TrackSpike Credstick Beacon

TrackSpike Credstick Beacon is a credstick-sized ceramic tracker with barbed adhesive feet, burst radio, and a peel-off serial receipt. Plant it on clothing, cargo, or vehicle structure during contact and press until the green witness line closes. Hunters use it for following a quarry beyond visual pursuit while the receipt ties the beacon and tracking log to the warrant. Carry inactive units in a shielded wallet and store recovered spikes in evidence tubes. Covert tracking usually needs warrant authority and may be forbidden on protected diplomatic or medical traffic. Place it on the wrong coat and the team raids an innocent commuter while the quarry watches the map go elsewhere.