Born to an academic and the daughter of an industrialist, the life of a capsuleer was not forseen by the Hagen family for their only son, Michael. However, his easy, personable charm, quick wits and calm calculating mind made the transition easy.

Over the years, he tried a number of business ventures - some successful, some not. Steadily, an orderly and profitable life was carved from the chaos. Eventually, a family came along and he was content.

All this was ripped from him 19 years ago in a Minmatar raid on a remote low-sec station. A normal refuelling stop saw Hagen's wife killed, but he survived with his young daughter, Amber.

He lost almost everything in that attack. Needing to care for the babe, Hagen has had little time for the grand schemes, and associated risks, of old. The last two decades have been hard, scraping by in an effort to provide.

Now, with Amber having recently graduated as a pilot herself, and with an adoptive brother, Eli, it is time to rise again,