Mrs. Abigail Beckett (born Abigail Leigh), or just Beckett, is a licensed bounty hunter and frequently partakes in illegal poaching and big game hunting on various worlds.

Beckett has held an interest in nature since she was a kid, avidly reading up on and doing field research on local flora and fauna for fun. She regularly went on hunting trips with her father as a kid and her passion for animals and plants eventually turned into a hunt for trophies later in life. But before that happened, the fat little nature nerd enlisted in the military to shape up her life and get away from a boy that she wrongly thought loved her. Eventually she took the position of sensor’s manager on a cruiser and held that position for several years.

Beckett was eventually discharged after an injury, and while she was away from the army she got married and turned back to hunting for a hobby. But eventually she became bored with the local game, and eventually decided to register as a bounty hunter to go after more interesting and intelligent targets to keep that high she gets from hunting intense. This also allowed her to hunt more exotic wild life on other planets. During her travels she eventually came into contact with Maurice Opal, a rich Pavolian who pays handsomely for rare trophies and pelts for his collection. She also does some security work for him when asked.

Beckett’s tools of the trade include the Madison Arms and Radiation Systems Type-10 Long Range X-ray Projection Rifle, a high powered weapon more commonly called the MARS-10. The intense penetrating radiation from the beam is enough to instantly kill any living cells it comes into contact with from extreme long range. Her sidearm is a Westwood Cobra X-Ray Laser Revolver, which operates on a similar principle, though with a much shorter range and with a less cohesive beam. These weapons are both fed by a six battery chamber, burning out one battery per shot. These batteries would normally be good for 60-100 shots under normal laser weapon operation, but the high energy requirement of the shots makes them good for one use only. She also carries a machette with a serrated saw blade on the dull side of the blade.

Beckett’s right eye was rendered useless in an attack on the ship she was stationed on at one point. Her optic nerves are still intact however, and some implants in her head allow her to see with the use of an external eyepiece. While not complex, her choice of eyepiece is durable and easy to fix. The model she chose to equip allows her to see in several specialized ways in addition to normal vision replacement. These special modes include magnified and long range vision, thermographic vision, and low penetration x-ray scans which allow her to see through clothing to search for hidden weapons. Or so she claims that is what she uses it for.

Beckett is generally rather relaxed and is generally disinterested to the goings on around her. She is usually content to just sit around, chain smoking and drinking while she eavesdrops on those around her. She is usually quiet, confident, and very professional. She only respects people for what they do, not say. She also has a mean streak at times, and she can be kind of gross at times... both verbally and physically, as she often spends days at a time off in the wilderness skinning animals and such. She is hard to get along with for those reasons.