Doge Miskich is the political leader of the sovereign Pierpont Drift. He became entangled in a series of conflicts with the Than Hegemony concerning the sacred Hegemon's Heart. The Than-Thre-Kull considered the Hegemon's Heart a sacred religious relic however sometime during the long night era the Heart went missing, and eventually appeared on Pierpont Drit as part of the private collection of Miskich. The Than, due to the reputation of Pierpont Drift, claimed that Miskisch must have stolen relic and sent a fleet to the drift to take the Heart back. Miskich alleged that the Hegemon's Heart hadn't belonged to the Than in generations, and refused to surrender it, as it was rightfully his. The Hegemony dispatched General Clarion of Loss to retrieve the artifact and destroy Pierpont. The crew