2. Place the Sponsored token on the First Regent tile.
3. Scrap the 3 Govern the Imperial Reach cards (♦01–03) from the rules booklet and add the 3 Govern with Authority cards (24–26) to it.
4. The First Regent chooses which Govern with Authority card to place on top of the stack. Explain that Outlaws are now subject to the Imperial Demand if the Empire controls a city or Flagship of theirs.