A long time ago, the Outsider formed. Contrary to many's beliefs, he could not change his face. When aliens saw him in their dreams, they knew humanity long before humanity knew them. And they feared. Now their space whaling routes cross paths, and the aliens stare upon humanity's face proper. And they fear. Perhaps rightly so. The Outsider only shrugs, and then offers his mark.

Corvo Attano, newly reinstated Royal Protector of the Empire, finds himself lost in an unfamiliar world when the Outsider decides to take interest in the world beyond the Isles, and further still.

Commander Shepard discovers one of Cerberus's greatest secrets and learns the universe is more complex than she thought. Now she prepares for war but she is not alone. The dishonored one fights with her and the outsider guides them. The galaxy will never be the same after they are done with it. No romance/ technological jumps, and lots of whale oil!