A private fleet of captains and crew. No standing orders, only mutual trust, shared endeavour, and the open verse.
Our Purpose
Skyforge is not a corporation, not a mercenary outfit, and not a military hierarchy that demands your time. It is a fellowship of capable pilots who show up for one another, whether that means running cargo through contested space, providing escort on a difficult haul, or simply flying together because the verse is better with company.
Security & Escort
Armed protection, interdiction response and fleet defence on request
Commerce & Hauling
Cargo runs, mining operations and trade route coordination
Exploration
Charting unknown space, salvage and frontier survey
Open Endeavour
Whatever the verse demands, call on the fleet, answer the call
Founding Record
Recorded · Stanton System · 2905
Skyforge did not begin with a charter, a boardroom, or a contract. It began with a single ship, an ageing Constellation Andromeda running freight through the quieter edges of Stanton, and a captain who had grown tired of flying alone. Maren Vael, formerly a Captain of the UEE's 5th Fleet, had spent two decades holding someone else's line. When her commission ended, she had no interest in another uniform.
"I did not forge this fleet from ambition. I forged it from exhaustion, and from the simple wish to never eat rations alone again."
Maren Vael, Fleet Admiral · Founding Address, 2905
Vael commanded the fleet for thirty years before passing the charter to those who followed. What it was, and what it remains fifty years on, is reliable. In a verse that offers very little certainty, Skyforge has always answered when called.
Fleet Admiral
Supreme command, keeper of the charter
Commodore
Senior officer, fleet coordination
Captain
Vessel commander, operations lead
Lieutenant
Junior officer, crew leadership
Ensign
Commissioned fleet member
Recruit
Newest member of the fleet
Fifty years of quiet service, forged not from ambition but from the need for good company in a very large verse.
Founding Record
Skyforge did not begin with a charter, a boardroom, or a contract. It began with a single ship, an ageing Constellation Andromeda running freight through the quieter edges of Stanton, and a captain who had grown tired of flying alone. Maren Vael, formerly a Captain of the UEE's 5th Fleet, had spent two decades holding someone else's line. When her commission ended, she had no interest in another uniform. She wanted crew she could trust, and a place to return to when the verse felt too large.
She called the ship the Ironveil and took contracts nobody else wanted: slow hauls through unsettled jump corridors, escort runs into disputed space, the occasional salvage job in waters that polite companies avoided. The work was hard and the pay was inconsistent, but the crew she gathered around herself were people she would have chosen out of uniform. That was the only qualification she ever asked for.
"I did not forge this fleet from ambition. I forged it from exhaustion, and from the simple wish to never eat rations alone again."
Maren Vael, Fleet Admiral · Founding Address, 2905Word spread, as it tends to in the outer systems, through whispered referrals and shared frequencies. Pilots who had passed through Vael's crew spoke of an outfit that asked nothing of you on your off days, and everything of you when it mattered. By the time Skyforge was formally chartered under Stanton commercial registration, there were already eleven captains who considered themselves members. None of them were asked. All of them were certain.
The naval rank structure came later, proposed not by Vael but by a former Advocacy officer named Hessa who joined in 2911. She argued that shared language around responsibility was not the same as hierarchy, and that people needed to know who to call when things went wrong. Vael agreed, reluctantly, on the condition that rank would never be used to silence a room. It still isn't.
Vael commanded the fleet for thirty years before passing the charter to those who followed. The fleet she left behind was not large, not famous, and not particularly interested in being either. What it was, and what it remains fifty years on, is reliable.
Skyforge takes no exclusive contracts, holds no territory, and makes no demands of its members outside of active operations. Pilots fly their own ships, set their own schedules, and call on the fleet when they need it. The only thing Skyforge asks in return is that when someone calls, you answer if you can.
In a verse that offers very little certainty, that has always been enough.
Enlistment is open. Find us on Discord and introduce yourself.
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On Rank in Skyforge
The rank structure of Skyforge was not part of its founding. It came later, proposed by those who argued that shared language around responsibility makes a fleet work better, not worse. Vael agreed, on one condition: rank would never be used to silence a room.
Ranks are earned through time, trust, and contribution, never demanded, never chased. All members regardless of rank are expected to speak freely and act with good judgment.
Command
Supreme command, keeper of the charter
The Fleet Admiral holds the charter and carries final responsibility for the direction of Skyforge. In active operations the Admiral coordinates across vessels, resolves disputes, and makes calls when consensus fails. Outside of operations, the role is mostly invisible by design.
Officer
Senior officer, fleet coordination
Commodores are senior officers trusted with coordinating multi-ship operations and standing in for the Admiral when needed. They are the first point of contact for operational planning and are expected to know the fleet well enough to match the right people to the right jobs.
Officer
Vessel commander, operations lead
A Captain commands their own vessel and is responsible for their crew during active operations. Captains may lead smaller operations independently and are expected to make good decisions under pressure. The rank carries more weight in the field than anywhere else.
Enlisted
Junior officer, crew leadership
Lieutenants are experienced members who have demonstrated good judgment and earned the trust of those around them. They assist Captains in operations and may take point on smaller tasks. The rank is often the first sign that someone is being considered for a command of their own.
Enlisted
Commissioned fleet member
Ensigns are full members of the fleet, commissioned and trusted. They have moved past the introductory period and are considered part of the core crew. Most of Skyforge operates at this rank and it is where the real work happens.
Enlisted
Newest member of the fleet
All members join as Recruits. There is no trial period, no probation, and no hoops to jump through. The rank simply marks someone as new. Get involved, fly with people, and the rest follows naturally.
Everyone starts as a Recruit. Come say hello.
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