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Good luck, captain.
Your actions will decide which.
offering great wealth or a quick death.
The rest of the galaxy awaits you,
world of islands and ocean.
neutral port of Levo, a backwater
You begin your journey orbiting the
shuttle.
your own ship, a small but sturdy cargo
scraped together enough credits to buy
of an ore freighter, you have finally
After years of serving as the first mate
...and unknown threats.
opportunities...
pilot, the stars are filled with untold
For a brave and resourceful starship
and no end is in sight.
the mega-corporations make huge profits,
The galactic civil war still rages on,
the Astex
people fear, the most vicious :
corrupt corporations, the one that most
The most wide-spread of those shadowy,
federate planets and starports.
with iron hands, they rule entire con-
interested in profits. Big profits.
about the rebellion, they are just
Some of these corporations do not care
into a formidable navy.
the help of sympathetic corporations,
In time, their pitiful forces grew, with
their oppressors.
organized rebellion aimed at destroying
representation in the Senate, formed an
their land and denying them any
Confederation’s practices of exploiting
The outer colonies, weary of the
years; then the insurrection began.
This reign of terror lasted for fifteen
into forced labor.
resources and coercing the colonists
Worlds, stripping them of their
for the benefit of the wealthy Core
They exploited the outer colony planets
Confederation Navy.
tyranny, aided by the powerful
and began a rule of oppression and
up their power after the end of the War,
the Confederation were reluctant to give
But the elite and powerful members of
marauders were extinct.
Within eight years, the enigmatic alien
to turn the tide of the War.
combined military strength was enough
confederation of worlds, whose
banded together into a powerful
But we beat them. The human race
The Great War was upon us.
alien menace.
was no stopping the mysterious
outer colony worlds within hours. There
warning and decimated most of the
The alien warships appeared without
...and unknown dangers.
riches...
light travel possible brought us untold
The discoveries that made faster-than-
prosperity was a failure.
The new age of peace and