The Praxis Initiative (Player corporation)

Corporation Details

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Name	The Praxis Initiative
Ticker	[[PRAX]]
Alliance	Gentlemen's Agreement
CEO	Lake
Founded	2 December 2005
Status	Active
Headquarters	Undisclosed
Public Channel	PRAX
Website	http://praxis-initiative.com/
History
Alliances	Interstellar Starbase Syndicate Free Galactic Enterprises Sodalitas XX Majesta Empire Gentlemen's Agreement
Former CEOs	N/A

Overview

The Praxis Initiative (PRAX) is a capsuleer corporation founded on 2 December 2005 by CEO Lake.

Recently celebrating its fifth anniversary, PRAX is an established corporation with a mix of both veterans and rookie players heavily invested in both industrial and PvP activities.

From its early days, PRAX started out doing simpler activities including organised mining operations and mission running, wormhole exploitation and faction warfare; however, as the corporation developed in numbers, PRAX began to gear up for perhaps the most challenging aspect of EVE Online - life in 0.0 space. After years of involvement with inter-alliance warfare and 0.0 survival, in both the northern and southern regions of New Eden, PRAX has been a steady contender on the playing field of the EVE Online community.

In recent events, PRAX is perhaps best known as being the founding member of the Gentlemen's Agreement alliance who, as a member of the Deklein Coalition, assisted with the removal of IT Alliance from Fountain and have since set up residence in the infamous Wyvern and Taurus constellations.

Timeline

December 2005

• The Praxis Initiative (PRAX) is founded, based in The Forge.
• High-sec mining becomes the primary focus of the corporation to accommodate new recruits.

January 2006

• A rotational advisory board is established, nominating members of the corporation to act as consultants with the purpose of assisting the management team in making operational decisions.
• PRAX commences assessment for operational expansion into low-sec. A suitable expansion site is identified in Amarr space.
• The corporation relocates operations and assets to Tash-Murkon, most notably in the Sukanan constellation.

February 2006

• Wars commence with local pirate gangs including Majihoto Sepuka, Finis Lumen, Bunny Ninjas and Hmmzor.

March 2006

• PRAX joins the Interstellar Starbase Syndicate <ISS>, a capsuleer alliance known for launching the first IPO for player-constructed outposts and promoting neutrality in 0.0 space.
• Working closely with the Lotka Volterra <LV> alliance, <ISS> launches a refinery outpost in C3-0YD. The outpost, officially named LV Calico, was initially a joint venture between the two alliances, upon the understanding that <ISS> will take residency and responsibility for the day-to-day operations within the surrounding constellation while <LV> would assist to defend it in sovereignty warfare.

April 2006

• PRAX relocates on a semi-permanent basis to LV Calico and commences heavy duty ratting and mining operations.

May 2006

• All corporate operations in Empire officially close, in favour of new resources now available to PRAX in 0.0 space.
• Over the next few months, PRAX becomes the largest operating corporation in both <ISS> and the LV Calico operative constellation.

Quinn's Pants November 2006 Political tensions rise between <ISS> and major competitor Interstellar Alcohol Conglomerate <IAC>, following a breakdown in diplomatic talks concerning adjacent territory and a standings reset. PRAX assists with the deployment of LV Serenity, 'sister' outpost to LV Calico. Despite the secondary outpost, PRAX continues to operate primarily from C3-0YD. (Author's note: for a period of less than five minutes, this station was named Quinn's Pants at the request of a PRAX pilot bearing the same name and has since become a running joke in the corporation.) December 2006 <ISS> openly commences hostilities with <IAC>, dubbed The Prohibition War. This is perhaps best known as one of the core events that sparked the beginning of the Great Southern War. Over a series of weeks, stations and assets change hands frequently as friends of both alliances step onto the battlefield. A series of military defeats and changes in the political climate turns the war in favour of <IAC> and its allies. <ISS> loses control of its first IPO and unofficial 'capital' station ISS Marginis. January 2007 Despite efforts by <ISS> and allies to reclaim lost space, more IPO stations are wrested from <ISS> control, including stations owned in Providence, Catch and Pure Blind. <ISS> are ultimately forced to defend LV Calico without the assistance of <LV>, owing to a shortage of capital assets available to repel the invaders. LV Calico is conclusively lost and Knights of the Southern Cross <KOS> assumes control of the constellation. PRAX assists with organising an evacuation treaty of sorts of behalf of <ISS> corporations operating in the area. Subsequently, all assets were relocated to Empire without further incident. February 2007 <ISS> announce plans to largely withdraw from Tenerifis and commence new operations in Geminate. PRAX, unsatisfied with the proposed direction of <ISS>, withdraw from the alliance. March 2007 TBA The Praxis Initiative: An EVE Online Musical A musical adaptation of the above timeline has been drafted and PRAX is currently seeking investors for publishing rights and pre-production. Policies and Rules of Engagement WIP Key Personnel WIP Recruitment WIP References EVE-Kill Statistics - The Praxis Initiative