Summary
Starfieldcontains an expansive world that Bethesda has brought to life with deep lore, immersing many players in a vast space journey. From different factions to religious affiliations,Starfieldholds a fully realized worldthat feels alive. However, some of these factions and groups can have dense lore that can be hard to wrap one’s head around, like the mysterious House Va’ruun. The elusive theocracy is one ofStarfield’smost compelling groups, but it can be difficult to pin down its full history.
From the secrecy of the Great Serpent to the group’s home planet of Va’ruun’kai, the House Va’ruun makes one thing clear; it wants to remain a great mystery. However, there is at least a little bit of knowledge regarding the secretive theocratic government.Starfieldis jammed with amazing details, and the little information known about House Va’ruun is just one of the game’s many intriguing bits of lore. Despite being one of the first interstellar governments to have formed in the Settled Systems, House Va’ruun has successfully kept out of the limelight for the most part.
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House Va’ruun is One of Starfield’s Greatest Mysteries
Out of all the civilizations inStarfield, House Va’ruun is known to be the third government established within the game’s world, and the nature of its formation raises more questions than answers. The theocracy is believed to have begun on a colony ship that had left New Atlantis sometime in 2190, eventually becoming lost, but this is still just a rumor and not known for certain as fact. Forty years later, the descendants of that vanished ship returned, introducing themselves to the Settled Systems as House Va’ruun, led by Jinan Va’ruun.
Rumors suggest that while enacting a grav jump, one of the passengers on the ship that disappeared had an experience with a being known as the Great Serpent. The passenger claimed that the Great Serpent gave the ship the ultimatum of either worshiping the deity or being destroyed when it eventually ends the universe. Jinan originally wanted to spread the word of the Great Serpent, but he decided to declare an unsuccessful war on the rest of the Settled Systems, eventually dying and being succeeded by his son Jarek. Following the aftermath of the war that destroyed the reputation of House Va’ruun, Jarek attempted peace with the rest of civilization, but this ultimately fell flat, and the remains of House Va’ruun withdrew into secrecy while some members turned to extremism, becoming Zealots. Even former memberslike potential companion Andrejadon’t know where the main group can be found.
There arefive main factions players can join inStarfield, but House Va’ruun is not one of them. Being able to join the theocracy would obviously help shed more light on the mysteries surrounding the group, but as of now, the faction remains in the shadows. Players can choose the Serpent’s Embrace trait while building their character, which gives their character the backstory of growing up worshiping the Great Serpent, but this unfortunately doesn’t provide any special information regarding the religion. Not even the location of the group’s planet Va’ruun’kai is known by its own agents, who are tasked with gathering intel on other factions.
All the mysteries surrounding this religious group make for one ofStarfield’smost compelling secrets, and there will hopefully be more information on House Va’ruun in the future. WithStarfieldreceiving such positive feedbackfrom both players and critics, there is likely to be future DLCs that can provide even more content on top of this jam-packed game, and a House Va’ruun DLC would be a great chance to finally get a glimpse into the world of one of the game’s most secretive groups.
Starfieldis available now for PC and Xbox Series X|S.
