Starfield ends with the player character becoming Starborn, entering the Unity, and leaving their universe for a parallel one. Most of the player's possessions will be left behind, though new Starborn armor and ships will become available. Traveling through the Unity provides new dialogue options and narrative changes in each subsequent universe.

Starfield's main story can take potentially dozens of hours for a new player to complete. Despite this, Bethesda has suggested that the game does not really start until the main quest is finished. Waiting at the end of the story is a final reward for the player: becoming Starborn. By this point, the player will have already fought many Starborn in their path, so they may wonder what the new role entails.

Becoming Starborn comes with several benefits, but also several drawbacks. The player character will go through major changes to jump universes, and each of those changes...