Lore

Platform-Based Colonization

Science and Technology

Platform-based colonization is the use of platforms as bases for building colonies in environments which provide no other means of stable settlement. Platforms can be orbital, situated within a planet's atmosphere, built onto a planet's bedrock, or can float on bodies of water.…

Atlas Platform

Ground Transportation · Human

The Atlas Platform was a mobile missile platform developed by Anvil Aerospace for the United Empire of Earth (UEE) military. First introduced in 2808 as the first in a potential line of anti-air and anti-space vehicles to be used in ground-based engagements. Its sturdy frame and…

MacArthur Naval Base

Military · Human

MacArthur Naval Base is the largest Navy base in the United Empire of Earth. Located on the planet MacArthur (Kilian V), it is home to the Navy headquarters, shipyards, academies, boot camps, and hospitals. Most of MacArthur is occupied by the naval base; travel, therefore, is…

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…

Automated Hydrogen Fuel Harvesting Platforms

Science and Technology

Automated hydrogen fuel harvesting platforms are space stations set in stable orbit around hydrogen-rich gas giants that harvest and process hydrogen into spacecraft fuel. While they are fully automated, they are not self-repairing. Well-maintained platforms are visited by…

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…

Ironclad Assault

Spacecraft

The Ironclad Assault is a combined arms platform spacecraft manufactured by Drake Interplanetary. A variant of the Ironclad freighter, it has been given a fortified ramp to support the fast deployment of ground-based assault platforms and squads of infantry. Quad turrets have…

INB New Corvo

Locations · Military · Human

The Imperial Naval Base (INB) at New Corvo is a United Empire of Earth (UEE) military facility on Aremis (Vega II). All Naval personnel moving in and out of the Vega system are required to check in at the base. Because of its proximity to a Vanduul system, INB New Corvo also…

Centurion

Ground Transportation · Military · Human

The Centurion is a short-range anti-aircraft ground vehicle manufactured by Anvil Aerospace. Like the Ballista and the Spartan, it is built on the Atlas Platform. Intended to work in tandem with longer-range vehicles, the Centurion was designed as a mobile perimeter defense…

INS Aniene

Military · Locations

INS Aniene was a United Empire of EarthNavy (UEEN) installation in the Tiber system. It was originally established as one of two fleet support bases in the system with large-scale drydock and collier facilities capable of outfitting multiple capital ships simultaneously. During…

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…

Spartan

Ground Transportation · Human

The Spartan is an armored personnel carrier manufactured by Anvil Aerospace for the United Empire of Earth (UEE) military, designed safely to transport people through combat zones and other dangerous areas. Built with the same Atlas Platform chassis as Anvil's Ballista, the…

INS Dunleavy

Locations · Military

The Imperial Naval Station (INS) Dunleavy is a Naval base located in the Sol system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Found near the Sol-Davien jump point, it is the main operational center of the Sol fleet, and is the system's first line of defense against potential invaders. The…

INS Flavus

Military · Locations

INS Flavus is a former United Empire of EarthNavy (UEEN) installation in the Tiber system. Flavus was originally established as one of two fleet support bases in the system with a focus on supply chain management. Flavus acted as a military depot and a contact point for civilian…

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…

Terraforming

Science and Technology

Terraforming is the process of rendering an environment habitable for particular inhabitants through the use of industrial technology applied on a planetary scale. Humans have been terraforming worlds since the early 22nd century SEY, allowing for a more rapid expansion into the…

Pressurized Research Station

Science and Technology

Research stations situated in hostile settings, such as non-terraformed planets, are built airtight, with artificially raised or lowered pressure to create environments friendly to researchers. These research stations can be used to study phenomena that would be otherwise…

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…

INS Jericho

Locations · Military

The INS Jericho is a United Empire of Earth Navy (UEEN) station in the Stanton system. Completed in SEY 2871, it was named after leader of Squadron 214 Commander Amare Jericho, who sacrificed his life battling Vanduul forces up to the last minutes of the UEEN pullout from Tiber…

MacArthur (Kilian V)

Planets · Human

MacArthur (Kilian V) is the fifth planet from the sun of the Kilian system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and serves as the main headquarters of the UEE Navy. Soon after the planet was terraformed to Human specifications, the Navy constructed boot camps (known locally as…

Orison

Settlements · Human

ORISON Orison is a city based on a series of interconnected floating platforms located in the upper atmosphere of Crusader (Stanton II). Originally constructed by the United Empire of Earth (UEE) Navy to provide repair facilities for their capital ships, Crusader Industries…

Corin (Kilian IX)

Planets · Human

CORIN (KILIAN IX) Corin (Kilian IX) is a mesoplanet in the Kilian system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), owned by the UEE Marines. Located far outside the system's green band, surface conditions on the planet are very dangerous for anyone without protective gear. The Marines…

Luna (Sol 3a)

Moons

Luna (Sol 3a) is the moon of Earth (Sol III), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Tidally locked to Earth, it has long been a subject of fascination for Humans, and became the first celestial body they visited in SEY 1969. In the 22nd century, Humans began to experiment with sealed…

Yela (Stanton 2c)

Moons · Human

YELA (STANTON 2C) Yela is the outermost natural satellite of Crusader (Stanton II), and is orbited by a ring of asteroids. A thin crust of water-ice on the moon's surface is said to represent the cool demeanor of Yela, the oldest sibling in the Human children's story A Gift for…