While the staff at CCP have been busying themselves on live events and ongoing storyline (much more on those in an upcoming blog),...

Mighty fine job done by everyone involved. Now on to the next batch!

Awesome! Mmmm ore!! I mean LORE!!

Abraxas is back??? Wasn't he fired or something?

Sooo happy he's with us again! Didn't miss a single chron. Not to mention books! ;)

Since ISD Mercury is active (again?)

I did hear these rumors about Tony not working for CCP... I really don't understand where they came from either.

I'm really curious to see what you've gone in and fleshed out on these societies. I'm sure the Amarr RP nerds are going crazy. Give the Minmatar some love :)

Please do apply if you are interested in contributing, i-¦m always looking for good writers!
I cannot promise you you will get in but i can promise you a great time in a very creative, fun and sometimes very strange team.

...though if he doesn't at least slow down a little in the new year, the rest of us may be forced to kill and eat him in order to ensure our own job security.

Abraxas was never let go. Everyone here has read his stories and know bad things would happen.

Abraxas is back??? Wasn't he fired or something?

I did hear these rumors about Tony not working for CCP... I really don't understand where they came from either.

To be honest, I haven't been keeping up on the lore stuff for a couple years, once I realized that what I read there, and what I experience in the game have absolutely nothing to do with eachother. I liked most of what I had read, when I was reading it, but it wasn't EVE. (I'd probably have rather played in the universe that I had read about, in truth.)

Since ISD Mercury is active (again?) will we be seeing ISD Aurora also coming back from the archives?

So one simple request from me: Do NOT kill, maim or devour each other.

There'll be no bodily harm done to our new writers. However, there is this thing called Viking Endurance that both I and Gnauton go to, and we won't rest until Eterne and the rest have signed up for it as well. It's the kind of thing where the first week just makes you want to die, and then after that you don't ever want to stop.

When I tried to get back into it a year or two ago, and started asking how, I was basically told that I wasn't welcome. I don't know what the culture is like right now among the fiction people. I'm probably not going to even try to get into the fiction again. It's just sad how unapproachable the fiction is to pretty much the entire playerbase.

but i can promise you a great time in a very creative, fun and sometimes very strange team.

I'm sure the Amarr RP nerds are going crazy. Give the Minmatar some love :)

Awesome work guys and girls! Can't wait to see more backstory for the Minmatar

While I respect the work put into the backstory by a handful of people, it's sad how divorced it all is from what is actually experienced in-game.

To be honest, I haven't been keeping up on the lore stuff for a couple years, once I realized that what I read there, and what I experience in the game have absolutely nothing to do with eachother. I liked most of what I had read, when I was reading it, but it wasn't EVE. (I'd probably have rather played in the universe that I had read about, in truth.)

When I tried to get back into it a year or two ago, and started asking how, I was basically told that I wasn't welcome. I don't know what the culture is like right now among the fiction people. I'm probably not going to even try to get into the fiction again. It's just sad how unapproachable the fiction is to pretty much the entire playerbase.

Being part of Mercury is definitely a rewarding experience. Any writer who enjoys a creative challenge and is passionate about EVE's lore should consider signing up.

We're not that strange though.


Well. Maybe we are.

I wrote the bulk of the Gallente and Caldari content, so I can answer your questions about those in particular.

In writing the articles, did you have additional documentation to pull from beyond the chronicles, news articles, etc?

I just wish they could have done something about the immersion diminishing aspects of certain expansions and features, like the non-sensical mining turret bonus on the new barges/exhumers. Ugh I guess CCP removed the RPG suffix for a reason.

And I also hear complaints about the silent move of In Character and roleplayed news articles to a different category, as far as I can tell there's no RSS feed for it (or very hard to find)

Anyway, how many words/month would a Mercury volunteer need to produce? And can a volunteers write on the topics they prefer, or are they assigned to projects

Aw, shucks!

If you guys have any questions whatsoever about the content provided, feel free to post them here. I wrote the bulk of the Gallente and Caldari content, so I can answer your questions about those in particular.

So how widespread is trans-humanism in the Caldari State? I'm not talking about the artistic modifications favored by the Gallente, but augmentations like those from Eclipse Phase.

How wide spread is augmented reality in the Gallente Federation and the Caldari State?

How many alpha grade cities are there in the Gallente Federation and do the Caldari have anything comparable?

How well defended are Gallente and Caldari cities from lightning raids conducted by troops deployed via orbiting ships? I've got an idea for something and any clarification would help.

What's the buying power of a single ISK compared to the strongest planetary currency used within the Gallente Federation? If the answer could be delivered in ISK/planetary currency per gram of gold it would be greatly appreciated. I'm just throwing this one in so that I can work out the cost of a life size statue of my ego.

The Caldari, on the other hand, like to remain consistent.

How well defended are ... Caldari cities from lightning raids conducted by troops deployed via orbiting ships?

Sure, Rachel! Take in mind, however, that content published on the Fiction Portal is vetted by both CCP and ISD Mercury members beforehand. So don't take the below as hard canon



Interesting link. Augmentations are expensive in New Eden, and not just for capsuleers. As the Caldari believe the pursuit of technology must benefit the whole (especially if it gives them a military or economic edge), individual citizens will not have any such modifications, unless their parent corporation requires it for occupational purposes. They're not the greatest fan of trans-humanism as an overarching principle, as such things have been shown to threaten the social fabric.

Because of how the Gallente political system works and the diversity of the Federation, a whole variety of factors are drawn into account regarding how well their cities are defended. Some may rely on the Federation Military, others may use their own army, etc. Some may not be defended at all. The Caldari, on the other hand, like to remain consistent. Take a look at the in-game description for "The Citadel" region. That should give you an idea

Hope that gives you an idea! We like to publish our fiction as guidelines, not rules, though.

Aw, shucks!

If you guys have any questions whatsoever about the content provided, feel free to post them here. I wrote the bulk of the Gallente and Caldari content, so I can answer your questions about those in particular. CCP Eterne can answer your questions about the Amarr content. Do feel free to point out any errors and contradictions, too! With thousands of words to go through, there's bound to some here and there, and we all know the reputation of EVE players and their ability to pick out even the slightest mishap from CCP =P

So, many of us who have been playing Caldari for a long time are concerned about the idea that the Caldari are a homogeneous empire with little internal variation.

Cool. On that note, how widespread are corporate sponsored implants and cybernetics? I would imagine that administrators, bodyguards and security forces all have varying augmentations, but to what degree are they augmented and do they end up owning the implants or are they still considered property of the corporation?

That sort of attitude doesn't seem very helpful when Sansha's nation is busy abducting people. Still I would imagine that the Federation military is seeking to increase its powers in the face of Sansha's attacks. It'd make for an interesting dynamic in Federation politics, a new argument in favor of security over freedom.

Also, does the Gallente military prefer to leave strong garrisons of ships and troops within a system in order to make taking over difficult? Or do they go the Systems Alliance route from Mass Effect and leave a small garrison of troops and ships with multiple rapid reaction forces on standby in order to take a system back?

Publius, I'm afraid I'm not sure what your question is, could you re-word it?

If I ever had an interest of writing EVE fiction instead of exploring it, I would certainly sign up for the Mercury team.

I especially liked the one about Vuld Haupt. There were a lot of things in that article that match the way I envision Myyona as a Sebiestor. Especially the Blessing of Clones, where I know Myyona has spend countless of hours staring at her original body, that is stored in a medical facility somewhere, pondering about her existence.

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I prefer to stay connected with what I (can) experience within the game, not what I hope to find.

The Trade Registry and Civil Service are parts of the Imperial Bureaucracy, which is headed by the Imperial Chancellor.

The shareholder numbers of the Civil Service supports that the Imperial Chancellor is a major stakeholder there.

The shareholder numbers of the Trade Registry would suggest that it's more of a subset of the Civil Service, and thus by extension also under the influence of the Imperial Chancellor.

The Government of the Empire article then reinforces this by stating that the two are organized as ministries under the Chancellor.

The only body of the Amarr Government I can think of that the Court Chamberlain "governs" is the unmanageable mess of the Emperor Family.

So Imperial Chancellor it is? Than you have to change the chart.. as well as the Civil service lore page. As they show the Chamberlain as current overseer.

[Troll mode on:]
As third question (Im aweful):
Ehm Sould I than take out the actual ministries? I mean as I see the Chancellor than doesnt "governs" them.
Ministry of Assessment. No mention of the IC.
Ministry of Internal Order Enemy. Is the IC even mention as Enemy? And again not mention as SH.
Ministry of War. The same here no SH for the IC .
[/Troll mode off (just joking)]

So as I mention.... ehm, I would than delete the chart, best and easiest way.

Edit: Now a actual question, not a troll ones, a serious question. As you mention the Emperor Family a govern by the Chamberlain, should it than get a line under the CC on the chart (I mean a future reworked chart)?

The Civil Service lore page doesn't say that the Chamberlain is in charge of it - just that the Chamberlain reviews all petitions to the emperor, which is one of his main duties.


The shareholder info was removed from the wiki for a reason - it's not really a solid foundation to build lore on. The MIO considering the Chancellor a political opponent isn't that strange though - powerful intelligence agencies have historically regarded their appointed overseers as inconveniences.

The Emperor Family is a weird institution. Each emperor brings in his closest relatives and advisors, and they leave their house and become members of the house of the emperor. The emperor will give them offices and power and they will make themselves invaluable by political connections and facilitation of the throne's will. Many will sit in positions in the Ministries and other parts of the Bureaucracy, able to influence the direction of the entire Empire. When the next emperor comes along, those people will remain in the shadow of the throne, a force the new rulers will have to appease.

The court of the Amarr emperor will be full of people related to past rulers, a political morass and a web of complex loyalties that requires a special touch to control. Though it's not their primary duty, I imagine steering and manipulating the Emperor Family must be one of the largest tasks for the Court Chamberlain. If nothing else, it's definitely the best tool an ambitious chamberlain has to influence the Empire. Karsoth, for example, was so great at controlling the Emperor Family that he used it to steer the entire Empire. That's kinda what has led to Jamyl and Pomik Haromi weakening the Emperor Family (and, perhaps by extension, the influence of the Court Chamberlain) in favour of a more smooth-running Bureaucracy.

was actually thinking of trying to make a chart in paint this end myself, but i'm too terrible at it

Why have the shareholder numbers been removed from the Evelopedia pages?

So, I realize that chruker.dk's database is likely a stable source for the shareholder numbers, but the question this raises for me is:

EVE lore feels so ... real.

EVE lore feels so ... real.

i have some fiction story for you ,its called "the Door" .
Pls show me a direction ,where i can place this story.
only need to place a link to these forums