I'm Really Worried About Starfield's Starborn Expansion After Shattered Space

It was recently revealed that creators put in a trademark filing for what could be the next major DLC after with the title of . While the prospect of learning about the game's most enigmatic characters is compelling, the execution must be top-notch to resonate with me. Although the missions within the game are captivating on their own, stitching together the larger narrative is going to be a heavier lift.

[Warning: This article contains spoilers for Starfield.]

Even though Bethesda has not failed to deliver with past DLC and expansions for franchises like and, the complex story of could lead to some lackluster explanations for what is perhaps the most important part of the game, and I don't exactly have the most confidence in them.

Starfield showcased its first DLC, Shattered Space, in a trailer during the Xbox Games Showcase. Here’s what it reveals about the upcoming expansion.

The Starborn are a race of interdimensional beings and are at the crux of most of 's sometimes confounding main narrative. In essence, all Starborn were once human but accomplished the task of collecting all of Starfield's Artifacts and constructing the Armillary to enter what is known as Unity, or a portal to a different dimension. Loosely based on String Theory, a theoretical physics concept that states that reality is constructed of vibrating strings and a multitude of tiny dimensions, in it equates to what is typically known as New Game Plus.

When players reach the end of the main storyline and collect all of the Artifacts, the end of the game culminates in a final epic battle against a host of Starborn, where players can decide to side with the Hunter or the Emissary (who is actually Keeper Aquilus) or just go off alone — and this leads to a total mission reset as well as multiple different dimensions. Beyond this, however, the Starborn are left largely mysterious, and many questions go unanswered, but this might actually be a good thing.

From an overall narrative-writing point of