Author Archives: Rhavas

Caroline’s Star, Part 4: Kardashev’s Children

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Rhavas

This post is the capstone and intersection of six other posts covering the Caroline’s Star, the Inheritance chronicle, and the Prophecy of Macaper: [Dec 2014] Caroline’s Star Part 1: Phenomenal Cosmic Power, in which I examine the evidence for an … Continue reading →

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The Revelations of Delegate Zero

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Rhavas

Inheritance: Something that is or may be inherited ; property passing at the owner’s death to the heir or those entitled to succeed; legacy. –Dictionary.com, “Inheritance” So CCP Delegate Zero dropped a massive lore dump over the holidays, a Chronicle appropriately titled … Continue reading →

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Lore Update: Pod & Planet Results and the Inheritance Chronicle

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Rhavas

I was very pleased this year to get two awards in the Pod & Planet Fiction contest – a Second Place prize for my EVE Gate story Decoherence and a Third Place prize for my Sleeper/Talocan speculation story Emergence. I was … Continue reading →

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Loot Fairy Triumphant (Blog Banter #69)

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Rhavas

So… it’s been a while since I’ve participated in a Blog Banter, but this one caught my eye. They’re hosted by Drackarn of Sand, Cider and Spaceships; you should check it out if you write a blog and consider participating. Blog … Continue reading →

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Decoherence

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Rhavas

This story won Second Prize in the Pod and Planet 2015/YC117 contest in the 8000 Suns category. While it is a bit speculative, it is very much based on existing canon (specifically Templar One) and the science it explicitly states (even if … Continue reading →

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Emergence

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Rhavas

This story was awarded Third Prize in the Pod and Planet 2015/YC117 contest in the Day in the Life category. As I tend to do, I’m writing pseudo-canon; close enough that it might be true, but far enough that it’s … Continue reading →

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Thanks for the Fleet

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Rhavas

This will be a bit of a long post. I hope you’ll read it anyway. I suppose every veteran EVE player has a story of how they were flipped from curious newbie to hooked pilot by how much fun they … Continue reading →

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Anomalous Findings

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Rhavas

Please note: This post is about things on the Singularity “Sisi” test server May 7-9, 2015 and as pre-release items might be considered spoilers. If you are sensitive about reading such things before they hit Tranquility, then you might want … Continue reading →

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Shattered Wormhole Exploration Phase 1

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Rhavas

For the last few months, my former corpmate Uxeric Straevaras (@straevaras on Twitter) and I have been cataloguing every shattered wormhole we have come across. We’ve also added in a number of reports from others, particularly Gora Int, another SSC … Continue reading →

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Naming Rights

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Rhavas

Nova. Hollywood. Mittanigrad. System names with history. With meaning. Systems in EVE that you will never find on any map. I’ve been sitting on this post for over two years, since February 2013. It was originally inspired by a tweet … Continue reading →

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