3041: General Moldsyava is assassinated by a lone sniper while on earth, the identity of the shooter is withheld from the public for the next 30-40 years. //

3042: High-Matron Kelles, the leader of the Iridian Federation, is found dead along with over thirty others in the estate of Matron Vansae. Others also identified at the grisly scene along with a few dozen guards include Her sister along with her husband and Commonwealth Ambassador-at-large to Iridian space, Amadaeus Taegan.

3044: The manhunt for the murderer of Amadaeus Taegan is called off by the Systems Commonwealth. The search is deemed unproductive after two years of forensic analysis and new evidence that implies his very own wife is to blame for the killing of Taegan and the High-Matron. Concluded as simply an act of Iridian treachery. //

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3046: Kara takes over the entirety of the Vasivich crime syndicate after a bloodless power grab, consolidating the organization into a more uniform structure and improving operational efficiency.

mid-3047: The Second battle of Alpha Centauri is fought over the backdrop of sinister forces behind the scenes, resulting in an unprecedented draw between the Systems Commonwealth and the Terran Federation. An Uneasy peace is found.

late-3047: Kara enters a self-imposed exile in the wake of the second battle of Alpha Centauri.

3052: Kara and her crew stumble across a previously unknown star system and launch a probe to investigate...

It has been five years since the second Battle of Alpha Centauri, Kara and her misfit crew have been in exile in the far reaches of space. Their leader quietly guiding her syndicate from afar to evade capture by both Terran Federation and Systems Commonwealth forces. What happens next is a recollection of the events that transpired during her exile and eventual return, according to journals and logs...