Space Pirate Companion & Crew - A Custom Companion Mod for Starfield
Project Overview
The spacelanes are dangerous. Flying alone can get you killed. Who better to fly through the starfield with you than a Crimson Fleet pirate who reads more than most scholars, loves to throw hands, and uses effortless sarcasm and dry humor to fight back the ghosts of his past that he's been running from his entire life. But his ghosts hold secrets …and only you can help him discover them. Introducing Jett Ryker, the weirdest pirate you'll probably ever meet (and proud of it, too). Get to know him, and you'll find there's a lot more than meets the eye.
Choose your path: Will Jett remain a criminal for the rest of his life? Or will you set him on the road to redemption? Will you fall for him and find yourself entangled in a love story with high emotional stakes? Or will you develop a deep bond of friendship forged through blood, bullets, and adventure? Only you can decide.
As you adventure through the starfield, you can expand your crew with Maverick Vox, a genius Cyber Runner with ghosts of his own. You'll help Jett learn how he and Maverick are connected, help Maverick gain his freedom back, and help Maverick reconnect with someone who was taken from him years ago, Emilee, another unlikely and unusual potential crew member.
Along the way, you'll meet several quirky characters. Some friends, some foes. So buckle up for the grav jump. It's fly or die time.
About the Project
This mod is for the game Starfield and takes place in that universe. However, all of my characters, their backstories, and quests are completely original. I've been working on this project solo since October 2024. It is a passion project and a labor of love that will be shared with the Starfield gaming community for free. To see actual in-game images, go here.
Deadlines
The deadline for auditions is July 30, 2026, and I will notify my chosen voice actors by Aug 3, 2026.
The recording deadline is ideally by the end of September for larger roles (Maverick, Delgado, Emilee, and Pik) and by the end of August for smaller roles. For Jett, I'd love to have his lines wrapped up by the end of October, but there's more flexibility for him as he has so many. My goal is to have this project released before the end of the year.
Things to Know:
No prior knowledge of Starfield required for auditioning
Starfield is rated M. This project has mature themes and profanity, but nothing graphic or sexually explicit
Roles are only open to 18+
What to Expect From Me
Scripts provided with scene context and tone guidance
Retakes will only be requested if absolutely needed.
Private Discord channels for communication
I handle all post-production and file management
Full voice-acting credit on all platforms the mod is uploaded to
What I Expect From You
Have a blast with your role. I really want you to "feel" your character
Discord account required
Submit clean recordings with no background noise, pops, or mic feedback
Deliver audio files as .WAV
No posting spoilers or sharing scripts, etc. You may post about getting the role and share the mod's website or Discord if you like.
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Lead Role
Name: Jett Ryker
Sex: Male
Age: 32 years old
Profession: Crimson Fleet Captain, street rat
Romanceable: Yes.
Must be comfortable with mature themes and some suggestive content for the romance path. All fade to black and/or are implied. Nothing explicit or NSFW.
Profanity: Yes
Combat lines: Yes
Lines: Approx. 10,000 (he's a beast, I know, but he has a big range and is a very in-depth character. There's also potential for a pretty big audience, plus he's a lot of fun!)
Jett is written and ready to record, but he does have a few things still in the works that will push him a little over his current line count, and he'd get new content for future Starfield DLCs (assuming we get more). His current line count already includes all currently available DLCs.
Personality: Super confident, charismatic, and uses dry humor and sarcasm to mask depth. He's "effortlessly cool" but doesn't take himself too seriously. He knows he's good at what he does and has zero qualms about showing it. He's very flirty (if the player's flirty). Get to know him, and he also has a silly side. He's a "weird pirate" who is also a book and history nerd. Jett requires a pretty big emotional range.
Fears & Motivations: Fear of being without, fear of loss. Loyalty, love, and/or friendship as he gets closer to the player, and money because of his fear of being without.
Personal Background: Jett's lived a hard life and been a criminal since he was a kid, but he's not "evil." He does what he needs to do to survive. He's morally gray but a "mostly good guy at heart," though he doesn't shy away from violence when the situation requires it. He's also an adrenaline junkie and loves a good fight. Player choices will determine if he stays a criminal or takes a different path. The player helps Jett discover the truth about his past and a family secret he knows nothing about.
Vision for Jett's voice: Think along the lines of Leon Kennedy in Resident Evil 4, Paul Walker in 2 Fast 2 Furious, or Deacon from Fallout 4 as a reference for the overall vibe and delivery.
Optional bonus audition line request:
Oh this shit's my favorite part of the day!!! Hahaha. TRY ME!!!!
(Jett loves a good fight and loves talking junk while he's doing it)
and/or
A combat grunt/yell/scream after getting hurt
- english
- american
- male adult
Ahh... I hate to brag. Wait. No, I don't. (laughs)
I am so damn sick of playing it cool. I... I'm in love you.
The only thing poetic about this will be the silence ...after I shut you up permanently.
Elite Crew
Name: Maverick Vox
Sex: Male
Age: 27-32 years old
Background/profession: Genius Cyber Runner/Hacker/Robotics
Personality: Confident and highly intelligent. Can be sarcastic. Dry humor.
Lines: Currently 530 (I will be adding more to him.) A rough estimate about what I think he'll grow to would be 800 lines, though I'm aiming for less.)
Profanity: Rarely
Romanceable: No
Combat lines: Yes
Fears & Motivations: Being a prisoner again and losing what he loves. Values trust, intelligence, skill, and true friendship
Maverick and Jett are friends, but their history goes deeper than Jett realizes. Mavierick is secretive and slowly opens up to Jett and the player as the player progresses through the story.
Vision for Maverick's voice: mid to deep, deadpan. Think along the lines of Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne/Batman for tone and delivery.
- english
- 28-32
- deadpan
- british
- Open as long as it's English speaking
- male adult
- video game
- videogame
- american
There's good, there's great ...and then there's me.
Would've never happened. Her neural signature was clearly scrambled.
Just please ...don't let anything happen to her.
Elite Crew
Name: Emilee
Sex: Female Age: 25-32 years old (I don't specify in-game)
Lines: 106 currently. I estimate 350-500 once I'm done writing her.
Profanity: A couple instances (it's in a humorous context and few and far between)
Combat lines: Yes (Emilee is more a lover than a fighter and her combat lines will reflect this.)
Romanceable: No
Personality: Bubbly; think "grown up" but with childlike wonder at times
Fears & Motivations: Losing Maverick. Fitting in.
Personal Background: Emilee goes through several evolutions before becoming an available crew member.
Vision for Emilee's voice: Upbeat, happy-sounding with a little spunk
- female adult
Can you believe it? I can talk ...actually talk!
Ummm Maverick ...I think I have a leak! My eyes...
What?! Is there a heat leech wrapped around my leg again?!
Name: Pik
Sex: Male
Age: 60+
Background/profession: Pickpocket, street rat
Lines: Currently 223 (I estimate about 100-200 lines more to come)
I may make Pik an Elite Crew member eventually, which will expand his lines, so please keep this in mind when auditioning.
Combat lines: No
Romanceable: No
Personality: Feisty, humorous without trying, and a bit over the top.
Pik is a master thief and pickpocket and is Jett's crime mentor. Pik's lived in a sleep crate in Ebbside all his life and never been off-world. He's nonviolent and takes great pride in his marks never knowing what hit them.
Vision for voice: Southern or Texan twang but there's room to play/creative interpretation.
- english
- male adult
- country
- southern
Well shit me a gummi bug.
Well, if this place ain't as pleasant as a Chasmbass's ass! (pronounced like Kazumbass, short a)
Ew weee boy, you got it bad, huh? (chuckles)
Name: Daniel Garrison
Sex: Male
Age: 55-62 years old
Lines: 38
Profanity: Yes. Some mature, threatening lines
Combat lines: No
Background/profession: Ecliptic, villain
Personality: Cold and arrogant. He's part of Jett's backstory and personal quest. He's a violent, Ecliptic commander, and in his scene, he's taking great pleasure in using psychological warfare against Jett.
Fears & Motivations: All Garrison cares about is money
Vision for voice: Exaggerated French accent. Stretches his words out. Think cartoon villain-ish but with a mean streak.
- english
- Exaggerated
- Very villain monologue-ish
- french
- male adult
- over the top
Well, well. If it isn't the little Ryker boy.
The kind of Ecliptic that will slit your throat in Ebbside alley for a cred stick.
(laughs) Oh even better... I got a wild cat on my hands.
Name: Kelly
Sex: Female
Age: 25-32 years old; I don't specify in-game.
Background/profession: Crimson Fleet Pirate
Personality: Unhinged stalker. In Kelly's mind, she and Jett belong together even though nothing is between them. She blames the player for Jett not returning her "affections."
Fears & Motivations: Losing Jett. Getting Jett.
Lines: 28
Profanity: Yes
Combat lines: No
Vision for voice: Villanelle OR Harley Quinn vibes. I'm open to anything along either of those lines. Any accent welcome.
- english
- female adult
Liar liar, pants on fire. (maniacal laugh)
You just don't see it yet, Jett. But you will. You belong to me. And only me!
Arrgh!!! For my Jett!
Name: Blackhawk
Sex: Female
Age: 35-45 years old
Background/profession: Seasoned Ryujin operative/spy, villain
Personality: Cold, aloof. "You're boring me" vibe.
Fears & Motivation: Losing. Getting the job done.
Lines: 10
Combat lines: No
Vision for voice: Open to interpretation, but along the lines of Azula from The Last Airbender. Any accent welcome.
- english
- female adult
Sigh ...Have you any idea how exhausting it is working with so many amateurs?
Name: James Ryker
Background/profession: Jett's dad (audio slates only)
This is a small but important part of Jett's backstory and lore. He is recalling some painful moments, so he's sad and in parts he shows anger. In another slate, it's a sweet family moment they recorded when Jett was a kid.
Lines: approx. 72
Profanity: Mild
Vision for voice: Middle-aged voice, American accent. This will have the game's slate effect on it.
- english
- warm
- male adult
- american
- Older but not elderly
- american (west coast)
There's so much I want to tell you, but I don't think I have much time ...I think they're coming for me.
Ahh, Jett. We barely understand it ourselves.
I know I went about it all wrong, I know I messed up.
Name: Nova Ryker (audio slate (3)
Background/profession: Jett's mom
Nova's slates are part of Jett's lore/backstory. They range from emotional to sweet.
Lines: approx 88-150 (currently 88, but I may add one or two more things for Nova so estimating 150 lines just in case)
Profanity: No
Vision for voice: Bright, but strong. Slate effect is on this voice.
- english
- female adult
- american
- video game
That's right, Jett. There's a big galaxy out there just waiting to be explored!
You really are the most arrogant jackass in the galaxy, aren't you?!
Jett, My sweet boy. Our little moonbeam. (Sigh sadly)
The Courier
Functional character with some personality and throwbacks to Skyrim.
Background: Courier. Makes deliveries for credits and can magically track you down any time you're in a city or settlement.
*Say something you think would fit*
Lines: 26
Profanity: Yes
Pitt is a small side character that's part of an Easter Egg in the mod. He appears in one scene and an audio slate. He's super confident, fearless, and charismatic.
- male adult
Hahaha. I like you.
Nah, I'd rather get my ass kicked by good old-fashioned human beings.
Lines: 7
Norton is a small side character that is part of an Easter Egg in the mod. He appears in one scene, and he's an unassuming tough guy who shows up in business attire. His lines with Jett are like an inside joke, not threatening.
For the voice, think controlled and confident but businesslike at the same time.
- male adult
- american
Maybe the next time I'll get to darken up one of those eyes.
Name: Delgado
Role: Voice match or revoice of character
Background/profession: Leader of the Crimson Fleet
My Project Lines: Currently 464 (expect approx. 150 more)
Revoicing full character for continuity: 920+
Personality: Sarcastic, shrewd, commanding
Jett's Crimson Fleet, and I wrote Delgado into his story. Delgado and Jett have a competitive dynamic. They have a mutual respect for each other, but Delgado's always flexing his authority. But they're close enough that Jett has no problem talking junk and pushing back.
If you're not familiar with Starfield, you can hear Delgado here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWZUCztno70
This role has already been cast outside of CCC
Enough! Qué carajos?! Am I leading a group of pirates or teenagers?
Why do you think he's still alive after running his mouth like he's been doing?
Now would you stop screwing around and get back on topic!
Existing NPC in game. As close as possible voice match/sound-alike
Doesn't have to be an exact match, but as close as possible for immersion
Lines: Approx 80
Profanity: No
Vanilla NPC expanded and written as part of Jett's backstory. If you're unfamiliar with Benjamin Bayu, he's a businessman and the administrator of Neon. He's arrogant, shrewd, and corrupt. You can hear his voice here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-iEK0-IECM
- english
- male adult
- voice match
- Arrogant
- american
Water under the bridge, it hardly matters now, does it?
Oh, but I think that I am. This is my city. Pull that trigger and security will swarm you.
Looks like my penthouse has had a rat problem.
Name: Walter Stroud
Existing NPC in game. As close as possible voice match/sound-alike
Doesn't have to be an exact match, but as close as possible for immersion
Lines: Approx 56-60
Profanity: No
If you aren't familiar with the character, Walter Stroud is a member of Constellation and is the person funding their operations. He's an older, wealthy businessman. On the surface he can come across as stuffy, but he's actually a bit humorous and very passionate about exploration. Walter has 2 scenes with Jett plus an alternate version of one depending on when the player introduces Jett to Walter. I wrote these scenes to help connect Jett to the world, and they are meaningful to Jett's backstory in an indirect way.
You can hear Walter's voice here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqpJPHjqdYM
- english
- voice match
- american
- male adult
Oh great. Looks like we might need to lock up all our valuables.
I know I'm just a rich old man to you, but I still recognize the skill it takes to do that.
Now, I'm afraid my thoughts about the Crimson Fleet haven't changed much.
Name: Briggs, leader of the Strikers
Existing NPC in game. As close as possible voice match/sound-alike
Lines: Approx 135
Profanity: Yes, mild.
If you're not familiar with this character, Briggs is the leader of the Strikers in Neon. He's a gangster that does what he has to survive but prefers nonlethal measures when possible. His voice is low and gruff yet kinda smooth. You can hear his voice here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vxmdjSLC4Q
- english
- voice match
- male adult
- animation
- american
Okay... we need to finish this up before this old gangster sheds a damn tear...
Jett Ryker? Holy shit, man. The prodigal street rat returns.
You're here now. And that's what matters.
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