From Foreign Stars

One theory is that Bastion's growing number of radio towers and neon lights combined to act as a beacon to all beings, from Foreign Stars. They came for the signal, stayed for the music and culture.

Visitors are welcome, of course. There can be no greater crime than depriving another being of the opportunity to live in Bastion. The fact that they've come all this way shows they've got good taste. 

The trade opportunities alone are worth putting up with the occasional cosmic monstrosity for. 

ALIENS

• They are more advanced than us, but in a very specific way.
• They bring something with them, and seek to take something home.
• It’s unclear where their bodies end and their technology begins.

LIVING IN BASTION

• There are always barriers to integration.
• They always have a means of communication, however ineffective.
• Their desires are relatable, but through an alien lens.

LOST IN DEEP COUNTRY

• Some rule as Gods.
• Some have established isolated communities.
• Some have become monsters of legend.

EXAMPLE ALIENS

Soft One - Slimy Pink Person

STR 5, DEX 10, CHA 13, 5hp. Organic Plate Armour 1, Goo-Pistol (d6, melt on Critical Damage).

• Devour as many different foods as possible.
• Touch as many things as possible.
• Excrete pearls (£1 per pile excreted) and flee as a defence technique.

Stone Lion - Intelligent Quadruped

STR 15, DEX 10, CHA 15, 10hp, Powered Armoured Body 2. Trample (d10). 

• Speak calmly about the beauties of his 
• Beckon humans to travel to his homeland as willing slaves, but won't force them.
• Translate between people and animals.

Chain-Servant - Metallic Giants

STR 18, DEX 15, CHA 15, 13hp. Metal Body 3, Smash (d10) or Chain Explosion (d8 Blast)

• Tend to worshipers maternaly.
• Ensure that worshipers are getting fair treatment.
• Become a living weapon.

CREATE YOUR OWN

SPARKS (Roll 2d20 and Combine)

d20	Prefix	Suffix
1	Word	Saints
2	Void	Pilgrims
3	Pleasure	Workers
4	Blood	Locusts
5	Mercy	Beasts
6	Golden	Imps
7	Flesh	Vessels
8	War	Ghosts
9	Light	Hounds
10	Rage	Beacons
11	Smoke	Serpents
12	Horned	Titans
13	Royal	Forgers
14	Knife	Guardians
15	Divine	Engineers
16	Perfect	Breakers
17	Ice	Spiders
18	Immortal	Thieves
19	Diamond	Tyrants
20	Imitation	Eyes

LANDS BENEATH FOREIGN STARS

• They follow different rules.
• There is always something to be exploited.
• There is always danger.

VISITING THE FOREIGN STARS

• The Underground must be traveled deeper than you would like. 
• Ships must pass through mists that break reality. 
• Somebody is always trying a new way to travel there.

WHAT COULD BE

• They often resemble a paradise, a hell, or a combination thereof.
• All beings show signs of humanity.
• The rules that make this place different are rigorously enforced.

ALIENS AT HOME

• They are bound by the rules of their home.
• You are expected to follow the rules.
• For every glimmer of humanity, they display their foreignness too.

CREATE YOUR OWN

RANDOM SPARKS (Roll 2d20 and Combine)

d20	Spark One	Spark Two
1	Truth	Remembrance
2	Courage	Preservation
3	Hardship	Destruction
4	Justice	Consolidation
5	Beauty	Cycle
6	Order	Rewarded
7	Honour	Valuation
8	Charity	Experimentation
9	Reason	Invention
10	Death	Debate
11	War	Archive
12	Entropy	Challenge
13	Servitude	Prison
14	Holy	Community
15	Obedience	Denial
16	Toil	Cathedral
17	Peace	Purification
18	Pleasure	Crusade
19	Serenity	Procedure
20	Architecture	Sacrifice