Alrighty, disregard the above question! It all just clicked for me :) How about the following character:<br/><br/>Human Hired Gun (Bodyguard or Mercenary Soldier, not sure yet), female. She grew up in a small town / colony in some not-quite-civilized part of the Galaxy. The town / colony wasn't a very interesting place, built mostly around mining and some other industry. My character's parents were actually somewhat important in the community, being better educated than most people there, with one of the parents being a mayor (or having a similar position of authority).<br/><br/>My character wasn't thrilled with her in that place, as there wasn't much for to do - and the job prospects weren't that thrilling, either. She just wasn't forward to being a mine administrator or getting into shifty local politics. So, when the colony hired a small mercenary company to help with peacekeeping, my character latched onto the idea of joining this company. Especially as the mercenaries were a legit organization with a sense professional ethics, not some killers for hire.<br/><br/>So, eventually, my character joined up - and loved it. The job was much more exciting than anything else she could hope for, she got to travel around a little (the mercenaries worked as peacekeepers and bodyguard in a few locations) and the sense of duty and the notion of providing protection to the defenseless people really appealed to her. So, it was all going well...<br/><br/>... unfortunately, the company ran into a conflict with a much more ruthless organization. Black Sun, maybe? Or simply a big corporation that got wary of these mercenaries' integrity. Anyway, some blood was shed, some strings were pulled. The mercenaries' leader got assassinated... In the end, the company fell apart. And my character was alone - a young, idealistic soldier-for-hire, not sure what to do with herself.<br/><br/>She didn't want to quit her profession, though. So, she started working as an independent operator. And, eventually, she bumped into Speedo. They connected - and decided to form a partnership. Speedo, being the career bounty hunter, gets the assignments, flies the ship and tracks down the targets - while my character helps with the firepower and mission survivability.<br/><br/>How does that sound?