul accompanied by a Kingship poured into Orion from a previously unknown jump point to the system later coded VS-09…

Orion Belt Alpha

Space

The Orion belt alpha is the only asteroid belt in the Orion system. It orbits the system's sun between Armitage (Orion III) and the gas giant Orion IV. In 2699, Humans discovered deposits of gold and platinum there and set up small mines. However, these were abandoned when…

Orion System

Planetary Systems · Vanduul

The Orion system is a planetary system in Vanduul territory, formerly of the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Armitage (Orion III) was once a recognized planet with Senatorial representation in the UEE. It was also the site of the UEE's violent first contact with the Vanduul in SEY…

Oya III

Planets

Oya III is a terrestrial planet in the Oya system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is the third world from its sun. With a temperate climate and naturally-occurring nitrogen-oxygen atmosphere, it was identified as a prime colony world by the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an) after its…

Tohil III

Planets

Tohil III is a planet in the Tohil system, United Empire of Earth (UEE) and is the third world from its sun. Naturally habitable, it is an ocean world that supports massive botanical biomasses that sit atop the water and create floating islands. Smugglers frequently utilized…

Branaugh III

Planets

Branaugh III is a gas giant in the Branaugh system. Due to the presence of ammonia crystals, it is pale yellow in color with bands of light-yellow green and grayish-blue. Violent storms erupt on Branaugh III when water vapor trapped in the upper atmosphere undergoes cooling,…

Bremen III

Planets

Bremen III is the third planet from the sun of the Bremen system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). A coreless planet, its undifferentiated interior was once rich in natural resources. Extensive mining activity since its discovery in 2441 has depleted Bremen III of nearly all its…

Leir III

Planets · Human

Leir III is the final planet from the sun of the Leir system. A carbon planet, Leir III's surface is a sandy desert partially covered in towering graphite crystals. Its atmosphere of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, sulfur, nitrogen, and ozone gives rise to powerful storms. Soon…

Baker III

Planets

Baker III is an ice giant in the Baker system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). The third planet from the suns, its atmosphere is white with deep veins of blue. Baker III's circumference is actively expanding and therefore has been deemed as a hazard by the UEE Department of…

Davien III

Moons · Human

Davien III is a smog planet in the Davien system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Though it orbits further from the sun than Davien's only inhabited planet, Cestulus, its thick, acidic atmosphere has made the planet much hotter. Landing on Davien III is technically possible, but…

Tyrol III

Planets

Tyrol III is a coreless terrestrial planet in the unclaimed Tyrol system. Third from its suns, it is distant enough from them that it is overall cooler than Tyrol I and Tyrol II, although still very hot. Thanks to the absence of a metallic core at the center, it lacks an…

Odin III

Planets

Odin III is a planet in the Odin system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is the second closest planet to its sun. In SEY 2943, hiker Akeno Ashraf discovered fossils of ancient animals near the planet's equator during a 25 kilometer trek. These fossils prove that Odin III…

Horus III

Planets · Human

Horus III is a super-Jupiter on the Horus system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is the most distant planet from its sun. More massive than most other gas giants, it has a high-density atmosphere that compresses the planet, lowering its overall circumference in comparison to…

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…

Cano III

Planets

Cano III is a smog planet in the Cano system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). While it is located within the system's green band, its dense, thick atmosphere has made terraforming impossible. Geohacking corporations that once operated on Carteyna (Cano II) have been granted…

Yulin III

Planets

Yulin III is the third planet from the sun of the Yulin system, Banu Protectorate. Located on the outer edge of the habitable zone, it is cold but temperate enough to be habitable for Banu. However, its ammonia oceans and high-pressure, methane-rich atmosphere make it…

Nexus III

Planets · Human

Nexus III is a naturally habitable terrestrial planet in the Nexus system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Once the central hub of the Hathor Group, former owners of exclusive mining rights to Nexus, the planet was inhabited by squatters and outlaws when the company abandoned the…

Kellog III

Planets

Kellog III is the third planet from the sun of the Fair Chance Act (FCA)-protected Kellog system. With a high-pressure atmosphere of carbon dioxide and a runaway greenhouse effect, temperatures on Kellog III are hotter than those on neighboring planet Xis (Kellog II). In 2911, a…

Goss III

Planets · Human · Military

Goss III is a terrestrial super-Earth located in the Goss system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). The furthest world from its systems suns, Goss III is temperate and heavily forested with multiple tropical and subtropical biomes. It is largely undeveloped save for Port Fairfax, a…