The Void is a wilderness ready for the taking.
Following a diplomatic mission securing an alliance that would allow local independent systems to overthrow a regional despot, the T.S.S. Rhinoceros is destroyed by an Imperial Protector patrol. Fleeing for their lives and the future of the alliance, the ship’s survivors escape to the primeval wilderness of Ulia-42, where they meet Ravana, the long-lost founder of the galactic empire. When harassed by the Protectors chasing them, Ravana reveals his hidden secret, the Paradox MK-1 – a giant humanoid machine capable of void travel. With this new tool, the crew of the Rhinoceros begin their journey to liberate the galaxy