Backgrounds

Background Name	Ability Bonus	Skills	Perk	Summary
Agent	Intelligence, Charisma	Deception, Perception		Although your capabilities might no be much different from those of a smuggler or thief, you learned and practiced them in a very different context: to work as a an espionage agent or spy for a larger faction in the galaxy.
Aristocrat	Intelligence, Charisma	Culture, Persuasion		Coming from a position of affluence, aristocrats may be actual royalty or something akin to it in the galaxy, regardless it is difficult to tell the difference.
Bandit	Strength, Dexterity	Intimidation, Perception		You've lived a life of galactic banditry, robbing drifters anywhere in the galactic sprawl from hive cities to outworlds.
Celebrity	Wisdom, Charisma	Culture, Persuasion		Perhaps a media star, journalist, or entertainer in the galactic sprawl, regardless you've made a name for yourself as a recognizable name in the galaxy.
Charlatan	Dexterity, Charisma	Deception, Sleight of Hand		You've traveled from location to location, peddling false fortunes and cheating citizens out of theirs.
Corporate	Intelligence, Wisdom	Computers, Insight		You are the representative of a mega-corporations in the galaxy, serving their interests (no matter how greedy they may be) across the stars.
Colonist	Vigor, Wisdom	Culture, Perception		Whether it be apart of a planet settlement, station, or distant colony, you are a traditional settler out in the galaxy no different than any other.
Criminal	Dexterity, Intelligence	Deception, Stealth		Coming from a shady background, you seek oppurtunities to break the law for your gain either by your lonesome or apart of a gang.
Drifter	Vigor, Wisdom	Piloting, Survival		You're a nomadic wanderer in the galaxy, either travelling by yourself or with a close band of spacefarers.
Engineer	Intelligence, Wisdom	Computers, Engineering		As either a mechanic or talented inventor, you work as a brilliant engineer constructing new technology.
Explorer	Vigor, Intelligence	Computers, Science		You're set out to explore the uncharted in the galaxy, travelling aboard interstellar vessels to discover the unknown.
Laborer	Strength, Vigor	Athletics, Engineering		You are a working class laborer in the galaxy, and have spent your life working as any a miner, factory worker, or cargo shipwright.
Mercenary	Dexterity, Wisdom	Athletics, Perception		You're a hired gun in a galaxy of wanted men. Whether you work as a bounty hunter or a contracted soldier, no price is to high for your talents.
Merchant	Intelligence, Charisma	Insight, Persuasion		You were raised or came to thrive within the markets and bazaars of many stations and worlds, carrying out the vital commerce the fuels expansion amongst the stars.
Outworlder	Strength, Vigor	Athletics, Survival		You live within a tribe or clan deep within the outworlds of the galaxy; dangerous and primal lands where strength rules above all.
Politician	Vigor, Charisma	Culture, Persuasion		You held an elected office or worked to help someone else hold one, and have a plethora of expierence dealing with bureaucracy and red tape from the inside.
Trooper	Strength, Dexterity	Athletics, Perception		You served one or more tours of duty in a galactic military, working as apart of anything such as a planetary defense force, interstellar army or navy, or local milita.
Scavenger	Vigor, Wisdom	Engineering, Survival		You've spent a great amount of time hopping from planet to planet, wreckage to wreckage, searching for lost valuables or vital components to sell.
Scientist	Intelligence, Wisdom	Medical, Science		You investigate and research the fundamental truths of the universe using any science from biology to astrophysics.
Urchin	Dexterity, Vigor	Sleight of Hand, Stealth		You're the lowest of the low within a station or hive world, scrounging for food and valuables as you try and make something of yourself in dangerous streets.