You are John Dalton, an ex-Marine assigned to patrol the edge of human space as a Marshal for the Terran Colonial Authority - the 24th Century's equivalent of a Sheriff of the Old West. Your employer - the Earth-based Civil Government - is weak, a bit player in a political scene dominated by rival Corporate factions and the infamous Terran Military. Unexpectedly, your monotonous life is shattered by a chilling distress signal, plunging you into an adventure beyond belief. Violent turmoil among the alien races and corporations has erupted on your watch. Thrust into a conflict that will determine the fate of the galaxy, you are humanity's only hope for salvation...