New Eden, what and why

Previously, I said I was a capsuleer in New Eden. That was a typically self referential sentence. That is, anyone for whom it clarified didn't need clarification. Thus, definitions:

New Eden is a region of space, inhabited by 4 Empires and a sprawling collection of infantile 'alliances' which refuse to respect the reign of the 4 powers.

The Amarr Empire is the standard bearer of peace and order. We fly golden ships and shoot laser beams at our enemies. Our nation is the strongest Empire, and we are God's chosen people. Our Empress is Empress Sarum.

The Caldari are a strong ally nation. They are a corporate structure, but have recently reorganized themselves along Amarrian lines, with a man named Tibus Heth taking over power and leading the reclamation of their capitol planet from vile enemies. He's a great man, I hope that he and our Empress get married to seal our alliance.

The Gallanteans are bad guys. They say that they are for peace and freedom, but their greatest Admiral started the last war by crashing a supercarrier into a Caldari space station. They have an election to get a leader (because God doesn't tell them who should be in charge).

The Minmatar are even worse. They are actually at war with the Amarrian Empire! That makes them not just enemies, but heretics, because they are opposing the will of God. Why would you do that? Their ships are rusty and ugly looking, and they hide at long ranges and use missiles. Their government is a Tribal Council, because they are barbarians, and they've recently been revealed to be in cahoots with the Thucker tribe, a known faction of pirates.

All of the other 'alliances' are collections of capsuleers, without a strong base of commoners for support structures. They are too many to name or note, but they inhabit a realm of space known for it's lawlessness and discord, and they are always at war with one another.

A capsuleer is a space pilot, you get inside a 'pod', which is a tiny one man space ship, and then this pod is placed in any ship you can afford. You "fly" the ship by controlling it from the pod. The most important thing about being a Capsuleer is that you never die. If you get killed your mind is beamed from your pod to a clone, and you wake up back at the station, ready to grab another ship.