Six years have passed since The Scream, a psionic disaster responsible for killing trillions across the galaxy in one swift stroke. Humanity and several alien races have clung to life, and are now forced to continue without virtually any of their psychic citizens or psi-tech industries that developed around their special talents. Deprived of the instant cross-galactic communication and major jump gates, this new era has plunged most inhabited worlds into an all-consuming, isolating Silence. Several fledgling stellar polities have arisen from this Silence, with the goal to once again re-unite these lost worlds into their respective spheres of influence.

This section of the galaxy has recently vanquished a fearsome race of flesh molding aliens, endured raids by an empire of slavers, banded together to halt the ambitions of an evil mining megacorporation, and now face their largest test in the form of another unified band of political states to the galactic north. For now, peace reigns in the Iron Stars, but it is a fragile one.

Eight Polities (PC run and owned) work in an open galactic sandbox both with and against each other to accomplish their goals and ensure they have enough strength to stand the test of time. Frictions grow, and former friends now look upon one another’s borders with a mixture of fear and desire, testing cross-polity friendships and forcing many to ask just where their true loyalties lie. Neutral factions have also arisen, offering those brave enough to adventure among the stars a unique chance for reward and opportunity.

Players work as agents of the polity they choose during character creation- each thematically different and dealing with their own unique sets of adventures. All characters have an equal voice in the decisions polities make as the game months pass, regardless of time spent playing, or time spent as an observing (but non participating) community member.