In Honkai: Star Rail, there will be 28 starter characters expected to be available in game at launch, here are the list and along with details of their key attributes.
Name Rarity Path Element Affiliation
Arlan 4-star The Destruction Lightning Herta Space Station
Asta 4-star The Harmony Fire Herta Space Station
Bailu 5-star The Abundance Lightning Xianzhou Luofu
Blade 5-star The Destruction Wind Stellaron Hunters
Bronya 5-star The Harmony Wind Silvermane Guards
Clara 5-star The Destruction Physical Prospectors
Dan Heng 4-star The Hunt Wind Astral Express
Fu Xuan 5-star The Preservation Quantum Xianzhou Loufu
Gepard 5-star The Preservation Ice Silvermane Guards
Herta 4-star The Erudition Ice Herta Space Station
Himeko 5-star The Erudition Fire Astral Express
Hook 4-star The Destruction Fire The Moles
Jing Yuan 5-star The Erudition Lightning Xianzhou Alliance / Cloud Knights
Kafka 5-star The Nihility Lightning Stellaron Hunters
Luocha 5-star The Abundance Imaginary Intergalactic Merchant Guild
March 7th 4-star The Preservation Ice Astral Express
Natasha 4-star The Abundance Physical Wildfire
Pela 4-star The Nihility Ice The Union
Qingque 4-star The Erudition Quantum Xianzhou Luofu
Sampo 4-star The Nihility Wind Wildfire
Seele 5-star The Hunt Quantum Wildfire
Serval 4-star The Erudition Lightning The Union
Silver Wolf 5-star The Nihility Quantum Stellaron Hunters
Sushang 4-star The Hunt Physical Xianzhou Luofu / Xianzhou Alliance / Cloud Knights
Tingyun 4-star The Harmony Lightning Xianzhou Luofu
Trailblazer 5-star Adaptive Adaptive N/A (Player Character)
Welt 5-star The Nihility Imaginary Astral Express
Yanqing 5-star The Hunt Ice Xianzhou Luofu