stˈɑːɹ ɹˈaɪdɚz tˈeɪks plˈeɪs ɪn ænd nˌɪɹ ðə dˈoʊdɚɹˌʌnɹʌn kənˈʌndɹəm ˈɛmpaɪɚ, ɐn ˌɪntɚstˈɛlɚ nˈeɪʃən ðæt ɐtˈɛmptᵻd tə sˈɪmplᵻfˌaɪ spˈeɪs tɹˈævəl baɪ mˈuːvɪŋ ðə stˈɑːɹz ʌvðə nˈoʊn jˈuːnɪvˌɜːs ˌɪntʊ ɐ mˈoːɹ kənvˈiːnɪənt pˈætɚn.
Star Riders takes place in and near the Dodourunrun Conundrum Empire, an interstellar nation that attempted to simplify space travel by moving the stars of the Known Universe into a more convenient pattern.