Habitable planets are few and far between.
Resources are scarce.
Countless political factions and splinter groups are locked in a bloody conflict, and their feuds now threaten to escalate into galactic war as they quarrel over an alien artifact as powerful as it is mysterious. You want the big bucks. Enter the enigmatic Helena. All she needs is a little protection and the occasional raid on a passing trade convoy. Helena represents Radivic Karadescu, the ruthless IPEC overlord.