After the brutal nuclear onslaught by the DDS the environment of Zoneland has been thrown into chaos and the savage radiation has made life on much of the planet untenable. A steady steam of Zone freighters and cargoships has begun taking Zone survivors off the planet to an uncertain future. The Zones are highly unpopular aliens who have spent decades terrorising their neighbours with piracy and terrorism and thus now these neighbours have told them they are unwelcome.
However it is possible the Clones, the Zones' cousins, might accept them. A HCS warship has been seen in the area and is thought to have been in contact with Zone authorities.
