Abandon such childish notions of 'morality' and 'benevolence': Argus, the Syndicate, the Outer Planets' Alliance, the Shadow Council, and the Culta Mortis, all the most powerful forces in the galaxy-all ruled by monsters. Below the tension slowly building to the point of war as plans and grudges millennia old come racing to fruition, there are the Wadeths, the Dark Gods, and a long-forgotten secret that could topple everything else.