Mark726’s EVE Lore Survival Guide Version 2.0 (Current as of Scylla, March 24, 2015) Table of Contents Foreword by Seismic Stan ......................................................................................... 1 An Introduction ......................................................................................................... 4 In the Beginning ....................................................................................................... 5 Ancient Races ........................................................................................................... 7 Yan Jung ............................................................................................................... 8 Takmahl ................................................................................................................ 8 Sleepers ................................................................................................................ 9 Talocan ............................................................................................................... 10 Jove.................................................................................................................... 11 The Empires ........................................................................................................... 13 The Amarr Empire ............................................................................................... 14 History ............................................................................................................. 14 Social Structure ................................................................................................ 22 Roleplaying Tips ............................................................................................... 23 The Minmatar Republic ........................................................................................ 24 History ............................................................................................................. 25 Social Structure ................................................................................................ 27 Roleplaying Tips ............................................................................................... 29 The Gallente Federation ....................................................................................... 29 History ............................................................................................................. 30 Social Structure ................................................................................................ 38 Roleplaying Tips ............................................................................................... 39 The Caldari State ................................................................................................. 40 History ............................................................................................................. 40 Social Structure ................................................................................................ 43 Roleplaying Tips ............................................................................................... 44 CONCORD ........................................................................................................... 45 Frontier Organizations: Minor Powers, Mighty Aspirations .......................................... 46 Ammatar Mandate ............................................................................................... 46 Angel Cartel ........................................................................................................ 48 Blood Raider Covenant ......................................................................................... 48 Drifters ............................................................................................................... 49 Equilibrium of Mankind ......................................................................................... 50 Guristas .............................................................................................................. 51 Intaki Syndicate ................................................................................................... 51 Intaki Culture ...................................................................................................... 52 InterBus .............................................................................................................. 53 Khanid Kingdom .................................................................................................. 53 Mordu’s Legion .................................................................................................... 54 Outer Ring Excavations (ORE) .............................................................................. 55 Rogue Drones ..................................................................................................... 55 i Sansha’s Nation ................................................................................................... 56 Serpentis ............................................................................................................ 58 Sisters of Eve ...................................................................................................... 59 Society of Conscious Thought ............................................................................... 60 Technology ............................................................................................................. 62 Capsules ............................................................................................................. 62 Cloning ............................................................................................................... 63 DUST 514 Technology ......................................................................................... 65 Faster-Than-Light Communications ....................................................................... 67 Stargates ............................................................................................................ 67 Warp Drive .......................................................................................................... 69 Vitoc ................................................................................................................... 70 Miscellaneous ......................................................................................................... 70 Caroline’s Star and Thera ..................................................................................... 71 Calendar ............................................................................................................. 72 Naming Conventions / Languages ......................................................................... 73 Seyllin Incident/Isogen-5 ..................................................................................... 74 Conclusion .............................................................................................................. 76 ii Foreword by Seismic Stan1 EVE Online: The Greatest Story Still Being Told Science fiction literature has brought forth many mind-bending and society- changing stories. From the classic novels of Jules Verne, H.G. Wells and Aldous Huxley to the grand visions of Arthur C. Clarke, Robert Heinlein and Philip K. Dick. Entire universes were conjured in our minds by Asimov's Foundation series and Frank Herbert's Dune saga. Cinema was quick to embrace the opportunity to portray the future of man with Fritz Lang's Metropolis and Image available via public domain eventually went on to give us the ever growing extended universes of Lucas' Star Wars and Roddenberry's Star Trek along with many others, both original works and adaptations of previously written stories. Rich futuristic civilisations have sprung forth from other sources too; Games Workshop's dystopian Warhammer 40,000 universe and FASA Corporation's feudal BattleTech worlds to name just two. Comics have given us everything from Dan Dare to Judge Dredd and in recent years digital entertainment has stepped into the arena with enduring original © LucasFilms storytelling like Half Life and Mass Effect. But the future of storytelling is changing and EVE Online stands on the frontier. When Science-Fiction and Science-Fact Collide Every story mentioned above, no matter how engaging and wonderful, has one thing in common: They were all written to be enjoyed by the individual reader, viewer or player (or in the case of tabletop games, a small group). EVE Online is different. 1 Unless otherwise noted, all images are © CCP Games. 1 EVE Online's universe of New Eden is an epic story told on an unprecedented scale, enacted and recorded by and for its thousands of participants. The freeform universe engulfs the player as soon as a character is created, fusing him into the story by simply being present in a single-sharded science-fiction universe. Everyone Plays a Role Even those participants who choose to shun the lore are still woven into the tapestry as they select their race and bloodline, starship piloting skills and then head off into the player-populated organisation of their choice. Every player becomes the citizen of a galaxy seething with politics and treachery, violence and opportunity. The lore of EVE Online is not purely a resource for hardcore roleplayers, it's there to be passively enjoyed by everyone with even a passing interest in epic science fiction concepts. The themes colour the