The following characters are from my Traveller campaign, so won't have appeared in fiction elsewhere. They are examples of what characters may be like in this sort of setting.

In this particular campaign, the party are a black ops team working for the Third Imperium.

The following nobles can be found in and around the Reft Sector, particularly Moibin sub-sector.

Female; 35; Imperial Marquess of Moibin/Pamraeltan.

Talents: Athletics 2; Awareness 3; Brawl 2; Charm 5; Guile 4; Sleight 2; Stealth 2; Throw 2;

Knowledges: Speak Galanglic 4; Area lore (Imperium) 4; Area lore (Moibin sub-sector) 3; Area lore (Pamraeltan) 6; Computer operation 2; Law 3; Economics 2;

Social: Politics 4; Etiquette 4; Intimidation 1; Administration 3;

Sport: Fencing 2; Drive 2;

Techniques:

Fashion (Etiquette) [2];

Advantages: High noble [3]; Rich [3];

The Marquess of the Pamraeltan system, she has sizable tracts of land on the world of Pamraeltan II. She has good relations to the King of that world, as well as being friendly with Duke Dalvinada of Moibin.

Female; 25; Young noble, races space yachts.

Talents: Athletics 3; Awareness 2; Brawl 2; Charm 6; Guile 4; Sleight 3; Stealth 2; Throw 2;

Knowledges: Speak Galanglic 4; Area lore (Imperium) 5; Computer operation 3; Law 2; Economics 1;

Social: Politics 3; Etiquette 6; Administration 1; Dance 4; Musician 2;

Sport: Fencing 3; Drive 4; Rifle 2;

Spaceship: Spaceship operation 5; Spaceship piloting 4; Jump navigation 3; Mathematics 4; Science 2; Physics 3;

Techniques:

Fashion (Etiquette) [2]; High fashion (Etiquette) [4]; Scandalous fashion (Etiquette) [4]; Flirt (Etiquette) [4]; Courtly dancing (Dance) [2]; Carousing (Social) [2]; Seduction (Social) [4];

Advantages: Noble [1]; Very rich [5]; Sexy [3];

The captain and owner of the Diamond Wing luxury racing yacht, Nelissa is a young noblewoman with lots of money and spare time. As with most people in her position, she uses much of the first to fill much of the second.

She is sexy, expensively dressed, outgoing and gives the impression of being an airheaded bimbo, though she's actually a lot more intelligent than she often acts. When in the pilot seat, she becomes a lot more serious and level headed - even nerdish (she really does understand how to fly a ship). Outside of the pilots seat, she's just interested in having a good time.

A number of characters connected to the military, especially the black ops departments of the Imperium.

Male; 60; Special Circumstances Controller.

Talents: Athletics 3; Awareness 3; Brawl 5; Charm 4; Guile 7; Sleight 2; Stealth 3; Throw 3;

Knowledges: Speak Galanglic 4; Area lore (Imperium) 5; Area lore (Moibin sub-sector) 9; Law 2; Economics 2; Current affairs 7;

Social: Politics 5; Etiquette 2; Intimidation 3; Administration 5;

Combat: Pistol 5; Rifle 3; Tactics 5;

Other: Computer operation 4; Strategy 4;

Major Gimmini is one of the controllers for the Imperial Army's Special Circumstances division, managing black ops missions in the Moibin sub-sector.

Male; 59; Mercenary leader.

Talents: Athletics 4; Awareness 5; Brawl 6; Charm 3; Guile 3; Sleight 2; Stealth 4; Throw 4;

Knowledges: Speak Galanglic 4; Area lore (Imperium) 4;

Combat: Tactics 7; Rifle 6; Pistol 5;

Military: Strategy 6; Streetwise 3; Combat engineering 4; Demolitions 2; Survival 4; Drive 3; Pilot 2; First aid 3;

Technical: Computer operation 3; Intelligence analysis 3;

Techniques: Combat reflexes (Melee) [2]; Reflex dodge (Melee) [4];

Close combat (Brawl) [2]; Disabling hold (Brawl) [4]; Disabling attack (Brawl) [6];

Hard to kill (Brawl) [2]; Ignore pain (Brawl) [4]; Tough (Brawl) [4];

Light sleeper (Awareness) [4];

Surprise attack (Tactics) [2]; Tactical move (Tactics) [4];

Quick load (Firearms) [2]; Sharpshooter (Firearms) [4]; Triple shot (Firearms) [6]; Controlled fire (Firearms) [4]; Selective fire (Firearms) [6];

Leader of the Barok Irregular's. Joined the Imperial Army at the age of 16, has been an independant mercenary for the last 20 years. Five years ago he settled down on Pamraeltan, looking for a peaceful time bounty hunting and living off his savings.

His record has been generally clean, though he has taken on the occassional illegal job if the money was good and risk was low.

Soon after, he lost a large amount of money in Gridlore Technologies which was where he had it invested. This has left him with less money than he wanted, plus living expenses have been higher than he was hoping. Because of this, he was looking for a high paying job which didn't require too much work, and then getting out of the business entirely.

The Claws of Xaos had a good plan, but recently (without his knowledge) started to get greedy, seeking early repayment on their investment. This has led to the slaves being discovered before the process was perfected.

Barok is now seeking to cut his losses and get out quickly, though he hasn't yet decided on the best way of doing this.

Female; 49; Hacker.

Talents: Athletics 5; Awareness 5; Brawl 8; Charm 2; Guile 3; Sleight 2; Stealth 5; Throw 4;

Knowledges: Speak Galanglic 4; Area lore (Imperium) 4;

Combat: Tactics 6; Rifle 5; Pistol 6;

Military: Strategy 3; Streetwise 2; Combat engineering 1; Demolitions 2; Survival 4; First aid 2;

Technical: Computer operation 6; Intelligence analysis 6; Signal intelligence 3; Spaceship operation 3;

Techniques: Combat reflexes (Melee) [2]; Reflex dodge (Melee) [4];

Close combat (Brawl) [2]; Disabling hold (Brawl) [4]; Disabling attack (Brawl) [6];

Hard to kill (Brawl) [2]; Ignore pain (Brawl) [4]; Tough (Brawl) [4];

Light sleeper (Awareness) [4];

Surprise attack (Tactics) [2]; Tactical move (Tactics) [4];

Quick load (Firearms) [2]; Sharpshooter (Firearms) [4]; Triple shot (Firearms) [6]; Controlled fire (Firearms) [4]; Improved automatic fire (Firearms) [6]; Selective fire (Firearms) [6]; Two guns (Pistol) [4]; Multiple targets (Firearms) [4];

Barok's lover and second in command. Nyella was originally trained as an assassin, though in the last few years has become more of a computer and intelligence specialist.

The Devil's Ronin are a mercenary platoon specialised in corporate security and bodyguard tickets. Their commander is Lt. Lagguu Mondorrodskii.

Male; 35; Mercenary corporate bodyguard.

Talents: Athletics 4; Awareness 6; Brawl 8; Charm 2; Guile 2; Sleight 2; Stealth 4; Throw 4;

Knowledges: Speak Galanglic 4; Area lore (Imperium) 4; Computer operation 2;

Combat: Pistol 6; Rifle 7; Tactics 6; Melee 4;

Other: Burglary 2; Streetwise 2; Security systems 2;

Techniques: Combat reflexes (Brawl) [2]; Hard to kill (Brawl) [2]; Tough (Brawl) [4]; Ignore pain (Brawl) [4]; Close combat (Brawl) [2]; Combat ambush (Stealth) [4]; Reflex dodge (Brawl) [4]; Opportunity attack (Brawl) [6];

Disabling hold (Brawl) [4]; Disabling attack (Brawl) [6];

Swim (Athletics) [2]; Zero gravity (Athletics) [2];

Ambush (Stealth) [2]; Surprise attack (Tactics) [2]; Tactical move (Tactics) [4];

Quick load (Firearms) [2]; Controlled fire (Firearms) [4]; Improved automatic fire (Firearms) [6]; Multiple targets (Firearms) [4];

Members of an elite mercenary unit specialise in bodyguarding and corporate security. Squad members are specialised in close combat.

Male; 52; Commander of the Devil's Ronin.

Talents: Athletics 5; Awareness 6; Brawl 8; Charm 4; Guile 4; Sleight 2; Stealth 4; Throw 4;

Knowledges: Speak Galanglic 4; Area lore (Imperium) 4; Computer operation 4;

Military: Administration 2; Strategy 4; Politics 2;

Combat: Pistol 8; Rifle 6; Tactics 7; Melee 5;

Other: Burglary 3; Streetwise 3; Security systems 4;

Techniques: Combat reflexes (Brawl) [2]; Hard to kill (Brawl) [2]; Tough (Brawl) [4]; Ignore pain (Brawl) [4]; Close combat (Brawl) [2]; Combat ambush (Stealth) [4]; Reflex dodge (Brawl) [4]; Opportunity attack (Brawl) [6];

Disabling hold (Brawl) [4]; Disabling attack (Brawl) [6];

Swim (Athletics) [2]; Zero gravity (Athletics) [2];

Ambush (Stealth) [2]; Surprise attack (Tactics) [2]; Tactical move (Tactics) [4];

Quick load (Firearms) [2]; Controlled fire (Firearms) [4]; Improved automatic fire (Firearms) [6]; Multiple targets (Firearms) [4];

Commander of the mercenary platoon.

Female; 39; Bodyguard.

Talents: Athletics 8; Awareness 7; Brawl 9; Charm 3; Guile 3; Sleight 4; Stealth 6; Throw 6;

Knowledges: Speak Galanglic 4; Area lore (Imperium) 4; Computer operation 2;

Combat: Pistol 9; Rifle 9; Tactics 8; Melee 10;

Other: Burglary 4; Streetwise 5; Security systems 2;

Techniques: Combat reflexes (Brawl) [2]; Hard to kill (Brawl) [2]; Tough (Brawl) [4]; Ignore pain (Brawl) [4]; Close combat (Brawl) [2]; Combat ambush (Stealth) [4]; Reflex dodge (Brawl) [4]; Opportunity attack (Brawl) [6];

Disabling hold (Brawl) [4]; Disabling attack (Brawl) [6];

Swim (Athletics) [2]; Zero gravity (Athletics) [2];

Ambush (Stealth) [2]; Surprise attack (Tactics) [2]; Tactical move (Tactics) [4];

Quick load (Firearms) [2]; Controlled fire (Firearms) [4]; Improved automatic fire (Firearms) [6]; Multiple targets (Firearms) [4];

Aikijutsu (Brawl) []; Aikijutsu grapple (Brawl) []; Aikijutsu expert (Brawl) []; Karate (Brawl) []; Jujutsu (Brawl) [];

Members of an elite mercenary unit specialise in bodyguarding and corporate security. Squad members are specialised in close combat.

The following people were encountered on Rampart.

Male; 58; Exiled dictator of Moibin/Numeron.

Talents: Athletics 6; Awareness 3; Brawl 4; Charm 8; Guile 9; Sleight 3; Stealth 2; Throw 2;

Knowledges: Speak Galanglic 4; Area lore (Moibin Sub-sector) 4; Science 1; Medicine 1;

Sport: Pistol 4; Fencing 2; Drive 4; Pilot 3; Skiing 5;

Other: Computer operation 4; Spaceship operation 2;

Business: Streetwise 7; Forgery 2; Administration 3; Trade 4; Law 2; Economics 2;

Social: Intimidation 6; Torture 2; Politics 5; Etiquette 3; Gambling 6;

Techniques:

Hard to kill (Brawl) [2]; Tough (Brawl) [4]; Ignore pain (Brawl) [4]; Reflex dodge (Brawl) [4];

Swim (Athletics) [2]; Zero gravity (Athletics) [2];

Advantages: Very rich [5];

The exiled dictator of Numeron in the Reft sector, Drakathas fled his world in 1103 following a coup supported by a neighbouring system. Since then he has built up his wealth from black market dealings and scams. His corporations are the biggest source of black market drugs in the Moibin sub-sector.

Female; 45; Personal assistant to Drakathas Pretala.

Talents: Athletics 3; Awareness 3; Brawl 2; Charm 4; Guile 5; Sleight 2; Stealth 2; Throw 2;

Knowledges: Speak Galanglic 4; Area lore (Imperium) 4;

Sports: Rifle 2;

Business: Computer operation 4; Intelligence analysis 2; Administration 7; Streetwise 4; Ecomomics 1; Law 2; Etiquette 2;

PA to the exiled dictator Drakathas Pretala, she is a cold and unfriendly woman, who is said to have been responsible for various attrocities whilst he was in power.

Male; 31; Arms dealer.

Talents: Athletics 2; Awareness 3; Brawl 3; Charm 3; Guile 6; Sleight 2; Stealth 2; Throw 2;

Knowledges: Speak Galanglic 4; Area lore (Imperium) 4; Military hardware 5;

Profession: Intimidation 2; Administration 2; Streetwise 8; Computer operation 3;

Combat: Pistol 4;

Rik is an arms dealer living on Rampart II. He is an independant, but also has connections with the Imperium Military and sometimes handles deals that the Imperium don't wish to see to be connected with. He has a shop and warehouse in Brekalas (Rampart's main space port), and can get hold of most man-portable items of equipment given enough notice.