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111 articles, top 60 shownTerraforming
Terraforming is the process of rendering an environment habitable for particular inhabitants through the use of industrial technology applied on a planetary scale. Humans have been terraforming worlds since the early…
Tadmor Terraforming Concern
Tadmor Terraforming Concern (TTC) was a terraforming company that operated from SEY 2298 to 2369. Founded by tech entrepreneur Korian Tadmor and backed by venture capitalist funding, the company won terraforming rights…
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…
Xi'an Terraforming
Xi'an terraforming practice is unique among known sentient civilizations. Rather than only creating a biome to sustain life, Xi'an terraform planets to fit functions seen as necessary to the well-being of Xi'an society.…
Turiya Terraforming
Turiya Terraforming was a terraforming company most notable for winning the contract from the United Nations of Earth (UNE) to spearhead development of the Oretani system. Under CEO Adriana Bratanek, Turiya's policy was…
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…
Worldmaker
Worldmaker was a Human terraforming company. Founded in the mid-22nd century during the first terraforming boom, the company initially focused on perfecting terraforming technologies and ultimately engaged in…
NemoCo
NemoCo is a former terraforming and mining corporation that is credited with the discovery of the Nemo system in 2364. Founded by Jawahir Norman, Sandeep Ellis, Demont Mau, and Dae-ho Ochoa, it obtained most of its…
Ophion, Inc.
Ophion, Inc. was a geo-development and terraforming company that operated from 2501 to 2567. Founded by Eurynome Rhodes, it was initially known for its conscientious business practices and high rates of pay. However,…
Planetary Surveying
Planetary surveying is the profession of assessing and documenting the potential of a planet. Usually enacted upon initial discovery, surveyors map and catalog the planet's natural resources, and create recommendations…
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…
CompanyArcCorp (Company)
ArcCorp is a Human business conglomerate that oversees a diverse set of industries, including manufacturing, mining, terraforming, and space exploration. Founded in 2687 as a deep-space exploration consortium, ArcCorp…
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…
Star systemMagnus System
MAGNUS SYSTEM The Magnus system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). It was discovered in SEY 2499, and subsequently selected as the headquarters of the UEE Navy (UEEN). Once the center of a…
Project Vespa
Project Vespa was a United Empire of Earth (UEE) government project with the goal of developing a method to weaponize terraforming. Files were declassified and disclosed to the public in 2795 in the wake of the Messer…
Adaliz Dayan
Adaliz Dayan (SEY 2279 - 2317?) was a terraforming engineer who is credited with the discovery of the Banshee system. While working for the group terraforming Hyperion (Fora III) in the Fora system, she formed the…
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…
EventMassacre of Garron II
In 2792, ImperatorLinton Messer XI sold off the terraforming rights of Garron II to the Bright Worlds Terraforming Group (BWTG). One of the indigenous species, which had shown sentience and was known to both the BWTG…
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).…
LocationCaliban III
Caliban III is the third planet from the sun of the Caliban system in Vanduul territory. When it was first discovered in SEY 2341, it was deemed a non-viable terraforming candidate and left alone in favor of settling…
LocationCarteyna (Cano II)
Carteyna is the second planet from the star of the Cano system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). An ocean world discovered in 2463, Carteyna has resisted terraforming attempts. Its residents inhabit sealed arcologies…
LocationCole (Nul III)
Cole (Nul III) is the third planet from the sun of the unclaimed Nul system. Located on the inner edge of the system's green band, it has a relatively temperate climate that has made it a potential target for…
Geohacking
Geohacking is a colloquialism that refers to the practice of altering the environment of an already habitable planet. Geohacking is different from terraforming in that it is done upon planets and moons that already have…
CompanyGold Horizon
Gold Horizon was a Human orbital platform manufacturing company that went defunct in 2655. Established as a prospecting corporation in 2546, the company transitioned to manufacturing prefabricated mining stations, and…
LocationHyperion (Fora III)
Hyperion (Fora III) is the third planet from the sun of the Fora system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is the system's only populated world. In 2316, the Aether Worldbuilding Corporation started terraforming…
LocationmicroTech (Stanton IV)
MICROTECH microTech (Stanton IV) is the fourth and farthest planet from the sun in the Stanton system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Located at the outer edge of the system's habitable zone, microTech is mostly ice,…
LocationMya (Leir II)
Mya is the second planet from the sun of the Leir system. Although it was discovered in 2677, it remained undeveloped until 2743, when Galor Messer IX sold the terraforming and mining rights of Leir II to Hatfield &…
Star systemOretani System
The Oretani system is a planetary system that consists of a K-type main sequence star, a mesoplanet, a terrestrial planet, an ice planet, a gas dwarf, a gas giant, a dwarf planet, and an asteroid belt. Discovered in…
LocationSe'kith (Th.us'ūng III)
Se'kith (Th.us'ūng III) is a terrestrial planet in the Th.us'ūng system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an), and is the third world from its sun. Soon after its MXY III.802 (SEY 2483) discovery, the Xi'an government designated it…
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).…
LocationTaranis II
Taranis II is the second planet from the sun of the unclaimed Taranis system. Although Taranis II was classified as a poor choice for terraforming after its discovery, geo-developer Ophion Inc. attempted to terraform…
Star systemTh.us'ūng System
The Th.us'ūng system is a planetary system in the Xi'an Empire, consisting of a G-type main sequence star, three terrestrial planets, one gas giant, one dwarf planet, and one asteroid belt. Discovered in MXY III.802…
LocationUriel (Oberon II)
Uriel is the second planet from the neutron star in the unclaimed Oberon system. Before the formation of the United Nations of Earth (UNE), there were few regulations on the discovery of new systems. When Titania…
LocationVenus (Sol II)
Venus is the second planet from the sun of the Sol system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). A smog planet with a dense, high-pressure atmosphere, it has never been successfully terraformed although Humans have made…
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.…
LocationBaker II
Baker II is a smog planet in the Baker system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). The second planet from the suns, its position in the green band would normally make it a prime candidate for colonization. However, the…
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…
LocationBorea (Magnus II)
Borea is the second planet from the sun in the Magnus system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Terraforming began on the planet shortly after the system was discovered in 2499. Until 2631, it was the center of shipbuilding…
Flora & faunaBoreal Stalker
The boreal stalker is an apex predator found on microTech (Stanton IV) and created by the company microTech to help round out their planet's ecosystem. After the error in the terraforming process that led to a climate…
LocationCano III
Cano III is a smog planet in the Cano system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). While it is located within the system's green band, its dense, thick atmosphere has made terraforming impossible. Geohacking corporations that…
LocationCentauri IV
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…
Flora & faunaCentennial Bloom (Pui'arai.ly'ii)
Centennial Bloom The centennial bloom (pui'arai.ly'ii) is a plant indigenous to Ko'li (Ē'aluth III) that flowers once every 100 Modern Xi'an Years (MXY). Many centennial blooms are tended on R.aip'uāng (Kai'pua II), the…
LocationCestulus (Davien II)
Cestulus is the second planet in the Davien system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Despite being initially considered a poor candidate for terraforming, Cestulus became a major shipping hub after first contact with the…
LocationCyrene (Virgil I)
Virgil I, nicknamed Cyrene, is the first planet from the sun of the Virgil system, located in Vanduul territory. The only terraforming candidate when the system was discovered, it was quickly turned into a beautiful and…
Developing System
A Developing system is a planetary system under the protection of Fair Chance Act. While under this designation, the United Empire of Earth (UEE) act as stewards and protectors for the system to allow the planets that…
Flora & faunaDracaena Pura
The dracaena pura is a genetically modified plant created by Rayari Inc. to extract pollutants from water. In 2930, Rayari debuted the dracaena pura as a part of their new line of plants meant to aid in terraforming a…
LocationEllis Belt Alpha
The Ellis belt alpha is the only asteroid belt in the Ellis system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Best known as the location of one of the racetracks in the Murray Cup, the belt first began to be used as an obstacle…
LocationEllis VI
Ellis VI is a terrestrial planet that sits just outside the green band of the Ellis system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Since 2931, it has been used by Humans as an experimental terraforming site for the development…
Fair Chance Act
The Fair Chance Act is a United Empire of Earth (UEE) law passed by the Senate in 2795, in the wake of the Massacre of Garron II (2792). Sponsored by ImperatorErin Toi, it created a new status for planetary systems,…
LocationFerron II
Ferron II is a coreless, uninhabited planet in the Ferron system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Second from the system's sun, its relative position makes it only a tenuous candidate for terraforming. Ever since its…
Star systemFora System
The Fora system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is made up of a K-type main sequence star, a mesoplanet, two terrestrial planets, a gas giant, and an ice giant. After a jump point to the…
Freeman Act
The Freeman Act is a piece of legislation passed cooperatively by all governments on Earth (Sol III) in 2281 that created a lottery system to grant land and mineral rights to potential colonists of the Croshaw system.…
LocationGarron II
Garron II is the second planet from the sun of the Garron system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Originally a lush, biodiverse world populated by countless animal and plant species and a burgeoning civilization, it was…
LocationGen (Terra IV)
Gen is the fourth planet from the sun in the Terra system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and the second most populous. Terraforming on Gen was completed roughly a century after Terra (Terra III) was settled. Many…
Star systemGenesis System
The Genesis system is a developing planetary system that consists of a G-type main sequence star, a mesoplanet, a terrestrial planet, an ice giant, and an asteroid belt. Discovered in SEY 2812, it was immediately…
Grand Flabellum
The grand flabellum is a genetically modified plant created by Rayari Inc. In 2930, it debuted as part of their new line of plants designed to aid in the terraforming process. Before a planet establishes adequate plant…
Star systemHades System
HADES SYSTEM The Hades system is a planetary system that consists of an F-type main sequence star, a mesoplanet, two terrestrial planets, and one broken terrestrial planet. First visited by Humans in SEY 2531, it was…
Haldor Lily
The haldor lily is a genetically modified plant created by Rayari Inc to aid in the terraforming process. Designed for strength and durability, the haldor lily can be planted on worlds that suffer torrential storms…
House Xy.ō
Xy.ō was the second Imperial House (Yii'uaTao") in the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). Selected by other major Houses in II.0 (878 BCE), the new Emperor Y.ah'a se Xy.ō and the rest of her House commemorated the terraforming of…
LocationHuichuaihyao y.ath'o se Th.us'ūng
The Huichuaihyao y.ath'o se Th.usūng (Th.us'ūng belt alpha) is an asteroid belt in the Th.us'ūng system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). Rich in valuable mineral resources, Kathryn Segovia cited its presence as a primary…
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