The Poacher

The Poacher, participating on the Siege of Thrysus.

> "Our common enemy is known as the poacher. Those who have been unfortunate enough to meet him will know he is dedicated to his work." *- Legatus Sol Invictus*
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The Poacher is an undying anomaly, taking the figure of a large, grotesque warrior-like figure which stalks and hunts force-sensitive prey, and obsessed with seeking revenge if he is ever to falter. His encounters with the Jedi, while brief, have usually ended in the mutilated, flayed bodies left behind on totems- only few have survived him with affiliation to The Highwayman's influence, enraging the entity to extreme events, attacking and tracking down members of the Republic even during offbase missions randomly.

Wielding a pair large oversized Winchesters, a strange custom-made Saberstaff, and extremely high regenerative properties, the Poacher has reportedly been killed multiple times with even stories of the 7'8 Goliath being felled predating the Clone Wars. His strength is immeasurable, on one mission managing to grapple an LAAT Gunship with his bare hands, tossing it into a treeside.

Upon fatal injury, the entity seems to warp into the Otherside away from harm, taking days to recover and recuperate himself- witnesses describe that he keeps some of these wounds, such as a missing jaw, feet, and an arm, yet seeming to control them as if it was his own. His form has slowly changed and mutated over the years.

Aside from his appearance matching that of Kyuzo origin, the Poacher does not hold much honor within fights, usually brutalizing his prey slowly, and publically. The reason for his massacres of force-sensitive individuals is unknown for now, but is suspected to co-align with his extreme rage and attitude.

While some stories are left best to forgotten, his background only is revealed through the events of **Space Hulk: Expansion 1.**

## Biography

### First Sightings

The Poacher was first encountered on the planet of **Centrus,** participating in the riots of **Varlet City, sister city to the Capital of Vassal.** After reports of a missing Padawan and Master, a fireteam assembled by the Space Hulk Operations Board discovered the flayed corpse of the Master, and were led into a trap with the Padawan as bait before his self-destruction. The hunter then proceeded to move in and attempt to massacre Jedi Crystal and others, but was unsuccessful. He was repelled, and retreated to the rooftops and disappearing from sight.

### The Hunts of the Ancestor

After his initial defeat, The Poacher had grown enraged at his humiliation, and tracked the original fireteam, including the Jedi back to their endeavors on the Valkyrie Venator using the Otherside. During the events of the Clone Wars, The Poacher intervened within numerous operations of the Valkyrie, seeking the regiments and groups and prey worthy of his time.

After a defeat from a Sun Guard defending one of his prey, **Legatus Sol**, The Poacher grew interested in the Thrysians, recognizing their culture from a "Future yet to come." Tracking the Legatus back to Anaxes, he confronted the Thrysian one on one within the Crystal Caves. While the Legatus was defeated, he managed to destroy the arm of a Poacher, and detonating a Thermal Detonator within his chest cavity, blowing out his back. Unlike most of his prey, he was granted Mercy for his unyielding martial prowess.

### The Siege of Thrysus

In 21 BBY, **The Otherside** had awoken once more from the actions of the Republic, and arising the primordial extra-galactic entity known as **The Mother Moon,** disappearing in and out of reality. Suddenly; after the Valkyrie warped out of Hyperspace, the Sun Guard were called alongside their allies to a planetary alert- The Entity had come to the planet of Thrysus, **consuming one of their suns, and eclipsing the other**, sending the planet into a frenzy.

The capital, **Nicea**, was laid to waste by the Sandstorms as mounds of sand overlapped the walls of the monumental temples, alongside the mutated growths of both **Urali Dropships and Growths of the Otherside** blighted the ruins, executing survivors- The Poacher, leading them. This attack crippled both the climate and the people of Thrysus, putting the planet nearly of Life Support and near uninhabitable, requiring imported goods from other territories of the Thrysian Empire to sustain it's people.