Template:VIP

{{{type}}}: {{{name}}}
{{{type}}} of	{{{where}}}
Born	{{{bdate}}}
Ascended	{{{adate}}}
Died	{{{ddate}}}

This template is an infobox for very important Sophonts, like the Emperors, nobility and so on.

{{VIP
|type =[Highest rank achieved. e.g. Emperor, Archduke, etc.]|
|name =[Sophonts name, or rough translation]|
|where=[Location of title: e.g. Domain of Sylea, Terra, etc.]|
|to=[Location of appointment: e.g. to Zhodane]|
|bdate=[Year of birth]|
|adate=[Year of accession to the position of importance]|
|rdate=[Year of retirement from the position of importance]|
|ddate=[Year of their death]|
|pre  =[Precessor in the position of imporance]|
|suc  =[Successor in the position of importance]
}}  
{{{rdate}}} and {{{to}}} may be omitted
{{{pre}}} and {{{suc}}} should be supplied as "Unknown" if not known and omitted only if the title is non-lineal. (e.g. Imperial Princes have neither Predecessors nor Successors)
If the office dies out, the {{{suc}}} value should be "Extinct"
{{{to}}} is used for representative posts, e.g. Ambassador of {{{where}}} to {{{to}}}