Four years after the Kilrathi War ended with the Treaty of Torgo, the galaxy has grown comfortable with peace. Christopher Blair — the Terran Confederation pilot credited with ending the war — has traded his cockpit for a farm. Then the edges of the Confederation begin to fracture. Violent incidents flare on the outer worlds, and humanity edges toward civil war. Confed Command needs the best, and that means pulling Colonel Blair out of retirement. The player steps into his role as Blair returns to active duty, confronting an enemy closer to home than any Kilrathi ever was.