Darth Skorpius (Character)

Darth Skorpius is co-founder and former CEO of 352 Industries. He is currently serving as 352 Industries Diplomatic Liaison to the Order of the Void alliance where he is gathering data on the viability of 352 Industries becoming a member of the alliance.

Darth Skorpius has recently become interested in Hilen Tukoss's Arek'Jaalan project and has donated several items requested by researchers.

Personal Life

Born in the city of Isukora on Saisio III to Achuran parents, his family moved to Kisogo IX when Darth Skorpius was still an infant. He is rumored to have been a bright child and while this wasn't always reflected with academic success, he was often called upon by family and friends to help solve problems relating to various pieces of technology and was able to achieve enough to gain entrance to the State War Academy School.

Shortly after receiving his Capsuleer's Licence, his real name was classified for unknown reasons, and he chose the name Darth Skorpius when registering his pilots licence because "I thought it sounded cool". He prefers to be called Skorp as it is shorter and easier to say, and has in the past been part of corporations with more than one "Darth".

In September YC110 an unknown accident occurred resulting in partial memory loss and he only remembers bits and pieces of his life prior to YC 110.10.07, when he was successfully reanimated and returned to the realm of the Capsuleer. As a result, little is known about his personal life. He is currently searching for information about his past, hoping to find someone that can help restore his memories.

In YC 113.12 Skorp started a personal journal on Galnet where he often posts the latest in his search for answers as to what caused his memory loss. This Journal can be found here.

Family

• Parents: DECEASED - died in hover car accident on Kisogo IX in YC107 while Skorp was training to become a Capsuleer, Skorp was 18 at the time.
  • Erkinen Hearn: Skorp's mother was a simple woman and worked as an assistant to one of the factory managers on Kisogo IX
  • Putkamon Hearn: Their father worked in the factories on Kisogo IX as a shift supervisor.
• Siblings: Skorp is the oldest of 3 children
  • Marrada Hearn: his sister is the middle child and is currently believed to reside on Jolia V (location unconfirmed). It is not known what she does for a living.
  • [REDACTED] Hearn: The youngest of the 3, [REDACTED] has expressed a desire to follow in the footsteps of his older brother and join the ranks of the immortal Capsuleer’s. His current occupation and place of residence has been CLASSIFIED by an unknown party, but is believed to be working for Mordu’s Legion.

Associates

Capsuleers

• Pyrotech03
  • Pyro is the current CEO of Legion of Darkwind and invited Skorp to join L.O.D to establish a diplomatic relationship between L.O.D and 352 Industries, the corporation that Skorp represents
• Adainy Gwanwyn
  • A fellow member of L.O.D, Adainy is currently working on Project Blueprint as part of the Arek'Jaalan initiative
• Ambein Flambein
  • Ambein co-founded 352 Industries with Skorp as is the current CEO. He is currently retired from active combat.
• Mark726
  • Mark is the publisher of the Galnet travel journal Eve Travel and a fellow member of the Arek'Jalaan Project

Capsuleer Career

It is not known why Skorp chose to undertake the training to become a Capsuleer, nor what he did before starting his strange journey.
Most of the ships Skorp flies are equipped with internal pod gantries, except for Destroyer class and smaller vessels, as they are too small and lack defenses to make leaving the Capsule viable, as he enjoys conversing with his crew in person during downtime on-board. However he only leaves his Capsule while travelling, and never when there is the possibility of combat. His ships are also equipped with internal holo-projectors for times when he needs to be face to face with members of his crew but is unable to leave the safety of the Capsule.
In addition, during his time in Federation space Skorp developed a love of drones and now retrofits his ships for higher automation. This results in lower crew numbers on-board the vessels he pilots, reducing both costs and number of fatalities in the event his ship is destroyed, although in the event that a crew member dies, their family is paid large sums of ISK, usually enough for them to retire.

Capsuleer Training

He attended the State War Academy School in Kisogo for an unknown period of time though sources suggest it could be as few as 2 years or as many as 7. Most of the details of his training have been classified and his memory loss means eve Skorp cant remember most of his training.

Post Graduation

Skorp's career as a Capsuleer has been a strange one. His first year after graduation is shrouded in mystery due to the accident in September YC 110 resulting memory loss, and the exact date of his graduation is either missing from the records or has been classified by an unknown source for unknown reasons, but is believed to be sometime in late YC 109.

Accident

Skorp has recently begun seeking information relating to his accident and his past but has so far come up empty handed. He is currently pursuing a number of leads. Anyone with information is urged to contact him directly via Galnet or Fluid Router channels

Post Accident

Upon his return to the realm of the Capsuleer on YC 110.10.07, Skorp briefly joined the Mandolarian Guild and The Crow Inc before being invited to join Crystalline Inc. The reasons for this are not known, however it is known that while employed by C.I.M he spent time in Molden Heath, Lonetrek, Great Wildlands, Detorid and Wicked Creek.
During his long stint with C.I.M he met Ambein Flambein and forged a relationship with the Vherokior. When Ambein asked for help founding a new corporation in June YC 111, Skorp was more than happy to help his friend out, donating an unspecified sum of ISK and lending the newly formed corp some of his personal blueprints for research and manufacturing. While working for C.I.M Skorp was assigned to the Dark Side Cookies corporation to assist new pilots come to term with their new found power and immortality and train them up for deployment to null sec as full members of C.I.M.

Although his work with Dark Side Cookies was intended to help he relax and unwind after his lengthy deployment to various regions of null sec, working with freshly graduated pilots was not easy for him and he chose to leave and join 352 Industries to take a proper vacation. After spending a couple of weeks relaxing at various planet side resorts in Federation space he returned to C.I.M where he deployed to Great Wildlands for 3 weeks before C.I.M returned to high security space where they formed their own alliance. While Skorp was visiting his family planet-side, they left Dead End Society to join THE-FEDERATION alliance and were deployed to Detorid. For reasons unknown most members of C.I.M moved to a newly created corp called Deep Stage in March YC 112. A month later, Skorp left the corp and returned to 352 Industries.

At the end of April YC 112, Skorp and Ambein closed down 352 Industries and reformed with Skorp as CEO and founder. The reasons for this have been Classified by 352 Industries for OP SEC purposes. It is believed that during this period both Skorp and Ambein spent most of their time planet-side recuperating. When they returned they were refreshed and ready to resume their place as immortal Gods. In October YC 112 Skorp joined M3 Corp and once again deployed to null sec. While working for M3 he spent time in Vale of the Silent, Providence, Domain and Pure Blind.

After spending more than 9 months working for M3 Skorp returned once more to 352 Industries. Two Months later he was deployed to Legion of Darkwind to act as a Diplomatic Liaison between 352 Industries and the Order of the Void alliance. His membership in L.O.D is mostly symbolic as he is still employed by 352 Industries, although he does enjoy the same privileges other members of L.O.D enjoy.

Personal Views

Skorp's personal views are for the most part typically Caldari, however they differ on a few issues, due to personal experience. It is thought that the time he has spent in Federation space has had a big influence on his personal beliefs.

Slavery

Skorp has a personal distaste for slavery, seeing it as barbaric and inhumane. However, he also understands the reasons why it continues to exist. He owns several slaves, although you wouldn't think they were slaves to look at them, as they are treated not as slaves but more as employees. They are paid for their work and they enjoy some freedoms, and although they will never be permitted to leave his service and are kept under constant surveillance, they carry out their assigned duties with little oversight and input from their owner. In some cases this involves travelling to other areas of space to conduct business on behalf of their owner. Most of Skorp's slaves are Minmatar, although he has a few Caldari ones as well. The exact number of slaves Skorp has is not known, as they are paid and managed by 352 Industries, but is thought to be around 100.

Ship Crews

As previously mentioned, Skorp has his ships set up to minimize the required number of crew members, favoring drones and other forms of automation over human lives. This has resulted in higher maintenance and setup costs for his ships, but lowers other costs such as crew salaries and life insurance payouts when one of his ships is destroyed. All crew members serving on-board his ships are highly paid and have full life and medical insurance provided by Skorp through 352 Industries, which handles all of Skorp's payroll matters.

Religion

Skorp refuses to talk about his own religious views, often going on hour long rants about why it is no business of person who asked. He has however stated that while he may not agree with a persons religious beliefs, he respects their right to hold that opinion and will respect any religious custom that person may follow. Skorp has been spotted on several occasions deep in prayer, though it is not known to who he was praying. He also meditates on a regular basis and does not take kindly to disturbances when he is meditating, he once had an assistant arrested for being a traitor to the State after they interpreted him while he was deep in meditation.

Politics

Politically, Skorp is aligned with the Liberals faction within the State, led by Ishukone. He believes that the State should be fostering relations with the other empires, and that they should create a world where goods flow freely between the empires and that has no trade barriers. To him, trade deals the benefit both parties are not just the best, but the only trade deals. He hopes that one day the empires will set aside their differences are work together, and his desire to work with the Arek'Jaalan project is a prime example of this. The Arek'Jaalan project has shown that when people from all different backgrounds put aside their differences and personal grudges they can achieve more than any of them ever could alone.