The Arbitrage served as a freighter for Garello Technologies on the world of Ab Dalis, and its captain was the Shistavanen named Odabba. Following an Emergence event from the Great Hyperspace Disaster that impacted Ab Dalis, Larence Garello, the company's executive, gave the order for all his employees to evacuate using a convoy composed of six freighters, with the Arbitrage taking the lead position. However, before the convoy could successfully flee, it came under attack from the Nihil marauder group, resulting in the destruction of two freighters in the convoy. Subsequently, the Nihil boarded the Arbitrage, releasing poison gas onto its bridge.