{"id":534413,"date":"2026-07-10T09:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T09:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/534413\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T09:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T09:00:12","slug":"starfinder-afterlight-introduces-the-minister-of-flesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/534413\/","title":{"rendered":"Starfinder: Afterlight Introduces the Minister of Flesh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona, Spain &#8211; July 9, 2026 &#8211; Epictellers Entertainment\u00a0today revealed at Tacticon new details about\u00a0<a class=\"gp-autolink\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3245640\/Starfinder_Afterlight\/?beta=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Starfinder: Afterlight<\/a>, introducing Velkan Droth, a sadistic villain known across the Pact Worlds by a more sinister name: the Minister of Flesh. The party-based RPG is set to release in Early Access this year, with a public demo also planned. More details about the development\u00a0<a class=\"gp-autolink\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/3245640\/view\/713405247292185040\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Voiced by\u00a0<a class=\"gp-autolink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm5711778\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Christopher Tester<\/a>\u00a0(Total War: Warhammer III, Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2), the\u00a0Minister of Flesh\u00a0is an Azrinaran Elf from Apostae and the key antagonist across the game&#8217;s first two acts. The charming and unpredictable villain works as a hired weapon for a powerful patron, luring players and their companions into his elaborate, sadistic games.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/291fff58-5e10-1bb1-198f-7099a639bb06.png\" width=\"600\"\/><br \/>\n\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Broken by his traumatic past and driven by twisted religious beliefs, Velkan has one desire: to slaughter his targets in elaborate, artistic ways, guided by a voice only he can hear. But his fixation on one of your companions, Sterling, runs deeper than any other prey. Why does this Borai matter so much to Velkan?<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the Starfinder: Afterlight story unfolds, players will meet the Minister of Flesh. Best way to define him? Think of Joker and Ted Bundy having a child\u201d,\u00a0says Ricard Pillosu, CEO and co-founder of Epictellers Entertainment.\u00a0\u201cWe still have much to reveal about his past and true intentions, and we can\u2019t wait to see our community dig into our very first villain when we launch in Early Access this year\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/91c8b345-ffff-a67a-f3fe-52ddaa14270e.png\" width=\"600\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Starfinder: Afterlight\u00a0is set to release in Early Access in 2026. Players can\u00a0<a class=\"gp-autolink\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3245640\/Starfinder_Afterlight\/?beta=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wishlist<\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"gp-autolink\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3245640\/Starfinder_Afterlight\/?beta=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the game on Steam<\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"gp-autolink\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/vK2h8WKchR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">join the official Discord<\/a>, follow the developers on\u00a0<a class=\"gp-autolink\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/epictellers.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"gp-autolink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/epictellers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"gp-autolink\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/epictellers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">X<\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"gp-autolink\" href=\"https:\/\/es.linkedin.com\/company\/epictellers-entertainment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>, and visit the\u00a0<a class=\"gp-autolink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.epictellers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">official website<\/a>\u00a0for more details.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gp-autolink\" href=\"https:\/\/stash.icopartners.com\/mediakit\/starfinder-afterlight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Press assets are available here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/94fef1ed-2c47-3380-5750-3f3f796784c5.png\" width=\"600\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>About Epictellers Entertainment<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Epictellers Entertainment is a Barcelona-based studio founded by veteran storytellers from across the games industry. Their team has contributed to titles such as Crysis and Ryse: Son of Rome. The studio was formed with a mission to tell bold and emotionally resonant stories while enjoying the creative process in between. Starfinder: Afterlight is their debut project \u2014 a narrative-rich, turn-based, single-player RPG grounded in the Starfinder universe.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>About Paizo<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Paizo Inc. is the publisher of the award-winning Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Starfinder Roleplaying Game, novels, and numerous board games and accessories. In the 20+ years since its founding, Paizo has received over 100 major awards and has become one of the most influential hobby game companies.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Visit\u00a0<a class=\"gp-autolink\" href=\"https:\/\/paizo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/paizo.com<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Contact: Rue Dickey (they\/he\/xe) | Marketing &amp; Media Manager<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gp-autolink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespress.com\/en-US\/mailto:rue.dickey@paizo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">rue.dickey@paizo.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>About Starfinder<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Launch into an exciting universe of science fantasy adventure with the Starfinder Roleplaying Game! Players create and customize their own futuristic hero to play through challenging adventures and action-packed battles against dangerous foes! They\u2019re welcome to the best launchpad for a lifetime of pulse-pounding adventure among the stars\u2014the only limit is their imagination!<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Contact<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gp-autolink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespress.com\/en-US\/mailto:press@icopartners.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pr@icopartners.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; Barcelona, Spain &#8211; July 9, 2026 &#8211; Epictellers Entertainment\u00a0today revealed at Tacticon new details about\u00a0Starfinder: Afterlight, introducing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":534414,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[85,46,125],"class_list":["post-534413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=534413"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534413\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/534414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=534413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=534413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=534413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}