EVE EXODUS
EVE takes place in a cluster of stars far from mankind’s original habitat, planet Earth. How far away, and whether or not that cradle of civilization still exists, is a mystery. Humans arrived through a natural wormhole and, gazing up upon an alien sky they had never seen, were completely unable to determine where this new world was located. From the New Eden solar system, where the gate of EVE once led to the old world, humans expanded in all directions at a furious pace, exploring and colonizing rapidly.
Then, unexpectedly and seemingly unprovoked, the EVE gate collapsed in an apocalyptic catastrophe of a scale never before witnessed by the human race, ruining the New Eden system in the process. Thousands of small colonies were left in complete isolation to fend for themselves, cut off from the old world. For millennia they endured, clinging to the brink of extinction, and only a handful managed to survive.
Of those that lasted, five were to rise up and become the major empires that, between them, hold the balance of power in the world of EVE. Today, they are known as the Amarr Empire, the Gallente Federation, the Caldari State, the Minmatar Republic, and the Jovian Empire. Additionally, the world is full of several small, independent factions and states.
For more than a century, the five empires have lived together in relative peace. They’ve continually strived to maintain this peace, as each faction realizes only too well the grave consequences of a massive inter-stellar war. Recent technological breakthroughs in FTL travel, and the ensuing increase in space travelers, have shaken, but not broken, the fragile peace... at least not yet.
A compilation of the EVE Backstory is now available. The compilation includes the EVE Chronicles, Short Stories, Scientific Articles, Races & Bloodlines, and Organizations, is available in two versions; the standard black-theme and an ink cartridge-friendly white version for print and offline reading
Special thanks goes to turnshuh for his efforts in compiling the documents, patience in both work and communication and for an excellent job in all aspects of the project.
About CCP Games and EVE Online
CCP is a privately held company founded in 1997. It was created with a strong vision of developing online games that focus on maximizing player interaction and on utilizing the new, unexplored possibilities arising when thousands of players interacting in the same game world.
EVE is a massively multiplayer online game set in a persistent world. It is played via the Internet and takes place in an unknown region of space, in a unique world that is alive and kicking. Players are spaceship captains cruising around the universe - trading, fighting and communicating with other players.
In this expanding galaxy, five major empires hold the balance of power. For more than a century, they have lived together in relative peace as each of them realizes only too well the grave consequences of a massive interstellar war. Recent technological breakthroughs have shaken, but not broken, the fragile peace - at least not yet
