Drake Echion after being jettisoned from his last ship after a dispute with the 'Captain' (Dude who 'killed' him and took the whole cruiser hostage), was rescued by a mining ship that happened to be close by after his emergency oxygen reserves dropped to zero.
After 5 years he finally decided to start his life as a capsuleer and go on the search for his old 'friend' and try to convince him to look at the stars without any barriers between him and space.