Jean-Luc Picard was the First Officer on the Ferengi Marauder named Quark's Treasure. Daimon Quark and his brother Rom ran the starship with a mixed crew of Human and Ferengi Workers loading cargo inside of the Romulan Empire.

The Romulans and Klingons are at war with the Cardassian Union making trade more dangerous for the Ferengi Alliance because every Ferengi Starship was fighting over who got to sell their supplies for the biggest profit before the war ended.

The Ferengi are even stealing from each other to get the biggest profit out of selling their supplies to both sides in the war also!