EVE Fiction

Hi all,

I'm new to EVE and really enjoying it so far! I've been playing around with a few characters and decided in the end that I wanted to be an Amarr or Minmatar. I've decided to be a Minmatar but fly Amarr ships (Mainly because I don’t want to look like and old man!) I'd like to role-play a bit and have invented a background for my Minmatar which also justifies usage of Amarr ships.

I would like to know what you think of it if you have the time, and perhaps provide feedback on what you thought and what you'd do to improve it.

Thanks in advance and I hope you enjoy the read.



Name: Jarek Korwin

Race/Bloodline/Ancestry: Minmatar-Sebiestor-Tinkerer

Bio: Jarek had been a slave to the Amarr Empire, ever since he was boy, his parents were killed whilst attempting to escape servitude and seek asylum with the Gallente federation to provide a better life than slavery for their son. Not ones to care about age, the Amarr put him to work on an assembly line shortly afterwards.

When the Empress Jamyl I ordered the emancipation of all slaves, Jarek had been incarcerated for nearly twenty years, no longer a boy but a man. He had risen to quite a high status for a slave, due to his incredibly adept skills at engineering, thus had been elevated to a position equal to that of a “supervisor”, manufacturing and repairing military ships to assist the Amarr’s holy reclamation.

The Minmatar were overwhelmed at the announcement and celebrated long into the night, with talk of joining the Republic and joining their tribes, (who by all account were thriving since the great rebellion) but Jarek was confused, the Empire was all he had ever known, it was his life…

The following morning when the guards came to oversee the release slaves, all hope for the slaves was crushed decisively, when the guards declared that their Holder had denied their freedom and defied the Empress, citing religious justification.

The riot that ensued was quickly brought to an end and more than a few slaves were executed… that night the others looked to Jarek for guidance and advice, he knew that he had to help them, who was he to deny them after all?! He had never tasted freedom like some of these men who had only arrived a year or two ago…

After a week of planning Jarek and a few others managed to commandeer an “Executioner” frigate which they had been repairing and after a brief fire fight successfully warped out of the system, to freedom and to the Republic which was finally within their grasp. Jarek felt fear and doubt creep into him as he went forward into the unknown. He knew that not all Amarr were as bad as his Holder and that life was not even that bad in the Empire… but still, he had made a commitment and not just for himself but for the all the other slaves onboard, so he remained optimistic and pressed on.

Jarek was chosen as a prime candidate for capsuleer training shortly after arriving in the Minmatar Republic, even thought they had been independent for over a hundred years the Republic is still in dire need of skilled pilots to defend what they have managed to secure and Jarek’s engineering experience and in-depth knowledge of their greatest enemy (Specifically advanced military technology) is invaluable to the Minmatar. He was declared a hero, for his actions and now fights to help others, but deep down dreams of a day that Amarr and Minmatar are united despite the certain impossibility…

Thank you for your kind comments Esna. I'm glad that you enjoyed the read and thanks for the warning.

The concerns that I had whilst writing, were that it "jumps" a little too much between events, but it was a necessity to keep it short for a "bio" section. I could see myself writing a full story at some stage though as I became very involved and had to get rid of a lot of detail as a result.

I would be happy to hear others thoughts on this and possible ways to improve my writing.

You’ve presented me with some interesting questions Lucius, which I’m happy to discus.

I had undertook a fair amount of research to ensure the story was plausible e.g. He’s fleeing a frigate which I assume would be easier to fly than a cruiser and it is the fastest frigate, which would make escape more plausible. Yes he would be flying in a pod now. (I suppose he’d have to, because fly anything bigger than a frigate (again I’m assuming) would take a whole crew to fly rather than a single integrated capsuleer)

I’ve let the possible options open as they weren’t relevant to his background, but I can see my character suffering from a form of “Stockholm syndrome” as he's been part of the empire since childhood. He probably feels compelled to help his own kind, while still seeing the Empire as home…

My story was based on Holders based in the Aridia region, who refused to set their slaves free. See below.

However, several holders on several planets in the Aridia region, known for its plethora of hardline cults and ultra-orthodox sects, maintained their refusal to release slaves under the terms of the edict, citing religious justification. Chancellor Kor-Azor instructed a fleet seconded to the Chancellery to enforce the edict using all means necessary. It is known that the enforcement fleet subjected several Refusard holder estates and associated targets to heavy bombardment from orbit, and numerous locations were assaulted by Chancellery troops. In all, these actions resulted in the seizure of over 15 million slaves who were subsequently released in line with the emancipation proclamation. – Source

My character may or may not be aware that the slaves left behind were liberated by the Amarr shortly after his escape, but if he isn’t then he could be after revenge against that Holder, only to discover that events which took place afterwards. This revelation would reinforce his belief that not all Amarr evil and kindle the hope of peace between the races, especially as Amarr culture seems to be changing.

He could wish to be an Ambassador between the two nations as he would then be fulfilling a self imposed sense of duty to his race whilst still being able to visit and commune with the empire. In secret he could also be undertaking raids (In Amarr ships for surprise) on corrupt holders who have been undiscovered to rescue others. Not only the Amarr but the Khanid’s as well (I believe my first source mentioned Holders which altered there genealogical records to hide slaves)

Either way you’ve given me a lot to speculate on and think about (Especially if I intend to write a fully story) and as you say the options really are open, but I think my first post is enough to describe his background without going too deep.

Thanks for giving my brain a good workout! And thanks for the praise on getting things right, regarding working around possible "hiccups"

Thanks for the reaffirmation. It’s hard to find that sweet spot between too much and too little sometimes.

I'll check some of the fan sites out as you suggested, but it seems that there are no glaring mistakes present (At least not any that us three could spot) as it is and i respect yours and Lucius's approval.