Home of the Terrans (Homo-sapiens). The Terran capital is New Chicago, home of the Earth Defense Directorate. New Chicago is powered by a Contra-Terrene (or antimatter) generating plant located in the wasteland, just outside the city. ("The Plot to Kill a City") In the first quadrant. In 1987, World War III decimated the planet.[1] The Earth has also been attempted to be invaded but none were successful.