Constellation

Constellation logo

**Constellation** is an organization in *Starfield*, committed to unlocking the mysteries of the galaxy.

## Background

Constellation is a legendary space exploration organization based in The Lodge in New Atlantis. It was founded in 2275 by Sebastian Banks. By 2330, as the drive to explore the galaxy had waned, Constellation had become a shadow of its former glory and few among the public were aware that it was still active. It was known as "the last group of space explorers". Constellation is dedicated to answering the question of "What's out there?"

In 2310, Constellation obtained an alien Artifact, which was stored in the organization's archives. Barrett uncovered the Artifact in 2326 and recognized it was something special. The quest to find more Artifacts and investigate their origins became the group's new focus.

In 2328, Barrett convinced Constellation to purchase star station L-868 and modify it into a deep space scanner known as The Eye.

In 2330, after the Spacefarer comes into contact with an artifact while working for Argos Extractors, they are invited to join Constellation by Barrett. After the Spacefarer brings their artifact to Constellation's headquarters, it reacts with the other artifacts there, revealing they are fragments of a larger device. Constellation leader Sarah Morgan enlists the Spacefarer's aid in locating more artifacts to figure out what the reassembled device does.

## Gameplay

Constellation is the primary questline faction in Starfield. While there are other factions with missions, Starfield and its in-game story are largely centered around Constellation. The player must go down their questline to unlock Powers and to reach New Game Plus (NG+).

Constellation as a faction doesn't really have any 'allies' or 'enemies' in particular. Working with Constellation will not cause issues with any other factions that the player wouldn't otherwise have. Some missions do involve fighting the Crimson Fleet, however.

Constellation also has all four of the game's romance/marriage options (Sarah, Andreja, Sam, and Barrett) in its ranks, if the player wants to go down that route. No other faction has any such options at all.

## Members

### Current generation

* Sarah Morgan - Chair of Constellation (2325 - present), ex-soldier and adventurer
* Andreja - astronomer and navigator
* Barrett - explorer
* Cora Coe - daughter of Sam Coe
* Matteo Khatri - theologian
* Noel - scientist, Sarah's protégé
* Sam Coe - former Freestar Ranger, descendant of Akila City founder Solomon Coe
* Spacefarer - prospective recruit
* Vasco - modified Lunar Robotics Model A
* Vladimir Sall - ex-Crimson Fleet pirate
* Walter Stroud - financier, co-owner of Stroud Eklund and member of House of Enlightenment

### Founding generation

* Sebastian Banks - founder, Chair of Constellation (2275 - 2283)
* Chloe Bao - physicist, Chair of Constellation (2283 - ?)
* Aja Mamasa - Sebastian's protégé, Chair of Constellation (2290 - 2325)
* Darius Andris - botanist and specialist in xeno-flora
* Bernadette Laurent - wealthy heiress and adventurer
* Everado Gil - former smuggler
* Kadri Toma - biologist and physician

### Other members

* Sir Malcolm Livingstone - former Chair of Constellation, salvaged Vasco and renovated the Lodge
* Visola Chen - former Chair of Constellation, author of *Sword of Damocles*
* Ervin Madani - deceased

## Missions

There are a number of missions involving Constellation.

### Main Missions

* One Small Step
* The Old Neighborhood
* The Empty Nest
* Back to Vectera
* Into the Unknown
* All That Money Can Buy
* Starborn
* Further Into the Unknown
* Short Sighted
* No Sudden Moves
* High Price to Pay
* Unity
* In Their Footsteps
* Unearthed
* Final Glimpses
* Missed Beyond Measure
* Entangled
* Revelation
* One Giant Leap
* Among the Stars
* Foreknowledge

## References

1. ↑ Harold Goldberg for Washington Post, ‘Starfield’: Todd Howard discusses Bethesda’s new space-based RPG,
2. ↑ Bethesda Softworks via YouTube, Starfield: Official Gameplay Reveal - 6:37, uploaded 12 June 2022
3. ↑ Bethesda Softworks via YouTube, Starfield: Official Gameplay Reveal - 7:14, uploaded 12 June 2022
4. ↑ Bethesda Softworks for Starfield, The story so far, 15 August 2023
5. ↑ Bethesda Softworks via YouTube, Starfield: Official Gameplay Reveal - 5:50, uploaded 12 June 2022