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EventMars Tragedy
The Mars Tragedy (Mars Disaster, Great Mars Tragedy of '25) was a terraforming disaster that occurred on 13 September 2125. Late in the initial terraforming of Mars (Sol IV), an error in the atmospheric processors…
Mars Today
Mars Today is a major daily newspaper published in Port Renatus on Mars (Sol IV) since the mid-23rd century. It was the first off-world news organization to successfully move from local colonial news reporting into a…
Mars Tragedy Memorial
The Mars Tragedy Memorial is a monument located near Port Renatus, Mars (Sol IV) that was constructed to honor the memory of the 4,876 people who died in the Mars terraforming disaster of September 13, 2125. It was…
LocationMars (Sol IV)
Mars (Sol IV) is the fourth planet from the sun of the Sol system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Populous and prosperous, it was the first planet Humans successfully terraformed after a disastrous initial attempt and…
Marshall Leon
Marshall Leon (2753-2891) was a Human politician who served as Imperator of the United Empire of Earth from 2801 to 2811. Leon started his career in social services in 2774 and worked up to the Governors Council of…
EventStella Fortuna
Stella Fortuna Stella Fortuna is a Human cultural celebration associated with good fortune and success in new ventures. It was first established as a commemoration of the successful colonization of Mars (Sol IV).…
CompanyRadegast Distillery
Radegast Distillery Radegast Distillery is a historic producer of whiskey located in Port Renatus on Mars (Sol IV). Initially founded as a bar in 2520 by the Wilkes family, Radegast became a common stopover point once…
Abeni Okon
Abeni Okon (SEY 2157 - 2252) was the first Human born on a planet other than Earth (Sol III). Her parents, Kinah and Madu Okon, were early colonists of Mars (Sol IV), the first planet successfully terraformed by Humans.…
CompanyDerion
Derion is a clothing brand that creates high-end business wear. Headquartered on Mars (Sol IV) in the United Empire of Earth (UEE), it was founded by a group of tailors from Earth (Sol III) who settled in Port Renatus…
Port Renatus
Port Renatus is the capital city of Mars (Sol IV), and is the first permanent Human settlement to be built on a planet outside Earth (Sol III). Once Mars' second attempted terraformation was successfully completed in…
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…
Atuvo
Atuvo is a Human manufacturer and retailer of upscale kitchenware, houseware, appliances, and furniture headquartered on Mars (Sol IV), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Founded in 2872 by noted chef Chu Thụy Du, it started…
Garrity Arms
Garrity Arms was a Human weapon design and manufacturing company that operated from 2280 to 2516. Founded on Earth (Sol III), it relocated to Mars (Sol IV) in 2299, where it developed the first Human-designed off-world…
Martian Institute of Space Technology (MIST)
The Martian Institute of Space Technology (MIST) is a public research university in Port Renatus, Mars (Sol IV), United Empire of Earth. Founded in SEY 2221 in response to rapid changes in space technology in the Sol…
The Ark
The Ark is a vast library and archive station located in the Tayac system, United Empire of Earth. The largest library and archive in the UEE, the Ark houses records, curated information, and artifacts pertaining to the…
AI Research and Production Restriction Act
The Artificial Intelligence Research and Production Restriction Act (AIRPRA) is a piece of legislation that places strict rules governing research on true artificial intelligence (AI) in the United Empire of Earth(UEE).…
Phobos (Sol 4a)
Phobos (Sol 4a) is the closest moon to Mars (Sol IV), United Empire of Earth (UEE). The larger of the planet's two satellites, it is a non-spheroid object with a jagged surface covered in grooves and streaks. In the…
A Gift for Baba
A Gift for Baba is Human morality tale coined in the late 2300s. There are many versions of the story, but the best known version was adapted into a children's book of the same name by Fatima Reynolds-Malik in 2480. In…
Archangel Station
Archangel Station is a Human space station in the Chronos system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). It was initially constructed by the UEE in the 29th century as the marshaling and scientific nerve center for Project…
Star systemCathcart System
The Cathcart system is an unclaimed planetary system that consists of a class A main sequence star and an asteroid belt. Discovered in SEY 2438 by Human fugitive Adelaide Lorris, who named the system after the Marshal…
Deimos (Sol 4b)
Deimos (Sol 4b) is the second and farthest moon from the surface of Mars (Sol IV), United Empire of Earth (UEE). At only 6.2 kilometers in diameter, it bears a strong resemblance to an asteroid. One leading theory…
CompanyGreycat Industrial
Greycat Industrial is a manufacturing company that produces armor, industrial equipment, and utility vehicles. Founded on Mars in SEY 2337, Greycat is one of the oldest still-operating corporations in the United Empire…
LocationHerschel Belt (Sol Belt Alpha)
The Herschel belt (Sol belt alpha) is an asteroid belt in the Sol system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Located between the orbits of Mars (Sol IV) and Jupiter (Sol V), it is where Humans first began to experiment with…
Human Overpopulation Era
In the 21st and 22nd centuries (SEY 2038 - 2157), population levels on Earth (Sol III) began to rise beyond sustainable capacity. Pollution, dwindling resources, and famine affected all nations of the world, leading to…
EventInvictus Launch Week
Invictus Launch Week (Fleet Week) is an event held the last week of May that marks the beginning of the new recruiting year and graduation of the latest class of officers and pilots of the United Empire of EarthNavy…
Liston Garrity
Liston Garrity (2248-2317) was a weapons designer who founded weapons design house and manufacturer Garrity Arms in the late 23rd century. Born on Earth (Sol III), Garrity parlayed the initial success of his Tedge…
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…
North American Alliance (NAA)
The North American Alliance (NAA) was a supranational political and economic union of multiple member states that were located primarily on the North American continent of Earth (Sol III). Formed in 2189, it rose to…
Entertainment Music Show Vid NetworkSSN/CAtv
SSN/CATV SSN/CAtv is a spectrum network that provides news, political analysis, commentary programs, news magazines, and talk shows. It was founded in SEY 2458 as a result of a merger between former news channels…
Unification Wars
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…
Star systemVermilion System (VS-11)
The Vermilion system (designated VS-11 by the United Empire of Earth (UEE)) is a Vanduul-controlled planetary system that shares no publicly-known jump points with any other systems. Included in UEE star charts as a…
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