The Pearl - a Synopsis (Work in Progress... First Draft 60% complete)

The Shutaka are feared throughout the Outer Rim. This ancient race of warriors owe allegiance to no planet and hire out as mercenaries to whoever can pay.

Guided by master Strategist-tacticians, the Shutaka have gained almost mystical status among the wild Outer Rim colonies and are more than a match for the Federation-backed OREF forces.

But suddenly, the hunters have become the hunted. Betrayed from within, the Shutaka are brought to the brink of extinction and the handful of survivors must go into hiding.

It is then that the true nature of the Shutaka is revealed - they are the guardians of the Pearl, within which the fate of the universe is inextricably entwined.