Earth is a distant memory, humanity is scattered, subjugated, and struggling to claw itself out of the galactic muck as the species at the bottom of the hierarchy after ten thousand years among the stars.  Or so they thought. Unknown to the galaxy, an ancient alien AI by the name of Elysia hid a small group of humans far from the populated parts of the galaxy. And now we stand ready to reveal ourselves to the galaxy at large, saving the rest of humanity with a phalanx of battle ready soldiers and warships. At the tip of that spear, Faelan Hawk stands ready to serve Elysia as her emissary and agent, ruthlessly doing whatever he needs to save his people. With the stealth cruiser Loki at his back, he is given a covert mission to help Elysia fight the rest of the galaxy, by any means necessary. Meanwhile, High Inquisitor Kas'perax, a cunning and determined detective, scrambles to confront this unexpected threat. Foreseeing the chaos that Humanity's crusade could unleash, Kas'perax embarks on a relentless quest to undermine the uprising, driven by conviction and desperation as he tries to maintain the status quo, no matter the cost. As the Dawn Crusade unfolds, Faelan Hawk and Kas'perax find themselves locked in a struggle that will decide the fate of humanity and the galaxy at large. Will Hawk's mission secure humanity's place among the stars, or will Kas'perax's efforts to preserve the galactic order prevail?