Fugue

The Fugue-class arrives on time. Instruments aboard receiving stations occasionally disagree about exactly when, but the cargo is always intact and the shields are always at full charge. The Voidborn courier hull carries 125 points of regenerating shielding — more than most T1 combat ships — wrapped around a modest cargo bay. The Collective designed it for routes where the cargo matters more than the volume: diplomatic caches, research samples, components that cannot be replaced. Two free utility slots and the highest power grid among couriers let pilots refit the Fugue for almost any mission profile. Pilots report that the ship hums at a frequency that changes based on destination distance. The Collective confirms this is intentional but has not explained what it means.