The dramatic reveal of The General's responsibility for the Xenome menace shook the ranks of the Federal Gunman Army to their core. A string of resignations followed, with many higher officials publicly shamed of their past associations with The General. The memorials planned for the five year anniversary of the Banzur Prime defeat were swiftly cancelled. For his accomplishments in the Xenome War, Major Archer became General Archer.

With the death of the their figurehead, the rogue faction spreading Xenomes throughout the galaxy scattered. While many planets remained infested, the spread stopped dead in its tracks. Archer's first orders were to create a galactic blockade of the planets still infested with Xenomes. Whole sectors of the galaxy became no-fly zones. The process of dexenofication would clearly take years, and there had to be no chance of any rogue operators capturing specimens for nefarious ends.

It is 30 years since the end of official hostilities. Xenomes are a fact of life in the Whirlpool Galaxy. Platoons of Gunman troops are deployed at every reported sighting, with General Archer at the head.

6 months ago, you were taken from your home planet and conscripted into the Gunman Army to fight in a colonial dispute several systems away.