The rich mining worlds and the Spacing Guild of UNITY and the various allied planets of UMBRA are fighting to gain control planets with Mithril.
Mithril, a rare mineral that is valuable for its special properties that enables a starship to power its faster-than-light engine. The one who controls Mithril controls the galaxy.
This civil war that rages on on many planets is also known as the Mithril War.
You play as a commander...