You are dwarves employed by the deep rock galactic company. The planet of Hoxxes is constantly evolving and the deep rock galactic is always looking for new places to mine. They just found a new section of the planet that was previously inaccessible, and they are sending you in to scout the area. Hopefully there are no environmental hazards that could take control of dwarves and have them begin acting in a zombie-like way. Could never happen… anyway make sure you sign the new company liability waiver that states they are not at fault if you are turned into a zombie dwarf.