Your great grandparent brought the galaxy of 20 planets together and that great accomplishment has been heralded for decades. The galaxy has been coming together, with great strides being made towards unification. However, the current Empress threatens to undo all that has taken place. Her total devotion to increasing her wealth and power is slowly creating tensions between the planets of the Empire. If she isn't stopped, all the work your great grandparent accomplished will be undone; the Empire is sure to break up and be left off worse than before.
The Empress is powerful, though, and the few people of influence who haven't been corrupted by her bribes are afraid to act. This leaves you as the sole hope for the Empire. The Empress, knowing this, has stripped you of your family name and wealth. You are left with only a few thousand credits and a small scout ship. In order to finance a successful revolution, you will need to accumulate 1 billion credits. Stripped of all your possessions, your only chance at raising the needed money is to become a Trader.
Trade between Galactica and the rest of the Empire planets during the early years of unification has made many rich. It is your only chance: become a trader, starting with little but your barginning skills and wit, and slowly build yourself a fortune. Be careful on Galactica, though, since the Empress has put a price on your head. Due to the aging distortions of space travel, you can take 2000 years to accomplish your monumental task and still have enough time left to begin the revolution.
