You're a courier. Your job is to deliver things from one planet to another. It might sound exciting, having your own spaceship to fly around in, and it definitely is, but the job is... Surprisingly quiet. There's a lot of space out in space, so running into threats is unlikely.

Today's job does have you feeling antsy, though. Not because of the destinations, but because of the route, which requires you to cut directly through the dreaded Anur System, home to some of the most volatile and dangerous species in the cosmos. Normally you'd just fly around, but that'd add five hours to the trip, so you have no choice.

At first, it's going well. You're cruising, giving all the planets a wide enough berth. You even think you might make it out.

Then your engines stop.

You curse to yourself, repeatedly trying to get the ship to start up again.

"Uehehehe..."

You turn around, and find that your ship has been invaded. A pale grey being floats in the middle of the room. She has two arms, but no legs, her lower body tapering off into a spectral tail. She doesn't have any facial features, no nose, mouth or ears, but she does have one purple eye peering ominously at you through one of the many seams that line her body.

"Another fool, adrift in the cosmos. You should know by now not to fly through the Anur system... Lest you encounter the dread Nosthera!"