Your faction in the game will be significantly defined by its attributes. They determine your starting assets, your victory conditions and most importantly, the kinds of actions you can undertake, and their odds for success.

Diplomacy represents your ability to use social interactions to your benefit. A focus on this ability means that you will prefer safer assets located in the Core Worlds, where your good standing in the Confederacy will prevent envious hands from easily making away with the fruit of your labour. It also means relying on agents and allies to compensate for your deficiencies in other areas. A weakness in this attribute means you may find the Confederacy an inhospitable place, as Senators desert your cause and the Confederate Squadrons fail to support your operations.

Intelligence represents your ability to acquire, control or conceal knowledge. A focus on this ability means that you will prefer difficult to locate assets situated in the Outer Colonies. It also means striking at the enemies from the shadows to avoid a direct confrontation. A weakness in this attribute means that you may find yourself helpless to stop your enterprise from falling apart in your hands as you remain endlessly ignorant of their actions.

Military represents your knowledge and affinity for the most direct approach. A focus on this ability means you will favour expanding in the Fringe Worlds, where political reprisals are unlikely but targets are abundant. A weakness in this attribute means you may be unable to hold assets outside the Core Worlds without someone seizing them from you.