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Brightcage
Starfield Fauna · Hexapod

Brightcage is a hexapod species in Starfield with 7 variants living on 5 planets. 2 variants appear only in encounters.

Its variants are harvested for 6 resources. Its variants carry 24 scanner traits.

Harvest

Resources harvested from Brightcage variants. The count is how many variants yield that resource.

B Biosuppressant

Variants

Each planet gets its own take on the species. Hover a trait for what it does (the game's own creature-template notes).

Flocking Brightcage Geophage

Eridani III (Frozen Dunes, Sandy Desert)

Resource: P Pigment
Harvest: Fluids · kill to harvest
Diet: Geophage
Temperament: Prey - Defensive
Social: Prey, Large groups
Size: Small
Threat: Normal
Active: Crepuscular

Behavior · Spook

Herding Brightcage Geophage

Zeta Ophiuchi VI-a (Volcanic, Mountains, Rocky Desert)

Resource: S Spice
Harvest: Gland · kill to harvest
Diet: Geophage
Temperament: Prey - Curious/Skittish
Social: Prey, Small groups
Size: Normal
Threat: Very Hard
Attack: Spitter Electric Arc
Active: Cathemeral

Combat · Armored

Combat · Bulwark

Behavior · Weather-Watcher

Behavior · Lairing/Nesting

Hunting Brightcage

Altair II (Frozen Hills, Rocky Desert)

Resource: M Membrane
Harvest: Gland · kill to harvest
Diet: Carnivore
Temperament: Predator - Standard
Social: Predator
Size: Normal
Threat: Hard
Attack: Poison Attacks
Active: Polyphasic

Behavior · Lairing/Nesting

Hunting Brightcage

Groombridge VIII-a (Coniferous Forest, Deciduous Forest, Tropical Forest, Mountains)

Resource: S Stimulant
Harvest: Carapace
Diet: Carnivore
Temperament: Predator - Territorial
Social: Predator
Size: Normal
Threat: Normal
Attack: Poison Attacks
Active: Nocturnal

Behavior · Lairing/Nesting

Swarming Brightcage

Beta Marae I (Deciduous Forest, Coniferous Forest)

Resource: B Biosuppressant
Harvest: Carapace
Diet: Carnivore
Temperament: Predator - Wary
Social: Predator, Large groups
Size: Small
Threat: Normal
Attack: Spitter Rock
Active: Crepuscular

Behavior · Gassy

Behavior · Spook

Hunting Brightcage · boss

Encounter only

Resource: T Toxin
Harvest: Gland · kill to harvest
Diet: Carnivore
Temperament: Predator - Porrima III
Social: Predator
Size: Normal
Threat: Very Hard
Attack: Spitter Spit AoE Hazard

Combat · Regen Health Fast

Behavior · Gassy

Hunting Brightcage

Encounter only

Resource: T Toxin
Harvest: Gland · kill to harvest
Diet: Carnivore
Temperament: Predator - Porrima III
Social: Predator
Size: Small
Threat: Hard
Attack: Spitter Spit AoE Hazard

Combat · Regen Health Fast

Behavior · Gassy

Trait Glossary

Armored: Double creature armor. Note this is a combined Kinetic and Energy Resistance mod, and including either alongside this will make a creature VERY tough.
Bulwark: Resists kinetic weapons, and explosions.
Cathemeral: Creature never sleeps, is always active.
Crepuscular: Creature is active in twilight hours; dawn/dusk.
Gassy: Periodically puffs out harmless gases.
Hard: This creature is of high power.
Lairing/Nesting: Creature has a lair/nest that it sleeps in.
Nocturnal: Creature is active at night.
Normal: Normal Creature Size (x0.8 - x1.2)
Poison Attacks: Add poison to attacks
Polyphasic: Creature naps frequently throughout the day, at odd times.
Predator - Porrima III: Custom mod for Porrima III predator - attacks player/humans on sight; hunts prey normally
Predator - Standard: Creature will warn and attack anything within 25-35m; will attack prey within 40m.Confidence: Brave
Predator - Territorial: Creature will warn and attack anything within 40-50m; will attack prey within 40m. Confidence: Foolhardy. Will never retreat from combat - will fight to the death.
Predator - Wary: Creature will warn and attack anything within 25-35m; will attack prey within 40m. Confidence: cautious. Will flee if losing combat.
Prey - Curious/Skittish: Curious temperament: Creature will investigate anything entering within 40m. Will warn things that come closer than 35m, then flee when anything gets within 15m. Flees enemies.
Prey - Defensive: Attacks enemies within 40m; flees from neutrals or players until at least 30m separation.
Small: Small Creature Size (x0.5)
Spitter Electric Arc: Electric arc ranged attack.
Spitter Rock: Creature gains a semiautomatic ranged attack.
Spitter Spit AoE Hazard: Creature spits out of its mouth, projectile leaves a AoE hazard.
Spook: Takes cover while moving - moves from cover to cover.
Very Hard: This creature is of very high power.
Weather-Watcher: When there's no weather, stares at the sky every so often. When there is, plays and cavorts.