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;<div id="Ambassador">Ambassador</div>: Experts in negotiation, understanding motivations, and the intricate weave of geopolitical nuances.  
;<div id="Ambassador">Ambassador</div>: Experts in negotiation, understanding motivations, and the intricate weave of geopolitical nuances.  
;<div id="Analyst">Analyst</div>:Those with the desire to serve and protect their own, analysts are equipped with all the tools to provide security. They are the ones able to spot the wolves among the sheep.
;<div id="Analyst">Analyst</div>:Those with the desire to serve and protect their own, analysts are equipped with all the tools to provide security. They are the ones able to spot the wolves among the sheep.
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;<div id="Arch Primal">Arch Primal</div>:Primals bridge the gap between the secular and the spirit realm. They spread the practice of communicating with and gaining the favor of animal spirits in order to bless the land.
;<div id="Arch Primal">Arch Primal</div>:Primals bridge the gap between the secular and the spirit realm. They spread the practice of communicating with and gaining the favor of animal spirits in order to bless the land.
;<div id="Arch Seer">Arch Seer</div>:Seers look into the spiritual plane, melding it with our own as they find spirits in all things. To be aware of these spirits and to recognize their existence is to find favor with them.
;<div id="Arch Seer">Arch Seer</div>:Seers look into the spiritual plane, melding it with our own as they find spirits in all things. To be aware of these spirits and to recognize their existence is to find favor with them.
;<div id="Archaeologist">Archaeologist Skills : [Leader Skill]</div>: This ability to piece together and understand historical context of ruins, discover natural and artificial wonders, and salvage the remains of battles for technological insights and raw materials.
;<div id="Archaeology">Archaeology (Leader Skill)</div>: This ability to piece together and understand historical context of ruins, discover natural and artificial wonders, and salvage the remains of battles for technological insights and raw materials.
;<div id="Artifact">Artifact</div>:Ancient relic of technology and power that imbue Leaders with enhanced capabilities.  
;<div id="Assassin">Assassin (Agent Type)</div>: The fine line between a simple death and martyrdom is defined by the killer. Assassins, therefore, are masters of making accidents happen.
;<div id="Assassin">Assassin (Agent Type)</div>: The fine line between a simple death and martyrdom is defined by the killer. Assassins, therefore, are masters of making accidents happen.
;<div id="Astrologer">Astrologer</div>:There are signs all around us, but to identify their precise nature and meaning takes incredible insight and an understanding of the minute nuances of our shared existence. The cosmos holds the key to all existence, all we need do is look, says the Astrologer.  
;<div id="Astrologer">Astrologer</div>:There are signs all around us, but to identify their precise nature and meaning takes incredible insight and an understanding of the minute nuances of our shared existence. The cosmos holds the key to all existence, all we need do is look, says the Astrologer.  
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;<div id="Base queue">Base queue</div>: Identifies how many ground-based and what type of military units are in production.
;<div id="Base queue">Base queue</div>: Identifies how many ground-based and what type of military units are in production.
;<div id="Base rate">Base rate</div>: A function of size that determines how fast and efficiently a base can produce units.  
;<div id="Base rate">Base rate</div>: A function of size that determines how fast and efficiently a base can produce units.  
;<div id="Base size">Base size</div>: Determined by population assigned to creating base and exocredit costs.
;<div id="Base size">Base size</div>: Determined by population assigned to creating base and exocredit costs.
;<div id="Beacon">Beacon</div>: Used by a player to contact other players. Beacons can be positioned on the System Map at specific orbits--usually around either the star or a world/moon. Player must be at a system to drop a beacon. Messages are preset, but players can include Empire name and contact information are part of the message. Possible messages could be "Claimed by Dragon Empire - [email protected]" or "Dragon Empire hails and welcomes trade - [email protected]". Fleets drop beacons.  
;<div id="Beacon">Beacon</div>: Used by a player to contact other players. Beacons can be positioned on the System Map at specific orbits--usually around either the star or a world/moon. Player must be at a system to drop a beacon. Messages are preset, but players can include Empire name and contact information are part of the message. Possible messages could be "Claimed by Dragon Empire - [email protected]" or "Dragon Empire hails and welcomes trade - [email protected]". Fleets drop beacons.  
;<div id="Blockade">[https://reference.stariumxcv.com/index.php?title=Object_Map#Trade  Blockade]</div>: Physically stop trade goods from going in or out of a planet or moon.
;<div id="Broker">Broker (Agent Type)</div>:If it is money which makes the world go round, then it is the Brokers who rule it for they are the masters of profit. They are experienced wheeler dealers, able to make a quick credit from the most unlikely commodity. Even their own mothers are not safe.  
;<div id="Broker">Broker (Agent Type)</div>:If it is money which makes the world go round, then it is the Brokers who rule it for they are the masters of profit. They are experienced wheeler dealers, able to make a quick credit from the most unlikely commodity. Even their own mothers are not safe.  
;<div id="Builder">Builder Skills</div>: The ability to conceive and manage city planning and implementing infrastructure and projects. The more skilled the builder is the more effective the population will become with their respective jobs.  At higher levels can develop saboteurs that can adversely affect an enemy's infrastructure.
;<div id="Builder">Builder (Leader Skill)</div>: The ability to conceive and manage city planning and implementing infrastructure and projects. The more skilled the builder is the more effective the population will become with their respective jobs.  At higher levels can develop saboteurs that can adversely affect an enemy's infrastructure.
;<div id="Carrier Hangar Capacity">Carrier Hangar Capacity</div>: Light and  heavy carriers have hangar space to transport scouts, fighters, bombers or army units. A ship's hangar capacity is figured in this way:
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;<div id="CarrierHangarCapacity">Carrier Hangar Capacity</div>: Light and  heavy carriers have hangar space to transport scouts, fighters, bombers or army units. A ship's hangar capacity is figured in this way:
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;<div id="Clairvoyant">Clairvoyant</div>:Every action has a reaction; each act is followed by a consequence. These are not random elements in life, but something which occurs for a reason. The specifics of the reasons may appear obscure to all but the greatest Clairvoyants.  
;<div id="Clairvoyant">Clairvoyant</div>:Every action has a reaction; each act is followed by a consequence. These are not random elements in life, but something which occurs for a reason. The specifics of the reasons may appear obscure to all but the greatest Clairvoyants.  
;<div id="Cleric">Cleric (Agent Type)</div>:Some travellers wander to distant lands under the guise of intellectual curiosity, wishing to better understand foreign cultures and faiths. Once engaged, clerics convince locals of the false nature of their beliefs and offer absolution... for a price.
;<div id="Cleric">Cleric (Agent Type)</div>:Some travellers wander to distant lands under the guise of intellectual curiosity, wishing to better understand foreign cultures and faiths. Once engaged, clerics convince locals of the false nature of their beliefs and offer absolution... for a price.
;<div id="Color Alternative">Color Alternative</div>: Preference which displays color alternative icons for visual impaired players. These icons are primarily used to identify the relationship the player empire (green) has with other empires. Color alternatives are available when art cannot provide another type of non-color discrimination, like shape or orientation.
;<div id="ColorAlternative">Color Alternative</div>: Preference which displays color alternative icons for visual impaired players. These icons are primarily used to identify the relationship the player empire (green) has with other empires. Color alternatives are available when art cannot provide another type of non-color discrimination, like shape or orientation.
[[File:20220729_preferencePopup.png |400px|center|Color Alternative icons]]
[[File:20220729_preferencePopup.png |400px|center|Color Alternative icons]]
;<div id="Consul">Consul</div>:Highly experienced diplomats with a track record of success with different cultures. They speak with the authority of leadership.
;<div id="Consul">Consul</div>:Highly experienced diplomats with a track record of success with different cultures. They speak with the authority of leadership.
;<div id="Contract Killer">Contract Killer</div>:This is an individual who has proven abilities in the field and understands the significance of quiet work. True authority comes only from the barrel of a gun. Or the edge of a blade.
;<div id="Contract Killer">Contract Killer</div>:This is an individual who has proven abilities in the field and understands the significance of quiet work. True authority comes only from the barrel of a gun. Or the edge of a blade.
;<div id="CO">Control Orbit</div>:A single fleet controls the orbit of a given world or  moon.  A Fleet that controls orbit can transfer leaders and armies to/from the surface and prevents other non-allied fleets from dropping armies on the world. Control of orbit also dictates trade route activity.
;<div id="CO">Control Orbit</div>:A single fleet controls the orbit of a given world or  moon.  A Fleet that controls orbit can transfer leaders and armies to/from the surface and prevents other non-allied fleets from dropping armies on the world. Control of orbit also dictates trade route activity. A gold ring encircles the fleet that controls orbit.
;<div id="Commando">Commando</div>:A commando is adept in search and destroy missions, able to effectively destroy area infrastructure and sabotage military bases and shipyards. They are self-sufficient, resourceful and difficult to eliminate.
;<div id="Commando">Commando</div>:A commando is adept in search and destroy missions, able to effectively destroy area infrastructure and sabotage military bases and shipyards. They are self-sufficient, resourceful and difficult to eliminate.
;<div id="CounterIntelligence">Counter Intelligence (Agent Type)</div>: Activities designed to prevent or thwart spying, intelligence gathering, and sabotage by an enemy.
;<div id="CounterIntelligence">Counter Intelligence (Agent Type)</div>: Activities designed to prevent or thwart spying, intelligence gathering, and sabotage by an enemy.
;<div id="Covert">Covert Skills</div>: The ability to find and manage information and secrets. Skilled in spy craft ,those with this skill can develop a wide range of specialized agents for information gathering, counterintelligence operations, assassination, saboteurs, and procurement specialists. They are also capable of many of these operations themselves.
;<div id="Covert">Covert (Leader Skill)</div>: The ability to find and manage information and secrets. Skilled in spy craft ,those with this skill can develop a wide range of specialized agents for information gathering, counterintelligence operations, assassination, saboteurs, and procurement specialists. They are also capable of many of these operations themselves.
;<div id="Deploy">Deploy/Deployed</div>: When an agent is placed back on the game map where an existing agent is located. This action costs a Quadran unless the sponsor agent (the agent at the location where the "[[#Furloughed]]" agent is being deployed to) is of the Diplomat type class.
;<div id="Crystal">Crystal</div>: Adding up to two of the eighth [https://reference.stariumxcv.com/index.php?title=Object_Map#Crystals  Crystals] randomly found on planets and moons to either unit or ship designs improves their performance. Mining infrastructure on areas with crystals allows an empire to use and trade this valuable commodity.
 
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;<div id="Dashboard">Dashboard</div>: Comprehensive overview of a player's Empire or Federation. Depending on whether it is for an Empire or Federation, it includes identifying the heraldry, name, government ethos, history, inventory, current ranking, achievements and federation medals. Other tabs help manage Beacons, Flags, Pins, Leaders and allow the players to replace their Empire's heraldry and form a Federation.
;<div id="Debrief">Debrief</div>: Agent interrogation to obtain useful information after being "[[#Furloughed]]" from a mission. Debriefing takes three hours real time before the before the agent can be "[[#Deployed]]" or placed back on the game map.
;<div id="Deployed">Deploy/Deployed</div>: When an agent is placed back on the game map where an existing agent is located. This action costs a Quadran unless the sponsor agent (the agent at the location where the "[[#Furloughed]]" agent is being deployed to) is of the Diplomat type class.
;<div id="Detective Analyst">Detective Analyst</div>:An individual trained in analyzing behavior and recognizing potential threats. These men and women are fighting an invisible war against enemies you don't even know you have.
;<div id="Detective Analyst">Detective Analyst</div>:An individual trained in analyzing behavior and recognizing potential threats. These men and women are fighting an invisible war against enemies you don't even know you have.
;<div id="Detective Chief ">Detective Chief</div>:Well practiced in feeding the enemy false information, Detective Chiefs are masters of making the unreal feel real. Instead of simply diffusing situations, they manipulate it to provide results the enemy will have never imagined.
;<div id="Detective Chief ">Detective Chief</div>:Well practiced in feeding the enemy false information, Detective Chiefs are masters of making the unreal feel real. Instead of simply diffusing situations, they manipulate it to provide results the enemy will have never imagined.
;<div id="Detective Inspector">Detective Inspector</div>: One whose sole purpose is to maintain security for those they serve. They have extensive training and experience in the art of observation. While the institutions of counter-espionage are busy watching for the enemy, there are some who watch the watchers.
;<div id="Detective Inspector">Detective Inspector</div>: One whose sole purpose is to maintain security for those they serve. They have extensive training and experience in the art of observation. While the institutions of counter-espionage are busy watching for the enemy, there are some who watch the watchers.
;<div id="Diplomat">Diplomat (Agent Type)</div>:Tireless servants of the state, diplomats stand at the forefront of the geopolitical battle for domination. They walk softly and use the threat of a big stick to ensure their friends are united and their enemies are divided.
;<div id="Diplomat">Diplomat (Agent Type)</div>:Tireless servants of the state, diplomats stand at the forefront of the geopolitical battle for domination. They walk softly and use the threat of a big stick to ensure their friends are united and their enemies are divided.
;<div id="Dossier">Dossier</div>: Basic information about another Empire or Federation identifying the heraldry, name, government ethos, history, current ranking, achievements and federation medals. 
;<div id="Dread Necromancer">Dread Necromancer</div>:Death is but an obstacle to overcome. To gain favor with Death one must trade the souls of the living for those who once lived. For a necromancer to bring the dead back…one must pay Death his dues.
;<div id="Dread Necromancer">Dread Necromancer</div>:Death is but an obstacle to overcome. To gain favor with Death one must trade the souls of the living for those who once lived. For a necromancer to bring the dead back…one must pay Death his dues.
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;<div id="Emissary">Emissary</div>:Experienced negotiators who bring conflicting viewpoints to the bargaining table to find common ground.
;<div id="Emissary">Emissary</div>:Experienced negotiators who bring conflicting viewpoints to the bargaining table to find common ground.
;<div id="Envoy">Envoy</div>:Focused mission centric junior diplomats who are adept at diplomatic problem solving and getting positive results.
;<div id="Envoy">Envoy</div>:Focused mission centric junior diplomats who are adept at diplomatic problem solving and getting positive results.
;<div id="Epochs">Epoch</div>: An historical period of time characterized by the current state of technological development. In Starium XCV these epochs are Antiquity, Enlightenment, Industrial, Spacefaring, Modern, Advanced and Transcendent.
;<div id="Pod">Escape Pod</div>:A fleet type consisting only of an escape pod containing a leader.  This fleet type is not able to move.
;<div id="Event">Event</div>: Natural or man-made disasters on an [https://reference.stariumxcv.com/index.php?title=Object_Map#AreaEvent area] (tornado) or [https://reference.stariumxcv.com/index.php?title=Object_Map#GlobalEvent  globally] (pandemic).
;<div id="Exocredit">Exocredit (&#958;)</div>: In game currency generated by production and trade.
;<div id="Exocredit">Exocredit (&#958;)</div>: In game currency generated by production and trade.
;<div id="Expert Extraction Agent">Expert Extraction Agent</div>:A master of the shadows, the seasoned extraction agent is able to blend into any surrounding and work in plain sight. With a mastery of the art of invisibility, they take all they need.
;<div id="Expert Extraction Agent">Expert Extraction Agent</div>:A master of the shadows, the seasoned extraction agent is able to blend into any surrounding and work in plain sight. With a mastery of the art of invisibility, they take all they need.
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;<div id="Extract">Extract/Extracted</div>: When an agent is removed from the game map where his status is "[[#Furloughed]]".
;<div id="Extract">Extract/Extracted</div>: When an agent is removed from the game map where his status is "[[#Furloughed]]".
;<div id="Extraction Agent"> Extraction Agent</div>:With a background in infiltration and extraction, the extraction agent is capable of weaving through the shadows to retrieve just what is needed. By the time anyone realizes a thief is among them, it’ll be too late.
;<div id="Extraction Agent"> Extraction Agent</div>:With a background in infiltration and extraction, the extraction agent is capable of weaving through the shadows to retrieve just what is needed. By the time anyone realizes a thief is among them, it’ll be too late.
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;<div id="Firebrand">Firebrand (Agent Type)</div>:If a whisper can bring down an entire empire, what force does a shout have? Firebrands wield language as a weapon to inspire people to prove their true power, leading them against the callous rule of petty tyrants.
;<div id="Firebrand">Firebrand (Agent Type)</div>:If a whisper can bring down an entire empire, what force does a shout have? Firebrands wield language as a weapon to inspire people to prove their true power, leading them against the callous rule of petty tyrants.
;<div id="Flag">Flag</div>: Used by a player as a personal notation about the Galactic Map. Flags show up in Galactic Scans only on player's screen. Possible notations include "Colonize ASP", "Wonder" and selected System information like types of objects in orbit. Fleets deploy flags.
;<div id="Flag">Flag</div>: Used by a player as a personal notation on the Galactic Map. Comments from Federation members are also shown when selected. Flags show up in Galactic Scans only on player's screen. Possible notations include "Colonize ASP", "Wonder" and selected System information like types of objects in orbit. Fleets deploy flags. There are three types of flags: Empire Only, Federation Only & for both Empire & Federation.
;<div id="Fleet Movement">Fleet Movement</div>: These icons provide information about a fleet's abilities:
;<div id="Fleet Movement">Fleet Movement</div>: These icons provide information about a fleet's abilities:
[[File:20190708_fleetMovement_icons.png|250px|center|Fleet movement icons]]
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;<div id="Furloughed">Furloughed</div>: The status of an agent who is not on the game map.  It takes three hours real time before the agent can be "Deployed" or placed back on the game map.
;<div id="Furloughed">Furloughed</div>: The status of an agent who is not on the game map.  It takes three hours real time to "[[#Debrief]]" before the agent can be "[[#Deployed]]" or placed back on the game map.
;<span id="Government Ethos">Government Ethos</span>: How an empire behaves within game play. Each empire is tracked for five traits: aggressiveness, altruism, egocentricity, belief strength and xenophobia. These traits determine the empire’s governing ethos. Over time an empire’s ethos can change. The player’s Empire Dashboard or another Empire’s Dossier displays one of the following icons to identify the current ethos. Colors representing the two dominant traits are incorporated into the icons.
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;<span id="Ethos">Government Ethos</span>: How an empire behaves within game play. Each empire is tracked for five traits: aggressiveness, altruism, egocentricity, belief strength and xenophobia. These traits determine the empire’s governing ethos. Over time an empire’s ethos can change. The player’s Empire Dashboard or another empire’s Dossier displays one of the following icons to identify the current ethos. Colors representing the two dominant traits are incorporated into the icons.
[[File:20180904_governmentEthosColors.png|300px|center|Government Ethos behavior color codes]]
[[File:20180904_governmentEthosColors.png|300px|center|Government Ethos behavior color codes]]
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[[File:20181108_glossary_governmentEthos.png|600px|center|Government Ethos icons and descriptions]]
;<div id="Ground Combat">Ground Combat Skills</div>: The ability to effectively manage and lead ground forces in battle. The higher the skill, the more effective the ground troops will be in battle. This also enables the leader to recruit informants, as well as saboteurs that can adversely affect an enemy's infrastructure.
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;<div id="GroundCombat">Ground Combat (Leader Skill)</div>: The ability to effectively manage and lead ground forces in battle. The higher the skill, the more effective the ground troops will be in battle. This also enables the leader to recruit informants, as well as saboteurs that can adversely affect an enemy's infrastructure.
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;<div id="High Visionary">High Visionary</div>:That this world is the best of all possible worlds is due in no small part to the efforts of visionaries. They identify and seize upon the small threads of opportunity evident and otherwise missed throughout all our lives.
;<div id="High Visionary">High Visionary</div>:That this world is the best of all possible worlds is due in no small part to the efforts of visionaries. They identify and seize upon the small threads of opportunity evident and otherwise missed throughout all our lives.
;<span id="Industrial Unit">Industrial Unit</span> (IU): The base measurement of production cost.
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;<span id="IndustrialUnit">Industrial Unit</span> (IU): The base measurement of production cost.
;<div id="Informant"> Informant </div>: A broker of information who sells knowledge professionally. They seek out secrets and information to leverage. As it is said, even the walls have ears.
;<div id="Informant"> Informant </div>: A broker of information who sells knowledge professionally. They seek out secrets and information to leverage. As it is said, even the walls have ears.
;<div id="Inquisitor">Inquisitor (Agent Type)</div>: Always expect the inquisition. The Inquisitor knows there is no innocence, only degrees of guilt. Those heretics who fail to follow the path to redemption with unconditional devotion must have their soul purged of its vile corruption with fire.
;<div id="Inquisitor">Inquisitor (Agent Type)</div>: Always expect the inquisition. The Inquisitor knows there is no innocence, only degrees of guilt. Those heretics who fail to follow the path to redemption with unconditional devotion must have their soul purged of its vile corruption with fire.
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;<div id="Intelligence Service Director">Intelligence Service Director</div>: Maestros orchestrating bloodshed from the shadows, they are the embodiment of Death. The death of one is unfortunate, of ten is a tragedy. Of thousands? That is statecraft.
;<div id="Intelligence Service Director">Intelligence Service Director</div>: Maestros orchestrating bloodshed from the shadows, they are the embodiment of Death. The death of one is unfortunate, of ten is a tragedy. Of thousands? That is statecraft.
;<div id="Intelligence Officer">Intelligence Officer</div>:A thief with an eye for vital information, the Intelligence Officer has learned the practice of insertion to retrieve such needed material and secrets. To retain the loyalty of a thief is to possess all that you require.  
;<div id="Intelligence Officer">Intelligence Officer</div>:A thief with an eye for vital information, the Intelligence Officer has learned the practice of insertion to retrieve such needed material and secrets. To retain the loyalty of a thief is to possess all that you require.  
;<div id="Interdict">[https://reference.stariumxcv.com/index.php?title=Object_Map#Trade  Interdict]</div>: Intercept and prevent the movement of trade goods into a market.
;<div id="Investigation Agency Director">Investigation Agency Director</div>:Investigation Agency Directors inhabit the space between myth and reality. With the power of illusion, they conjure smoke and mirrors, dealing in half-truths to make it all seem real. If warfare is based on deception, then these are its true masters.
;<div id="Investigation Agency Director">Investigation Agency Director</div>:Investigation Agency Directors inhabit the space between myth and reality. With the power of illusion, they conjure smoke and mirrors, dealing in half-truths to make it all seem real. If warfare is based on deception, then these are its true masters.
;<div id="Junior Analyst">Junior Analyst</div>:Junior analysts are drawn from the many police forces and are specialists in surveillance and counter surveillance. For the price of security, freedom is the cost.
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;<div id="JumpRadius">Jump Radius</div>: Blue area on the Galactic Map identifies local stars to which a fleet can move (jump).
;<div id="Junior Contract Killer">Junior Contract Killer</div>:Junior contract killers are low-level thugs who has been "persuaded" to put their particular skills to better use. Death is but a journey. Let them lead you.
;<div id="Junior Contract Killer">Junior Contract Killer</div>:Junior contract killers are low-level thugs who has been "persuaded" to put their particular skills to better use. Death is but a journey. Let them lead you.
;<div id="Junior Informant"> Junior Informant </div>:A low-level information asset who fits seamlessly into the fabric of society. These are the eyes peering out of the shadows, watching. Always watching.
;<div id="Junior Informant"> Junior Informant </div>:A low-level information asset who fits seamlessly into the fabric of society. These are the eyes peering out of the shadows, watching. Always watching.
;<div id="Junior Intelligence Officer">Junior Intelligence Officer</div>:Legal hackers, they are experts at electronic warfare, well able to engage with others in cyberspace. They are thieves with the luxury of never having to leave the comfort of their own desk.
;<div id="Junior Intelligence Officer">Junior Intelligence Officer</div>:Legal hackers, they are experts at electronic warfare, well able to engage with others in cyberspace. They are thieves with the luxury of never having to leave the comfort of their own desk.
;<div id="Junior Sapper">Junior Sapper</div>:A low-level pyromaniac indoctrinated to strike against significant targets. Their missions tend to be dangerous and they are often not expected to return.
;<div id="Junior Sapper">Junior Sapper</div>:A low-level pyromaniac indoctrinated to strike against significant targets. Their missions tend to be dangerous and they are often not expected to return.
;<div id="Pod">Leader Pod</div>:A fleet type containing escape pod containing a leader. Not able to move.
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;<div id="LeaderTest">Leader Test</div>: A personality test to match you to one of the 36 [https://reference.stariumxcv.com/index.php?title=PositionCreation#LeaderTypes leader types]. A banner for this leader type is made available at the end of the test.  
;<div id="Liaison">Liaison</div>:Junior policymakers who spend their days understanding alien cultures and history to advise superiors on local cultural protocols.
;<div id="Liaison">Liaison</div>:Junior policymakers who spend their days understanding alien cultures and history to advise superiors on local cultural protocols.
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;<div id="MarketReserve">Market Reserve</div>: Used by an empire to provide reserve storage for [[#TradeGood | Trade Goods]], organics, metals and [[#ProductionUnit | Production Units]].
;<div id="Master Agent">Master Agent</div>:Master agents have a very particular set of skills, acquired over an incredibly long, quiet career. They are the stuff of nightmares and are the reason why the enemy sleeps with one eye open.
;<div id="Master Agent">Master Agent</div>:Master agents have a very particular set of skills, acquired over an incredibly long, quiet career. They are the stuff of nightmares and are the reason why the enemy sleeps with one eye open.
;<div id="Master Commando">Master Commando</div>:Veterans of many conflicts, these master commandos thrive in high-stress environments, far behind enemy lines. Here, where the enemy feels the most secure, they are best able to inflict destruction. They no longer know the meaning of fear.
;<div id="Master Commando">Master Commando</div>:Veterans of many conflicts, these master commandos thrive in high-stress environments, far behind enemy lines. Here, where the enemy feels the most secure, they are best able to inflict destruction. They no longer know the meaning of fear.
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;<div id="Monk">Monk</div>:Connected to everything, Monks are said to be one with the universe. They find acceptance of their place in it and work to help others reach a higher state of being through a virtuous life.
;<div id="Monk">Monk</div>:Connected to everything, Monks are said to be one with the universe. They find acceptance of their place in it and work to help others reach a higher state of being through a virtuous life.
;<div id="Observation Post">Observation post (Agent Type)</div>: A small hidden outpost designed to monitor and track orbiting spaceships around a planet or moon.
;<div id="Observation Post">Observation post (Agent Type)</div>: A small hidden outpost designed to monitor and track orbiting spaceships around a planet or moon.
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;<div id="Oracle">Oracle</div>: History is in a continual state of flux as its events are determined by the victor, but nothing is more certain than the future. Personal will is no more than a step on the journey, for ultimately one’s destiny decides all things.
;<div id="Oracle">Oracle</div>: History is in a continual state of flux as its events are determined by the victor, but nothing is more certain than the future. Personal will is no more than a step on the journey, for ultimately one’s destiny decides all things.
;<div id="Orbitals">Orbitals</div>:Anything in orbit around a sun, planet or moon that is not a fleet. This can include [[#Gate|Quantum Gate]], [[#Beacon|Beacon]], [[#Wormhole|Wormhole]] or [[#Debris|Space Debris]].
;<div id="Orbitals">Orbitals</div>:Anything in orbit around a sun, planet or moon that is not a fleet. This can include [[#Gate|Quantum Gate]], [[#Beacon|Beacon]], [[#Wormhole|Wormhole]] or [[#Debris|Space Debris]].
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;<div id="Paragon Humanist">Paragon Humanist</div>: There are no spirits. There are no gods. Religion is nothing but cultism and a lie. There is only you and the universe that surrounds yourself, nothing more. Draw on your own power and faith in yourself. These are the beliefs of humanists.
;<div id="Paragon Humanist">Paragon Humanist</div>: There are no spirits. There are no gods. Religion is nothing but cultism and a lie. There is only you and the universe that surrounds yourself, nothing more. Draw on your own power and faith in yourself. These are the beliefs of humanists.
;<div id="Past Speaker">Past Speaker</div>:Charged with preserving history, past speakers strive to record the stories and memories of their countrymen, drawing on the example of ancestors to inspire their people to greater deeds.
;<div id="Past Speaker">Past Speaker</div>:Charged with preserving history, past speakers strive to record the stories and memories of their countrymen, drawing on the example of ancestors to inspire their people to greater deeds.
;<div id="Pin">Pin</div>: Used by player as a personal notation for a specific area on a world. Armies post pins.
;<div id="Pin">Pin</div>: Used by player as a personal notation for a specific area on a world. Armies post pins.
;<div id="Political">Political Skills</div>: The ability to conduct diplomatic missions and implement social and governmental policy. This also enables the leader to acquire diplomatic agents such as emissaries and ambassadors who can increase the relationship between your empire and alien races.
;<div id="Piracy">[https://reference.stariumxcv.com/index.php?title=Object_Map#Trade Piracy]</div>: Attacking and robbing ships delivering trade goods.
;<div id="Political">Political (Leader Skill)</div>: The ability to conduct diplomatic missions and implement social and governmental policy. This also enables the leader to acquire diplomatic agents such as emissaries and ambassadors who can increase the relationship between your empire and alien races.
;<div id="Portal">Portal</div>: Land-based instant transport to stable end point on another world.
;<div id="Preacher">Preacher</div>:Preacher agents spread the word of their beliefs and of the need to bend knee and worship the divine, lest all suffer its wrath. The people must be saved from their secular existence and plead for grace from the holy.
;<div id="Preacher">Preacher</div>:Preacher agents spread the word of their beliefs and of the need to bend knee and worship the divine, lest all suffer its wrath. The people must be saved from their secular existence and plead for grace from the holy.
;<div id="Prime Divine">Prime Divine</div>:Having obtained divine ascension, the divines are living gods. As mortals who have taken on divine powers, they can easily find worshippers and maintain a following.
;<div id="Prime Divine">Prime Divine</div>:Having obtained divine ascension, the divines are living gods. As mortals who have taken on divine powers, they can easily find worshippers and maintain a following.
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;<div id="Prime Vessel">Prime Vessel</div>:Vessels are divine intermediaries who connect the secular world with gods. It is through them that the gods grant their will and guidance to believers.
;<div id="Prime Vessel">Prime Vessel</div>:Vessels are divine intermediaries who connect the secular world with gods. It is through them that the gods grant their will and guidance to believers.
;<div id="Primordial">Primordial</div>: Life is the beginning. Everything is but a result of life and the way it interacts with itself and its surroundings. Nothing is more holy than the act of creating life and only under certain circumstances should such a precious gift ever be taken.
;<div id="Primordial">Primordial</div>: Life is the beginning. Everything is but a result of life and the way it interacts with itself and its surroundings. Nothing is more holy than the act of creating life and only under certain circumstances should such a precious gift ever be taken.
;<div id="ProductionUnit">Production Unit</div>: Measurement of processed raw materials that can be shaped into usable forms for spaceships and troop units.
;<div id="Prophet">Prophet (Agent Type)</div>:Prophets adapt the emotional elements of faith to motivate followers to perform deeds they would otherwise be incapable of. This can either encourage devotees to greater achievements or provoke them to defy secular authority.
;<div id="Prophet">Prophet (Agent Type)</div>:Prophets adapt the emotional elements of faith to motivate followers to perform deeds they would otherwise be incapable of. This can either encourage devotees to greater achievements or provoke them to defy secular authority.
;<div id="Psionics">Psionics Skills</div>: This unique skill is the use of the mind to affect outcomes of other skills. Defined in a variety of ways such as telekinesis, telepathy, fire or electrical discharges or even controlling other beings.
;<div id="Psionic">Psionic (Leader Skill)</div>: This unique skill is the use of the mind to affect outcomes of other skills. Defined in a variety of ways such as telekinesis, telepathy, fire or electrical discharges or even controlling other beings.
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;<div id="Gate">Quantum Gate</div>: Space-based instant transport to stable end point on another world.
;<div id="Gate">Quantum Gate</div>: Space-based instant transport to stable end point on another world.
;<div id="&#216;uadran">&#216;uadran</div>: In game currency earned through game play or purchased by the player.
;<div id="&#216;uadran">&#216;uadran</div>: In game currency earned through game play or purchased by the player.
;<div id="Religious">Religious Skills</div>: The ability to spread your state religion throughout the galaxy, as well as to incite or calm populations or attack other religious beliefs.  This also enables the leader to acquire missionaries, clerics, inquisitors and other unique agents that have a variety of faith based actions.
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;<div id="RelationshipRating">Relationship Rating</div>:Numerical value that quantifies the current state of relations between two empires in the game. This rating reflects the level of alignment, cooperation or tension between the empires which influences their interactions and decision-making.
;<div id="Religious">Religious (Leader Skill)</div>: The ability to spread your state religion throughout the galaxy, as well as to incite or calm populations or attack other religious beliefs.  This also enables the leader to acquire missionaries, clerics, inquisitors and other unique agents that have a variety of faith based actions.
;<div id="Ruins">Ruin</div>: Building or place in a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration. [https://reference.stariumxcv.com/index.php?title=Glossary#Artifact Artifacts] and [https://reference.stariumxcv.com/index.php?title=Glossary#Virtue Virtues] can sometimes be found by [https://reference.stariumxcv.com/index.php?title=Glossary#Archaeology Archaeologist] leaders.
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;<div id="Saboteur">Saboteur (Agent Type)</div>: A person who deliberately damages or destroys things in order to weaken an enemy or to make a protest.
;<div id="Saboteur">Saboteur (Agent Type)</div>: A person who deliberately damages or destroys things in order to weaken an enemy or to make a protest.
;<div id="Sapper">Sapper</div>: An agent who is an explosive expert found at the forefront of strategic demolition efforts. Their job is to enact targeted destruction of key objectives by any means necessary. They deconstruct the enemy’s sense of security, sowing the seeds of doubt.
;<div id="Sapper">Sapper</div>: An agent who is an explosive expert found at the forefront of strategic demolition efforts. Their job is to enact targeted destruction of key objectives by any means necessary. They deconstruct the enemy’s sense of security, sowing the seeds of doubt.
;<div id="Scientist">Scientist Skills</div>: The ability to understand and theorize scientific principles and advance the body of knowledge of your empire.  The higher the skill, the more rapidly new scientific discoveries are understood and assimilated into the general population.  This skill also enables the character to establish observation posts on planets that can scan for the presence of ships in planetary orbit.
;<div id="ScanRadius">Scan Radius</div>: Red area on Galactic Map identifies the star's name, type and additional information. The stars outside the scan radius are shown, but not identified in any way.
;<div id="Science">Science (Leader Skill)</div>: The ability to understand and theorize scientific principles and advance the body of knowledge of your empire.  The higher the skill, the more rapidly new scientific discoveries are understood and assimilated into the general population.  This skill also enables the character to establish observation posts on planets that can scan for the presence of ships in planetary orbit.
;<div id="Secret Agent">Secret Agent</div>:An agent who has come to embrace killing for a higher purpose, they have learned both the value of subterfuge and the element of surprise. Patriotism is a powerful motivator and these people will go to extreme lengths to protect Emperor and Empire.
;<div id="Secret Agent">Secret Agent</div>:An agent who has come to embrace killing for a higher purpose, they have learned both the value of subterfuge and the element of surprise. Patriotism is a powerful motivator and these people will go to extreme lengths to protect Emperor and Empire.
;<div id="Security Agency Director">Security Agency Director</div>:From the stuff of legends, individuals who have seen victory through their profession countless times. These are the ones pulling the strings from behind the curtains, setting the stage and making each actor dance to their tunes.  
;<div id="Security Agency Director">Security Agency Director</div>:From the stuff of legends, individuals who have seen victory through their profession countless times. These are the ones pulling the strings from behind the curtains, setting the stage and making each actor dance to their tunes.  
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# How fast the shipyard works
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Note: Orbitals can be created by any size shipyard.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Note: Orbitals can be created by any size shipyard.
;<div id="Space Combat">Space Combat Skills</div>: The ability to effectively manage and lead spacefaring ships and fleets in space battles.  The higher the skill, the more effective the star ships will be in battle.  This skill also enables the leader to establish observation posts on planets that can scan for the presence of ships in planetary orbit.
;<div id="SpaceCombat">Space Combat (Leader Skill)</div>: The ability to effectively manage and lead spacefaring ships and fleets in space battles.  The higher the skill, the more effective the star ships will be in battle.  This skill also enables the leader to establish observation posts on planets that can scan for the presence of ships in planetary orbit.
;<div id="Space Combat Rules">Space Combat Rules</div>:  Rules of Engagement:
;<div id="SpaceCombatRules">Space Combat Rules</div>:  Rules of Engagement:
# One weapon can only fire at one ship. Note: a Heavy weapon with massive damage will fire against one ship, regardless of size even if it the damage could eliminate a dozen smaller ships.
# One weapon can only fire at one ship. Note: a Heavy weapon with massive damage will fire against one ship, regardless of size even if it the damage could eliminate a dozen smaller ships.
# Each "class" of ship has an order of preferred targets.
# Each "class" of ship has an order of preferred targets.
# At the end of combat, any ship that has shields heals damage equal to those shields not to exceed the value of the shields.  
# At the end of combat, any ship that has shields heals damage equal to those shields not to exceed the value of the shields.  
# At any given round where weapons can fire, they do fire.
# At any given round where weapons can fire, they do fire.
;<div id="Debris">Space Debris</div>: Pieces of space ships and their contents left as a result of a space battle. Ship designs and salvageable goods can often be found in a debris field.
;<div id="Debris">Space Debris</div>: Pieces of space ships and their contents left as a result of a space battle. Ship designs and salvageable goods are often found in a debris field.
;<div id="Special Operations Director">Special Operations Director</div>:The Special Operations Director knows that it is not enough to simply defeat an enemy in battle, but that they must entirely destroy their will and ability to fight. They are the reason for your enemy's walls and also the reason those walls will fall.
;<div id="Special Operations Director">Special Operations Director</div>:The Special Operations Director knows that it is not enough to simply defeat an enemy in battle, but that they must entirely destroy their will and ability to fight. They are the reason for your enemy's walls and also the reason those walls will fall.
;<div id="Specialist">Specialist (Agent Type)</div>: A person highly skilled in a specific and restricted field.
;<div id="Specialist">Specialist (Agent Type)</div>: A person highly skilled in a specific and restricted field.
;<div id="Spy">Spy (Agent Type)</div>:A trained intelligence officer who is adept in the finer arts of interrogation and information gathering. They hold a wide range of lesser contacts that provide leads. Knowledge of the enemy’s disposition can only be obtained from others.
;<div id="Spy">Spy (Agent Type)</div>:A trained intelligence officer who is adept in the finer arts of interrogation and information gathering. They hold a wide range of lesser contacts that provide leads. Knowledge of the enemy’s disposition can only be obtained from others.
;<div id="SpyRating">Spy Rating</div>: Used to represent the skill and abilities of a spy type agent.  The higher the rating, the more skilled they are and the more successful they will be when conducting actions.  Higher ratings and capabilities increase with the type of spy that indicates their level. A spy starts as an informant and advances up to bureau chief. Note: this description generalizes to assassination rating, sabotage rating, procurement rating, religious rating, etc.
;<div id="Solarius">Solarius</div>:Light is the life of the Solarius. It is the source of all life. Your life is a gift from the light and should be cherished as such. Worship it if you desire for such charity to continue.
;<div id="Solarius">Solarius</div>:Light is the life of the Solarius. It is the source of all life. Your life is a gift from the light and should be cherished as such. Worship it if you desire for such charity to continue.
;<span id="Support and Efficiency Index">Support and Efficiency Index</span> (<span id="SEI">SEI</span>): Measures positive and negative influences of player actions and various events for an area.
;<div id="StealthRating">Stealth Rating</div>: Represents how well a spy is hidden and integrated into society. The higher the rating the more difficult it is for other players to detect them.
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;<div id="Thief">Thief (Agent Type)</div>: A person who steals things by stealth and without using force or violence.
;<div id="Thief">Thief (Agent Type)</div>: A person who steals things by stealth and without using force or violence.
;<div id="TradeGood">Trade Good</div>: Product or commodity that is freely interchangeable between empires for economic growth and commerce.
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;<div id="Veteran Commando">Veteran Commando</div>:Having completed multiple campaigns, these grizzled veterans are able to seek out and destroy high-value targets with a deadly level of professionalism. They have learned the tactics of guerrilla warfare and know the meaning of survival.
;<div id="Veteran Commando">Veteran Commando</div>:Having completed multiple campaigns, these grizzled veterans are able to seek out and destroy high-value targets with a deadly level of professionalism. They have learned the tactics of guerrilla warfare and know the meaning of survival.
;<div id="Wormhole">Wormhole</div>:Unstable space-based instant transfer point to random worlds throughout the galaxy
;<div id="Virtue">Virtue</div>:Strategic playing card that represents an abstract value or principle capable of delivering tangible resources, technology, credits or population to a specific location such as markets, areas, populations or leaders when played. Some virtues are played abstractly affecting technological advancement and some are played to influence relationships with computer controlled empires.
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;<div id="Wormhole">Wormhole</div>:Unstable space-based instant transfer point to random worlds throughout the galaxy.
;<div id="Wonders">Wonder</div>:Remarkable human-made creation or natural feature that is considered to be of great importance. [https://reference.stariumxcv.com/index.php?title=Glossary#Virtue Virtues], [https://reference.stariumxcv.com/index.php?title=Glossary#TradeGood trade goods] and [https://reference.stariumxcv.com/index.php?title=Glossary#ProductionUnit production units] can sometimes be found by [https://reference.stariumxcv.com/index.php?title=Glossary#Archaeology Archaeologist] leaders.
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;<div id="Zealot">Zealot (Agent Type)</div>:Unquestioning devotion can be seen as its own truth. To have such complete belief in something leads others to believe the doctrine is a statement of fact, uplifting the faithful and spreading doubt to the minds of the unbelievers.
;<div id="Zealot">Zealot (Agent Type)</div>:Unquestioning devotion can be seen as its own truth. To have such complete belief in something leads others to believe the doctrine is a statement of fact, uplifting the faithful and spreading doubt to the minds of the unbelievers.
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A

Ambassador
Experts in negotiation, understanding motivations, and the intricate weave of geopolitical nuances.
Analyst
Those with the desire to serve and protect their own, analysts are equipped with all the tools to provide security. They are the ones able to spot the wolves among the sheep.
Anarchist Magus
Chaos follows Anarchists. They find organization and structure worthless. A higher purpose does not exist; life is but fleeting moments in an unpredictable, chaotic universe. The future is not guaranteed. The present, however, is yours for the taking.
Arch Druid
These down to earth mystics spend most of their time tending to the natural world. When threatened, however, druids unleash the full force of nature in defense of home and habitat.
Arch Justiciar
Individuals have the freedom to do what they please, but only the Justiciar holds the authority to mete out the consequences to those actions. Every illegal action has an equal reaction under law.
Arch Philosopher
Philosophers are concerned with everything. They seek to identify and study the fundamental aspects of reality. What is and what isn't are equally important, as all lead to the understanding of the nature of existence.
Arch Physicist
For too long the universe has been the subject of superstition and shrouded by fear of the unknown. Physicists seek to explain natural phenomena through rational thought supported by empirical evidence.
Arch Primal
Primals bridge the gap between the secular and the spirit realm. They spread the practice of communicating with and gaining the favor of animal spirits in order to bless the land.
Arch Seer
Seers look into the spiritual plane, melding it with our own as they find spirits in all things. To be aware of these spirits and to recognize their existence is to find favor with them.
Archaeology (Leader Skill)
This ability to piece together and understand historical context of ruins, discover natural and artificial wonders, and salvage the remains of battles for technological insights and raw materials.
Artifact
Ancient relic of technology and power that imbue Leaders with enhanced capabilities.
Assassin (Agent Type)
The fine line between a simple death and martyrdom is defined by the killer. Assassins, therefore, are masters of making accidents happen.
Astrologer
There are signs all around us, but to identify their precise nature and meaning takes incredible insight and an understanding of the minute nuances of our shared existence. The cosmos holds the key to all existence, all we need do is look, says the Astrologer.

B

Base queue
Identifies how many ground-based and what type of military units are in production.
Base rate
A function of size that determines how fast and efficiently a base can produce units.
Base size
Determined by population assigned to creating base and exocredit costs.
Beacon
Used by a player to contact other players. Beacons can be positioned on the System Map at specific orbits--usually around either the star or a world/moon. Player must be at a system to drop a beacon. Messages are preset, but players can include Empire name and contact information are part of the message. Possible messages could be "Claimed by Dragon Empire - [email protected]" or "Dragon Empire hails and welcomes trade - [email protected]". Fleets drop beacons.
Physically stop trade goods from going in or out of a planet or moon.
Broker (Agent Type)
If it is money which makes the world go round, then it is the Brokers who rule it for they are the masters of profit. They are experienced wheeler dealers, able to make a quick credit from the most unlikely commodity. Even their own mothers are not safe.
Builder (Leader Skill)
The ability to conceive and manage city planning and implementing infrastructure and projects. The more skilled the builder is the more effective the population will become with their respective jobs. At higher levels can develop saboteurs that can adversely affect an enemy's infrastructure.

C

Carrier Hangar Capacity
Light and heavy carriers have hangar space to transport scouts, fighters, bombers or army units. A ship's hangar capacity is figured in this way:

      • 1 army unit = 1 hangar
      • 1 ship = 1 hangar

Clairvoyant
Every action has a reaction; each act is followed by a consequence. These are not random elements in life, but something which occurs for a reason. The specifics of the reasons may appear obscure to all but the greatest Clairvoyants.
Cleric (Agent Type)
Some travellers wander to distant lands under the guise of intellectual curiosity, wishing to better understand foreign cultures and faiths. Once engaged, clerics convince locals of the false nature of their beliefs and offer absolution... for a price.
Color Alternative
Preference which displays color alternative icons for visual impaired players. These icons are primarily used to identify the relationship the player empire (green) has with other empires. Color alternatives are available when art cannot provide another type of non-color discrimination, like shape or orientation.
Color Alternative icons
Color Alternative icons
Consul
Highly experienced diplomats with a track record of success with different cultures. They speak with the authority of leadership.
Contract Killer
This is an individual who has proven abilities in the field and understands the significance of quiet work. True authority comes only from the barrel of a gun. Or the edge of a blade.
Control Orbit
A single fleet controls the orbit of a given world or moon. A Fleet that controls orbit can transfer leaders and armies to/from the surface and prevents other non-allied fleets from dropping armies on the world. Control of orbit also dictates trade route activity. A gold ring encircles the fleet that controls orbit.
Commando
A commando is adept in search and destroy missions, able to effectively destroy area infrastructure and sabotage military bases and shipyards. They are self-sufficient, resourceful and difficult to eliminate.
Counter Intelligence (Agent Type)
Activities designed to prevent or thwart spying, intelligence gathering, and sabotage by an enemy.
Covert (Leader Skill)
The ability to find and manage information and secrets. Skilled in spy craft ,those with this skill can develop a wide range of specialized agents for information gathering, counterintelligence operations, assassination, saboteurs, and procurement specialists. They are also capable of many of these operations themselves.
Crystal
Adding up to two of the eighth Crystals randomly found on planets and moons to either unit or ship designs improves their performance. Mining infrastructure on areas with crystals allows an empire to use and trade this valuable commodity.

D

Dashboard
Comprehensive overview of a player's Empire or Federation. Depending on whether it is for an Empire or Federation, it includes identifying the heraldry, name, government ethos, history, inventory, current ranking, achievements and federation medals. Other tabs help manage Beacons, Flags, Pins, Leaders and allow the players to replace their Empire's heraldry and form a Federation.
Debrief
Agent interrogation to obtain useful information after being "#Furloughed" from a mission. Debriefing takes three hours real time before the before the agent can be "#Deployed" or placed back on the game map.
Deploy/Deployed
When an agent is placed back on the game map where an existing agent is located. This action costs a Quadran unless the sponsor agent (the agent at the location where the "#Furloughed" agent is being deployed to) is of the Diplomat type class.
Detective Analyst
An individual trained in analyzing behavior and recognizing potential threats. These men and women are fighting an invisible war against enemies you don't even know you have.
Detective Chief
Well practiced in feeding the enemy false information, Detective Chiefs are masters of making the unreal feel real. Instead of simply diffusing situations, they manipulate it to provide results the enemy will have never imagined.
Detective Inspector
One whose sole purpose is to maintain security for those they serve. They have extensive training and experience in the art of observation. While the institutions of counter-espionage are busy watching for the enemy, there are some who watch the watchers.
Diplomat (Agent Type)
Tireless servants of the state, diplomats stand at the forefront of the geopolitical battle for domination. They walk softly and use the threat of a big stick to ensure their friends are united and their enemies are divided.
Dossier
Basic information about another Empire or Federation identifying the heraldry, name, government ethos, history, current ranking, achievements and federation medals.
Dread Necromancer
Death is but an obstacle to overcome. To gain favor with Death one must trade the souls of the living for those who once lived. For a necromancer to bring the dead back…one must pay Death his dues.

E

Emissary
Experienced negotiators who bring conflicting viewpoints to the bargaining table to find common ground.
Envoy
Focused mission centric junior diplomats who are adept at diplomatic problem solving and getting positive results.
Epoch
An historical period of time characterized by the current state of technological development. In Starium XCV these epochs are Antiquity, Enlightenment, Industrial, Spacefaring, Modern, Advanced and Transcendent.
Escape Pod
A fleet type consisting only of an escape pod containing a leader. This fleet type is not able to move.
Event
Natural or man-made disasters on an area (tornado) or globally (pandemic).
Exocredit (ξ)
In game currency generated by production and trade.
Expert Extraction Agent
A master of the shadows, the seasoned extraction agent is able to blend into any surrounding and work in plain sight. With a mastery of the art of invisibility, they take all they need.
Expert Spy
An intelligence field agent and a expert in social engineering. They slip seamlessly into any segment or social element of society. Above suspicion, they are able to bare the soul and reveal the darkest secrets that can hurt you the most.
Extract/Extracted
When an agent is removed from the game map where his status is "#Furloughed".
Extraction Agent
With a background in infiltration and extraction, the extraction agent is capable of weaving through the shadows to retrieve just what is needed. By the time anyone realizes a thief is among them, it’ll be too late.

F

Firebrand (Agent Type)
If a whisper can bring down an entire empire, what force does a shout have? Firebrands wield language as a weapon to inspire people to prove their true power, leading them against the callous rule of petty tyrants.
Flag
Used by a player as a personal notation on the Galactic Map. Comments from Federation members are also shown when selected. Flags show up in Galactic Scans only on player's screen. Possible notations include "Colonize ASP", "Wonder" and selected System information like types of objects in orbit. Fleets deploy flags. There are three types of flags: Empire Only, Federation Only & for both Empire & Federation.
Fleet Movement
These icons provide information about a fleet's abilities:
Fleet movement icons
Fleet movement icons
Furloughed
The status of an agent who is not on the game map. It takes three hours real time to "#Debrief" before the agent can be "#Deployed" or placed back on the game map.
Government Ethos
How an empire behaves within game play. Each empire is tracked for five traits: aggressiveness, altruism, egocentricity, belief strength and xenophobia. These traits determine the empire’s governing ethos. Over time an empire’s ethos can change. The player’s Empire Dashboard or another empire’s Dossier displays one of the following icons to identify the current ethos. Colors representing the two dominant traits are incorporated into the icons.
Government Ethos behavior color codes
Government Ethos behavior color codes
Government Ethos icons and descriptions
Government Ethos icons and descriptions

G

Ground Combat (Leader Skill)
The ability to effectively manage and lead ground forces in battle. The higher the skill, the more effective the ground troops will be in battle. This also enables the leader to recruit informants, as well as saboteurs that can adversely affect an enemy's infrastructure.

H

High Visionary
That this world is the best of all possible worlds is due in no small part to the efforts of visionaries. They identify and seize upon the small threads of opportunity evident and otherwise missed throughout all our lives.

I

Industrial Unit (IU)
The base measurement of production cost.
Informant
A broker of information who sells knowledge professionally. They seek out secrets and information to leverage. As it is said, even the walls have ears.
Inquisitor (Agent Type)
Always expect the inquisition. The Inquisitor knows there is no innocence, only degrees of guilt. Those heretics who fail to follow the path to redemption with unconditional devotion must have their soul purged of its vile corruption with fire.
Intelligence Agency Director
They are the head of a massive intelligence gathering operation with agents embedded at all levels of government. If knowledge is power, then it is the director who is truly seated on the throne.
Intelligence Service Director
Maestros orchestrating bloodshed from the shadows, they are the embodiment of Death. The death of one is unfortunate, of ten is a tragedy. Of thousands? That is statecraft.
Intelligence Officer
A thief with an eye for vital information, the Intelligence Officer has learned the practice of insertion to retrieve such needed material and secrets. To retain the loyalty of a thief is to possess all that you require.
Intercept and prevent the movement of trade goods into a market.
Investigation Agency Director
Investigation Agency Directors inhabit the space between myth and reality. With the power of illusion, they conjure smoke and mirrors, dealing in half-truths to make it all seem real. If warfare is based on deception, then these are its true masters.

J

Jump Radius
Blue area on the Galactic Map identifies local stars to which a fleet can move (jump).
Junior Contract Killer
Junior contract killers are low-level thugs who has been "persuaded" to put their particular skills to better use. Death is but a journey. Let them lead you.
Junior Informant
A low-level information asset who fits seamlessly into the fabric of society. These are the eyes peering out of the shadows, watching. Always watching.
Junior Intelligence Officer
Legal hackers, they are experts at electronic warfare, well able to engage with others in cyberspace. They are thieves with the luxury of never having to leave the comfort of their own desk.
Junior Sapper
A low-level pyromaniac indoctrinated to strike against significant targets. Their missions tend to be dangerous and they are often not expected to return.

L

Leader Test
A personality test to match you to one of the 36 leader types. A banner for this leader type is made available at the end of the test.
Liaison
Junior policymakers who spend their days understanding alien cultures and history to advise superiors on local cultural protocols.

M

Market Reserve
Used by an empire to provide reserve storage for Trade Goods, organics, metals and Production Units.
Master Agent
Master agents have a very particular set of skills, acquired over an incredibly long, quiet career. They are the stuff of nightmares and are the reason why the enemy sleeps with one eye open.
Master Commando
Veterans of many conflicts, these master commandos thrive in high-stress environments, far behind enemy lines. Here, where the enemy feels the most secure, they are best able to inflict destruction. They no longer know the meaning of fear.
Master Extraction Agent
Experts in multiple elements of information gathering and covert activities, they mold situations to their liking to provide prime scenarios to see their objectives fulfilled. The enemy may likely even blame themselves, or each other.
Master Spy
An experienced field agent able to get into and out of locations with ease. These agents are adept at social engineering. They understand a single weapon can kill many, but that a word to the right people can lead to the downfall of an entire empire.
Missionary (Agent Type)
Missionaries practice the art of persuasion on a grand scale. They are capable of standing before vast crowds and convincing them that previously held beliefs are false, leading them down a different path entirely.
Monk
Connected to everything, Monks are said to be one with the universe. They find acceptance of their place in it and work to help others reach a higher state of being through a virtuous life.
Observation post (Agent Type)
A small hidden outpost designed to monitor and track orbiting spaceships around a planet or moon.

O

Oracle
History is in a continual state of flux as its events are determined by the victor, but nothing is more certain than the future. Personal will is no more than a step on the journey, for ultimately one’s destiny decides all things.
Orbitals
Anything in orbit around a sun, planet or moon that is not a fleet. This can include Quantum Gate, Beacon, Wormhole or Space Debris.

P

Paragon Humanist
There are no spirits. There are no gods. Religion is nothing but cultism and a lie. There is only you and the universe that surrounds yourself, nothing more. Draw on your own power and faith in yourself. These are the beliefs of humanists.
Past Speaker
Charged with preserving history, past speakers strive to record the stories and memories of their countrymen, drawing on the example of ancestors to inspire their people to greater deeds.
Pin
Used by player as a personal notation for a specific area on a world. Armies post pins.
Attacking and robbing ships delivering trade goods.
Political (Leader Skill)
The ability to conduct diplomatic missions and implement social and governmental policy. This also enables the leader to acquire diplomatic agents such as emissaries and ambassadors who can increase the relationship between your empire and alien races.
Portal
Land-based instant transport to stable end point on another world.
Preacher
Preacher agents spread the word of their beliefs and of the need to bend knee and worship the divine, lest all suffer its wrath. The people must be saved from their secular existence and plead for grace from the holy.
Prime Divine
Having obtained divine ascension, the divines are living gods. As mortals who have taken on divine powers, they can easily find worshippers and maintain a following.
Prime Ebon
Darkness offers sanctuary from the creatures of sight. The light bares all, nothing is secret and nothing is sacred. With twilight comes hope and holy is the eclipse. An ebon leads the way.
Prime Eternal
You are born, affect your world, grow old, and finally die, only to be born again. The cycle of life is everlasting and unforgiving. The eternal knows that this body will not last forever, but that its mind and deeds will.
Prime Mentor
Your life holds a level of value you could never hope to comprehend. Only when you begin to try do you realize the scope of it all. The mentor will help you find meaning in your life, but it is only with their guidance that you will find success.
Prime Mystic
Mystics are no mere conjurors of cheap tricks, they wield powers which have not yet been explained and which may never be.
Prime Vessel
Vessels are divine intermediaries who connect the secular world with gods. It is through them that the gods grant their will and guidance to believers.
Primordial
Life is the beginning. Everything is but a result of life and the way it interacts with itself and its surroundings. Nothing is more holy than the act of creating life and only under certain circumstances should such a precious gift ever be taken.
Production Unit
Measurement of processed raw materials that can be shaped into usable forms for spaceships and troop units.
Prophet (Agent Type)
Prophets adapt the emotional elements of faith to motivate followers to perform deeds they would otherwise be incapable of. This can either encourage devotees to greater achievements or provoke them to defy secular authority.
Psionic (Leader Skill)
This unique skill is the use of the mind to affect outcomes of other skills. Defined in a variety of ways such as telekinesis, telepathy, fire or electrical discharges or even controlling other beings.

Q

Quantum Gate
Space-based instant transport to stable end point on another world.
Øuadran
In game currency earned through game play or purchased by the player.

R

Relationship Rating
Numerical value that quantifies the current state of relations between two empires in the game. This rating reflects the level of alignment, cooperation or tension between the empires which influences their interactions and decision-making.
Religious (Leader Skill)
The ability to spread your state religion throughout the galaxy, as well as to incite or calm populations or attack other religious beliefs. This also enables the leader to acquire missionaries, clerics, inquisitors and other unique agents that have a variety of faith based actions.
Ruin
Building or place in a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration. Artifacts and Virtues can sometimes be found by Archaeologist leaders.

S

Saboteur (Agent Type)
A person who deliberately damages or destroys things in order to weaken an enemy or to make a protest.
Sapper
An agent who is an explosive expert found at the forefront of strategic demolition efforts. Their job is to enact targeted destruction of key objectives by any means necessary. They deconstruct the enemy’s sense of security, sowing the seeds of doubt.
Scan Radius
Red area on Galactic Map identifies the star's name, type and additional information. The stars outside the scan radius are shown, but not identified in any way.
Science (Leader Skill)
The ability to understand and theorize scientific principles and advance the body of knowledge of your empire. The higher the skill, the more rapidly new scientific discoveries are understood and assimilated into the general population. This skill also enables the character to establish observation posts on planets that can scan for the presence of ships in planetary orbit.
Secret Agent
An agent who has come to embrace killing for a higher purpose, they have learned both the value of subterfuge and the element of surprise. Patriotism is a powerful motivator and these people will go to extreme lengths to protect Emperor and Empire.
Security Agency Director
From the stuff of legends, individuals who have seen victory through their profession countless times. These are the ones pulling the strings from behind the curtains, setting the stage and making each actor dance to their tunes.
Shaman
There exist intermediaries between our realm and the realm of mystic spirits. These Shamans are dedicated, practiced messengers who have the ability to perceive and influence these spirits and to gain their power.
Sentinel (Agent Type)
Clad in the certainty of their faith, Sentinels stand as bulwarks against dishonorable conduct. Their ever watchful eyes stand vigilant, guarding against the terrors of a treacherous and deceitful universe.
Shipyard queue
Identifies how many ships are in production.
Shipyard rate
Determines how fast and efficiently a shipyard can produce ships.
Shipyard size
Shipyard size determines two things:
  1. How large of ship can be built at this shipyard
  2. How fast the shipyard works

    Note: Orbitals can be created by any size shipyard.

Space Combat (Leader Skill)
The ability to effectively manage and lead spacefaring ships and fleets in space battles. The higher the skill, the more effective the star ships will be in battle. This skill also enables the leader to establish observation posts on planets that can scan for the presence of ships in planetary orbit.
Space Combat Rules
Rules of Engagement:
  1. One weapon can only fire at one ship. Note: a Heavy weapon with massive damage will fire against one ship, regardless of size even if it the damage could eliminate a dozen smaller ships.
  2. Each "class" of ship has an order of preferred targets.
  3. At the end of combat, any ship that has shields heals damage equal to those shields not to exceed the value of the shields.
  4. At any given round where weapons can fire, they do fire.
Space Debris
Pieces of space ships and their contents left as a result of a space battle. Ship designs and salvageable goods are often found in a debris field.
Special Operations Director
The Special Operations Director knows that it is not enough to simply defeat an enemy in battle, but that they must entirely destroy their will and ability to fight. They are the reason for your enemy's walls and also the reason those walls will fall.
Specialist (Agent Type)
A person highly skilled in a specific and restricted field.
Spy (Agent Type)
A trained intelligence officer who is adept in the finer arts of interrogation and information gathering. They hold a wide range of lesser contacts that provide leads. Knowledge of the enemy’s disposition can only be obtained from others.
Spy Rating
Used to represent the skill and abilities of a spy type agent. The higher the rating, the more skilled they are and the more successful they will be when conducting actions. Higher ratings and capabilities increase with the type of spy that indicates their level. A spy starts as an informant and advances up to bureau chief. Note: this description generalizes to assassination rating, sabotage rating, procurement rating, religious rating, etc.
Solarius
Light is the life of the Solarius. It is the source of all life. Your life is a gift from the light and should be cherished as such. Worship it if you desire for such charity to continue.
Stealth Rating
Represents how well a spy is hidden and integrated into society. The higher the rating the more difficult it is for other players to detect them.
Support and Efficiency Index (SEI): Measures positive and negative influences of player actions and various events for an area.

T

Thief (Agent Type)
A person who steals things by stealth and without using force or violence.
Trade Good
Product or commodity that is freely interchangeable between empires for economic growth and commerce.

V

Veteran Commando
Having completed multiple campaigns, these grizzled veterans are able to seek out and destroy high-value targets with a deadly level of professionalism. They have learned the tactics of guerrilla warfare and know the meaning of survival.
Virtue
Strategic playing card that represents an abstract value or principle capable of delivering tangible resources, technology, credits or population to a specific location such as markets, areas, populations or leaders when played. Some virtues are played abstractly affecting technological advancement and some are played to influence relationships with computer controlled empires.

W

Wormhole
Unstable space-based instant transfer point to random worlds throughout the galaxy.
Wonder
Remarkable human-made creation or natural feature that is considered to be of great importance. Virtues, trade goods and production units can sometimes be found by Archaeologist leaders.

Z

Zealot (Agent Type)
Unquestioning devotion can be seen as its own truth. To have such complete belief in something leads others to believe the doctrine is a statement of fact, uplifting the faithful and spreading doubt to the minds of the unbelievers.
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