Lazarus Mining & Construction / CLAZ

Lazarus Mining & Construction established its first permanent operations on Cyrene, during the height of the Virgil system’s success. At the time, Virgil stood as a symbol of humanity’s optimistic expansion under Project Far Star—a verdant, stable colony built to prove that growth did not have to come at the cost of devastation.

Lazarus’ early work reflected that belief. The company specialized in resource extraction, outpost construction, and infrastructure support designed to coexist with Cyrene’s biosphere rather than dominate it. Operations were measured, restrained, and focused on long-term sustainability. The future appeared stable.

That stability ended with the discovery of the Vanduul.

Following the fall of Orion, Virgil was rapidly militarized. Civilian worlds became staging grounds, and infrastructure once built for comfort and growth was repurposed to support fleet operations. Lazarus contracts shifted accordingly. The company did not manufacture weapons, but it reinforced and expanded the systems those weapons depended on—logistics hubs, transit corridors, supply depots, and hardened facilities capable of supporting sustained military presence.

When Tiber fell, the retreat through Virgil was sudden and catastrophic. Lazarus crews were among the last civilian personnel still planetside as the Vanduul arrived in force. In the final days, Lazarus focused entirely on survival engineering: reinforcing evacuation routes beyond their design limits, maintaining power and life-support systems under bombardment, and salvaging wreckage solely to keep evacuation assets operational.

Cyrene could not be saved.
People still could.

Lazarus survivors escaped aboard civilian transports under UEE escort, including vessels protected by the sacrifice of Squadron 214. Many Lazarus personnel did not make it off-world. Cyrene’s biosphere was ultimately destroyed, and Virgil was lost.

The remnants of Lazarus regrouped in the Vega system, arriving fragmented and understaffed as Vanduul pressure mounted once again. During the Siege of Vega II, Lazarus was contracted for emergency construction and salvage operations. Defensive hardpoints were reinforced, logistics facilities erected under fire, and wreckage—UEE and Vanduul alike—was repurposed into usable infrastructure.

At the same time, Lazarus addressed the growing civilian crisis. Tens of thousands of refugees arrived in Vega with no permanent housing. The company constructed rapid-deployment habitation camps and modular housing designed for speed, minimal resources, and survivability. These were not cities, but lifelines—meant to last only as long as necessary.

Virgil reshaped Lazarus permanently.

Today, Lazarus Mining & Construction operates primarily in frontier and contested systems. Its infrastructure assumes failure, isolation, and eventual abandonment. Its salvage doctrine prioritizes reuse and endurance over profit. The company no longer builds for ideal futures, but for the moments after everything goes wrong.

Virgil was not Lazarus’ victory.
It was its education.