Before the Cortex there was the Transcend. The explorers had travelled beyond the known Rim, out into the vast darkness of the Great Expanse. Guided by the hand of an ancient legacy they were finally approaching their final destination: Sandheim. But the journey to the home of the gods had become a race, and not every contender was willing to abide by the rules. Mystery, intrigue and violence had followed them to Sandheim, and a terrible crime born out of the heart of the Alliance was about to be revealed. But even the gods have secrets and sometimes a single revelation can be the genesis for catastrophe.