From 800 years in the future, a runcible gate is opened into the Polity. Those coming through it have been tasked with taking the alien 'Maker' back to its home civilization in the Small Magellanic cloud.
In 800 years, a gate opens from the future to the Polity. Individuals are sent there with the mission to bring back the alien 'Maker' to its home planet in the Small Magellanic Cloud.