diff --git a/examples/QueryExample_Directory.php b/examples/QueryExample_Directory.php
index 5a80a52..06d16e8 100644
--- a/examples/QueryExample_Directory.php
+++ b/examples/QueryExample_Directory.php
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ use Darksparrow\DeegraphInteractions\QueryBuilder\QueryBuilder;
 $result = QueryBuilder::Directory()
     ->RelativePath("{0b368d41-7c15-42c8-899c-2b178ae9d983}")
     ->Build()
-    ->RunQuery(DeegraphConnection::DB())
+    ->RunQuery(
+        actorID: DeegraphConnection::Actor(),
+        server: DeegraphConnection::DB(),
+    )
 ;
 
 echo "Directory\n";
diff --git a/examples/QueryExample_Permission.php b/examples/QueryExample_Permission.php
index 8475178..e32c313 100644
--- a/examples/QueryExample_Permission.php
+++ b/examples/QueryExample_Permission.php
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ use Darksparrow\DeegraphInteractions\QueryBuilder\QueryBuilder;
 
 $permissions = QueryBuilder::Permission()
     ->On("{b222c121-0ed2-5819-bbf9-4db9aab85ea3}")
-    ->As("{b222c121-0ed2-5819-bbf9-4db9aab85ea3}")
     ->Build()
-    ->RunQuery(DeegraphConnection::DB())
+    ->RunQuery(
+        actorID: DeegraphConnection::Actor(),
+        server: DeegraphConnection::DB(),
+    )
 ;
 
 echo "Permissions\n";
diff --git a/examples/QueryExample_References.php b/examples/QueryExample_References.php
index 389fef4..b1e87d5 100644
--- a/examples/QueryExample_References.php
+++ b/examples/QueryExample_References.php
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ use Darksparrow\DeegraphInteractions\QueryBuilder\QueryBuilder;
 $result = QueryBuilder::References()
     ->RelativePath("{0b368d41-7c15-42c8-899c-2b178ae9d983}")
     ->Build()
-    ->RunQuery(DeegraphConnection::DB())
+    ->RunQuery(
+        actorID: DeegraphConnection::Actor(),
+        server: DeegraphConnection::DB(),
+    )
 ;
 
 echo "References\n";
diff --git a/examples/QueryExample_Select.php b/examples/QueryExample_Select.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12bcee5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/QueryExample_Select.php
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+
+require_once __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php';
+require_once __DIR__ . '/../examples/DeegraphConnection.php';
+
+use Darksparrow\DeegraphInteractions\DataStructures\UUID;
+use Darksparrow\DeegraphInteractions\QueryBuilder\QueryBuilder;
+
+$targetNode = new UUID("0b368d41-7c15-42c8-899c-2b178ae9d983");
+
+$result = QueryBuilder::Select()
+    ->RelativePaths(["@id", "name"])
+    ->From($targetNode)
+    ->Build()
+    ->RunQuery(
+        actorID: DeegraphConnection::Actor(),
+        server: DeegraphConnection::DB(),
+    )
+;
+
+var_dump($result->Rows[0]->Properties["@id"]["{$targetNode}/@id"]);
+var_dump($result->Rows[0]->Properties["name"]["{$targetNode}/name"]);
diff --git a/src/Core/DeegraphServer.php b/src/Core/DeegraphServer.php
index 1e4339b..9ca2da4 100644
--- a/src/Core/DeegraphServer.php
+++ b/src/Core/DeegraphServer.php
@@ -2,30 +2,28 @@
 
 namespace Darksparrow\DeegraphInteractions\Core;
 
+use Auxilium\Exceptions\DatabaseConnectionException;
+use Auxilium\Exceptions\DeegraphException;
 use Darksparrow\DeegraphInteractions\DataStructures\DeegraphNodeDetails;
 use Darksparrow\DeegraphInteractions\DataStructures\ServerInfo;
 use Darksparrow\DeegraphInteractions\DataStructures\UUID;
+use Exception;
 
 class DeegraphServer
 {
     private string $Token;
-    private string $Actor;
-
-
     private string $ServerDomain;
     private int $Port;
     private bool $AllowSelfSignedCerts;
 
+
     public function __construct(
         string $token,
-        string $actor,
         string $server = "localhost",
         int $port = 8088,
         bool $allowSelfSignedCerts = false)
     {
         $this->Token = $token;
-        $this->Actor = $actor;
-
         $this->ServerDomain = $server;
         $this->Port = $port;
         $this->AllowSelfSignedCerts = $allowSelfSignedCerts;
@@ -41,48 +39,130 @@ class DeegraphServer
         return new ServerInfo(response: $response);
     }
 
-    public function RunRawRequest(string $endpoint, string $method = "GET", string $body = null): array
+    /**
+     * Runs a request against the Deegraph server.
+     *
+     * @param string $actorID The Actor for the request.
+     * @param string $endpoint What endpoint on the server to target.
+     * @param string $method What method to use.
+     * @param string|null $body
+     *
+     * @return array
+     *
+     * @throws Exception
+     */
+    private function RunRawRequest(
+        UUID $actorID,
+        string $endpoint,
+        string $method = "GET",
+        string $body = null
+    ): array
     {
-        $ch = curl_init("https://{$this->ServerDomain}:{$this->Port}{$endpoint}");
-        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
-            'Content-Type: application/json',
-            "Authorization: Bearer {$this->Token}",
-            "X-Auxilium-Actor: {$this->Actor}",
-        ]);
-        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
+        // Convert the provided method string to capital letters
+        $method = strtoupper($method);
 
-        if ($method == "POST") {
-            curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
-        }
+        // Break the endpoint into components, and URL-encode each component to ensure safe transmission
+        $endpointComponents = explode("/", $endpoint);
+        foreach($endpointComponents as &$cmp)
+            $cmp = urlencode($cmp);
+
+        // Construct the full URL using the server domain and encoded endpoint
+        $url = "https://" . $this->ServerDomain . implode("/", $endpointComponents);
+
+        // Initialize a cURL session
+        $ch = curl_init();
+        curl_setopt(handle: $ch, option: CURLOPT_URL, value: $url);
+
+        // If the request method is POST, set the CURLOPT_POST option
+        if($method == "POST")
+            curl_setopt(handle: $ch, option: CURLOPT_POST, value: true);
+
+        // Specify the port for the connection
+        curl_setopt(handle: $ch, option: CURLOPT_PORT, value: $this->Port);
+
+        // Allow self-signed certificates if configured
         if($this->AllowSelfSignedCerts)
         {
-            curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false);
-            curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, false);
+            curl_setopt(handle: $ch, option: CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, value: false);
+            curl_setopt(handle: $ch, option: CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, value: false);
+        }
+
+        // Ensure the Actor property is set; if not, throw an exception
+        if($actorID == null)
+        {
+            throw new Exception("Client's user account is invalid");
         }
 
-        if ($method == "POST" || $method == "PUT") {
-            if ($body != null) {
-                curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $body);
+        // Set HTTP headers, including authorization and custom headers
+        curl_setopt(handle: $ch, option: CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, value: [
+            "Content-Type: text/plain",
+            "Authorization: Bearer " . $this->Token,
+            "X-Auxilium-Actor: " . $actorID->GetPlainUUID(),
+        ]);
+
+        // Handle request body for POST and PUT methods
+        if($method == "POST" || $method == "PUT")
+        {
+            if($body != null)
+            {
+                curl_setopt(handle: $ch, option: CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, value: $body);
             }
         }
 
-        $result = curl_exec($ch);
+        // Configure cURL to return the server response as a string
+        curl_setopt(handle: $ch, option: CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, value: true);
+
+        // Execute the cURL request and store the response
+        $serverResponse = curl_exec($ch);
+
+        // Check if the request failed
+        if($serverResponse === false)
+        {
+            throw new Exception("Deegraph server did not respond to Auxilium query");
+        }
 
+        // Handle specific SSL certificate errors
         if(curl_error($ch) == "SSL certificate problem: unable to get local issuer certificate")
         {
             throw new \Exception();
-            die();
         }
 
+        // Check for server-side errors (HTTP status codes 500–599)
+        if(
+            curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE) >= 500
+            && curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE) < 600
+        )
+        {
+            throw new Exception(
+                message: "Deegraph server responded with an internal error code",
+                code: 0,
+                previous: null,
+                // trade: isset($server_output["@trace"]) ? $server_output["@trace"] : null
+            );
+        }
+
+        // Close the cURL session
         curl_close($ch);
 
-        $temp = json_decode($result, true);
+        // Decode the JSON response into an associative array
+        $temp = json_decode($serverResponse, associative: true);
         return $temp;
     }
 
-    public function GetRawNode(UUID $nodeID): DeegraphNodeDetails
+    public function RunQuery(UUID $actorID, string $queryString): array
+    {
+        return $this->RunRawRequest(
+            actorID: $actorID,
+            endpoint: "/api/v1/@query",
+            method: "POST",
+            body: $queryString
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function GetRawNode(UUID $actorID, UUID $nodeID): DeegraphNodeDetails
     {
         $response = $this->RunRawRequest(
+            actorID: $actorID,
             endpoint: "/api/v1/{$nodeID}",
             method: "GET",
             body: null,
diff --git a/src/DataStructures/UUID.php b/src/DataStructures/UUID.php
index 5b92a96..4467645 100644
--- a/src/DataStructures/UUID.php
+++ b/src/DataStructures/UUID.php
@@ -25,4 +25,9 @@ class UUID
     {
         return "{" . $this->UUID . "}";
     }
+
+    public function GetPlainUUID(): string
+    {
+        return $this->UUID;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/QueryBuilder/DeleteQuery/DeleteQuery.php b/src/QueryBuilder/DeleteQuery/DeleteQuery.php
index a7bdc50..890142e 100644
--- a/src/QueryBuilder/DeleteQuery/DeleteQuery.php
+++ b/src/QueryBuilder/DeleteQuery/DeleteQuery.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Darksparrow\DeegraphInteractions\QueryBuilder\DeleteQuery;
 
 use Darksparrow\DeegraphInteractions\Core\DeegraphServer;
+use Darksparrow\DeegraphInteractions\DataStructures\UUID;
 use Darksparrow\DeegraphInteractions\QueryBuilder\DirectoryQuery\DirectoryQueryResponse;
 
 class DeleteQuery
@@ -18,12 +19,11 @@ class DeleteQuery
         return $this->QueryString;
     }
 
-    public function RunQuery(DeegraphServer $server): DeleteQueryResponse
+    public function RunQuery(UUID $actorID, DeegraphServer $server): DeleteQueryResponse
     {
-        $response = $server->RunRawRequest(
-            endpoint: "/api/v1/@query",
-            method: "POST",
-            body: $this->QueryString
+        $response = $server->RunQuery(
+            actorID: $actorID,
+            queryString: $this->QueryString,
         );
         return new DeleteQueryResponse($response);
     }
diff --git a/src/QueryBuilder/DirectoryQuery/DirectoryQuery.php b/src/QueryBuilder/DirectoryQuery/DirectoryQuery.php
index e05266c..1ac79cb 100644
--- a/src/QueryBuilder/DirectoryQuery/DirectoryQuery.php
+++ b/src/QueryBuilder/DirectoryQuery/DirectoryQuery.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Darksparrow\DeegraphInteractions\QueryBuilder\DirectoryQuery;
 
 use Darksparrow\DeegraphInteractions\Core\DeegraphServer;
+use Darksparrow\DeegraphInteractions\DataStructures\UUID;
 
 final class DirectoryQuery
 {
@@ -17,12 +18,11 @@ final class DirectoryQuery
         return $this->QueryString;
     }
 
-    public function RunQuery(DeegraphServer $server): DirectoryQueryResponse
+    public function RunQuery(UUID $actorID, DeegraphServer $server): DirectoryQueryResponse
     {
-        $response = $server->RunRawRequest(
-            endpoint: "/api/v1/@query",
-            method: "POST",
-            body: $this->QueryString
+        $response = $server->RunQuery(
+            actorID: $actorID,
+            queryString: $this->QueryString,
         );
         return new DirectoryQueryResponse($response);
     }
diff --git a/src/QueryBuilder/LinkQuery/LinkQuery.php b/src/QueryBuilder/LinkQuery/LinkQuery.php
index 9450ab8..805d0b4 100644
--- a/src/QueryBuilder/LinkQuery/LinkQuery.php
+++ b/src/QueryBuilder/LinkQuery/LinkQuery.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Darksparrow\DeegraphInteractions\QueryBuilder\LinkQuery;
 
 use Darksparrow\DeegraphInteractions\Core\DeegraphServer;
+use Darksparrow\DeegraphInteractions\DataStructures\UUID;
 use Darksparrow\DeegraphInteractions\QueryBuilder\DirectoryQuery\DirectoryQueryResponse;
 
 class LinkQuery
@@ -18,12 +19,11 @@ class LinkQuery
         return $this->QueryString;
     }
 
-    public function RunQuery(DeegraphServer $server): LinkQueryResponse
+    public function RunQuery(UUID $actorID, DeegraphServer $server): LinkQueryResponse
     {
-        $response = $server->RunRawRequest(
-            endpoint: "/api/v1/@query",
-            method: "POST",
-            body: $this->QueryString
+        $response = $server->RunQuery(
+            actorID: $actorID,
+            queryString: $this->QueryString,
         );
         return new LinkQueryResponse($response);
     }
diff --git a/src/QueryBuilder/PermissionsQuery/PermissionQuery.php b/src/QueryBuilder/PermissionsQuery/PermissionQuery.php
index 25a54fc..debddad 100644
--- a/src/QueryBuilder/PermissionsQuery/PermissionQuery.php
+++ b/src/QueryBuilder/PermissionsQuery/PermissionQuery.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Darksparrow\DeegraphInteractions\QueryBuilder\PermissionsQuery;
 
 use Darksparrow\DeegraphInteractions\Core\DeegraphServer;
+use Darksparrow\DeegraphInteractions\DataStructures\UUID;
 
 final class PermissionQuery
 {
@@ -17,12 +18,11 @@ final class PermissionQuery
         return $this->QueryString;
     }
 
-    public function RunQuery(DeegraphServer $server): PermissionQueryResponse
+    public function RunQuery(UUID $actorID, DeegraphServer $server): PermissionQueryResponse
     {
-        $response = $server->RunRawRequest(
-            endpoint: "/api/v1/@query",
-            method: "POST",
-            body: $this->QueryString
+        $response = $server->RunQuery(
+            actorID: $actorID,
+            queryString: $this->QueryString,
         );
         return new PermissionQueryResponse($response);
     }
diff --git a/src/QueryBuilder/ReferencesQuery/ReferencesQuery.php b/src/QueryBuilder/ReferencesQuery/ReferencesQuery.php
index cc7986a..58234d0 100644
--- a/src/QueryBuilder/ReferencesQuery/ReferencesQuery.php
+++ b/src/QueryBuilder/ReferencesQuery/ReferencesQuery.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Darksparrow\DeegraphInteractions\QueryBuilder\ReferencesQuery;
 
 use Darksparrow\DeegraphInteractions\Core\DeegraphServer;
+use Darksparrow\DeegraphInteractions\DataStructures\UUID;
 
 final class ReferencesQuery
 {
@@ -17,12 +18,11 @@ final class ReferencesQuery
         return $this->QueryString;
     }
 
-    public function RunQuery(DeegraphServer $server): ReferencesQueryResponse
+    public function RunQuery(UUID $actorID, DeegraphServer $server): ReferencesQueryResponse
     {
-        $response = $server->RunRawRequest(
-            endpoint: "/api/v1/@query",
-            method: "POST",
-            body: $this->QueryString
+        $response = $server->RunQuery(
+            actorID: $actorID,
+            queryString: $this->QueryString,
         );
         return new ReferencesQueryResponse($response);
     }
diff --git a/src/QueryBuilder/SelectQuery/SelectQuery.php b/src/QueryBuilder/SelectQuery/SelectQuery.php
index f15c2fb..2839406 100644
--- a/src/QueryBuilder/SelectQuery/SelectQuery.php
+++ b/src/QueryBuilder/SelectQuery/SelectQuery.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Darksparrow\DeegraphInteractions\QueryBuilder\SelectQuery;
 
 use Darksparrow\DeegraphInteractions\Core\DeegraphServer;
+use Darksparrow\DeegraphInteractions\DataStructures\UUID;
 
 class SelectQuery
 {
@@ -17,12 +18,11 @@ class SelectQuery
         return $this->QueryString;
     }
 
-    public function RunQuery(DeegraphServer $server): SelectQueryResponse
+    public function RunQuery(UUID $actorID, DeegraphServer $server): SelectQueryResponse
     {
-        $response = $server->RunRawRequest(
-            endpoint: "/api/v1/@query",
-            method: "POST",
-            body: $this->QueryString
+        $response = $server->RunQuery(
+            actorID: $actorID,
+            queryString: $this->QueryString,
         );
         return new SelectQueryResponse($response);
     }
diff --git a/src/QueryBuilder/UnlinkQuery/UnlinkQuery.php b/src/QueryBuilder/UnlinkQuery/UnlinkQuery.php
index 837d44e..7967058 100644
--- a/src/QueryBuilder/UnlinkQuery/UnlinkQuery.php
+++ b/src/QueryBuilder/UnlinkQuery/UnlinkQuery.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Darksparrow\DeegraphInteractions\QueryBuilder\UnlinkQuery;
 
 use Darksparrow\DeegraphInteractions\Core\DeegraphServer;
+use Darksparrow\DeegraphInteractions\DataStructures\UUID;
 use Darksparrow\DeegraphInteractions\QueryBuilder\LinkQuery\LinkQueryResponse;
 
 class UnlinkQuery
@@ -18,12 +19,11 @@ class UnlinkQuery
         return $this->QueryString;
     }
 
-    public function RunQuery(DeegraphServer $server): UnlinkQueryResponse
+    public function RunQuery(UUID $actorID, DeegraphServer $server): UnlinkQueryResponse
     {
-        $response = $server->RunRawRequest(
-            endpoint: "/api/v1/@query",
-            method: "POST",
-            body: $this->QueryString
+        $response = $server->RunQuery(
+            actorID: $actorID,
+            queryString: $this->QueryString,
         );
         return new UnlinkQueryResponse($response);
     }