Having accepted the need to work together, the rebel faction feels that their best chance for survival is to work with the other races and bring them along to flee the approaching enemy. With the Vasari now practically frantic to move on to new space, the loyalist faction abandons cooperation and decides to take the resources they need by any means necessary. The divide created in the Vasari Empire is less pronounced, but just as severe to their people. However, others amongst the Advent suspect that a corrupting influence from within has diverted the Unity from its proper destiny. The loyalists seek to continue their policy of revenge against the Traders, and to assimilate all others to the Unity’s influence. For the first time in their history, the war creates a schism in the Advent Unity. Those who rebel against the coalition take on a purely militant view, coming to the opinion that the only way to bring peace is by ultimately crushing all who oppose them – especially xenos. The loyalist members of the Trader Emergency Coalition adopt a policy of isolation, focusing on enhanced defenses to ride out the rest of the war. While many were hopeful that diplomacy would finally end the war, differing opinions on what should be done, along with the depleted power of the controlling factions, has led to a splintering of the groups involved.
