Far from the Hegemony, at the centre of the Galaxy, a disgraced fifth son of the House holds a small seat on a local moon.
Via your diplomat contact Rakka, the Governor has paid you to track down and recover Precursor artefacts. While he hasn't had direct contact with the crew, he maintains a list of favoured contact for similar sensitive tasks.
And others in the Khal system.
Disgraced after an (in)famous duel, Governor Malklaith is convinced the way to regain his rightful place is by gathering Precursor secrets (Nightspeaker Doraam whispers this in his ear regularly). He hopes this will give him the edge in the cloak and dagger world of galactic politics; this pursuit is highly illegal.