Are there any plans for AI controlled spacial life forms? Maybe something along the line of giant floating space whales or what not. There could be different incentives for each specialisation to deal with them in a certain way. The war monger could fight it out with them, if he wins he gains some sort of hybrid living ship type. The researcher could gain understanding of space/time/movement and gains a bonus to speed if say they can keep a probe alive in the same sector for a number of days. The trader could possibly follow its movement around a sector and find its hidden home with vast stores of ro. Just throwing that one out there.