Greetings Agent,

Our apologies for interrupting you, but it seems a new threat is approaching. Our sources indicate that there are strong currents in the underworld, and they've begun spiraling around one specific target.

The Empress of the Stars is a the flagship of the Starlight Cruise Line. At over two kilometers in length yet only five thousand passengers, it is a liner of unparalleled size and luxury. In just over a week it will depart from Coruscant on a voyage that will take it around the galaxy, stopping at a variety of vacation worlds along the way. The cruise has been heavily publicized and especially targets the upper class; with each passing day it has become more and more of a defining social event. The matter is compounded by the fact that the planetary governments are doing their utmost to cooperate with the liner in order to exhibit their tourism industry to what is shaping up to be a slice of the galactic elite. The voyage is so important that the Starlight Cruise Line's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Aves Harth will be personally overseeing it. It's a trip where nothing can be allowed to go wrong, and that's what makes these undercurrents so disturbing. It's nebulous enough to be nearly useless, but we cannot afford to take this phantom menace lightly.

Unfortunately, we don't have time for further investigation, as the ship will departing in just over a week. Since we do not have time to prepare, our only choice is to get a team of top agents aboard the vessel. Agents who have in the past demonstrated skill, resourcefulness, loyalty and the ability to handle whatever situation may occur in the field. We need agents such as you.

Your assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to board the Empress of the Stars investigate, and protect the vessel from any threat. Failure is not an option. If you feel capable of handling this assignment, report back to Headquarters on Coruscant immediately.

Best of luck Agent,
MI5