A pilgrim called by Oracus to reach the core... Hm. I feel an adventure extension coming along. we been there : but I had to pull it down : I had it so you could take either or both sides: the story line was too close to a spoiler in my opinion but it was nice to have Oracus save my Freighter from ...

Stupidest early game death, huh?

Mine was vs a marauder raid platform and full wing of pirates...while using a mining laser.
Real smart, I know.
Hadn't upgraded my defences either...my freighter didn't really stand a chance.

Perhaps something of a different view, but what if the player is controlled/protected by Oracus? The invoke powers are then explained, and it could easily monitor the actions of the player from that point. Rewarding donations to Domina would only further convince the player that the guiding hand s/h...