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Life/Labor-Style Employee Contract
The Life/Labor-style employee contract is a controversial legal agreement that gives a corporation a high degree of control over employees in exchange for housing, medical support, and the provision of other social…
PeopleArial Hurston
Arial Hurston (SEY 2466 - 2537) was the third CEO of Hurston Dynamics. During his time as CEO, his cost-cutting measures pushed Hurston Dynamics into two decades of record profits. Among those measures was the still…
Njeri
Njeri, known also as Jerry, was the first Banu to establish contact with Humans. In SEY 2438, Njeri fled through a then-unknown jump point to the Davien system to avoid punishment after being caught embezzling funds…
PeopleMagda Hurston
MAGDA HURSTON Magda Hurston (2833 - 2921) was the CEO of Hurston Dynamics from 2883 to 2915. It was her initiative that led the company to purchase Stanton I from the United Empire of Earth (UEE) in 2865. The third moon…
Dalton Colabello
Dalton Colabello (b.2858) is the founder and CEO of Apocalypse Arms. Born on Borea (Magnus III) to a low-income family, Colabello joined his uncle's contracting company upon attaining his Equivalency. He broke off and…
CompanyHurston Dynamics
Hurston Dynamics is a Human weapons manufacturer and materials processor based on Hurston (Stanton I). They are the largest producer of standard munitions warheads for military contracts in the United Empire of Earth…
PeopleJ Harris Arnold
J HARRIS ARNOLD Jude "J" Harris Arnold (2742 - 2853) was the lead designer and founder of Anvil Aerospace. Born in 2742, he was the only son of Pax Harris and Ndilimeke Arnold, real estate moguls on Terra (Terra III).…
CompanyMaxOx
MaxOx is a Human manufacturer of personal and spacecraft-mounted weapons. The company was originally formed in the late 28th century to produce medical lasers. Impressed by their laser's power and precision, United…
CompanyRoberts Space Industries (RSI)
Roberts Space Industries (RSI), founded in the early 21st century SEY, is one of the oldest and most influential space technology companies in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Spacecraft, spacecraft components, and…
CompanyShubin Interstellar
Shubin Interstellar is a major corporation headquartered on microTech (Stanton IV) in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Founded as an investment group, it acquired the terraforming conglomerate Worldmaker in the late…
Sindo Guerrero
Sindo Guerrero (SEY 2902 - present) is a flamenco and psychedelic fusion musician most notable for his song "Sun Kissed." As a child he was uninterested in music, but became curious about it in his late teens when his…
Titania Terraforming
Titania Terraforming was a terraforming company most notable for their failure to terraform Uriel (Oberon II) in the unclaimed Oberon system. Founded in 2333, it was primarily contracted by larger conglomerates for…
CompanyTumbril Land Systems
Tumbril Land Systems is a terrestrial vehicle manufacturer that reformed in 2941 after first closing in 2862. Originally founded on Yar (Centauri II) in 2536, its first product was the DX20, a wheeled vehicle designed…
CompanyUltiFlex
UltiFlex is a weapon manufacturer that specializes in creating military-grade combat knives. The UltiFlex name is synonymous with their flagship product, the FSK-8 Combat Knife. These combat knives are part of the…
CompanyWillsOp
WillsOp is a Human limited liability corporation that produces targeting system hardware and software used in spacecraft. Established in SEY 2902, they saw limited market success until a 2922 computer virus infected the…
LocationAaron Halo (Stanton Belt Alpha)
The Aaron Halo (Stanton belt alpha) is a dense asteroid belt in the Stanton system that falls between the orbits of Crusader (Stanton II) and ArcCorp (Stanton III). After Crusader Industries purchased Stanton II from…
PeopleAberdeen Hurston
Aberdeen Hurston (SEY 2821 - 2912) was an engineer who worked at Hurston Dynamics from 2841 until his retirement in 2877. While he was attending university, he began working remotely with the weapons team at Hurston…
CompanyAegis Dynamics
Aegis Dynamics is a spacecraft manufacturer based on Cestulus (Davien II). Because it manufactured a majority of the military ships used by the United Empire of Earth (UEE) during the Messer Era, the company became…
CompanyAmon & Reese Co
Amon & Reese Co. (A&R) is a Human manufacturer that produces energy-based weapons and spacecraft engines for the military and civilian markets. Founded in the early 2500s, the company has held a longstanding contract…
CompanyArgo Astronautics
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…
LocationArial (Stanton 1a)
Arial is the first moon of Hurston (Stanton I), and is named for Arial Hurston, the creator of the Life/Labor-style contract utilized by Hurston Dynamics for their employees. It has a thin nitrogen-methane atmosphere…
Atlas Platform
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…
Banu Cuisine
BANU CUISINE Banu Cuisine refers to the common methods by which Banu prepare their food for consumption. Because of the scarcity of records on Banu history due to their cultural practice of not documenting the events of…
Banu Indenture
Indenture is a Banu practice in which another being is purchased for a limited-term service contract. Most Indentured Banu are children who have been put on the market to be sold to an appropriate Souli, where they will…
Banu Protectorate
The Banu Protectorate (BP) is an allied coalition of planet-states and city-states, some based in Banu flotillas, that make up Banu-controlled territory. A governmental body called the Protectorate or the Protectorate…
Banu-Human Interstellar Peace Treaty
The Banu-Human Interstellar Peace Treaty (the Interstellar Peace and Trade Accord) is the first interspecies treaty in Human history. First negotiated by General Neal Socolovich, It was signed between the United Nations…
Buloi Satabo
Buloi Satabo is the Essosouli of the Buloi Sataball Souli and its namesake arena, located in the Yulin system, Banu Protectorate. They re-founded the Souli in the late 2920s after the sudden death of the previous…
CompanyCasse Aerospace
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…
CompanyClark Defense Systems
Clark Defense Systems (CDS) is a Human personal armor manufacturer headquartered on Cascom (Castra II), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Many of their products were inspired by equipment utilized by the UEE military. In…
Claw Salamanders
The Claw Salamanders are an independent faction and outlaw group based in the Nyx system. Known for their custom-made armor suited for cold environments and helmets that conceal their faces and modulate their voices,…
CompanyCole, Carlson & Taylor Inc.
Cole, Carlson & Taylor Inc. (CCT), is a manufacturer of ammunition for handheld and spacecraft weapons. The company focuses its efforts on producing simple, dependable products. Though they don't have a standing…
Condi Hillard
Condi Hillard (2659 - 2712) was a security contractor for Orion Defense Protection (ODP), best known for being the first Human to have defeated a Vanduul in ship-to-ship combat. After she completed her Equivalency, she…
LocationCorel II
Corel II is a coreless, terrestrial planet located in the Corel system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). The second planet from its sun, it has no magnetic field and an undifferentiated interior. UEE surveys of the planet…
LocationCorin (Kilian IX)
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…
SpacecraftCutlass Black
The Cutlass Black is a space superiority fighter manufactured by Drake Interplanetary. It was initially developed in the mid-29th century SEY as a bid for a military contract with the United Empire of Earth (UEE) Navy.…
CompanyEverline Structures Incorporated
Everline Structures Incorporated is a Humans manufacturer of Housing Exchange (HEX) stations, affordable housing with commercial spaces that are built into hollowed-out asteroids. Although the company offers an extended…
CompanyFireStorm Kinetics
FireStorm Kinetics is a Human spacecraft weapons manufacturer headquartered on Cascom (Castra II). Originally an exclusive contractor for the military, FireStorm built rockets for capital ships and torpedoes for…
Gallo and Frost
Gallo & Frost is a company that creates luxury furniture, including premium seating for spacecraft and ground vehicles. Founded by Timo Gallo and Helen Frost in 2902, the company requires its designers to partner with…
Galor Messer IX
Galor Messer IX (SEY 2666 - 2751), Imperator of the United Empire of Earth (UEE) from 2715 - 2751, was the older brother of Samuel VIII. Under his rule, he changed the name of the UEE currency system to Imperials,…
Gavin E Hurston
"Colonel" Gavin E. Hurston (2867-present) is the current CEO of Hurston Dynamics. He succeeded his mother, Magda Hurston, who made the decision to purchase Stanton I from the United Empire of Earth (UEE). He has…
CompanyGorgon Defender Industries
Gorgon Defender Industries is a Human spacecraft shield systems manufacturer. Gorgon was founded by survivors of Fall of Caliban (2884) interested in selling high-quality defensive systems to civilians. In 2942, Gorgon…
LocationGurzil Belt Alpha
The Gurzil belt alpha is a protoplanetary disk that orbits the sun of the developing Gurzil system. Still in its infancy, it is a swirling mass of dust, asteroids, and planetessimals. During the Xi'an-Human Cold War…
SpacecraftHerald
The Herald is a data runner spacecraft sold by Drake Interplanetary. It is an unusually specialized design for Drake, focusing entirely on the process of securely storing, transmitting, and moving data as quickly as…
Entertainment Music Show Vid NetworkHitbox
HITBOX Hitbox is a gaming magazine managed by C&K Publishing that releases a new issue every Standard Earth Month. Launched in December 2935, each issue of Hitbox features previews of upcoming games, news and statistics…
CompanyInterstellar Transport Guild
The Interstellar Transport Guild (ITG) is a professional union of cargo haulers that acts as an intermediary between contractors and companies. Founded in SEY 2391, the ITG was created to combat the harsh conditions,…
PeopleJax McCleary
Jax McCleary (b.2887 - present) is a Human journalist, pilot, and Spectrum personality best known for hosting the shows Galactic Tour and Whitley's Guide. Before becoming a show host, McCleary worked as the sports…
CompanyLightning Bolt Company
Lightning Bolt Company is a Human manufacturer of spacecraft energy weapons. It was founded in early SEY 2921 by Irina Arkadova, who worked as a private military contractor before starting the company. Arkadova first…
PeopleMichelle Saleno
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…
Municipal Transit Line (Mu-Sit)
The Municipal Transit Line (Mu-Sit) is a transit system located in the city of Quinton on Angeli (Croshaw II) in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Developed under a government contract by Argo Astronautics, it was based…
CompanyNav-E7 Gadgets
Nav-E7 Gadgets is a Human spacecraft component manufacturer that produces a wide range of equipment, such as scanner and radar systems, docking collars, and passenger seats. They maintain a contract with Musashi…
Star systemNemo System
The Nemo system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) with three planets and an F-type main sequence star. Officially discovered in SEY 2364 by Dae-ho Ochoa of NemoCo, the system's provenance came…
CompanyOctagon
Octagon is a workwear company that manufactures a wide range of clothing and gear for blue-collar jobs. Known for durability, all of Octagon's products are made to stand up to the wear-and-tear that comes with daily use…
Flora & faunaOpera Mushroom
OPERA MUSHROOM The opera mushroom is an artificially engineered fungus developed by a team of researchers at the University of Rhetor's (UR) Department of Genetics. It has a fleshy, violet, trumpet-shaped, fuzz-covered…
Parker Terrell
Parker Terrell (2888 - present) is a Human investigative journalist and host of the talk show Plain Truth. Until 2943, he worked as a reporter for New United, where he published multiple exposés and built a reputation…
Plain Truth
PLAIN TRUTH The Plain Truth is a Human tabloid talk show broadcast by SSN/CAtv and hosted by former New United reporter Parker Terrell. It premiered in SEY 2944, in the wake of a widely reported upon, three-month…
Prime Transit Metrorail (PTM)
The Prime Transit Metrorail (PTM) is a public transportation system located in Prime on Terra (Terra III), developed under government contract by Argo Astronautics in 2545. The PTM's main city center station sits in…
Roussimoff Rehabilitation Systems
Roussimoff Rehabilitation Systems is a multi-disciplinary manufacturer of personal and spacecraft-mounted weaponry and protective armor. Headquartered on Earth (Sol III), it is distinct among defense corporations in…
SpacecraftSabre
The Sabre is a space superiority fighter sold by Aegis Dynamics. Aegis developed the Sabre in response to a United Empire of Earth Navy (UEEN) request for a fighter capable of out-matching the Vanduul Stinger heavy…
Sektor8
Sektor8 is the pseudonym of a street artist who lives and works on Rytif (Bremen II), United Empire of Earth(UEE). They specialize in colorful, abstract pieces that they put up on public buildings over the course of a…
Sentient Trading
Sentient trading, also called slavery or sentient trafficking, refers to the practice of transporting, buying, and selling self-aware beings for the purpose of forced labor. Those who engage in the practice of sentient…
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