So a long time ago, a war broke out between planets. Many planets were destroyed, societies of all kinds turned against each other, and everything was in chaos. It had started in a single solar system, but continued to spread further into that galaxy.
News of the war, and the war itself, spread throughout the universe, and one sector decided to step up.
Since there was no resolution in sight, a program was started to provide assistance for suffering sectors. Teams of two (one navigator and one soldier) were trained, put together, and sent out on ships with different jobs (such as investigative research, protection details, supply drops, and rescue missions).
The navigators and soldiers are paired according to compatibility tests. They go through certain tests and are evaluated for certain traits. These traits are laid out and checked for compatibility between individuals.
I guess itβs important to add that navigators and soldiers are of separate races/planets, the first coming from a planet where intelligence is practically bred into them, and the second coming from a planet where children are trained from birth to be strong, loyal fighters. There is a bit of a cultural separation between them, where certain individuals from the navigator side view the soldiers as nothing more than wild animals, and where certain individuals of the soldier side view the navigators as basically overbearing and pompous robots.
This was the main idea. Of course, we can pick and choose and change certain things if you would like :)