In 1928, a new star in the midnight sky brought with it hope and everlasting peace. A welcoming nova of intense burst radiation stripped Earth's protection and population as an age of prosperity would fall. In a state of emergency, with a cracked core and showers of radiation unleashing the foulest creatures of the depths, the Earth found itself in the middle of a larger and older conflict of grand scale.

Enforced conscription during a time of crisis tasked a group of locals to design and construct an airplane capable of reaching anominal readings detected over the North Atlantic. With a deadline arriving, a machine was hastily thrown together out of fabric, wood and a metal tube frame and minimal instruments. A resolute word from management selected you to be the pilot. A map has been produced for you, with strict instructions that you must immediately return your findings.