25ers
The 25ers were one of the three main groups which debated upon the formation of a universal time for all 5 empires. The 25ers were mainly biologists and sociologists who claimed that the only measurement worth considering in a space-faring age was that of the human body. The internal body clock of humans is close to 25 of the old Earth-hours, thus they wanted to base the new clock on that measurement.
During the long and arduous discussions numerous factions rose, declaring themselves champions of one cause or another. One of them, identifying themselves with the 25ers, was a small Gallentean grass-root organization led by an energetic young man by the name of Cerb Rausolle, although he preferred the pseudonym The Astrologer. Through the efforts of the Astrologer the 25ers gained great public support, spurred on by the surprisingly big network put into place by the Astrologer.
Although the debate was eventually won by the Traditionalists, the Astrologer was not to let his large organization network go to waste and soon found a new cause worthy of his attention. At that time space ship owners were required to pay huge amounts of money each year for their ship license. This was something that all the empires enforced as it provided a good deal of income for them, plus it meant that only the cream of the society could afford to be in space business. But this of course also hampered space trade and made it difficult for the average Joe to get into the business. The Astrologer and his organization (still called the 25ers) started lobbying for a change in the legislation. At first they mainly targeted the Gallente Federation, but once CONCORD became responsible for issuing ship licenses and collecting the license fees, it became the target of the demonstrations organized by the 25ers.
At first CONCORD ignored the protests, but as they became more serious it began taking notice. As it had been recently formed, CONCORD was concerned about the image it was projecting to the public and a committee was formed to handle the matter. As is often the case, things dragged on for months. All the while the Astrologer was planning more and more outrageous acts of protests, even getting so far as organizing general strikes on some planets. The icing on the cake came during the first New Year celebration, celebrating 1 EST, at the headquarters of CONCORD. The Astrologer then managed to infiltrate the station’s defense perimeter with a lone, unmanned cargo ship filled with explosives, which he then promptly detonated outside the station in plain view of many of the most prominent people in the world of EVE. The Astrologer was careful not to blow the ship up so close as to injure any of the guests, but his message was heard loud and clear. Two months later a new CONCORD legislation was passed by all the member states that abolished the license fees.
The Astrologer, now a fugitive after his stunt, quickly became a living legend. The 25ers organization was dismantled and the Astrologer lost his status as the champion of the people. But his name is not forgotten, nor that of the 25ers, and every now and then a new group is formed somewhere in the world of EVE, proclaiming itself as the successor of the old 25ers, dreaming of reliving the times when the little men defeated the big guns.