One thing I find fascinating about The Outer Worlds is the character of Zora Blackwood, and how she interacts with the conflict in the center of the Iconoclasts <Moderate midgame spoilers ahead>
The player is introduced to her as one of the two Iconoclast leaders, where she argues with Graham. The main conflict within the Iconoclasts is presented at this point: Graham is focused on spreading the Iconoclast's message, while Zora is focused on maintaining the community's supplies. In the first quest the player receives from them, they get to make a choice in this, choosing either to help spread the message or get more supplies for the Iconoclasts.
What I really found interesting is what happened when it's revealed that Graham sent their best hunters to secure a printing press rather than supplies. Having become a little jaded to CRPGs dumping no-win scenarios on the player, I expected some justification for this. But, if the player asks why they couldn't have gone for the supplies first and the press later, Zora explicitly says that he could've done that, but Graham had completely lost sight of practical matters.
Another interesting thing is that she's the one that advocates for attacking Stellar Bay for its resources - straight-up saying that it's out of desperation - but she's also the one of the two leader's that's actually willing to compromise with Sanjar. Furthermore, out of the two leaders, even if there isn't a compromise, she's the leader that provides a better outcome for the Iconoclasts in the long term.
But despite her willingness to attack Stellar Bay, she's not totally ruthless; she objects to Graham allowing pirates to massacre civilians. She tries to convince him to step down, but when he doesn't, she kills him. She says afterwards "Killing never feels good, but this time, it feels especially wrong".
All in all, it paints the picture of a woman with an interesting mix of practicality, justice, and compassion. She focuses on supplies because that's what people need. She attacks out of desperation. She challenges Sanjar on his previous cooperation with Graham, but she can be convinced to look past it. She has strong ideals, but also a willingness to compromise.
Also, her scar looks sick as hell.
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