Avatar: In one the the "Titan" novels the Titan's AI made itself into an Avatar like the one from the Andromeda TV series.

How about creating one Avatar for each ship you possess? I can give it up to 3 different traits that boost different ship powers like Aux, Shield, Hull, Damage..
Once assigned, this Avatar can not be replaced.

Via Z-Store I buy an Avatar Requesiton which I give a technican at ESD. Then we get the usual Tailor window where I can customize my own Avatar and give him traits to boost the ship.

The Avatar will be standing at the bridge next to the Captains Chair.



Special High Ranking Officers:

Those are literally spoken V.I.P. guests on the ship. Diplomats, Technicans, Entertainers, Professors, Doctors,...

2 of them can be assigned to the ship and boost Space and Ground abilitys depending on their own profession.

As "House Guests" they only stay for a while on the ship and vanish after a default period.

Buyable like Doffs over Exchange, Z-Store, ....