House Va'ruun

**House Va'ruun** is the third interstellar government to have formed in the Settled Systems. It is a theocracy centered on the worship of a deity called the Great Serpent, and the extent of its territory is unknown. The capital of House Va'ruun is Dazra on planet Va'ruun'kai in an unknown star system.

## Overview

House Va'ruun was formed by the passengers of a colony ship that launched from New Atlantis in 2190 and was reported lost. During one of the colony ship's grav jumps, a passenger named Jinan Va'ruun experienced a period of lost time during which he claimed to have communed with a celestial being that called itself the Great Serpent. This being asserted that it created the Milky Way galaxy long ago before entering a hibernation lasting countless millennia to recover its strength, and now that it was finally awakening, it would soon reclaim its creation in an event known as the "Shrouding", and only its loyal disciples would be permitted to survive while all others would be devoured. Jinan took on the task of preparing for the Shrouding by spreading the Great Serpent's teachings and gathering as many followers as he could.

In 2230, the descendants of the lost colony ship revealed themselves to the Settled Systems as House Va'ruun, a theocratic faction founded and led by Jinan Va'ruun. The ship used to make contact with the other great factions was the *Mourning*, which served as House Va'ruun's flagship until it was decommissioned in 2299. At first, House Va'ruun established diplomatic relations with the other powers and claimed to only want to spread the message of the Great Serpent. In 2240, however, Jinan declared an all-out war on the rest of human civilization: the Serpent's Crusade. This conflict ended in 2263 when Jinan died and was succeeded by his son Jarek Va'ruun, who sued for peace. House Va'ruun spent the following years trying to rehabilitate its reputation, and even established an embassy in New Atlantis for that purpose, but these efforts largely failed. Following the Colony War, it became the third faction to ratify the Armistice, but then withdrew into isolation.

Fanatical, hostile remnants of House Va'ruun known as Va'ruun Zealots stayed behind and continue to plague the Settled Systems as of 2330. According to Andreja, the Zealots have twisted the teachings of the Va'ruun faith and see all non-believers as "accursed" who must be cleansed from the galaxy before the Great Serpent will deign to consume it. Travelers have reported sightings of Va'ruun Zealots in Decaran, Moloch, Ophion, and Zosma.

The location of Va'ruun'kai, the faction's homeworld and site of its capital of Dazra, is unknown. House Va'ruun is so secretive that it does not share the jump coordinates of Va'ruun'kai with its own agents, who are sent to gather intel on the United Colonies and the Freestar Collective as well as pilfer important supplies that House Va'ruun cannot produce by itself. These agents are dropped off at random locations and must carry out their missions with practically no support, and they cannot return home until their superiors deem their mission complete and send a ship to retrieve them.

## Organization

Little is known about House Va'ruun's organizational structure except that, as of 2330, the government is managed by the Va'ruun High Council and led by Anasko Va'ruun.

## Locations

* Va'ruun'kai
* House Va'ruun Embassy, New Atlantis
* Indum III-b, Indum
* Starstation RE-939, Alpha Centauri
* Ka'zaal Sulfur Mine, Ka'zaal, Nirah
* Serpentis

## Ships

Class A

* Va'ruun Dirge
* Va'ruun Dirge II
* Va'ruun Dirge III
* Va'ruun Hymn
* Va'ruun Hymn II
* Va'ruun Hymn III
* Va'ruun Litany

Class B

* Va'ruun Eulogy
* Va'ruun Eulogy II
* Va'ruun Eulogy III
* Va'ruun Vigil
* Va'ruun Vigil II
* Va'ruun Vigil III

Class C

* Va'ruun Prophecy
* Va'ruun Prophecy II
* Va'ruun Prophecy III
* Va'ruun Revelation
* Va'ruun Revelation II

Class M (cannot be captured)
* Va'ruun Shroudbearer

## Weapons

* Va'ruun Inflictor
* Va'ruun Painblade
* Va'ruun Starshard

## Members

### Named members

* Jinan Va'ruun (founder and first leader)
* Jarek Va'ruun (second leader)
* Anasko Va'ruun (current leader)
* Andreja
* Mir'za
* Qasrik Bal'mor (ambassador to the United Colonies)
* S'iah Mavan (high priestess and "gravid")
* Tomisar Ka'dic

## Notes

* The player can choose to be an adherent of the House Va'ruun religion at the start of the game by selecting the "Serpent's Embrace" Trait during Character Customization.

## References

1. ↑ Starfield - The Settled Systems
2. ↑ Reddit: r/Starfield: Discord Server Q&A Full Transcript