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Xenobiologist
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The Settled Systems is home to untold alien species. And while none of them have yet proven sentient, that never deterred you. So you sought out and studied them for whatever gifts they offered.

Xenobiologist is a background in Starfield. It starts with 3 skills at rank 1: Lasers (Combat), Surveying (Science) and Fitness (Physical).

Starting skills

Lasers (Tier 1)
Laser weapons do 10% more damage.
Surveying (Tier 1)
Adds an optional zoom to the hand scanner, and scan distance is increased to 20 meters.
Fitness (Tier 1)
You have 10% more oxygen available.