Set in the year 2260, humanity (spearheaded) Merchant Raitor, a union that governs trade and recreation space travel in the known galaxies by helping to establish peace among the nations that enter into the union. But the Emperor of the Terallians has decided he doesn’t want anyone telling him how and what he can trade. The series follows the growing tension and eventual war through the eyes of the cargo ship ‘Prosperous’ and her captain and crew.