Lore

Lixāuu (T.āl IV)

Planets · Xi'an

Lixāuu (T.āl IV) is the fourth planet from the sun of the T.āl system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). Naturally habitable, the acid already-present in Lixāuu's atmosphere convinced officials to make it the home of processing facilities, refineries, and other pollution-causing…

Ryōl (T.āl V)

Planets · Xi'an

Ryōl (T.āl V) is the fifth planet from the sun of the T.āl system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). All buildings on the planet sport orange accents, giving them a fiery appearance in correct lighting conditions. A center of product manufacturing, its most prominent economic activity is…

Y.ōm'e (T.āl I)

Planets

Y.ōm'e (T.āl I) is the first planet from the sun of the T.āl system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). A mesoplanet that closely orbits its star, it is pockmarked with craters from countless mining probes that were dispatched to survey the planet for potentially valuable resources. While…

Kyu'nao (T.āl VII)

Planets

Kyu'nao (T.āl VII) is the outermost planet from the sun of the T.āl system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). A gas giant, it has four thick bands of yellow, violet, green, and orange clouds that flow across its prismatic atmosphere. Kyu'nao's appearance informed the Xi'an government's…

Chuaiton (T.āl VI)

Plants · Xi'an

Chuaiton (T.āl VI) is the sixth planet from the sun of the T.āl system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). Uninhabitable but rich in resources, its mineral deposits have historically helped to support all of the system's industries. In the early 30th century, its mining operations began…

Oil'xa (T.āl II)

Planets

Oil'xa (T.āl II) is the second planet from the sun of the T.āl system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). The technological heart of T.āl, its government-assigned function is to fabricate spacecraft, from large-scale ships to advanced ship components to avionics software. It is densely…

T.āl System

Planetary Systems · Xi'an

The T.āl system is a planetary system in the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an) that consists of an A-type main sequence star, one mesoplanet, four terrestrial rocky planets, one super-Earth, and one gas giant. Designated as a production system by the Xi'an government, each habitable…

Lūng'xyi (T.āl III)

Planets

Lūng'xyi (T.āl III) is the third planet from the sun of the T.āl system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). Dedicated to the production of food and textiles, its vibrant culinary and fashion scenes draw a steady stream of visitors to the planet. High-end dining establishments on Lūng'xyi…

Battle of Idris IV

Military · History · Tevarin · Human

The Battle of Idris IV was a major engagement during the First Tevarin War (2541-2546) between Human forces of the United Planets of Earth (UPE) and the Tevarin. It took place on 1 October 2544 on and above Idris IV. Before the battle, the UPE had been losing ground, resulting…

Pyro IV

Planets

Pyro IV is the outermost moon ofPyro V, and astronomers theorize that it was once the fourth planet from the sun of the Pyro system. At some point before Humans discovered Pyro, a massive celestial body collided with Pyro IV, catastrophically warping its landscape, destroying…

Vega IV

Planets

Vega IV is the fourth planet from the sun in the Vega system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). A gas giant, it has an reddish-brown outer atmosphere made up of hydrogen that is dotted with enormous clouds. Many independently-owned fuel refineries and refueling stations orbit Vega…

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…

Nul IV

Planets

Nul IV is a gas giant in the unclaimed Nul system, and is the fourth planet from its sun. A lightning storm that stretches across the entire world has been active on Nul IV at least since it was first observed in the late 2200s. Some spacecraft that attempt to refuel in the…

Oberon IV

Planets

Oberon IV is a protoplanet in the unclaimed Oberon system, and is the fourth planet from its star. Like its sister protoplanet Oberon III, it is theorized to have formed after the original star of the system went supernova. In 2946, multiple stray bombs struck Oberon IV during a…

Banshee IV

Planets

Banshee IV is an ice giant with a marbled blue and white atmosphere in the Banshee system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is the fourth and final planet from the sun. There is a vast gap of empty space between Banshee IV and Lorona (Banshee III). Astrophysicists speculate…

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…

Odin IV

Planets

Odin IV is a gas giant with a hydrogen and helium atmosphere in the Odin system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Much of the deep heat that escapes the planet's interior flows upwards to power enormous storms. Its strong magnetosphere gives rise to spectacular auroras visible…

Helios IV

Planets

Helios IV is the outermost planet from the sun of the Helios system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Although it is covered in thick sheets of ice and lacks a substantial atmosphere, the UEE military operates a network of outposts on Helios IV, located deep underground. The…

Oya IV

Planets

Oya IV is a dwarf planet in the Oya system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is the fourth world from its sun. Reddish-pink in color, its surface is encased in thick methane-ethane that is coated with a thin layer of hydrocarbon sludge. In the 28th century SEY, there was a…

Kallis IV

Planets

Kallis IV is the fourth planet from the sun of the developing Kallis system. Due to its position in the green band, current size, and robust volcanic activity, it seems to be evolving into an Earth-like planet. Survey teams on OB Station Gryphon monitor Kallis IV around the…

Tohil IV

People

Tohil IV is a planet in the Tohil system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is the fourth world from its sun. A massive super-Earth, Tohil IV exerts a strong gravitational pull that attracts frequent meteor and comet strikes. Deep craters pockmark its surface, some of which were…

Bremen IV

Planets

Bremen is the fourth planet from the sun of the Bremen system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). An ice giant, it is largely made up of hydrogen; however, violent weather conditions on the planet create inhospitable conditions for harvesting gas. The people of Rytif (Bremen II)…

Kiel IV

Planets

Kiel IV is a planet in the Kiel system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). A gas dwarf, it has a rocky core and a thick atmosphere of hydrogen, helium, and methane. The high concentration of methane gives it a striking deep blue color. In 2939, Senator Janna Thurville of Severus…

Centauri IV

Planets

Centauri IV is the fourth planet from the sun in the Centauri system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). A coreless world, it lacks an electromagnetic field, and experiences no volcanic activity. Its surface is heavily scarred from crater impacts, likely from the nearby asteroid…