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 of technology that will allow planets far from their system's sun to someday support Human-friendly atmospheres. Long-term researchers live at Encole Station, a small science lab that sits in geostationary orbit around the planet.