Long ago on planet Kanbar, a dreadnought deep space cruiser landed to secure the planet for colonization. Mechs were dispatched to start constructing bases, roads, and living quarters for the colonists. A paradise was built for the first settlers from Earth on a habitable exoplanet. However, centuries later, the first report of mechs breaking down and turning on the colonists started to flood in from around the planet. Now, only dust and ancient technology remains scattered on the surface of the planet. The Age of Rust has its origins cemented into the foundation of the dry, cracked and lonely planet-scape.