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Ronin

The Ronin Starfield background is one of 21 backgrounds you can choose at the start of the game.

Ronin
Skills Dueling, Stealth, Scavenging
Item Code 0022EC74

Ronin background overview

Every Starfield background offers a unique twist to your playthrough, often arising during conversations with NPCs, and giving you opportunities for better rewards. Once you have selected your background during the Starfield character creation menu, you will be unable to change it, even if you visit a Genetics Facility such as ENHANCE – New Atlantis. The only way to change your background later is to use a Starfield console command.

Ronin background in-game description

Masterless and unbound, you wandered the Settled Systems as a blade for hire. To some, you were a simple mercenary. To others, a hero. And to a select few…a nightmare they could never wake from.

Ronin background skills

By taking the Ronin background, you start with the following Starfield skills:

Looking for more backgrounds? Check our full list of Starfield backgrounds.

Ronin background console commands

If you want to change your Starfield background to Ronin, you’ll need to use the following Starfield console command:

player.addperk 0022EC74

Having more than one Starfield background could result in instability in-game. So, if you want to remove the Ronin background, use the following command:

player.removeperk 0022EC74