While he does not know the real origins of his unusual name, Wang Xiaoyao is a driven man. Not above, or below, taking risks in nullsec space to earn back the family fortune that was lost to a distant uncle who gambled it away when he was little.

But while power comes at a price, so surely comes the blessings of its riches. The Xiaoyao name will one day be known throughout the galaxy as those who move pawns to check kings.