Factions
The Splinter
The hostile faction the Resolute first engages at the deep frontier.
In full
An aggressive presence stationed at anomalous junctions in the deep-frontier era; the Resolute's first engagement, at Junction 44-K, is against them, and they recur through the early Long Watch. ISCA carries them as TVA-S/2192; the institutional reading — that they guard Architect-residual sites rather than hunt — takes years to settle. (Not to be confused with the Anchorage's breakaway splinter cells.)
Key facts
- ISCA designation TVA-S/2192; the crew call them the Splinter.
- First engaged by the Resolute at Junction 44-K (2192).
- Field diverted Tarvan-design-lineage hardware; no FTL comms.
- Assessed to guard Architect-residual sites, not to pursue.