Events on the planet Telvoikai and X.E.H.A.'s handling of the situation soured your opinion of the universe-dominating company and led to you going rogue. You've spent the last decade hunting bounties and taking mercenary work in your own name instead. Often these jobs brought you at odds with X.E.H.A., and they seem to have lost their patience. They steal your crew and force you to crash-land on an alien planet where you must start fresh with nothing but a dilapidated base and a... talking cat?