The crew of The Somnambulist is tasked with investigating a comet that has been randomly disappearing at and reappearing in other systems far away under the employ of Colonel Dean Hardcastle of The Crimson Banner.
They are currently approaching Suceri Station, an independent space port on the edge of Crimson Banner territory 5 days travel from the nearest jump point. The station is currently hosting Ricards Stand, an Astraean fleet cruiser that arrived in dire condition.