Historical Record

Born to a humble, working-class Caldarian family, Bart grew up enthralled by anything that flew. His family was well-known for their orchards of the rare Pacificus Maple, a tree whose syrup not only went well on gourmet waffles, but had many medicinal properties as well. When Bart turned 13, his family owned the only remaining Pacificus Maples in Caldari space, and were well established as a supplier of syrup to both the local food industry, and the Caldari medical establishment.

All of this meant immense wealth for his family, and although his father ensured they led a simple life and did not live foolishly, Bart was able to convince his father to invest in atmospheric flight lessons, and a small aircraft. After spending much of his teenage years flying a crop duster over the family orchards.

With a passion for flight, and dreams of expanding his horizons off-world, Bart jumped at the opportunity to join up with the Caldari Navy when he reached 18. It was not an easy life, and Bart saw may battles and many comrades die at the hands of Caldari enemies and pirates. After 10 years of service and numerous battles, missions and decorations, Bart decided it was time to retire from military life, and strike out on his own.

Returning home, Bart was devastated by the news of his parent's deaths - apparently rivals in the medical markets. The family's Pacificus Maple orchards had also been burned to the ground by the unknown assailants, effectively pushing the rare tree into extinction. Searching the remains of his family's estate, he stumbled upon a hidden alcove in his father's wine cellar, which contained a handful of Pacificus seeds. Bart took them with him, vowing one day to re-establish his family's name and the tree of his heritage.

Having always been interested and adept at sciences and geology back home, he soon found a new passion for off-world mining, and quickly built up a small personal fortune. After operating in The Citadel for a number of weeks, Bart decided that it was time to create a corporation to cater to the needs of local solo-miners. Having bonded with a number of pilots new to the Todaki area, it was quickly apparent that a group effort would benefit all of them, and so - in memory of the beautiful maple trees of his family's nursery - Lonely Maple Prospecting Group was formed.