It is one hundred and fifty years after the Traders and the Maveen landed on Earth, and aware of the nature of the vassal races, humanity is cautiously reaching for the stars. The Cephrit Tilmud war has raged for one hundred and fifty years, and the war along with other events, has distracted the vassal races from interacting with Earth. The war is ending, and the vassal races are now able to return to star systems near the solar system. Admiral Mary Neilson has brought her fleet to the former Dradfer colonies after the Cephrit gave a warning of a possible attack, and her fleet is confronted by a vast armada of Jerecab ships. Elsewhere in the galaxy, the Barede colonists are settling other colonies on the long journey from the edge of the Milky Way back to Earth.Authors note: Revised 18th March 2013.