The Tail

The Tail refers to the Emorian ship that appeared to the EUV Venture on 30 October, 2316. This ship had apparently been tailing the Venture since its departure from the Emorian galaxy, a fact which was revealed after Newt Isaacs sabotaged the Venture's jump drive, putting it 12 hours behind schedule.

The Distance Movement, of which Newt is a member, had suspected that the Insular Movement might dispatch a vessel to destroy the Venture as a last resort, if their other attempts to derail the Expedition were to fail. The sabotage of the jump drive was intended to reveal this tail to the rest of the crew.

The Tail did not identify itself but eventually attacked the Venture, though it was defeated and self-destructed on 12 November, 2316.