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Xi'an-Human Cold War

History · Human · Xi'an · Military

The Xi'an-Human Cold War (SEY 2530 - 2793) was a period of military and political tension between the United Empire of Earth (UEE) and the Xi'an Empire. It was sparked from first contact between the two civilizations when in 2530 when a Human terraforming company, acting…

Akari-Kr.ē Treaty

Politics · History · Human · Xi'an

The Akari-Kr.ē Treaty is a ratified agreement between Terra (Terra III) and the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an) that brought about the unofficial end of the Xi'an-Human Cold War (SEY 2530 - 2793 / MXY III.838 - III.1044). It was brokered in SEY 2789 (MXY III.1040) by the Senator of…

The Great Divide (Xi'an Civil War)

Xi'an · History · Military

The Great Divide (the Xi'an Civil War) took place from 20044 to 19770 BCE. The outcome of millennia of inter-House conflicts and complex webs of enmity and allyship, it began when the last daughter of House Kl.ō attempted defection to House Uai'i. Hostilities between the Houses…

Human-Xi'an Trade Initiative (HuXa)

Human · Xi'an · Government · Commerce

The Human-Xi'an Trade Initiative (HuXa) is a 2947 trade agreement between the United Empire of Earth (UEE) and the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). Spearheaded by ImperatorKelos Costigan(b:2855 - present), it loosened restrictions on the export and import of goods between the two…

Xi'an-Human First Contact

History · Xi'an · Human

Humans and Xi'an first made contact in SEY 2530 when Gaia Planet Services (GPS), a Human terraforming corporation, attempted to set up operations on the Th.us'ūng system. Because GPS had illegally entered the system, they neglected to perform the necessary surveys required by…

Spirit Wars

Xi'an · History · Military

The Spirit Wars were an interconnected series of massed conflicts between the Xi'an Empire and the Kr'thak, spanning multiple centuries (II.961 - II.1735; SEY 351 - 1342 ). These wars had a profound effect on Xi'an society; during a Kr'thak incursion in II.1706 (SEY 1305),…

Perry Line

History · Politics · Xi'an · Human

The Perry Line was a military designation for a group of eight planetary systems that marked the borderlands between Xi'an and Human-controlled space during the Xi'an-Human Cold War (2530-2789). Named after Armistead Perry, the Navy general who introduced the strategy in 2542,…

Xi'an

Xi'an · Civilizations

The Xi'an are a spacefaring civilization that originated on the planet RyiXy'an (Hyoton III). They are capable of space flight, quantum travel, jump point navigation, and planetary terraformation. Their leader, Emperor Kr.ē, has reigned over the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an) since SEY…

Unification Wars

History · Human · Military

The Unification Wars were a series of wars that took place after the formation of the United Nations of Earth (UNE) in 2380 until 2384. It was sparked on 20 October 2380 when the crew of the Stanley, a warship registered to the former country of Amecanio, mutinied and threatened…

Xi'an Calendar

Xi'an · Culture

The Xi'an calendar (Modern Xi'an Year, r.aiXy'an) is measured by the celestial mechanics of their former homeworld, RyiXy'an (Hyoton III). It differs from the Human calendar in a number of significant ways; for example, each Xi'an year is equivalent to 1.28 Human years, is…

Humans

Civilizations · Human

Humans are a spacefaring civilization originating on Earth (Sol III). They are capable of spaceflight, quantum travel, traversing jump points, and terraforming planets. Since achieving piloted spaceflight in SEY 1961, they have settled in over thirty planetary systems and…

First Tevarin War

History · Military · Human · Tevarin

The First Tevarin War was an intersystem conflict between the Tevarin and the United Planets of Earth (UPE). The Tevarin declared war with Humans in 2541, shortly after first contact. The motivations behind the war were complex; it was both a bid for the Tevarin to claim…

Armistice Day

Holidays · Human

Armistice Day is a holiday celebrated annually on 29 May in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). It was established in SEY 2792 to recognize the 2789 signing of the the Akari-Kr.ē Treaty, which brought about an unofficial resolution to the Xi'an-Human Cold War (2530 - 2793) and…

Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an)

Xi'an · Government

The Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an) is a multi-system government headed by the Xi'an Emperor and inhabited by the Xi'an. Its capital system, Hyoton, is the location of the former Xi'an homeworld RyiXy'an (Hyoton III) and Ka'ua (Hyoton IV), the current home of the Emperor. It is made up…

Xi'an House (Yii'ua)

Xi'an · Government · Culture

A Xi'an House (Yii'ua), or Line is a complex social and familial body in the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an) made up of members of a single family. Houses serve the functions of states and corporations within the framework of the Xi'an government. Each House is allowed by the Emperor to…

Xi'an Service (Pō't.ōngp.ū)

Government · Xi'an

The Xi'an Service (Pō't.ōngp.ū), or Imperial Bureaucracy is a bureaucratic and military body made up of Xi'an aged 40 to 70. The backbone of the reigning Imperial House (Yii'uaTao"), the Service is compulsory for all Xi'an. It was created in the wake of the Xi'an Civil War…

Tevarin-Human First Contact

Tevarin · History · Human

Humans and Tevarin first made contact with one another shortly after Dr. Kellar Lench of the New Horizons Research Institute discovered a jump point into the Elysium system. Observing signs that the system was occupied by a technologically advanced civilization, he dispatched a…

Xi'an Cuisine

Xi'an · Food and Beverages

Xi'an Cuisine Xi'an cuisine is the traditional method by which Xi'an prepare their food for consumption. Rather than using heat to alter the nutrient bioavailability of ingredients as is traditionally done by Humans, Xi'an utilize aging and fermentation. Xi'an cannot digest the…

Messer Era War Crimes Trials

Human · History · Government

The Messer Era War Crimes Trials were a series of trials against high-ranking members of the Messer Era government for crimes against the United Empire of Earth (UEE). They lasted from 2793 to 2795. The trials took place on Earth (Sol III) and were broadcast live by Human news…

Second Tevarin War

History · Tevarin · Military

The Second Tevarin War was an armed conflict between the Tevarin and the United Empire of Earth that lasted from SEY 2603 to 2610. It began when Corath'Thal, a Tevarin warlord, launched a campaign to take back the Tevarin homeworld, Jalan (Elysium IV), from the UEE. Lacking the…

Xi'an Clothing

Xi'an · Culture

Xi'an clothing is typically made of long-lasting materials, and is passed down the family line for use by younger generations. Even mass-produced clothing is made to last for centuries. Wealthier Houses possess custom livery worn only by members of the family. However, those in…

Railen

Spacecraft · Xi'an · Human

The Gatac Railen (Ng.at'ak Sanrailen) is a cargo spacecraft released in 2951 and developed by Gatac Manufacture (Ao't.o'a'Ng.at'ak) for the Human and Xi'an markets. Development of the Railen began after the Human-Xi'an Trade Agreement (HuXa) was passed by the United Empire of…

Perry Line Pact

Politics · History

The Perry Line Pact is a peace treaty between the United Empire of Earth(UEE) and the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). After the signing of the Akari-Kr.ē Treaty brought an unofficial end to the Xi'an-Human Cold War, the question of what to do with the eight disputed planetary systems…

Nox

Spacecraft · Ground Transportation · Xi'an · Human

The Nox is an open-canopy racer developed by Xi'an manufacturer Aopoa for Human use. It can be operated on the ground or in deep space. The first versions of the vehicle were designed for use by Xi'an pilots and rarely seen in Human space. Following the success of Drake's…