Considering how Alpha is 1 system away from a Nomad system, Outcasts consider Nomads the reason they can live on Malta, how Outcasts are the only humans that can ally with Nomads, and how Nomads have been going there since .85
This isn't a new occurrence.
Also, find a new image hosting site. My 6MB/s internet can't even load that picture. I suggest imgur.com
After 10 minutes, I gave up on downloading more than 226 KB of that picture off a server that I assume to be connected by wires made of sausage. I have seen the hopefully less exciting part of it and come to the conclusion that I can live happily without seeing the screenshot.
As you probably noticed in vanilla if you explored enough, they come from one of their homes one system away, supposedly to guard the Outcast graveyard around the jumphole.
This thread is on par with monmarfori's. Congrats on reaching that level.