“Half a league, half a league, -- Half a league onward, -- All in the valley of Death -- Rode the six hundred. -- "Forward, the Light Brigade! -- "Charge for the guns!" he said: -- Into the valley of Death -- Rode the six hundred.  **

Welcome to the Celestial Light Brigade!

The Celestial Light Brigade is a rag-tag group of idealist pilots united by their need to free innocents from tyranny. Many of the members of the CLB are veterans of the Pegasi Pirate War who were displaced by Archon Delaine fighting for the liberation of their homes. many others are independents aligned with the Brigade because of their mission to eradicate evil from the galaxy. The Brigade, under Emily Tennyson, has aligned itself with Aisling Duval’s message of liberation, and as such considers itself affiliated with the empire. Its members remain committed to enfranchising the marginalized, avenging the dead, and reclaiming their homeland.

The Celestial Light Brigade has succeeded in spreading the message of liberation and cooperation to almost 5% of the galactic population abolishing slavery and bringing security and economic prosperity throughout much the Bubble, especially amidst Aisling Duval and Imperial space. Our endeavors often warrant combat and other leaderboard trophies.

Our squadron has contributed substantially to galactic exploration and colonization as well! Tristan's Rest in Lux Caeli is our faction-sponsored base in Colonia operated by Infinity's End Deep Space Company.
CLB commanders operate a STAR Tritium Depot in the Voqooe sector at Deep Space Support Array site #53 in Voqooe BI-H D11-864. This is the site of our regular (usually yearly) squadron expeditions which have earned us multiple exploration trophies where each new discovery enriches our database for future commanders. Voqooe is also a uniquely positioned system with almost 80 exobio species spotted within the sector.

Are you alone, lost, and separated from your home land or wandering in a cold and lonely galaxy? Do you crave a place in the galaxy to call home and are willing to fly with a faction that will return loyalty for loyalty? Join Lady Emily Tennyson’s Celestial Light Brigade today!


Faction Goals and Expectations:

The Celestial Light Brigade is an Independent Cooperative faction with close ties to the Empire, in particular Aisling Duval. CLB strongly opposes the Kumo Crew and Archon Delaine, with the long term goal of minimizing/eliminating his presence in the Pegasi Sector and settling anarchy into other government types. CLB is anti-slavery, seeking to eliminate the practice through abstinence or release into AD space.

It is expected of each member to follow a general code of conduct and rules of engagement while a part of this group. This is both to foster CLB’s community of players but also CLB’s interaction amongst the greater community in Elite: Dangerous.
This is basically summarized as:
1. No combat logging against other players; this includes force-quits, menu quits, and intentional disconnects while not docked at a station.
2. No griefing other players.
3. Be respectful of each other and the diversity of players and play styles; avoid derogatory slurs.
4. No discussion of ancient 21st century politics on our text channels.
Additionally, we encourage always flying in open when playing in such a way that will have an effect on the Galaxy (so therefore always open is strongly encouraged).

Participation in group activities are offered as an opportunity to interact with others in common goals and are not required. As playing in open is challenging, being part of a faction can help with many things, from training to survive to help obtaining re-buy money. Our main goal is creating a community that helps each other, learns the game together, and plays the game together toward some fun common goals; these are largely comprised of leaderboard trophies, expanding our best-in-galaxy player minor faction, and enriching our group exploration sector.


Rank structure is as follows: Prospective Member - Initiated Member - Team Leader - Leadership Cabinet - Founder.

As a prospective member you will be invited to the faction discord and be able to participate with all members of the team. After a trial period you will be invited into full membership if you and the team are a good fit for each other.

Initiated members of CLB have the ability to affect the trajectory and business of the faction through voting on faction matters. When at all possible, all decisions are made through proposal to all faction members and voted on by popular vote.

Team Leaders are simply members who have a strong desire and affinity for being available to help other faction members, they will create opportunities for members to wing up, lead wings in operations and missions, but are not the exclusive leaders of wings.

Cabinet Members are a group of elected and dedicated faction members who act in the case where a decision must be made on behalf of the team with urgency. Discussions at this level are always transparent, occur rarely, and are made in such a way that hopefully allow the team to vote as a whole at a later point in time.

The Founding Member of CLB, Alanzo Firenze, acts as single point of contact for urgent inquests and overtures to the group; he has no decision-making authority without approval by the cabinet and the rest of the membership. His role is largely that of chief diplomat.


All pilots without a known history of griefing or serious misconduct are eagerly invited to sign on with the Celestial Light Brigade! You can make contact with us by messaging a few of the cabinet members in-game and here on Inara as well as sending a join request via Inara.


**https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poems/detail/45319