Beacon 23

Beacon 23s secrets are exposed by an unexpected visitor.

In shock after her first kill, Aster buries her feelings as she and Halan prepare for QTA Manager Coley to arrive on the beacon. Coley immediately distrusts Halan and sees him as a threat, forcing Aster to make a tough decision.

While uncovering Halans past, Aster finds a link to the rocks that will alter both their lives.

Aster and Halan become obsessed with learning more about The Artifact, when an organization known as The Column arrives at the beacon and reveals even more connections. The weight of this knowledge turns out to be too much for one of our heroes.

Returning to Beacon 23, the inhabitants are still trapped under Alephs watchful eye.

Iris, keeper of Beacon 67, learns of Halans distress on Beacon 23; she decides to go help and is stunned by the disrepair; as they go about reparing the beacon, a strange occurence leaves them confused and terrified.

Emerging from the pocket universe, Dosto is strangely elusive about the whereabouts of his crew.

Halans past catches up to him when a military ship comes looking for the lost Sybarrans.