Udom Bedford

Udom Bedford is the representative of the Halcyon Holdings Corporation (HHC) to the Groundbreaker.
==Background==
Emissary to the Board, Udom is a bureaucrat stationed at the main gateway to HHC controlled space. Seeking a way to Byzantium, Udom fostered a relationship with Alex Hawthorne as a means to locate Phineas Vernon Welles and use the fugitive as his ticket off the Groundbreaker, routinely impounding Alex's shipLeonard Wheeler: "Huh. Records show this ain't the first time your ship's been impounded. Seems to get cleared up pretty quick. You might not be in this pickle for long." to ensure they meet whenever Alex docks. Outwardly to Alex and others, Udom considers him a friend.
Udom also has financial issues which reached a point where he had to pawn his Official seal of Halcyon Holdings board to Gladys Culkelly as a means of staying afloat. At one point he even got involved in a heist and hired a thief by the name of Jessie Doyle to steal the famed Blood Tear diamond.Jessie Doyle's dialogue. Udom admits he sent an assassin after Jessie who still owed him money after it turned out he was conned - the diamond turned to dust as soon as Jessie put her hands on it. He has no scruples to use his influence as a Board representative to further his personal agenda.Udom Bedford: "I will recall my collection agent. Tell Ms. Doyle to report to me promptly for her first assignment."
==Player interactions==
===Related quests===
* Passage to Anywhere: Udom must be spoken to in order to leave the Groundbreaker after he impounded the ship.
* Worst Contact: The Stranger must speak with Udom (if he is still alive) to resolve Jessie Doyle's predicament.
* The City and the Stars: The Stranger can reveal to him the whereabouts of Phineas Vernon Welles. 
* Balance Due: Udom's board seal must be retrieved from Gladys in order to obtain passage to Byzantium.
* The Puppet Masters: Udom arranges a meeting between the Stranger and Adjutant Sophia Akande.
==Notes==
* Udom is into serials, but according to Leonard Wheeler he takes it to an unhealthy level.Leonard Wheeler: "He really likes his serials, too. Maybe a little to much. Bit of a weird bird, all told."
Parvati: "Don't see what's so wrong 'bout liking serials. They're fun."
Leonard Wheeler: "Udom takes it to an... unhealthy level." 
* Junlei calls Udom a leech and wouldn't rush to help out if the Board Embassy would catch on fire.Junlei Tennyson: "I like to think of myself as a *nice* person, but if that gaudy embassy of his was on fire, I might hold my breath a moment before activationg the sprinkler system (...)leeches like Udom will do anything to please their corporate masters."
* Corporate guards in front of the Embassy seem to have little respect for Udom, since they can be overheard calling him "walking mustache" behind his back.Corporate Trooper: "Is this really what you want to be doing with your life, Marcie? Guarding stairs for that walking mustache, Udom fucking Bedford? "
* Failing to turn in Welles to him in time will result in his replacement at the embassy. Kendrick Silva, the new representative, will mention screams coming from the waste disposal, where Udom was disposed of.
==Gallery==
Udom_Bedford_at_his_desk.png|At his desk
==References==
Category:Characters (The Outer Worlds)
Category:Groundbreaker