The expedition was a joint venture between Nox's coalition and Gorok's syndicate, a partnership born of mutual curiosity and greed. The flagship of the small fleet was the *Pathfinder*, a new class of vessel that combined Terran FTL drives with demon portal technology, allowing it to navigate the chaotic space between realities.
Nox stood on the bridge, a minimalist space of black metal and glowing holographic displays. Serian was at his side. She had insisted on coming. "If you are walking into a new universe," she had said, "you are not doing it alone."
Gorok commanded from his own ship, the *Opportunity*. The rest of the fleet was made up of scout ships and a single, massive mobile refinery, ready to process any new resources they found.
"Entering the dimensional coordinates of the Orphaned Reality now," the pilot, a calm and collected Void Wraith, announced.
