As the Fourth Imperium emerges into the New Era, starships from before Virus are a very rare commodity. Suddenly, the crew finds themselves on a quest to the outer reaches of their star system in search of a lost trading ship and its rich cargo. Rivals complicate matters as they, too, join in the hunt.
Among the borderworlds of the Fourth Imperium, a young Imperial knight calls on some old friends when he finds his family's land under attack by offworld raiders.
In the early days of the Fourth Imperium, advanced technology often translates to political and military power, particularly if abused. A retired Scout Leader hires the crew to retrieve a former colleague, who has abused his access to advanced technology to become a dictator on a backwater planet.
Long whispered about, and rumored to predate even the Ustio itself, is the ultra-ancient city of TY'pai. Recently, a crew of miners drilling for ustones punctured an ancient cavern, quickly draining the lake, leaving an ancient city, long preserved in mud, standing proud. Heeding the call of treasure unimaginable, adventurers have gone in, but as of now, none have returned.
You've been sent on your first mission as part of your newly-formed Talent commando team: to rescue a powerful Talent who is crucial to the war effort and has also been captured by the Nazis. En route, however, your plane is shot down, leaving you miles from your objective. As if the mission itself wasn't going to be hard enough, now you have to get there as well. The odds are certainly not in your favor, but when are they?