Everything We Learnt From Starfield's Massive Lore Drop

29.08.2023 - 17:51 / mmorpg.com / Alpha Centauri

We are just days away fromStarfield’s release and Bethesda has set the stage for players with a massive lore drop. If you want to head into the game with a little bit of context about what is happening all around you, Bethesda has laid out a timeline revealing the arrival of humans on Mars and the events that lead up toStarfield’s timeline.

Note: The following content is based solely on Bethesda’s pre-release lore drop. We have not included any information from leaks or the review copy of the game.

InStarfield’s universe, Humans first arrived on Mars in 2050 and started living in space by the year 2100. The reasons behind humans choosing to leave Earth are currently unknown and it could be due to the planet becoming uninhabitable.

Humans first arrived on Alpha Centauri in the year 2156. Alpha Centauri a.k.a Proxima Centauri is a triple star system. The oldest historical records we have of Alpha Centauri are from Ptolemy’s 2nd century star catalog and it’s exciting to see that Starfield will turn it into an explorable area. It has two confirmed planets and while other planets have been claimed to exist, we do not have proof of their existence just yet.

The United Colonies (UC) were established in space in 2159 which is a fictional country with New Atlantis as its official capital. New Atlantis was founded in 2160 and it became the official capital of the United Colonies in 2161.

Solomon Coe is one of the first NPCs we are introduced to in the lore. He found Cheyenne and established Akila City as Cheyenne’s first establishment. He invites Volii to form an alliance in Cheyenne and creates The Freestar Collective in 2189.

The United Colonies positioned the star nation called the Clinic in orbit around Deepala in the Narion system. The Narion system housed unaffiliated people and they saw the UC as a threat. With the UC refusing to halt its border expansion plans, the people of Narion joined The Freestar Collective and tensions began to rise. With Freestar mobilizing, UC takes the first step and moves a fleet into the Narion system.

The conflict in space led to The Narion War and it eventually led to the Treatyu of Narion being signed by the UC and Freestar Collective to end the conflict. The political conflict between the nations led to the birth of the Freestar Rangers, an elite protective and investigative force meant to serve the citizens of The Freestar Collective.

Yet another faction is created. Sebastian Banks created the Constellation with the following founders:

The Lodge was built by New Atlantis to serve the needs of the Constellation and its members. Barrett becomes the newest member to join Constellation in 2305 and just five years later, the faction comes into possession of their first Artifact, which