Space Command Intelligence operates to the full
width and breadth of Galactic Alliance space—
and beyond. Intelligence gathering is a
dangerous profession, and most agents operate
alone, or with a single partner, but there are
exceptions. Trader Vyx, originally a lone field
agent, was saddled with two information
gatherers when he left the Gollasko Colony, but
mutual bonds of respect soon grew between the
three men. When two female operatives were
rescued from Tsgardi slavers by Vyx, Byers, and
Nelligen, SCI temporarily assigned the women to
Vyx's team. Now, several years later, the team
is still together, and operating as one of the
most effective groups in SCI.
With the defeat of the Uthlaro Dominion, and the
annexation of their empire, since designated as
GA Region Three, the massive territory has
fallen into anarchy. Space Command doesn't have
adequate resources to bring the region under
control while facing enemies on multiple fronts
in Regions One and Two, so SCI agents have been
sent in to learn the situation and do what they
can.
Trader Vyx and his team are on the planet
Bleadalto, roughly two hundred light-years from
Uthlarigasset. Their mission is to assess the
situation there and learn everything they can
about the slavery problem, but the once
out-of-control violence situation on Gollasko
seems like a tea party compared to Bleadalto.
Within hours of arriving on the planet, Vyx is
forced into a gunfight with a Brotherhood thug.
The large crime organization is not pleased.