BACKGROUND
The Sons of Luminaire has a storied (if short) history.
Born in mid-2019 with 10 members who were fed up with FEDUP, their Alliance at the time, the corp quickly grew to 40 active, decent members and became at the time one of the top killing EU timezone , small-gang PVP, sub-cap only corps in any low-sec region.
We fought and always beat the Caldari Militia, often whilst outnumbered and winning with solid small-scale doctrines; we also supported other Gallente Militia operations region, laying the foundations for the warzone to be later retaken.
In late 2019 our staging citadel was laid siege to by FEDUP, its former Alliance, in response to…
… well, acts of piracy committed by the corporation in FEDUP’s sovereign space. We won.
Having left faction warfare for now, we focus on broader small-gang PVP in low-sec and particularly in null, using the tools we want and going anywhere in the galaxy that suits us, and to do two things: kill as much as possible, and take as much loot home with us as we can reasonably carry.
"We try to punch above our weight, aiming to take fights when outnumbered or outshipped. The idea is to win. We often do, we don’t always, but so long as we’re having fun that’s the important thing."
we offer
☑ 100% PVP - regular scheduled small-gang PVP fleets, ad-hoc micro PVP gangs,
☑ A helpful, laid-back community of active, 100% European timezone PVP players,
☑ A real appreciation for the fact you have a real life: a casual approach to the game,
☑ The ease of staging out of Jita 90% of the time –easy, no jump freighters required...
☑ The other 10% will be spent deploying to content regions and killing everybody there.
In effect, we're a corp that roams out of Jita primarily, using filaments or just plain old jump gates to get to content and find fights. Sometimes we'll deploy for a couple of weeks up to a month to content areas like low-sec or NPC null if we know we can find regular fights there. We do all of this in fleets of no more than 5-15 people. That's it.
Typical fleet comps range from frigates to BCs, our favourites being the Retribution; the insta-lock Thrasher, obviously; the Sacrilege and the Zealot; Phantasms; Gilas; and pretty much any and all shield nano cruisers that go fast and hit hard. Snowflakes who want to fly their recon or their Mach are always welcome. And finally, red on the killboard isn't punished here, though we might make fun of you.
"Fleets always have room for the special snowflake who wants to fly their Mach."
WE WANT
☑ PVP-focussed pilots who are familiar with game mechanics and PVP;
☑ Over 500 kills to prove it; and at least 30 million skillpoints focussed on PVP skills;
☑ You will need your own ISK, and a can-do attitude towards the game;
☑ A mic and an ability to speak on comms when needed, usually Discord or TS;
☑ European timezone – nearly all corp fleets start between 1830 – 2000 EVE;
☑ People who want to get involved socially, whether that be on Discord, or on voice comms;
☑ People who are active enough to log in at least once a week to fly with us.
Importantly, we want people who can take the initiative. What we're not looking for is 'line members' who only join a fleet once every two weeks, only fly DPS, don't say anything, and then log off for another two weeks. What we are looking for is people who are social, who want to get involved, and who are keen to PVP as part of a team and try new things. We're a casual corp, but it doesn't mean we don't want to be a good one!
"What we're not looking for is 'line members'. We want people who are social, who want to get involved, and who are keen to PVP as part of a team and try new things."
FAQS
Q. Are you one of those corps that pretends to be EU Timezone but actually is 90% Americans?
A. No. We're all EU Timezone. All of us. It's mostly split over UK, NL and BE, DE, and Scando.
Q. How big are your fleets?
A. Anywhere from 5-15 people. It depends what we're doing, when and where.
Q. Do you have any plans to move anywhere (like lowsec or WH), take sov, or join an Alliance?
A. Right now, we have no major plans to do anything like this, and will remain living in Jita.
Q. The corp is EU. Does this mean it's just full of people talking gaijin languages?
A. English is mandatory in all corp text and voice comms.
Q. Do you have a trial period?
A. Yes. It lasts 30 days. All we expect is that you are reasonably active, keen to take part in corp activities in game, and show your face every now and then on Discord. If at the end of your trial period somebody says your name and the response is 'who?', something has gone horribly wrong.