Ruthless. Once per turn, when you tax any city or build a ship at a starport, you may hit the building to take that action again with it. If you destroy a Loyal city, you Provoke Outrage. (If you destroy a Rival city, Provoke Outrage and Ransack the Court.)
Hated. In setup, scrap 2 Loyal ships and 3 Loyal agents. (Return them to the box.)
A: Each turn, you can only tax or build a ship with Ruthless, not both.
A: When you destroy a city to tax, you first provoke outrage, then gain the resource from taxing.
A: Hitting the building is an extra action. You don't have to spend an action pip.
A: Yes, you may hit a building to tax or build even if the action yields nothing.