Callum and his crew, the Nomads, are a group of small-time mercenaries on the planet Novis. Callum makes a powerful enemy in the city underground while refusing to complete a job. In order to escape this enemy, his team takes on a risky job and face incarceration. Callum, not resigned to his fate, decides to escape his prison and, in the process, accidentally releases a beast more horrifying than death itself.