Once a Federal Navy pilot, the CMDR known as "Shade" by locals across the Bubble took to roaming the stars on his own, killing as many pirates as he could find without a shred of mercy. He aligned with the Alliance-aligned agents of Sol's Salutis Aeternum, hoping to help realise their vision of a galaxy free of tyranny, corruption and anarchy, but he has since become filled with doubts, worrying they may be little better than those they stand against, and he's never been much of a team player in the first place...