The Starmourn Blog

The Nabia – Drug peddlers and slavers

By Aurelius | December 8, 2016 |

Just added an entry to the site on the Nabia – a race mentioned multiple times previously. They’re quite disliked due to their manufacture and widespread sale of addictive hard drugs like glitter and whisper dust, and their deep involvement in slave trading.

Can’t wait to kill me some Nabia scum!

A Nabia

A Nabia

Our first class – B.E.A.S.T.

By ironrealms | November 28, 2016 |

Very excited to announce our first class – Biointerfacing Exoskeletal Assault Suit Technician – B.E.A.S.T!

Read about it on its page!

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The Celestine Ascendancy

By ironrealms | November 17, 2016 |

Just added a page on the Celestine Ascendancy – the 3rd and final of the player civilizations we’ll have for release! They’re kind of the twin of the Song Dominion, and the two of them have long been at each other’s throats.

Litharge, capital of Glisall II.

Litharge, capital of Glisall II.

The Bushraki, Wetwiring, and Mindsims

By ironrealms | November 8, 2016 |

I just published some fairly extensive history on the Bushraki, from whom we get wetwiring and mindsims both. Once tools of the Sa’hak-ren Hierarchy, and later unwittingly duped by the Ishvana, they’re a tragic, broken race of unstable, cybernetically-enhanced, drug-addicted humanoids whose genes indicate that they’re an incredibly old race, though they only reached spaceflight a couple thousand years ago. A real fun bunch to party with, right up until one of them, all hopped up on whisper dust or glitter decides to it’d be fun to see what kind of sound you make if she reaches down and slices your achilles tendon or decides to make you dance, Goodfellas-style.

Head on over to the NPC Races page to read about them, and the important role they’ve played in Starmourn history. You’ll also learn where wetwiring and mindsim tech came from!

A male Bushraki.

A male Bushraki.

Mass Effect: Andromeda

By ironrealms | November 7, 2016 |

Seen the new trailer? I love Mass Effect! I love the lore, the setting, the tone, the storytelling, and the gameplay. It hits all the right buttons in sci-fi for me.

The Y'saari – an Elder Race – and an update on hacking

By ironrealms | November 5, 2016 |

I just added an entry on the Y’saari, whose currency – the Covenant Mark – underlies the economy of Starmourn, to the NPC Races page. Enjoy!

 

Y'saari concept sketches.

Y’saari concept sketches.

As you can see from the final, he pretty much nailed what I wanted right away.

Final Y'saari concept.

Final Y’saari concept.

 

Also, I talked about hacking in my last post and I’m pleased to say I figured out something that I think is going to be really, really cool. There’ll actually be three different types of hacking, from the near-instant to methods that are more involved and will actually be pretty hard to fully script (that is a good thing). Really psyched about it!

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