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LocationNeptune (Sol VIII)
Neptune (Sol VIII) is the eighth planet from the sun of the Sol system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). The densest of the Sol system's gas and ice giant planets, its atmosphere contains high proportions of ice and traces…
LocationSaturn (Sol VI)
Saturn (Sol VI) is the sixth planet from the sun of the Sol system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). The second largest planet in the system, it is also the least dense, and has long been a subject of fascination to Humans…
LocationUranus (Sol VII)
Uranus (Sol VII) is the seventh planet from the sun of the Sol system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Pale blue in color, it is an ice giant with an atmosphere that is made mostly of water, ammonia, and methane. The UEE…
Ariel (Sol 7b)
Ariel (Sol 7b) is a moon of Uranus (Sol VII), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Scientists speculate that the many scarps, canyons, and ridges carved into the moon's surface were created in the distant past by liquid forms…
LocationDione (Sol 6d)
Dione (Sol 6d) is a moon of Saturn (Sol VI), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Marked with numerous impact craters and chasmata, it is theorized that Dione went through a period of heavy meteor strikes in the distant past…
LocationIapetus (Sol 6e)
Iapetus (Sol 6e) is a moon of Saturn (Sol VI), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Tidally locked to Saturn, the leading hemisphere of the moon is much darker than that of the trailing hemisphere, giving it a striking…
LocationKuiper Belt (Sol Belt Beta)
The Kuiper belt (Sol belt beta) is the second asteroid belt from the sun of the Sol system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). A circumstellar disc that stretches far beyond the orbit of Neptune (Sol VIII), it consists of a…
Miranda (Sol 7a)
Miranda (Sol 7a) is a moon of Uranus (Sol VII), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Round and tidally locked, it has an unusually high orbital inclination that suggests in the past that it was in orbital resonance with…
Oberon (Sol 7e)
Oberon (Sol 7e) is a moon of Uranus (Sol VII), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Slightly red in color, it likely obtained its hue from the accretion of materials from other parts of the Uranus system. Meteorite impacts…
LocationRhea (Sol 6b)
Rhea (Sol 6b) is a moon of Saturn (Sol VI), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Composed of water ice and rock, it has numerous high-albedo ice cliffs that appear as streaks on the surface when viewed from space with the…
LocationTethys (Sol 6c)
Tethys (Sol 6c) is a moon of Saturn (Sol VI), United Empire of Earth (UEE). One of the least dense of all the major moons in the Sol system, it is made almost entirely of water ice. Due to tidal and rotational forces,…
LocationTitan (Sol 6a)
Titan (Sol 6a) is a moon of Saturn (Sol VI), United Empire of Earth (UEE). The largest of Saturn's moons, its nitrogen-methane atmosphere is denser than that of Earth (Sol III). Titan is dotted with lakes and rivers of…
Titania (Sol 7d)
Titania (Sol 7d) is a moon of Uranus (Sol VII), United Empire of Earth (UEE). The largest of Uranus' moons, its surface is scored with enormous canyons and scarps. Under its surface is a mantle of slushy ice that sits…
LocationTriton (Sol 8a)
Triton is a moon of Neptune (Sol VIII), United Empire of Earth (UEE). The largest of Neptune's moons, it the planet's only natural satellite massive enough to have achieved gravitational rounding. Additionally, even…
Umbriel (Sol 7c)
Umbriel (Sol 7c) is a moon of Uranus (Sol VII), United Empire of Earth (UEE). One of the darkest in color of the moons of Uranus, one of its larger craters has a ring of reflective material on its floor, making Umbriel…
Astrid Messer VII
Astrid Messer VII (SEY 2661 - 2701) was one of two Imperators of the United Empire of Earth (UEE) from 2697 to 2701. She seized power from her aunt Illyana Messer VI after the latter died of a sudden stroke. Agents…
CompanyBevic Group
The Bevic Group is a Human food and drink conglomerate headquartered in Earth (Sol III), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Founded in SEY 2078 by siblings Bartholomew and Vevrai Bevic after receiving a substantial…
LocationCallisto (Sol 5d)
Callisto (Sol 5d) is a moon of Jupiter (Sol V), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Of all the celestial bodies in the Sol system, Callisto's surface is the most heavily cratered. Because it has never been geologically…
CompanyChemline Solutions
Chemline Solutions (CS) is a Human manufacturer and distributor of industrial chemicals. It was founded in SEY 2889 by Victor Zahid, a businessman, and his twin sister Adorai Zahid, a geological engineer, after Adorai's…
Dolivine
Dolivine is a semi-clear green-colored mineral that is sold as a decorative gemstone. Due to its density and natural resistance to weathering, it is also used as a cutting tool or for other industrial purposes. It came…
LocationEarth (Sol III)
Earth (Sol III) is the third planet from the sun of the Sol system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). The homeworld of Humans, it is the home of the Senate and the Imperator, the capital of the UEE, and the focal point of…
LocationEllis VIII
Ellis VIII is a planet in the Ellis system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Cold and desolate, the rolling plains of Ellis VIII are coated in thick layers of nitrogen and water ice supplied by a system of active…
LocationEuropa (Sol 5b)
Europa (Sol 5b) is a moon of Jupiter (Sol V), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Coated with a sheet of water ice that hides a brackish ocean, its surface is crisscrossed with vast cracks that appear when tidal heating…
Fall of Virgil
The Fall of Virgil refers to the 2 January 2737 SEY invasion of the Virgil system by the Vanduul directly after the conclusion of the Siege of Tiber. United Empire of Earth (UEE) forces, depleted after four years of…
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…
LocationIo (Sol 5a)
Io (Sol 5a) is a moon of Jupiter (Sol V), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Due to tidal heating and the presence of a subsurface ocean of molten and solid rock, Io is the most geologically active object in the Sol system.…
LocationJupiter (Sol V)
Jupiter (Sol V) is the fifth planet from the sun of the Sol system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). A gas giant, it is the largest and most massive planet in the system. During the Human Colonial Expansion Era, Humans…
Flora & faunaKavische
KAVISCHE The kavische is a cactus hybrid that originated on Yar (Centauri II) and is now found throughout the planet. After Yar was terraformed in the mid-2800s, numerous plants and cacti were seeded onto the world. A…
Livia Messer III
Livia Messer III (2593-2661) was Imperator of the United Empire of Earth (UEE) from 2628 to 2643. She inherited the office from her father, Deacon Messer II, when he voluntarily stepped down. Livia expanded her father's…
LocationLuna (Sol 3a)
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…
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…
SpacecraftMustang Alpha Vindicator
The Mustang Alpha Vindicator is a limited-edition variant of the Mustang civilian spacecraft developed by Consolidated Outland. Built to commemorate CitizenCon 2948, the Alpha Vindicator comes with a unique gray, black,…
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…
Pi'pa (R.il'a VI)
Pi'pa (R.il'a VI) is the sixth planet from the sun of the R.il'a system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). A tiny dwarf planet on the edge of the system, it has no atmosphere and maintains a frigid temperature. From the surface…
LocationTyrol VI
Tyrol VI is a gas giant in the unclaimed Tyrol system. The sixth world from its two suns, it remained largely unaffected when the F-type star entered its subgiant phase. Rain inside the atmosphere of Tyrol VI is…
Nick Croshaw
Nick Croshaw (2236-2321) was an astrophysicist and pilot who achieved fame as the first Human to discover and successfully navigate a jump point on 10 April SEY 2271. He was also the first Human to visit a planetary…
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.…
CompanyAccelerated Mass Design
Accelerated Mass Design is an electronics design and tuning company founded in SEY 2899. They focus mainly on components for consumer spaceflight, such as the UE-9300 expansion card. The company has also partnered with…
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).…
Akari-Kr.ē Treaty
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…
Altruciatoxin
Altruciatoxin is an illegal drug under United Empire of Earth (UEE) law. Derived from the pollen of the revenant tree, it is also known as dust, candy, or round off and most often sold in the form of a fine powder. It…
Antoine Lebec
Antoine Lebec (SEY 2258 - 2307?) was a navjumper most notable for his discovery of the Nul system in 2290. Born on Earth (Sol III), he was inspired to become an explorer after Nick Croshaw discovered the Croshaw system…
SpacecraftApollo Triage
The Apollo Triage is an armored medical spacecraft sold by Roberts Space Industries for use as a dedicated hospital ship when a ground-based facility is not available. It combines the ambulance capabilities of a…
LocationArcCorp (Stanton III)
ArcCorp is the third planet from the sun of the Stanton system, and is one of four planets in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) owned by a corporation. When the megacorporation ArcCorp purchased the world in 2865,…
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…
Artemis
Artemis was a long-haul colony spacecraft that launched from Earth (Sol III) in 2232 and disappeared in 2237. Built before the discovery of jump points and after the discovery of quantum travel, its mission was to…
LocationAsiatica
Asiatica is the largest state on the planet Earth (Sol III). It was created in the nascency United Nations of Earth (UNE), the first single-world Human government. Populous and prosperous, Asiatica is a center of…
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…
SpacecraftAvenger
The Avenger is a multi-role fighter sold by Aegis Dynamics. It was initially designed as a United Empire of Earth (UEE) carrier-borne spacecraft in the mid-28th century SEY. As more focused interceptors and space…
CompanyAzure Sky Aero
Azure Sky Aero is a tech company that manufactures EVA suits, EVA packs, and other wearable equipment. Particularly notable for their Better Built (BB) line of propulsion devices, the company began as a machining studio…
LocationBacchus I
Bacchus I is the first planet from the suns of the Bacchus system, Banu Protectorate. A massive and dense super-Earth, it has both high gravity and a wide circumference. It is close enough to its suns that parts of its…
SpacecraftBallista
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…
Flora & faunaBanded Fessle
Banded Fessle The banded fessle is a carnivorous saltwater fish indigenous to the warmer areas of the Animas Sea on Terra (Terra III), Terra System, United Empire of Earth (UEE). A popular aquarium fish, banded fessles…
Banu
The Banu are a spacefaring civilization, and the first extrasolar one to ever make contact with Humans. They are capable of quantum travel, traversing jump points, and terraforming planets. Because the Banu do not keep…
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…
Battle of Koren Pass
The Battle of Koren Pass was a military engagement between the United Empire of Earth (UEE) and the Tevarin in 2605. It took place on Crion (Caliban II), when a group of UEE Army soldiers traveling in Nova tanks were…
CompanyBehesht Mines
Behesht Mines was a mining group that operated from 2237 until 2796. Founded in the early days of Human-led space exploration, before the discovery of jump points in 2271, it was one of the first corporations to gain a…
SpacecraftBuccaneer
The Buccaneer is a civilian medium fighter sold by Drake Interplanetary. It was initially designed as an affordable option for frontier militia squadrons conscious of limited repair and maintenance opportunities. The…
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