The Soemuda Collective is an experimental capsuleer organization built on advanced consciousness duplication technology.
What began as one pilot's solution to trust issues has evolved into a fully self-sufficient operation spanning mining, manufacturing, market trading, and combat operations - all coordinated by aspects of a single consciousness and select external specialists
What started as one person's trust issues became something larger: proof that consciousness distributed across multiple bodies, augmented by select specialists, could compete with entire corporations.
The Problem
Soemuda Viha had a problem that every capsuleer understands: people. Corp mates who warped off when things got hot. "Friends" who cleaned out hangars. Alliance betrayals that cost months of work. The usual New Eden experience.
His solution was unusual: if he couldn't trust anyone else, he'd trust himself. Literally.
Project Multiplicity
Using questionable cloning technology and neural architecture techniques he won't detail, Viha initiated Project Multiplicity - an attempt to create functional copies of his consciousness, each specialized for different roles.
The first attempts were... mixed.
soemuda (Beta-Zero) was technically successful but psychologically incomplete. Functional. Loyal. But lacking the spark of full autonomy. The prototype proved consciousness _could_ be copied, just not perfectly.
soemuda1 and soemuda2 followed - same result. Competent workers, but simple. Task-focused. They became the collective's reliable backbone, handling repetitive operations without complaint or complexity.
The Breakthrough
The Alpha line changed everything. Viha refined the process, allowing not just copying but _divergence_ - letting the clones develop beyond the original template.
Soemuda Raev emerged first, immediately gravitating toward research and blueprints. Same memories, same foundation, but a completely different focus. Then Soemuda Maru, who took one look at Jita's markets and never left the station. Soemuda Ilus found joy in combat Viha never felt. Soemuda Kena discovered zen in mining, of all things.
Each one was Viha, but also themselves. Better at their specializations than Viha ever was. The experiment worked - not by creating perfect copies, but by creating perfect specialists with free will
The Expansion
Success bred complications. Soemuda Vale, Varas, and Petis emerged later, capable but hungry to prove themselves against the established Alphas. Competent, ambitious, and perpetually measuring themselves against the "originals."