Dwarves in Space: Tempus Interruptus

Drake Bane thought things were going pretty good in his world, right until he had a troll smashing him against a goblin mob boss' desk. Tasked with "liberating" an ancient relic from the dwarven antiquities board, Drake thinks he found the perfect mark to use her ship...until the relic embeds into her hand.

Now they're running across the galaxy from the Corps while captain Variel succumbs to an unexplainable sickness from the relic burrowed into her skin.