Pillars of Elysium / POELYSIUM

A Hunter Arises: 2912
In the wake of the Second Tevarain War of 2910, a group of strong men and women formed to reconstruct the damages to the system and protect its occupants during its time of need. In 2912 a damaged Idris hull was found on Vosca and was reconstructed back to its former glory. The frigate was named the Pillar of Orion. From this point, the Orion Fleet was born. After the Militia Mobilization Initiative of 2946, the fleet was able to grow into what it is today, the protectors of Elysium.

An Ark of Faith: 2951
As the years passed by from the birth of Orion, faith dwindled from the brave members of its company. Without a fight, the soldiers who led the Pillars lost their drive to fight the fight, and many resigned from the company. However, in November of 2951, with the radical movements of Xenothreat on the rise, threatening the peace that had been nurtured for many years within Elysium, a few good men and women came back together to defend the good people of Elysium from whatever threat may come forth.

However, a different problem was presented to the company; when the call was given for the good men and women of the company to return to their post and stand with Elysium, very few returned. With not enough members on hand to crew the Pillar of Orion, a new ship was launched, a Carrack named the Ark of Orion; she was born to carry the faith and hope of the few who returned. The Pillars of Elysium still hearken to the call throughout the system in hopes of returning to her glory.

Orion’s Ascension: 2953
Elysium had been protected and was safe. Likewise, the spark that led the cause that fueled the Pillars of Elysium had burnt out; the Ark of Orion and most of its people had gone elsewhere to other reaches of the galaxy. With the last members ready to fold the banner and retire, in November of 2953 a call rang out from another point in the galaxy; a lawless system known as Pyro, home of the Xenothreat, was springing to life and all forms of danger were flowing from it. Elysium was threatened once more…

So the last members came together to create a new initiative, a way to unite the old members once more and to bring new people to the cause. The new initiative was to unite, then divide and conquer; a call was placed out to all saying, “Those who return or join us may bring forth and/or build their own fleet under our banner. You may form and wave your banner proudly beneath us for your own renown and glory, you may govern as you please, you may name as you please. As long as you hearken to the call, your fleet will be a steadfast Pillar, a great house, within the Pillars of Elysium!”

Orion and Fountas: 2954
After the call for revival, the first pillar to be formed was the Pillar of Orion. With the creation of this pillar, the structure of the organization as a whole was fundamentally changed; marking from that point forward that the Pillars of Elysium would be an organization comprised of individual fleets called Pillars that would collectively make up the grand fleet. The leader of each pillar would be given two main responsibilities, to participate on a council to decide the course of the organization as a whole and to govern their pillar as they saw fit. When the Pillar of Orion was created, its name was inspired by the Idris that started it all, which would now fly under its banner. This pillar was created by a founding member of the Pillars of Elysium and was marked as the “Founding Pillar”, designated to uphold the original values of the order it was created within and to act as a governing body in the transition process of the organization.

Sometime after the call, in March of 2954, the Pillar of Fountas was adopted into the Pillars of Elysium. Commonly known as just Fountas or the Spear of Elysium, pillar Fountas became the second pillar which would create the Council of Pillars that governed the whole of the Pillars of Elysium; this action no longer required the Pillar of Orion to have its absolute power, sharing the burden now to the Pillar of Fountas. Fountas was founded by an original member of the old Pillars of Elysium order that had fallen away in times of stagnation but returned from the call to facilitate the support and preservation of the Tevarin people and culture within Elysium and the UEE. After Fountas was adopted into the Pillars, they were given claim to the planet of Jalan (Elysium IV) to call home within the system, following this, the Pillar of Orion would lay claim to Vosca (Elysium III) to be their home, and to become the staging ground for the whole of the Pillars of Elysium. Fountas’ fleet is led by a Polaris named the Spear of Fountas which gains its name from their founding principle, “Pillar Fountas will be the Spear that supports and defends the Pillars of Elysium and all that fly under its banner. We will be active participants in the defense of Human and Tevarin from misrepresentation and harm while being a home for any that we see fit to join our ranks. Jalan is our home, we will protect it from all adversaries.”

Once the Council of the Pillars was met, changes were made and new rules were put into place; rules that would dictate the founding of a house, the rules that a house must follow, and the expectations of its people. These changes came with some backlash due to the misunderstood nature, but with time, they stood firm and the people were satisfied. The next change by the Council was that the Pillars of Elysium henceforth be referred to as a Syndicate rather than an Organization due to the nature of their definitions; a syndicate is a group of individuals or organizations combined to promote some common interest, and this was seen to be a more fitting classification by the Council. The final change was proposed by the Pillar of Fountas, requesting that the Council review and revise the syndicate’s manifesto, “The Protectorates’ Call”, which had not been changed in many years and needed to be updated to reflect their new initiatives.