PE takes part in a dark future, 2040, a world that is controlled by greedy, corrupt and powerful firms. The government has no control anymore over what the firms do. These powerful firms already have their hands in the politics of the country, and they can establish their own security troops and laws which they can defend however they want. A lot of civil wars have done their part to destroy the world more and more and from that there emerges a new society. In the big urban cities, lives the social scum of the earth. Private Security Corps, which are under control and paid by several big and powerful European and US companies, control the streets and judge over the normal citizens as they please. They deal with the problems that their employees have. On the other side, there is the Syndicate, which is controlled by several Asian companies. The Syndicate consists of Soldiers of Fortune, Assassins, Yakuza members and other very dangerous criminals. With this "Army", the Syndicate fights against the European and US companies.