VM: Hello there! Welcome to the world of MAGE TRADER! My name is VM! People call me the JUNGLE VIP!

VM: You're about to join a vast cosmic arena. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of their tiny dot in space. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of some pixel on the scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of another corner, how frequent their misunderstandings, how eager they are to kill one another, how fervent their hatreds. In the blink of an eye, you could wipe them all away, and no one would remember them. Countless species on innumerable planets are but dust to you. You're a MAGE TRADER.

VM: There's some paperwork to complete before you can officially get blasting:

Character Class

VM: You'll have a chance to play all the classes eventually, so pick what sounds most fun today.

Starting Ship Hull

FORM CRONE: You can change your hull later... for a price. Heh heh heh!

Concerning Orbs

VM: In my years I have collected several ORBS. I know, I'll give you one! Then you can go ahead and map the TWENTY AND ONE WARP NETS for me! What did you say your name is?

Mage Data

FORM CRONE: You can change your name later... for a price! [CACKLE]

FORM CRONE: Actually, changing your ship name comes at fairly reasonable cost...

Your Earth Info