Even before the Exodus of Mankind the Bauhaus Corporation had a well-deserved reputation for engineering excellence and now, nearly 1400 years later, the reputation still holds true. During the colonization of the solar system all the corporations employed their skills in the construction of ships, atmospheric processing plants and gravity regulators. In addition to this they were recognized for their honorable business ethics. They rarely offered the most appealing deals and they were never the cheapest but agreements signed with them were always honored. Bauhaus was quick to realize that of all the planets available for colonization Venus would yield the greatest return and they established themselves so firmly that they have dominated the planet ever since. Their inclination to consolidation has limited their expansion throughout the solar system. However, it would be foolish not to have some presence on the other worlds and with customary efficiency they have set up cities and bases on all the larger inhabited worlds. Nowhere in the solar system has the struggle against the Dark Legion been so fierce as on Venus. It was on Venus that Algeroth the Apostle of War first appeared. Today the fighting is as fierce as ever and while Bauhaus still holds the dominant position, victory for any of the warring sides seems an eternity away.