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[Ultimuh]

Welcome to the Bay12 Stellaris Empire Collection! Or something like that, the name of this thread isn't important.
After creating several empires for this game, I was wondering if any of you guys have made any creations and wanted to possibly encounter any as AI empires.
The other Stellaris thread is full of discussions of the game itself and would likely bury any empires mentioned there,
so I decided to make a separate thread for Space Empires made by Bay12 users.

I will from time to time update this post, if this thread ever reaches more than a few pages. Or when needed.

A minor rule though, I would like to discourage any names or words which would be considered 'offensive'.
One big rule though, is that you have to mention if your empire is using DLC or mod content. Because not everyone has them.

Well then.. Let's get started.

Spoiler: readme (click to show/hide)

In your documents folder, you should look up "Paradox Interactive" and go to the Stellaris folder within.
There you will see user_empire_designs.txt
Open that with your prefered text editing software, Notepad++ is recommended.
Then copy and paste at your leisure, and risk.

edit: I am not sure if any new empires will appear in an already saved game, but they should have a chance to do so within a new game.

[Ultimuh]

I'll start with three empires I have created.

This first one uses an emblem from the Domination pack.
Not sure how to get that outside of that promotional thing Paradox did a while back.

Spoiler: Roman Lizard People (click to show/hide)

"Sovereign Dominion of Ultimundus"
={
   name_list="Human2"
   ship_prefix="ULT"
   species_name="Ultim"
   species_plural="Ultims"
   species_class="REP"
   species_adjective="Ultim"
   portrait="rep5"
   name="Sovereign Dominion of Ultimundus"
   adjective="Ultimundus"
   government="despotic_hegemony"
   ftl=hyperdrive
   weapon="tech_missiles_1"
   planet_name="Ultimundus"
   planet_class="pc_continental"
   system_name="Ultimuh"
   initializer=""
   graphical_culture="reptilian_01"
   city_graphical_culture="reptilian_01"
   empire_flag={
      icon={
         category="domination"
         file="domination_6.dds"
      }
      background={
         category="backgrounds"
         file="circle.dds"
      }
      colors={
         "black"
         "orange"
         "null"
         "null"
      }
   }
   ruler={
      gender=male
      name="Uriel Ultim"
      portrait="rep5"
      texture=1
      hair=0
      clothes=3
   }
   spawn_enabled=yes
   ethic="ethic_collectivist"
   ethic="ethic_militarist"
   ethic="ethic_materialist"
   trait="trait_natural_engineers"
   trait="trait_industrious"
   trait="trait_sedentary"
}

The other two should be fine for anyone to use though.

Spoiler: Samurai Koifish (click to show/hide)

"Ascended Gonomo Shogunate"
={
   name_list="FUN1"
   ship_prefix="GSV"
   species_name="Gonomo"
   species_plural="Gonomos"
   species_class="REP"
   species_adjective="Gonomon"
   portrait="rep6"
   name="Ascended Gonomo Shogunate"
   adjective="Shogunate"
   government="despotic_empire"
   ftl=warp
   weapon="tech_mass_drivers_1"
   planet_name="Shiro"
   planet_class="pc_ocean"
   system_name="Genten"
   initializer=""
   graphical_culture="arthropoid_01"
   city_graphical_culture="arthropoid_01"
   empire_flag={
      icon={
         category="spherical"
         file="flag_spherical_11.dds"
      }
      background={
         category="backgrounds"
         file="circle.dds"
      }
      colors={
         "teal"
         "red"
         "null"
         "null"
      }
   }
   ruler={
      gender=female
      name="Ilmas Inik"
      portrait="rep6"
      texture=5
      hair=0
      clothes=4
   }
   spawn_enabled=yes
   ethic="ethic_collectivist"
   ethic="ethic_militarist"
   ethic="ethic_spiritualist"
   trait="trait_resilient"
   trait="trait_communal"
   trait="trait_charismatic"
   trait="trait_sedentary"
}

Spoiler: Peaceful Fungal Hippies (click to show/hide)

"Unified Cultivator Colonies"
={
   name_list="FUN1"
   ship_prefix="CSS"
   species_name="Cultivator"
   species_plural="Cultivators"
   species_class="FUN"
   species_adjective="Cultivator"
   portrait="fun2"
   name="Unified Cultivator Colonies"
   adjective="Cultivator"
   government="peaceful_bureaucracy"
   ftl=warp
   weapon="tech_mass_drivers_1"
   planet_name="Soil"
   planet_class="pc_tropical"
   system_name="Warmth"
   initializer=""
   graphical_culture="fungoid_01"
   city_graphical_culture="fungoid_01"
   empire_flag={
      icon={
         category="ornate"
         file="flag_ornate_6.dds"
      }
      background={
         category="backgrounds"
         file="new_dawn.dds"
      }
      colors={
         "purple"
         "green"
         "null"
         "null"
      }
   }
   ruler={
      gender=female
      name="Daggatuum Yu'll"
      portrait="fun2"
      texture=1
      hair=0
      clothes=0
   }
   spawn_enabled=yes
   ethic="ethic_collectivist"
   ethic="ethic_fanatic_pacifist"
   trait="trait_agrarian"
   trait="trait_strong"
   trait="trait_solitary"
   trait="trait_sedentary"
}

edit: Added a few more

Spoiler: Kea Space program (click to show/hide)

"Kea Space Program"
={
   name_list="AVI1"
   ship_prefix="KSP"
   species_name="Kea"
   species_plural="Keas"
   species_class="AVI"
   species_adjective="Kean"
   portrait="avi15"
   name="Kean Space Program"
   adjective="KSP"
   government="science_directorate"
   ftl=wormhole
   weapon="tech_missiles_1"
   planet_name="Kea"
   planet_class="pc_tropical"
   system_name="Keol"
   initializer=""
   graphical_culture="mammalian_01"
   city_graphical_culture="mammalian_01"
   empire_flag={
      icon={
         category="ornate"
         file="flag_ornate_24.dds"
      }
      background={
         category="backgrounds"
         file="new_dawn.dds"
      }
      colors={
         "dark_teal"
         "green"
         "null"
         "null"
      }
   }
   ruler={
      gender=male
      name="Jeb Kea"
      portrait="avi15"
      texture=3
      hair=0
      clothes=0
   }
   spawn_enabled=yes
   ethic="ethic_fanatic_pacifist"
   ethic="ethic_materialist"
   trait="trait_natural_engineers"
   trait="trait_resilient"
   trait="trait_weak"
   trait="trait_slow_learners"
}

Spoiler: Religious Alpacan Cult (click to show/hide)

"Blessed Pacan Covenant"
={
   name_list="MAM2"
   ship_prefix="PSV"
   species_name="Paca"
   species_plural="Pacas"
   species_class="MAM"
   species_adjective="Pacan"
   portrait="mam7"
   name="Blessed Pacan Covenant"
   adjective="Pacan"
   government="theocratic_republic"
   ftl=hyperdrive
   weapon="tech_mass_drivers_1"
   planet_name="Lyrogg"
   planet_class="pc_tundra"
   system_name="Lagragga"
   initializer=""
   graphical_culture="reptilian_01"
   city_graphical_culture="arthropoid_01"
   empire_flag={
      icon={
         category="ornate"
         file="flag_ornate_19.dds"
      }
      background={
         category="backgrounds"
         file="pattern_01.dds"
      }
      colors={
         "brown"
         "dark_purple"
         "null"
         "null"
      }
   }
   ruler={
      gender=female
      name="Modrig den Piriam"
      portrait="mam7"
      texture=0
      hair=0
      clothes=3
   }
   spawn_enabled=yes
   ethic="ethic_individualist"
   ethic="ethic_pacifist"
   ethic="ethic_spiritualist"
   trait="trait_agrarian"
   trait="trait_communal"
   trait="trait_sedentary"
}

[Orange Wizard]

pea tee double uu

[Cicero]

My first game (still in the middle of it): I am playing as the Google Galactic Republic, an individualist, fanactic materialist human civ. I am focusing on science and the conquest and uplift of other species. So far it has been very fun! Science is really neat in Stellaris.

[Neonivek]

The Pacin Nation

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

"Pacin Nation"
={
   name_list="MAM2"
   ship_prefix=""
   species_name="Pacin"
   species_plural="Pacins"
   species_class="MAM"
   species_adjective="Pacin"
   portrait="mam3"
   name="Pacin Nation"
   adjective="Pacin"
   government="enlightened_monarchy"
   ftl=warp
   weapon="tech_mass_drivers_1"
   planet_name="Decinba"
   planet_class="pc_tropical"
   system_name="Baca-prime"
   initializer=""
   graphical_culture="mammalian_01"
   city_graphical_culture="mammalian_01"
   empire_flag={
      icon={
         category="zoological"
         file="flag_zoological_15.dds"
      }
      background={
         category="backgrounds"
         file="stripe.dds"
      }
      colors={
         "green"
         "turquoise"
         "null"
         "null"
      }
   }
   ruler={
      gender=male
      name="Dormayo"
      portrait="mam3"
      texture=5
      hair=0
      clothes=3
   }
   spawn_enabled=yes
   ethic="ethic_fanatic_pacifist"
   ethic="ethic_spiritualist"
   trait="trait_venerable"
   trait="trait_sedentary"
   trait="trait_weak"
}

[JumpingJack]

miroslav in spaec wen PTW. Might post if I come up with anything interesting.

[Nelia Hawk]

roughly based on the Shivan race from one of the most atmospheric space combat games: Freespace 2

laser tech, wormholes,
fanatic xenophobe, militaristic, (fanatic materialist might work too for better tech)
strong, resilliant, natural physicists, repugnant,
military dictatorship to get one big ship.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

"Xanyr Dominion"
={
   name_list="ART2"
   ship_prefix=""
   species_name="Xanyr"
   species_plural="Xanyrans"
   species_class="ART"
   species_adjective="Xanyran"
   portrait="art17"
   name="Xanyr Dominion"
   adjective="Xanyran"
   government="military_dictatorship"
   ftl=wormhole
   weapon="tech_lasers_1"
   planet_name="Shabtor"
   planet_class="pc_arid"
   system_name="Shabturiss"
   initializer=""
   graphical_culture="arthropoid_01"
   city_graphical_culture="arthropoid_01"
   empire_flag={
      icon={
         category="pointy"
         file="flag_pointy_21.dds"
      }
      background={
         category="backgrounds"
         file="v.dds"
      }
      colors={
         "black"
         "red"
         "null"
         "null"
      }
   }
   ruler={
      gender=female
      name="Obr-Wun"
      portrait="art17"
      texture=0
      hair=0
      clothes=0
   }
   spawn_enabled=yes
   ethic="ethic_fanatic_xenophobe"
   ethic="ethic_militarist"
   trait="trait_resilient"
   trait="trait_strong"
   trait="trait_repugnant"
   trait="trait_natural_physicists"
}

[Furtuka]

Ptw

[Cheedows]

Fanatic spiritualist, collectivist plumphelmet men empire. They're weak and ugly as hell, but can adapt to their environment and efficient in mining minerals. They worship their infallible leader, Horologium as their saviour who will lead them to the stars.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

"The Serene Plumpus Society"
={
   name_list="Human"
   ship_prefix="Booze Vessel"
   species_name="Plump Helmetmen"
   species_plural="Plump Helmets"
   species_class="FUN"
   species_adjective="Plumpian"
   portrait="fun11"
   name="The Serene Plumpus Society"
   adjective="Plumpus"
   government="divine_mandate"
   ftl=warp
   weapon="tech_lasers_1"
   planet_name="The Great Cavern"
   planet_class="pc_continental"
   system_name="Plumpus"
   initializer=""
   graphical_culture="fungoid_01"
   city_graphical_culture="fungoid_01"
   empire_flag={
      icon={
         category="pirate"
         file="flag_pirate_6.dds"
      }
      background={
         category="backgrounds"
         file="v.dds"
      }
      colors={
         "red"
         "purple"
         "null"
         "null"
      }
   }
   ruler={
      gender=male
      name="Horologium"
      portrait="fun11_green"
      texture=2
      hair=0
      clothes=0
   }
   spawn_enabled=yes
   ethic="ethic_collectivist"
   ethic="ethic_fanatic_spiritualist"
   trait="trait_weak"
   trait="trait_repugnant"
   trait="trait_industrious"
   trait="trait_adaptive"
}

[TempAcc]

Rak'gol eske amphibian insect militaristic, religious xenophobes. Rather flexible ethics wise if you don't care about being friendly. Good armies. Mass Drivers and wormholes.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

"Dahakan Hierarchy"
={
   name_list="MAM3"
   ship_prefix=""
   species_name="Dahakan"
   species_plural="Dahakans"
   species_class="ART"
   species_adjective="Dahakan"
   portrait="art5"
   name="Dahakan Hierarchy"
   adjective="Dahakan"
   government="divine_mandate"
   ftl=wormhole
   weapon="tech_mass_drivers_1"
   planet_name="Dahak"
   planet_class="pc_ocean"
   system_name="Ermor"
   initializer=""
   graphical_culture="avian_01"
   city_graphical_culture="arthropoid_01"
   empire_flag={
      icon={
         category="ornate"
         file="flag_ornate_9.dds"
      }
      background={
         category="backgrounds"
         file="stripes.dds"
      }
      colors={
         "indigo"
         "dark_grey"
         "null"
         "null"
      }
   }
   ruler={
      gender=male
      name="Haghonon"
      portrait="art5"
      texture=0
      hair=0
      clothes=0
   }
   spawn_enabled=yes
   ethic="ethic_xenophobe"
   ethic="ethic_militarist"
   ethic="ethic_spiritualist"
   trait="trait_repugnant"
   trait="trait_rapid_breeders"
   trait="trait_resilient"
   trait="trait_strong"
}

THE CHURCH OF TEMPACC AND THE ONE CHAIR. Despotic Empire of Mammalian furries eternally under the control of a fungal entity. Fanatic spiritualist and collectivist. Repugnant conformist sedentary furries made intelligent by my divine touch, led by Tim Curry the grand emperor of satankind. Excelent at eslaving everyone ever while keeping everyone happy. Lasers and Wormholes. Furniture worshipers.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

"Church of Tempacc and the One Chair"
={
   name_list="MAM3"
   ship_prefix="Temp"
   species_name="Tempaccian"
   species_plural="Tempaccians"
   species_class="FUN"
   species_adjective="Tempaccian"
   portrait="fun16"
   name="Church of Tempacc and the One Chair"
   adjective="Tempaccian"
   government="despotic_empire"
   ftl=wormhole
   weapon="tech_lasers_1"
   planet_name="Regnum"
   planet_class="pc_tropical"
   system_name="Tempacc"
   initializer=""
   graphical_culture="mammalian_01"
   city_graphical_culture="mammalian_01"
   empire_flag={
      icon={
         category="blocky"
         file="flag_blocky_17.dds"
      }
      background={
         category="backgrounds"
         file="stripes.dds"
      }
      colors={
         "dark_green"
         "dark_purple"
         "null"
         "null"
      }
   }
   ruler={
      gender=male
      name="Tim Curry"
      portrait="fun16"
      texture=0
      hair=0
      clothes=0
   }
   spawn_enabled=yes
   ethic="ethic_collectivist"
   ethic="ethic_fanatic_spiritualist"
   trait="trait_repugnant"
   trait="trait_conformists"
   trait="trait_sedentary"
   trait="trait_intelligent"
}

[Sartain]

Promethean Covenant
A collectivistic, militant Reptilian empire ruled by a religious council. Long-lived but slow to breed, they seek to include any and all races in their vision of a unified galaxy under their One Truth.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

"Promethean Covenant"
={
   name_list="MAM2"
   ship_prefix="PCV"
   species_name="Ichani"
   species_plural="Ichani"
   species_class="REP"
   species_adjective="Ichani"
   portrait="rep1"
   name="Promethean Covenant"
   adjective="Promethean"
   government="theocratic_oligarchy"
   ftl=hyperdrive
   weapon="tech_lasers_1"
   planet_name="Ushu"
   planet_class="pc_continental"
   system_name="Uskal Opeshal"
   initializer=""
   graphical_culture="avian_01"
   city_graphical_culture="mammalian_01"
   empire_flag={
      icon={
         category="ornate"
         file="flag_ornate_12.dds"
      }
      background={
         category="backgrounds"
         file="00_solid.dds"
      }
      colors={
         "dark_green"
         "black"
         "null"
         "null"
      }
   }
   ruler={
      gender=female
      name="Birm den Badir"
      portrait="rep1"
      texture=2
      hair=0
      clothes=3
   }
   spawn_enabled=yes
   ethic="ethic_collectivist"
   ethic="ethic_militarist"
   ethic="ethic_spiritualist"
   trait="trait_conformists"
   trait="trait_slow_breeders"
   trait="trait_enduring"
}

Star-Church of Mormon
Oh dear, somehow the Church of the Latter-day Saints made it into space

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

"Star Church of Mormon"
={
   name_list="Human"
   ship_prefix=""
   species_name="Human"
   species_plural="Humans"
   species_class="MAM"
   species_adjective="Human"
   portrait="human"
   name="Star Church of Mormon"
   adjective="Mormon"
   government="theocratic_republic"
   ftl=wormhole
   weapon="tech_missiles_1"
   planet_name="Kolob"
   planet_class="pc_continental"
   system_name="Throne of God"
   initializer=""
   graphical_culture="mammalian_01"
   city_graphical_culture="mammalian_01"
   empire_flag={
      icon={
         category="ornate"
         file="flag_ornate_1.dds"
      }
      background={
         category="backgrounds"
         file="circle.dds"
      }
      colors={
         "orange"
         "dark_blue"
         "null"
         "null"
      }
   }
   ruler={
      gender=male
      name="Joseph Smith"
      portrait="human_male_04"
      texture=0
      hair=3
      clothes=4
   }
   spawn_enabled=yes
   ethic="ethic_individualist"
   ethic="ethic_fanatic_spiritualist"
   trait="trait_conformists"
   trait="trait_slow_learners"
   trait="trait_rapid_breeders"
}

[Teneb]

Spoiler: The Ayyscendancy (click to show/hide)

"The Ayyscendancy"
={
   name_list="REP3"
   ship_prefix=""
   species_name="Ayy"
   species_plural="Ayys"
   species_class="REP"
   species_adjective="Ayy LMAO"
   portrait="rep1"
   name="The Ayyscendancy"
   adjective="Ayyscendant"
   government="theocratic_republic"
   ftl=hyperdrive
   weapon="tech_lasers_1"
   planet_name="Fenn'Halor"
   planet_class="pc_arid"
   system_name="Binor"
   initializer=""
   graphical_culture="reptilian_01"
   city_graphical_culture="reptilian_01"
   empire_flag={
      icon={
         category="pointy"
         file="flag_pointy_8.dds"
      }
      background={
         category="backgrounds"
         file="v.dds"
      }
      colors={
         "red"
         "black"
         "null"
         "null"
      }
   }
   ruler={
      gender=female
      name="Koxurem"
      portrait="rep1"
      texture=4
      hair=0
      clothes=1
   }
   spawn_enabled=yes
   ethic="ethic_xenophile"
   ethic="ethic_fanatic_spiritualist"
   trait="trait_charismatic"
   trait="trait_communal"
   trait="trait_weak"
   trait="trait_natural_sociologists"
}

[Cyroth]

Shogairi Empire. Loosely based on the Shogairi from David Webers Out Of The Dark novel.

Had to make them fox people, because there are no wolves in Stellaris...
Military dictatorship, because of their whole pack predator thing, seemed the most fitting for me. (Most badass one gets to be the boss until he gets removed or dies)
Traits: Weak (smaller then humans and rather lightly built), slow learners but talented (are shown to be good soldiers and not exactly stupid, but they are very slow to adapt new ideas) and adaptive because I had 2 points left over and no idea what to put them on. Sue me.
Ethic: Fanatic military and xenophobe.

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"Shogairi Empire"
={
   name_list="MAM1"
   ship_prefix="SN"
   species_name="Shogairi"
   species_plural="Shogairi"
   species_class="MAM"
   species_adjective="Shogairian"
   portrait="mam3"
   name="Shogairi Empire"
   adjective="Shogairian"
   government="military_dictatorship"
   ftl=warp
   weapon="tech_mass_drivers_1"
   planet_name="Shogairi Prime"
   planet_class="pc_arctic"
   system_name="Shogairi"
   initializer=""
   graphical_culture="mammalian_01"
   city_graphical_culture="mammalian_01"
   empire_flag={
      icon={
         category="pointy"
         file="flag_pointy_21.dds"
      }
      background={
         category="backgrounds"
         file="v.dds"
      }
      colors={
         "dark_purple"
         "black"
         "null"
         "null"
      }
   }
   ruler={
      gender=male
      name="Merg Taras"
      portrait="mam3"
      texture=1
      hair=0
      clothes=1
   }
   spawn_enabled=yes
   ethic="ethic_xenophobe"
   ethic="ethic_fanatic_militarist"
   trait="trait_weak"
   trait="trait_slow_learners"
   trait="trait_talented"
   trait="trait_adaptive"
}

[PTTG??]

Humanity Ascendant.
Materialists and fanatic collectivists, run by a despotic hegemony. The genetic purges and famines of the past have resulted in a different humanity. Gone are any trace of our migrant natures, and our culture now represses adaptation. The result:

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"Humanity Ascendant"
={
   name_list="Human2"
   ship_prefix="HAS"
   species_name="Human"
   species_plural="Humans"
   species_class="MAM"
   species_adjective="Human"
   portrait="human"
   name="Humanity Ascendant"
   adjective="Ascendant"
   government="despotic_hegemony"
   flags={
human_1custom_start_screen   }
   ftl=warp
   weapon="tech_missiles_1"
   planet_name="Earth"
   planet_class="pc_continental"
   system_name="Sol"
   initializer="sol_system_initializer"
   graphical_culture="mammalian_01"
   city_graphical_culture="reptilian_01"
   empire_flag={
      icon={
         category="human"
         file="flag_human_12.dds"
      }
      background={
         category="backgrounds"
         file="00_solid.dds"
      }
      colors={
         "red"
         "hsv_70_18"
         "null"
         "null"
      }
   }
   ruler={
      gender=male
      name="Yi Yang"
      portrait="human_male_02"
      texture=0
      hair=8
      clothes=2
   }
   spawn_enabled=no
   ethic="ethic_collectivist"
   ethic="ethic_militarist"
   ethic="ethic_materialist"
   trait="trait_conformists"
   trait="trait_nonadaptive"
   trait="trait_weak"
   trait="trait_industrious"
}

I think it works with stock.

[Biowraith]

Probably not particularly well realised, but here's the 2nd iteration of the first empire I played through as, the Illithid/Cthulhu mishmash that enslaves everyone they meet:

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"O R'lyeh?"
={
   name_list="MOL3"
   ship_prefix="Fhtaghn"
   species_name="Tentacleface"
   species_plural="Tentaclefaces"
   species_class="MOL"
   species_adjective="Tentaclefaced"
   portrait="mol11"
   name="O R'lyeh?"
   adjective="O R'lyehn"
   government="despotic_empire"
   ftl=wormhole
   weapon="tech_lasers_1"
   planet_name="R'lyeh"
   planet_class="pc_ocean"
   system_name="R'lyeh"
   initializer=""
   graphical_culture="molluscoid_01"
   city_graphical_culture="molluscoid_01"
   empire_flag={
      icon={
         category="zoological"
         file="flag_zoological_3.dds"
      }
      background={
         category="backgrounds"
         file="double_hemispheres.dds"
      }
      colors={
         "dark_purple"
         "black"
         "null"
         "null"
      }
   }
   ruler={
      gender=male
      name="Nyarlathotep"
      portrait="mol11"
      texture=0
      hair=0
      clothes=4
   }
   spawn_enabled=yes
   ethic="ethic_fanatic_xenophobe"
   ethic="ethic_spiritualist"
   trait="trait_conformists"
   trait="trait_intelligent"
   trait="trait_sedentary"
   trait="trait_repugnant"
}

(the first iteration had Decadent and one level of Collectivist instead of the 2nd level of Xenophobe, but I played them as not enslaving my own people and it was a pain in the ass to micromanage it so every planet had at least one xeno slave, especially since you can't resettle on planets in a sector)


Then my 2nd empire, a space penguin science directorate:

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"Technocratic Union of Pingu"
={
   name_list="MAM1"
   ship_prefix=""
   species_name="Space Penguin"
   species_plural="Space Penguins"
   species_class="AVI"
   species_adjective="Space Penguin"
   portrait="avi5"
   name="Technocratic Union of Pingu"
   adjective="Pingu"
   government="science_directorate"
   ftl=warp
   weapon="tech_lasers_1"
   planet_name="Pingu Prime"
   planet_class="pc_arctic"
   system_name="Pingu"
   initializer=""
   graphical_culture="avian_01"
   city_graphical_culture="reptilian_01"
   empire_flag={
      icon={
         category="zoological"
         file="flag_zoological_9.dds"
      }
      background={
         category="backgrounds"
         file="circle.dds"
      }
      colors={
         "turquoise"
         "black"
         "null"
         "null"
      }
   }
   ruler={
      gender=female
      name="Ilmas Vagas"
      portrait="avi5"
      texture=0
      hair=0
      clothes=2
   }
   spawn_enabled=yes
   ethic="ethic_collectivist"
   ethic="ethic_fanatic_materialist"
   trait="trait_quick_learners"
   trait="trait_communal"
   trait="trait_weak"
   trait="trait_natural_physicists"
}

And finally the next empire I'll play through as, a corporate human empire:

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"Veridian Dynamics"
={
   name_list="Human"
   ship_prefix="VSS"
   species_name="Veridian"
   species_plural="Veridians"
   species_class="MAM"
   species_adjective="Veridian"
   portrait="human"
   name="Veridian Dynamics"
   adjective="Veridian"
   government="plutocratic_oligarchy"
   ftl=wormhole
   weapon="tech_lasers_1"
   planet_name="Corporate Headquarters"
   planet_class="pc_continental"
   system_name="Veridia"
   initializer=""
   graphical_culture="avian_01"
   city_graphical_culture="mammalian_01"
   empire_flag={
      icon={
         category="pointy"
         file="flag_pointy_13.dds"
      }
      background={
         category="backgrounds"
         file="circle.dds"
      }
      colors={
         "grey"
         "black"
         "null"
         "null"
      }
   }
   ruler={
      gender=female
      name=""
      portrait="human_female_01"
      texture=0
      hair=0
      clothes=0
   }
   spawn_enabled=yes
   ethic="ethic_individualist"
   ethic="ethic_fanatic_materialist"
   trait="trait_intelligent"
   trait="trait_weak"
   trait="trait_slow_breeders"
   trait="trait_thrifty"
}

(yes, none of my empires are actually original...)