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{{Player Alliance
|alliancelogo=EtherealDawn.png
|caption=We have done so much with so little...
|alliancename= Ethereal Dawn
|ticker= ED
|alliancetype=
|founded= 2007.7.03 10:08
|status= Active
|allianceleader= Ralian Gelain
|diplomats= Dainslief Schaller
|publicchannel=
|website= http://forums.etherealdawn.org/index.php/board,5.0.html Ethereal Dawn Embassy
|webnicename=
|executor= Black Lotus Heavy Industries
|corporations= Black Lotus Heavy Industries
[http://kb.loststartech.org/?a=home Lost Star Technologies]

Brewery Research Ltd

Legal Environmental Assistance Foundation

Black Lotus Heavy Industries

Dark Tornado

Divitarum Carta

Black Lotus Property Management

NOVUS TEMPUS

Ethereal Vengeance

}}

== General ==

Ethereal Dawn was created in 2007, named after the region they claim [[Sovereignty|sovereignty]] over, [[Etherium Reach (Region)|Etherium Reach]]. They are a 0.0 alliance of mixed [[PvP|PVP]] and [[Industrial|Industrial]] composition. They follow a [[NBSI|NBSI]] (Not Blue Shoot It) policy and condone piracy, although they do not practice it on a organized level. As of May 7 2009 they are the 10th largest alliance in [[New_Eden|New Eden]], with approximately 1700 members.

They have traditionally been allied with the [[Red Swarm Federation (Player coalition)|Red Swarm Federation]] in such wars such as the [[SmashKill (Player coalition)|SmashKill]] War, and the [[Delve War II]].

However, since March 2009, ED has seperated from the [[Red Swarm Federation (Player coalition)|Red Swarm Federation]] Powerbloc and have effectively created their own independent [[Coalition|coalition]] with close ally [[Intrepid Crossing (Player alliance)|Intrepid Crossing <IRC>]]. Members call themselves the [[Ethereal Crossing (Player coalition)|Ethereal Crossing (ED/IRC)]], taking words from the two alliances. ED is known to be the quieter side of ED/IRC, while IRC is more headstrong and vocal. From any perspective, the creation of a completely independent [[Coalition|coalition]] was a rather aggressive move from a ostensible [[Carebear|"Carebear"]] alliance.

==History==

'''April 2009''' - Shortly after the infamous fall of the [[Band of Brothers (Player alliance)|Band of Brothers]], Ethereal Dawn moved in to [[Delve (Region)|Delve]] to attack remnants of the [[GBC (Player coalition)|Greater BOB Community]]. ED entered the conflict to aid [[GoonSwarm|Goonswarm]] in what became the [[Delve War II]]. In mid April 2009, under bequest of [[GoonSwarm|Goonswarm]], ED pulled out of [[Delve (Region)|Delve]] and went to the [[Detorid (Region)|Detorid]] region to protect a [[GoonSwarm|Goonswarm]] [[Titan|Titan]] in production. IRC was positioned closely in [[Tenerifis (Region)|Tenerifis]]. Here, IRC had a minor skirmish with a small alliance called [[Shade Underworld (Player alliance)|Shade Underworld]], who were blue to [[GoonSwarm|Goonswarm]] at the time. ED quickly followed suit and attacked Shade Underworld targets. The situation was later mediated, but shows ED/IRC's independent behavior even as members of the [[Red Swarm Federation (Player coalition)|Red Swarm Federation]]. Shade Underworld's [[PvP|PVP]] arm [[BravoCompany]] later joined ED corporation [[Zipzoom Kaboom (Player corporation)|Zipzoom Kaboom]]. [[GoonSwarm|Goonswarm]] eventually revealed that Shade Underworld was "sold" [[Tenerifis|Tenerifis]] as a target of a alliance [[Scam|scam]].

'''March 2009''' - Ethereal Dawn and close ally [http://wiki.eveonline.com/wiki/Intrepid_Crossing_(Player_alliance) Intrepid Crossing] splinter off from the [[Red Swarm Federation (Player coalition)|Red Swarm Federation]] Powerbloc to become targeted by almost every major alliance in Eve, including [[Red Alliance (Player alliance)|Red Alliance]], [[Goonswarm]], [[Wildly Inappropriate (Player alliance)|Wildly Inappropriate]], [[The Initiative. (Player alliance)|The Initiative.]], [[Red Army Alliance (Player alliance)|Red Army Alliance]], [[Rebellion Alliance (Player alliance)|Rebellion Alliance]], [[LUCKY LEAGUE (Player alliance)|LUCKY LEAGUE]], [[Sc0rched Earth (Player alliance)|Sc0rched Earth]], [[Imperial Republic of the North (Player alliance)|Imperial Republic of the North]], [[Mostly Harmless (Player alliance)|Mostly Harmless]], [[Majesta Empire (Player alliance)|Majesta Empire]], [[Tau Ceti Federation (Player alliance)|Tau Ceti Federation]], [[Morsus Mihi]], [[RAZOR Alliance (Player alliance)|RAZOR]], [[Kraftwerk (Player alliance)|Kraftwerk]], [[Stella Polaris. (Player alliance)|Stella Polaris.]] and [[United Legion (Player alliance)|United Legion]], among others. This war was called the [[Drone Regions War]], or the [[Drone Regions War|Drone Region Dramalamadingdong]], by IRC members. Inititally, the [[Great Wildlands (Region)|Great Wildlands]] Alliance [[Foundati0n (Player alliance)|Foundati0n]] sided with ED/IRC, but disbanded due to unrelated internal reasons before they were involved in any meaningful degree. ED/IRC did not join another powerbloc, hence remaining red to traditional enemies such as [[KenZoku (Player alliance)|KenZoku]], [[Against ALL Authorities (Player alliance)|Against ALL Authorities]], [[Atlas Alliance (Player alliance)|Atlas]], the [[Stainwagon (Player coalition)|Stainwagon Coalition]], [[Triumvirate. (Player alliance)|Triumvirate]], [[Pandemic Legion (Player alliance)|Pandemic Legion]], [[Executive outcomes (Player alliance)|Executive Outcomes]], and [[Curatores Veritatis Alliance]].

The reasoning behind the Drone Region war is not clear, and explanations are varied amongst the parties. [[Intrepid Crossing (Player alliance)|Intrepid Crossing]] and Ethereal Dawn claim [[Red Alliance (Player alliance)|Red Alliance]] sent smaller allies such as [[LUCKY LEAGUE]] to harass them, and after some argument opened fire themselves. They go on to state that initially [[Goonswarm]] supported the move on [[Red Alliance (Player alliance)|Red Alliance]] but retracted the statement later. There is a widespread belief among ED/IRC that the [[Northern Coalition (Player coalition)|Northern Coalition]] members such as [[The Initiative.]], [[Majesta Empire (Player alliance)|Majesta Empire]], and [[Wildly Inappropriate (Player alliance)|Wildly Inappropriate]] attacked them under command from Northern [[Coalition|Coalition]] Leaders as a opportunity to hit a weakened target and under pressure from [[GoonSwarm|Goonswarm]].

[[Red Alliance (Player alliance)|Red Alliance]] claims ED/IRC opened fire first as a expansion move into [[Insmother (Region)|Insmother]]. They believe ED/IRC looked to attack a weakened RA, which had splintered apart since it's strongest era years ago. [[Goonswarm]] claims to have entered the action after ED/IRC sieged RA's C-J [[Outpost|outpost]]. Many [[Goons|Goons]] hold the C-J [[Outpost|outpost]] as "sacred", because in the past they were cornered into C-J along with RA, from which they made a large comeback. [[Wildly Inappropriate]] claims to have entered the action simply for fun and their own private motives in the [[Geminate]] Region. Still other observers, such as former IRC High Command [[Farham]], [[CEO|CEO]] of the ousted IRC corporation [[Titan Industries Technology Team]], claim that IRC plans to hit Red Alliance were well into the making months beforehand and that ED was strung along.

On March 26 2009, in the midst of the Drone Region War, IRC was hit with a large scale [[Corp_theft|corp theft]], with damage estimates ranging around 200 billion ISK. Initially, it was believed to be masterminded by the [[Goon Intelligence Agency]], [[GoonSwarm|Goonswarm]]'s Spy Arm. [[GoonSwarm|Goonswarm]] used these [[Assets|assets]] as a tool to force ED/IRC into striking a cease fire with RA. [[GoonSwarm|Goonswarm]] had their own motives in striking this deal, as RA was helping them in their war in Delve as a second front. However, RA broke the cease fire in only 2 days and attacked ED. IRC sided with ED without hesitation and reentered the war. [[GoonSwarm|Goonswarm]] later claimed that the theft was actually coordinated by disgruntled former IRC High Command [[Farham]], and that the blame was shielded by the GIA to gain political leverage and as a cover to get the [[Assets|assets]] out.

'''April 2009''' - On April 6 2009 ED/IRC was promised aid from longtime enemy [[Atlas Alliance (Player alliance)|Atlas Alliance (ATLAS)]]. A ED support fleet moved deep into [[Detorid (Region)|Detorid]], where they were supposed to rendezvous with IRC and ATLAS forces. They found themselves caught in a bubble, deceived by [[Atlas Alliance (Player alliance|Atlas]], who had awaited ED with a [[Titan|titan]] blast. 41 ED ships were destroyed in the engagement.

'''May 2009''' - After defending against a combined siege by 20 hostile alliances for 2 months, a few alliances slowly began showing some support for ED/IRC. Smaller alliances that began aiding ED/IRC include [[Raining Doom (Player alliance)|Raining Doom]], [[Starfleet Federation (Player alliance)|Starfleet Federation]], [[LAST JUDGEMENT (Player alliance)|LAST JUDGEMENT]] and [[Dirt Nap Associate (Player alliance)|Dirt Nap Associates]]. [[IDLE Empire (Player alliance)|IDLE Empire]], a medium sized [[Pirate|pirate]] alliance led by [[Idle Guns (Player corporation)|Idle Guns]], began supporting ED/IRC after being evicted by [[Wildly Inappropriate (Player alliance)|Wildly Inappropriate]] from [[Geminate (Region)|Geminate]] in April 2009.

[[Atlas Alliance (Player alliance)|Atlas]] and [[Triumvirate. (Player alliance)|Triumvirate.]], despite their turbulent history with ED/IRC, aided them in limited engagements, but went back to red within the hour of finishing the combined operation. These operations benefited each alliance's own motives and did not represent a combined effort towards one goal. One memorable engagement was on May 6 2009, when ED/IRC were trapped into [[DYPL-6 (System)|DYPL-6]] by RA and [[NC|NC]] Forces. After a dull standoff, [[Triumvirate. (Player alliance)|Triumvirate]] suddenly began pouring into system, yelling "''[[TRI|Tri]] Army is here! Run for the Hills!''". The RA and [[NC|NC]] fleet began making a dash for their staging systems, but approximately 20 of them were caught in various systems as they were making their escape.

One surprising entrance into the war was [[Solar Fleet (Player alliance)|Solar Fleet]], a large Russian space holding alliance also based in the Drone Regions. It is interesting to note that [[Solar Fleet (Player alliance)|Solar Fleet]] is an offshoot of [[Red Alliance (Player alliance)|Red Alliance]]. In their first excursion, [[Solar Fleet (Player alliance)|Solar Fleet]] brought out 2 titans, 9 dreadnoughts, and 8 carriers, along with assorted support ships to aid ED/IRC against [[Northern Coalition (Player coalition)|Northern Coalition]] forces stationed in IRC space[http://killboard.solar-fleet.ru/index.php?op=related&name=317577 (7)].

==References==

1. [http://www.eveonline.com/news.asp?a=single&nid=2993&tid=7 ISD Calen Orvance '''''Wildly Inappropriate Moves into Geminate''''' CCP: April 13 2009.]

2. [http://www.eveonline.com/news.asp?a=single&nid=3029&tid=7 ISD Deacon York '''''Fighting Intensifies In and Around Etherium Reach''''' CCP: April 26 2009.]

3. [http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=1054893 mightylord '''''A Post of Truth from Eve General Discussions from R3D Death''''' Eve Insider Forums: April 21 2009.]

4. [http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/67577 The Mittani. '''''Sins of a Solar Spymaster #10: Bastard's Bluff''''' Tentonhammer Network: May 5 2009.]

5. [http://internetspacewars.blogspot.com/2009/04/eve-online-political-update-drone.html Hardin '''''Eve Online Political Update: The Drone Regions''''' Internet Chieftains: April 1 2009]

6. [http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=1033938 Gobblock '''''IRC war logistics problems''''' Eve Insider Forums: March 26 2009.]

7. [http://killboard.solar-fleet.ru/index.php?op=related&name=317577 Solar Fleet Killboard '''''Related Kills 2009.05.08''''' Solar Fleet: May 8 2009]

8. [http://eve-search.com/thread/1031254 Majk Lootar '''''Drone Dramalamadingdong Episode 9785''''' Eve Insider Forums: March 23 2009]

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