Agnes Wheeler

Agnes (although she  much prefers to just be called Wheeler) grew up in one of the many industrialised space ports common to the spacefaring parts of this region. Her father ran freight and her mother was a low level local official and while they were by no means rich they were comfortable. Wheeler though has never been a girl satisfied with comfortable. If she stays in a place long enough to get as far as comfortable she tends to get “itchy”.

That itch to roam led her (much to her parents’ dismay) to enlist in the Navy when she was 18. She wanted to get out there amongst the stars and see new things. Basic training was a wakeup call for Wheeler. That’s not to say that she was adverse to hard work, she just found the regimentation of military service to be tedious. Still, they let her zoom around the universe in all manner of small space vessels and on occasion atmospheric flyers, so she was content. She proved an able pilot and was selected for special training but after she and a rival pilot got into a childish game of one-upmanship they were both adrift and the training was scrubbed. She almost lost an eye that day and still wears the goggles that saved her vision around her neck even now “for good luck”.

While her itch to wander was coming back once more, she re-enlisted after her first tour of service was over, thinking to make enough money so that she could simply drift for a good long while and see the universe at her own pace (and without having to get up at 0500 every morning). During this time she fell in with one of the gambling pools common amongst the lower ranks of military vessels. She wasn’t the best gambler in the known universe but she did okay for herself and put away enough to travel for a little while.

Now Wheeler is at a loose end, seeking an opportunity for fun and adventure in open space. She’s noticed since leaving the bubble of Naval service that people treat her a lot better when they know about her time as a Sublieutentant and so she’ll often wear a tank top to show off the Naval tattoo on her right shoulder.

Characteristics:

Str – 8 (+1)

Dex – 11

End – 7

Int – 8

Edu – 6

Soc – 10 (+4)

Skills – Astrogation 1, Drive 0, Flyer (Grav) 0, Gambling 1, Gun Combat (Energy Pistol) 0, Gunner (Screens) 0, Leadership 1, Mechanic 0, Pilot (Small Craft) 0, Melee (Blade) 1, Streetwise 0, Trade 0, Vacc Suit 0, Zero-G 0