Origin

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The origin represents the background of a species before it unified itself into an empire. In games with randomly generated AI empires, some origins are unique, meaning only one empire with that origin can be generated.

Playable origins[]

The following origins can be selected when creating an empire. A few origins can also be used by pre-FTL civilizations.

Origin	Empire effects	Homeworld effects	Requirements	Description
Prosperous Unification	Planetary Unification technology starts as a permanent research option	Start with 4 additional Pops Start with 2 additional Districts built +15% Happiness for 20 years +25% Amenities for 20 years +10% Resources from Jobs for 20 years		Through its strife and triumphs, this society has reached every young civilization's ambition: a homeworld with unified goals, and a path open to the stars.
Galactic Doorstep	Start with a dormant Gateway which will bring the following in the first years: 100-1500 Alloys and/or Minerals A small space amoeba Special project that creates the From Gateway Sent archaeological site If the Gateway is reactivated it unlocks the Gateway Construction technology	None		This civilization has a dormant Gateway in their home system - potential technological benefit, or a looming menace?
Lost Colony	An advanced empire with the same species will exist in the galaxy Homeworld of the advanced empire can be found via the Go To button in the species tab If multiple empires have the origin and same species they will have the same parent empire If species portrait is Human the advanced empire will use the Sol starting system AI empires with this origin won't generate advanced empires if those were turned off	Start with a positive homeworld modifier depending on authority Homeworld does not get the +30 Habitability bonus		This civilization originated as a lost and forgotten colony, separated from its homeworld long ago. The struggling colonists endured many hardships before they could build up the necessary technological and industrial base that would allow for a return to space.
Remnants	Guaranteed Habitable Worlds gain the Colonial Remains modifier when colonized Start with the Archaeostudies technology researched if Ancient Relics DLC is installed Head of Research starts with the Expertise: Archaeostudies trait if Ancient Relics DLC is installed	Homeworld is a size 22 Relic World Start with 6 Ruined Arcology blockers The Ruined Arcology blockers unlock random techs when cleared Start with a Faculty of Archaeostudies building if Ancient Relics DLC is installed	Agrarian Idyll	This civilization once spanned the void, controlling much of the galaxy. They were eventually defeated and almost destroyed, but after a long period of destitution they are returning to the stars.
Fruitful Partnership	Can construct Starseed Garden starbase buildings Can construct Orbital Garden orbital ring buildings Can use the Seed Bombing orbital bombardment stance Enables Open Seed Pods special projects A neighbor system will contain Tiyanki Space Whales No first contact with Tiyanki Space Whales In 5-10 years can gain a special project to unlock the Frequency Tuning technology	None	Plantoid or Fungoid Machine Intelligence Devouring Swarm	This verdant civilization has developed a unique synergy with spaceborne fauna. By offering their fruits to these creatures, they entice the seed dispersers to aid their colonization efforts.
Mechanist	Start with the Powered Exoskeletons technology researched Start with the Robotic Workers technology researched Machine Template System technology starts as a permanent research option +15% Mechanical Pop Assembly Speed +1 Mechanical Species Trait Picks	Start with a Robot Assembly Plants building Start with 8 robot Pops with a trait matching their starting job Starting robots have the Bulky trait Starting robots have the High Maintenance trait	Materialist Gestalt Consciousness Permanent Employment	This civilization has been preoccupied with the idea of metallic automatons since the early Steam Age. Although many said it could not be done, the first true robots left the assembly lines long before even rudimentary space flight was achieved.
Syncretic Evolution	Can create a second species with the Serviles trait	Start with 12 Pops of the second species	Gestalt Consciousness Fanatic Purifiers	A second species forms an integral part of this civilization. They are big, strong, and most of them have the intelligence of a particularly dim-witted child. Ancient wars have culled their species of their most aggressive tendencies, leaving them quite servile.
Tree of Life	Colonies start with a Tree of Life Sapling planetary feature Enables the Transplant Tree of Life decision Colony ships cost less Alloys but more Food Tree of Life planetary features are removed at 50 Devastation File:Bleak.png Worlds without a Tree of Life planetary feature have the following penalties: −50% Planet Build Speed −25% Resources from Jobs +10% Upkeep from Jobs −5 Stability	Start with a Tree of Life planetary feature Start with +1 built Agriculture district Start with −1 built Mining district	Hive Mind Devouring Swarm Terravore	This Hive evolved in a symbiotic relationship with a vast Tree. The Tree grants them many benefits, but its loss would cripple them.
Resource Consolidation	Capital star has a deposit of 10 Energy Other home system planets are broken or molten worlds with no resource deposits	Homeworld is a Machine World with no blockers Start with a Consolidated Resources planetary feature Start with a Malfunctioning Replicator Bay blocker Start with an Organic Slurry planetary feature if Driven Assimilator	Machine Intelligence Rogue Servitor Organic Reprocessing	This Machine Intelligence has long-since consolidated all resources in their home system into their capital world, covering it entirely with machinery.
Clone Army	Can construct up to 5 Ancient Clone Vat buildings Species has the Clone Soldier trait Admirals have the Clone Army Admiral trait Start with the Cloning technology researched Start with the Gene Banks technology researched	Start with two Ancient Clone Vat buildings After 3-5 years the Homeworld Excavation archaeological site appears Excavating the archaeological site starts the Genetic Crossroads event chain	Gestalt Consciousness Permanent Employment	A species of short-lived and infertile soldier clones exceptionally proficient in matters of war, left masterless and alone to question their engineered purpose and uncertain fate.
Life-Seeded	Species has Gaia World Preference	Homeworld is a size 30 Gaia World Start with 1 Bubbling Swamp planetary feature Start with 1 Crystalline Caverns planetary feature Start with 1 Dust Caverns planetary feature	Machine Intelligence Mutagenic Spas Permutation Pools Relentless Industrialists	This civilization's home is a paradise, possibly designed just for them.
Post-Apocalyptic	Species has the Survivor trait	Homeworld is a Tomb World	Machine Intelligence Agrarian Idyll Anglers Trawling Operations	Baptized by nuclear fire, this civilization has faced total annihilation - and survived. Devastated yet unbroken, they have rebuilt civilization from the ashes of their old world.
Calamitous Birth	Can build Meteorite Colony Ships Can construct Experimental Crater holdings	Start with a Massive Crater planetary feature	Lithoid species Catalytic Processing Catalytic Recyclers Organic Reprocessing	Not native to their 'homeworld', these Lithoids arrived when a meteorite slammed into the planet and killed off most of the native life.
Common Ground	Start with Diplomacy tradition tree adopted Start with the Federation tradition Start as the president of a Federation with two other members Federation starts with neutral Cohestion and 600 experience The two members will share at least one ethic with the president There will be no Guaranteed Habitable Worlds regardless of game settings +100 Permanent Opinion to and from Federation members +50 Trust to and from Federation members On day 2 choose the federation type The two members will have the same main species class if Selective Kinship Xeno-Linguistics technology starts as a permanent research option if Galactic Paragons DLC is installed	None	Genocidal Xenophobe Inwards Perfection Barbaric Despoilers	This civilization established early contact with their immediate alien neighbors. Finding strength in their differences, they soon decided to face the future, and whatever it might bring, together.
Hegemon	Start with Diplomacy tradition tree adopted Start with the Federation tradition Start as the president of a Hegemony federation with two other members Federation starts with neutral Cohestion and 600 experience The two members will share at least one ethic with the president There will be no Guaranteed Habitable Worlds regardless of game settings The two members will have the same main species class if Selective Kinship Xeno-Linguistics technology starts as a permanent research option if Galactic Paragons DLC is installed	None	Genocidal Xenophobe Egalitarian Gestalt Consciousness Inwards Perfection	This civilization established early contact with their immediate alien neighbors. Gradually, over the span of a century, they masterminded the birth of an interstellar union in which they would have a dominant role.
Doomsday	A warning is given a year before the homeworld explodes No guaranteed habitable planets will spawn near the home system Pops can be resettled from the homeworld regardless of ethics Enables the Evacuation Protocols edict +30% Happiness for 5 years after the first colony if not Gestalt Consciousness +30% Stability for 5 years after the first colony if Gestalt Consciousness	Homeworld will become a Shattered World in 35 to 45 years Start with 10 Devastation Start with the Doomsday homeworld modifier which worsens every decade		WARNING: Challenging Origin This civilization's homeworld is highly unstable, and it is only a matter of time before it explodes. Their only hope is to seek refuge elsewhere before it is too late.
On the Shoulders of Giants	A random home system planet has the Ex Gravitas archaeological site Can get the On the Shoulders of Giants mid-game event chain Cannot discover precursor anomalies or sites before completing their story 3 times more likely to discover precursor anomalies or sites after completing their story	None	Gestalt Consciousness	This civilization has hidden boons in their solar system, placed there in a distant past by a mysterious benefactor.
Scion	Start as a Scion of a Fanatic Materialist or Fanatic Spiritualist Fallen Empire +100 Opinion to and from the overlord Start with a Wormhole leading to the overlord's capital system Surveying a Holy World grants a bonus of Influence or Unity Gain a more powerful gift every few decades Creates a 1-system Fallen Empire if the game was started with none Gain a temporary Fallen Empire fleet every 20 years if losing a war against a Superior empire Xeno-Linguistics technology starts as a permanent research option if Galactic Paragons DLC is installed	None	Fanatic Xenophobe Gestalt Consciousness Pompous Purists	A Fallen Empire has meddled in the development of this civilization for thousands of years, guiding them onto a path of their choosing.
Shattered Ring	Species has Ring World Preference Can repair two other sections of the home system Start with an irreparable section with a deposit of 5 Engineering Research Start with a Shattered World with a deposit of 10 Minerals Capital star has a deposit of 10 Energy Shattered Ring World segments in home system will replace guaranteed habitable worlds Cannot change the starting system	Homeworld is a Shattered Ring World Start with 3 Decrepit Tunnels blockers Start with 4 Ancient Rubble blockers	Agrarian Idyll Anglers Trawling Operations	This civilization inhabits a Ring World built by unknown forerunners. If it can be understood and fully repaired it will grant them great power.
Void Dwellers	−20% Habitat Build Cost +0.25 Building Slots from Non-Urban Habitat Districts +2 Habitat Max Districts +1 Jobs from Habitat Districts Can upgrade housing buildings on Habitats Species has Habitat Preference Species has the Void Dweller trait Start with the Orbital Habitats technology researched Habitat Expansion technology starts unlocked and can be researched Start with the Hydroponics Farming technology researched if not Lithoid Start with the Eco Simulation technology researched if not Lithoid Start with the Powered Exoskeletons technology researched if Lithoid Start with the Zero-G Refineries technology researched if Lithoid Several Tradition trees have alternative bonuses to improve Habitats Guaranteed habitable worlds are replaced by resource-rich systems Cannot change the starting system except for a special version of Sol 1% chance to spawn the Crystalline Empire enclave during mid-game (player only)^[1]	Start on a tier II Habitat Central Complex Start with 3 Major Orbitals Start with an Arcane Replicator planetary feature	Machine Intelligence Idyllic Bloom Agrarian Idyll Anglers Trawling Operations	This civilization has made its home in space for as long as it has maintained records - life in a typical planetary environment is anathema to them. They live in several orbital habitats that were only recently united.
Necrophage	Species has the Necrophage trait Only Necrophage Pops can be Leaders or take Ruler jobs Can construct Chamber of Elevation buildings Can use the Necrophage purge type Can create a second species Centralized Command technology starts unlocked and can be researched With Glandular Acclimation converting Pops changes habitability to their current planet's Guaranteed Habitable Worlds contain pre-FTL civilizations advanced up to Iron Age	Start with 12 Pops of the prepatent species Start with a Chamber of Elevation building if not Genocidal	Xenophile Fanatic Egalitarian Machine Intelligence Death Cult Corporate Death Cult Empath Permanent Employment	This civilization evolved as a parasite, forced to feed off other sapient life forms to sustain itself. As it arrives on the galactic stage, other species will either be brought into the fold, or become its food. For the necrophage, there can be no other way.
Here Be Dragons	Start with an allied Sky Dragon guardian Killing the guardian grants a permanent empire modifier A system 2 hyperlanes away will contain a Living Metal deposit	None	Genocidal	Since time immemorial, this civilization has shared its star system with a formidable dragon. The mysterious creature's behavior sways between distant benevolence and haughty indifference. How this relationship will evolve as the planet dwellers take to the stars remains to be seen.
Ocean Paradise	Species has the Aquatic trait Start inside a nebula Start with 4 Frozen worlds and 10 Ice Asteroids Guaranteed habitable worlds are Frozen worlds Cannot change the starting system	Homeworld is a size 30 Ocean World Start with the Ocean Paradise homeworld modifier Start with a Crystal Reef planetary feature Start with 3 Submerged Ore Veins planetary features Start with 3 Underwater Vents planetary features Start with 8 Teeming Reef planetary features	Machine Intelligence	Since its birth, this civilization has enjoyed peace in a generous environment with no natural enemies, enabling unhindered growth and opulence.
Imperial Fiefdom	Start as a subject of an empire with the Imperial Liege origin 1-4 vassals will border the overlord (depending on galaxy size) If multiple empires have the origin they will have the same overlord Overlord will construct an Overlord Garrison holding on all subject capitals +120 Decaying Opinion with the overlord After 40-65 years become independent or gain 100 influence After 40-65 years the advanced empire will break into 3 empires at war with each other After 40-65 years all AI vassals become independent After 40-65 years can become the overlord of previous vassals with Inferior relative power On day 2 choose to become a specialized subject: Bulwark grants 5 destroyers and the technology to build more Prospectorium grants 2 construction ships Scholarium grants a science ship and a level 3 scientist Xeno-Linguistics technology starts as a permanent research option if Galactic Paragons DLC is installed	None	Inwards Perfection Driven Assimilator Genocidal	Our first endeavor beyond our home planet was a painful one, suddenly and brutally subjected to the whims of a foreign galactic power. Now we look towards a future in which we no longer live in the shadow of another empire.
Progenitor Hive	Leaders gain experience each month Can construct Offspring Nest holdings Can construct Offspring Nest buildings Cannot construct Spawning Pools buildings −50% Menial Drone Output on worlds without an Offspring Drone Can release sectors as subjects unless Devouring Swarm Can construct Offspring Outlook starbase buildings Can design and build Offspring ships Starting fleet has an Offspring Corvette Fleets without an Offspring Ship in system have the following penalties: −50% Accuracy −50% Evasion −50% Ship Fire Rate −50% Sublight Speed	Start with an offspring Nest building Start with a Progenitor Nest planetary features If the planet is invaded or destroyed gain the following penalties: −10% Menial Drone Output −30% Sublight Speed −10 Stability Enables the Grow a New Progenitor decision	Hive Mind	This hive has gained evolutionary advantage through semi-independent leaders. These "Offspring" greatly improve overall proficiency, though they require constant oversight.
Slingshot to the Stars	−75% Starbase Influence Distance Cost +50% Quantum Catapult Accuracy Catapulted fleets fire rate bonus is increased to +50% Start with a Ruined Quantum Catapult megastructure in a neighbor system Start with the Quantum Catapult archaeological site in the neighbor system Can repair the ruined megastructure without Mega-Engineering Building a starbase in the neighbor system grants 150 Influence If the megastructure is repaired it unlocks the Quantum Catapult technology	None		Once, the skies above this civilization were illuminated by shooting stars; then came a long season of darkness. Taking to the heavens in search of answers, the first offworld explorers discovered a dormant (and long abandoned) Quantum Catapult Single Array.
Subterranean	Species has the Cave Dweller trait Mining Districts are uncapped +2 Housing per Mining District +1 Building Slot per 3 Mining District −75% Orbital Bombardment Damage +10% Building and District Cost and Upkeep −10% Planetary Build Speed Uses a unique city appearance outside habitable megastructures	None	Machine Intelligence	This civilization may never know why their ancestors migrated below the surface. Was it necessary to ensure self-preservation, or did the promise of bountiful resources allure them? Whatever the case, they successfully adapted, leading to a more environmentally versatile community.
Teachers of the Shroud	Species has the Latent Psionic trait Start in contact with the Shroud-Touched Coven enclave Can construct a Shroud Beacon starbase building Start with 25 Rare Crystals Can construct Psi Corps buildings Unlocks the Mind over Matter agenda Psionic Theory technology starts as a permanent research option Nearby planets may be Shrouded Worlds Cannot pick ascension path perks	None	Spiritualist Fanatic Purifiers	WARNING: Blocks all Ascension Paths except for Psionic Ascension. Long before their first steps onto the galactic stage, this civilization has been supported and shaped by a Shroudwalker coven.
Knights of the Toxic God	Enables the Knightly Duties policy Can construct Order's Commandery holdings Start with the Quest for the Toxic God situation Orbital Habitats technology starts unlocked and can be researched Cannot change the starting system except for a special version of Sol Can remove the origin effects for a reward if the situation isn't completed in 100 years	Start with an A Blight Upon the Land planetary feature Start with an Envenomed Seas planetary feature Start with a Pestilential Wasteland planetary feature Start with a Pools Most Venomous planetary feature Start with a Swarms of the Deity planetary feature Start with a colonized habitat orbiting the homeworld Habitat starts with the Order's Keep building Habitat starts with an Order's X-Calibrator planetary feature	Gestalt Consciousness Fanatic Purifiers Oppressive Autocracy	Centuries ago, this species' homeworld was visited by a Toxic Entity. The ecological catastrophe that followed ruined half the world, but allowed an early unification of the survivors in their reverence for the Toxic God. An Order of Knights has been created to search for the Toxic God, and although many things have changed, the quest continues.
Overtuned	Allows the selection of Overtuned traits Enables the Damn the Consequences edict Start with the Gene Tailoring technology researched	None	Machine Intelligence	This civilization uses any and all means of organic enhancement, no matter the risk, no matter the cost. After all, it is better to burn out brightly than fade away into obscurity.
Broken Shackles	An empire with the Payback origin will be present The Minamar Specialized Industries unique empire will be present Scientific Method technology is not researched but available as a permanent option Planetary Government technology is not researched but available as a permanent option Corvettes technology is not researched but available as a permanent option A pre-FTL civilization will exist for each starting species Can only select randomized starting systems +1 Available Envoys +20% Infiltration Speed +20% First Contact Discovery Speed +50 Opinion to and from Payback empires +100 Opinion with homeworld pre-FTL civilizations Cannot set Slavery policy to Allowed Cannot set Purge policy to Allowed Factions will form after 1 year +50% Faction Unity Gain for 10 years after the first year Gain a moderate amount of Research (min 350) if a leading scientist is alien Unlock the next research building technology if a leading scientist is alien Gain a small amount of Unity (min 100) after constructing the first Outpost Gain a bonus for 5 years whenever a starting species' homeworld is surveyed One year after surveying a starting species' homeworld the Homesick event chain will start Can get the The Cost of Freedom mid-game event chain Xeno-Linguistics technology starts as a permanent research option if Galactic Paragons DLC is installed Gain a bonus or malus whenever a solution regarding slavery is passed/ failed in the Galactic community	Start without any ships and stations Start with pops from 3-22 pre-FTL species Start with the Crashed Slaver Ship archaeological site Start with 6 Scavenger Site districts that cannot be demolished Start with an Administrative Hub building Start with a Laboratory Complex building Start with a Makeshift Farms building Start with a Power Plant building Start with a Scrap Refinery building Start with a Crashed Slaver Ship planetary feature Start with 5 Ship Debris blockers Homeworld does not get the +30 Habitability bonus Starts with the Stellar Culture Shock of invaded Early Space Age primitives +20% Citizen Pop Happiness for 20 years −50% Pop Amenities Usage for 20 years +100% Unity from Jobs for 20 years −25% Pop Housing Usage for 20 years −50% Pop Consumer Goods Upkeep for 20 years +50% Egalitarian Ethics Attraction for 20 years	Authoritarian Xenophobe Gestalt Consciousness Selective Kinship Eager Explorers Sovereign Guardianship Privatized Exploration Pharma State Corporate Protectorate	WARNING: Challenging Origin This civilization began as a mutiny aboard a slaver vessel, and is made up of a diverse group of pre-FTL species.
Payback	An empire with the Broken Shackles origin will be present The Minamar Specialized Industries unique empire will be present Scientific Method technology is not researched but available as a permanent option Planetary Government technology is not researched but available as a permanent option Corvettes technology is not researched but available as a permanent option +15% Damaged to empires with Superior or Overwhelming relative power +50 Opinion to and from Broken Shackles empires Pre-FTL civilization will exist regardless of game settings In 6 months gain a special project to remove the Debris Field homeworld modifier Cannot set First Contact Protocol policy to Proactive Xeno-Linguistics technology starts as a permanent research option if Galactic Paragons DLC is installed	Start without any ships and stations Start with a Gene Clinics building Start with 10 fewer pops Start with 33% Devastation Start with 6 Ship Debris blockers The Ship Debris blockers unlock random techs or resources when cleared The Ship Debris blockers grant unity when cleared Start with a Debris Field homeworld modifier Removing the modifier uncovers the Aftermath of Battle site +15% Happiness for 20 years +25% Amenities for 20 years +10% Resources from Jobs for 20 years +2 Unification Officer Jobs for 20 years 50% chance each decade the Gene Clinics building becomes ruined	Gestalt Consciousness Slaver Guilds Fanatic Purifiers Pompous Purists Eager Explorers Oppressive Autocracy Sovereign Guardianship Indentured Assets Privatized Exploration Pharma State Corporate Protectorate	WARNING: Challenging Origin This civilization has been visited by an alien empire who forcibly enlightened and enslaved them. They have repelled their invaders, but will they return?
Fear of the Dark	Start with a pre-FTL civilization of the same species in the home system Cannot change the starting system except for a special version of Sol +10% Anomaly Discovery Chance +20% Anomaly Research Speed −1 Research Alternatives −1 Leader Pool Size 2% chance to gain a scientist with the Cunning trait for 4-6 years each year 2% chance to gain an admiral with the Cunning trait for 4-6 years each year 4% chance to be offered to pay for +10% Trade Value for 10 years each year 4% chance to be offered a technology each year in exchange for: 50 Influence 50% Survey Speed for 10 years −50-200 Opinion with the signing empire first time a Migration Treaty is formed −15% Research Speed for 10 years first time a Federation is formed −15% Research Speed for 10 years first time a subject is gained −5% Happiness for 5 years first time becoming a subject −10 Stability for 5 years first time a guardian is encountered When an end-game crisis starts gain the following: +30% Ship Build Speed −15% Ship Build Cost Completing an ascension tradition tree gives the following for 10 years: −10% Research Speed −10% Monthly Unity −1 Codebreaking Can get the The Fear of the Dark mid-game event chain	Start with 8 fewer pops	Gestalt Consciousness Inwards Perfection Fanatic Purifiers Eager Explorers Sovereign Guardianship Privatized Exploration Corporate Protectorate	A century ago, one of the planets in this empire's home system was destroyed by a freak asteroid. Some believed this was a malicious attack by an alien species. Others brushed off these concerns as mere paranoia. The tension between the two groups grew so great that a newly-terraformed planet was granted to the fearmongers.
Under One Rule	Species has the Perfected Genes trait Ruler has the Luminary trait Can select unique ruler traits Ruler has skill level 4 and the class' council-focused veteran class Choose between 3 planet modifiers when colonizing the first world Cannot change authority In 6-30 months start the The Unifying Purpose situation In 40 years can change authority to Imperial: Imperial authority grants a positive trait and starts the Dissidents on the Rise situation in 5-15 years Dictatorial authority grants a positive trait in 10-20 years and a negative trait in 20-30 years	None	Dictatorial	Amidst violence and hardship, this civilization was unified by a single leader. Consolidating power through the repression of weaker factions, they have now become a fierce advocate for science and technological advancement. In the aftermath, an uneasy peace has descended. But peace rarely lasts.
Riftworld	+25% Astral Rift Exploration Speed −50% Astral Rift Fail Probability +100% Chance for Astral Rifts to appear in owned systems Start with the Astral Harvesting technology researched Start with the Ruined Planet astral rift	Start with the Ancient Crater archaeological site		A massive rift in space and time looms near this civilization's homeworld. After studying the phenomenon for millennia, recent advances in starship technology will allow them to finally reach out and discover what secrets it might hold.

Unplayable origins[]

The following origins are not available when creating an empire.

Origin	Effects	Source	Description
Elder Race	None	Fallen Empire	This civilization greatly predates the current generation of galactic powers. Eons of stagnation gradually reduced their empire to a mere shadow of what it once was.
Developing Nation	None	Pre-FTL civilization without a regular origin	This civilization has yet to become spacefaring, however with a little encouragement or a great deal of time they may yet become an actor on the galactic stage.
Enlightened	+10% Research Speed +0.5 Monthly Loyalty Change Can be a Specialized Subject regardless of technology level difference	Enlightened pre-FTL civilization	The natural development of this civilization was greatly accelerated by the interference of another party, who helped them become a spacefaring culture.
Separatists	+10 Stability +25% Governing Ethics Attraction +20% Ship Build Speed	Revolt or Machine Uprising empire	This civilization came into being when it rebelled and seceded from another empire.
Liberated	+10 Stability +25% Governing Ethics Attraction +20% Ship Build Speed	Empire created by Status Quo from wars with the Ideology casus belli Empire created by Status Quo from wars with a Subjugation casus belli	This civilization came into being after being liberated from another empire.
Hegemon Subordinate	Start as part of a Hegemony federation	Empires generated by the Hegemon origin	This civilization established early contact with their immediate alien neighbors. Gradually, over the span of a century, they were subordinated to one of those neighbors, who masterminded the birth of an interstellar union with them as its leader.
Imperial Liege	Start as an advanced empire Homeworld is a size 30 Gaia World Start with a Gateway in the capital system Start with 2-5 subjects	Overlord empire generated by the Imperial Fiefdom origin	An ambitious overlord who has spent considerable time and efforts in subduing their closest neighbors to serve their every need. They are slowly growing more indolent as they devolve more and more responsibility to their vassals.
Broken Rule	None	Rebel empire generated during the Under One Rule origin	Amidst political turmoil, and without the Luminary's guidance, the people must make their own way in the galaxy.
Khanate Successor	+2 Commander Starting Skill Level Can use the Raiding orbital bombardment stance	Horde successor empire	This civilization arose out of the ashes of the Great Khan's mighty empire.
Daemonic Incursion	+100% Naval Capacity −50% Ship Upkeep	Daemonic Incursion unique empire	Led by a corrupted champion, this empire emerged from a dimensional portal and has vowed to lay waste to this reality.
Your Ladder To The Sky	Start as an advanced empire Start with pops from 3-22 pre-FTL species Homeworld is a size 25 Relic World Can use the Raiding orbital bombardment stance +50 Naval Capacity Start with additional technologies0 Neural Implants Genetic Healthcare Food Processing Mineral Purification Global Energy Management	Minamar Specialized Industries unique empire	From the moment the Board of Directors at Minamar Specialized Industries first delivered our civilization to the stars, we have understood that the galaxy was too beautiful not to be shared. Since then, we have worked tirelessly to help less developed civilizations achieve FTL travel. Enlightenment may not be free. But at MSI, it is always worth the cost.