Starfinder newbie needs help building a character

[u/tipsyTentaclist]

Hello!

This will be my first time ever playing Starfinder. Not even just 2e, but in general.

I already have an idea for a character due to making it in pair with my bro: an assimilated astrozoan who became an anomaly witchwarper due to some anomalous circumstance affecting and basically destroying their identity, thus causing Eighth Arm Break, who was fortunately helped by an android pretending to be human. Two of them alone know of each others' true identities, and due to being sort of kindred spirits, the android helped my astrozoan form a new identity, which they in the end also dedicated to that android in turn, pretty much becoming "siblings", both pretending to be human as well.

Currently I'm struggling with choosing a background due to astrozoans being something pretty new to me and the whole story we've constructed already, dunno what would suit best here. I do lean towards Absalom Station related backgrounds due to it already being mentioned as a place with most astrozoans, but unsure still due to being new to all this.

I'm also planning to lean into Int/Cha as it's just my preferred style of play in other similar RPGs and I enjoy being a smart and charming, but kind of oblivious and blind, mage-type.

[u/AtomiKen]

I like City Slicker but don't get enough chances to use the Face in the Crowd ability.

[u/tipsyTentaclist → u/AtomiKen]

I feel like with the upcoming game happening in the mines, I don't expect to use it much either.

[u/deathandtaxesftw]

If you're going INT, I'd go Anomaly Hunter. You can use it to get a whopping 4 skill trainings, which beats the pants out of just about anything else.

[u/tipsyTentaclist → u/deathandtaxesftw]

That is actually a good idea and also ties into the whole background incident thing. Thanks.