K1AU-S

A mysterious Bounty hunter flies through Solaris on a speeder of red. A large cargo of presents sits at his back in the form of hard won weapons and $BNTY tokens. This indestructible comet on his yearly mission, moves through the coldness of space to warm up the hearts of Bounty Hunters everywhere who will await their rewards eagerly for following the code all year, becoming childlike again.

This holiday has become known as Hunters Bounty and the mysterious man is called the Saint of Solaris (Saint K1AU-S) or Bounty K1AU-S…it all depends on which end of his weapon you’re on.

The legend begins with a small boy child who moves through the dirt, a heavy sack of rocks sits on his back. His designated name is K1AU-SEN (KLAUS-SEN) and was born and abandoned in a boomtown well known for its Amoran Glass mines.

This small boy with shock white hair, grew up covered in the amber dust of a mining camp. He was an orphan taken to work in the rust orange dirt trenches at a young age and was expected to die there doing the same job until he could no longer.

K1AU-SEN had a talent for fixing and building small creations out of scrap which brought him a lot of attention, even more than his appearance. His unique talents caught the eye of a man who was a tinkerer working to make the mining process smoother with his inventions for the Black Nova Mining Corporation.

The old inventor would sneak K1AU-SEN in past the guards late at night to teach him everything he knew about engineering. He had hopes that one day the boy could escape from this hell and better the lives of the less fortunate around him.

The days moved slowly in the camp and the orphan boy survived, some might say he even thrived in the harsh environment of the dust choked mines. K1AU-SEN grew up to become a tall, well muscled young man, he ruled the mines flying around with his grappling hook and various contraptions which always angered the guards.

Since his mentor passed, K1AU-SEN has honored the inventor by making the lives of the miners easier. He created scrap exo braces for the old, simple strength amplifier’s for the young and some even say he was the first to create a B0-T helper.

Everyday in the mines K1AU-SEN fought with his oppressors and more often than naught paid the price in blood and weeks in the hole. He was well known for his signature white hair and red, blood soaked skin and clothes which would follow him well into his legend.

The day came when an event occurred that changed his life and led him onto his path of saint hood and fear for many.

An explosion rocked the upper level of the mining camp as guards spilled out of every catacomb of the steel structure attached to the mining camp.

All around shots could be heard, with the death knell of the alarms and screams echoing from the black suited guards of the Black Nova Mining Company. Suddenly a stark vision appeared before K1AU-SEN like a flash, a white armored Bounty Hunter appeared dodging and defending against an onslaught of the black army in front of him. The man used his jet pack like an extension of himself and took out anything that stood in his way with an arsenal of weapons he had never seen.

The guards noticing that the Hunter was doing his best to protect the miners who were innocent bystanders, started to massacre anyone unlucky enough to be in the area.

K1AU-SEN was awestruck by the man and found himself running towards the fight, regardless of the danger. The young man managed to help some of the miners to safety in the heat of the moment but his real intention was to get closer. Why was he drawn to this man? maybe it was because he always wanted to exact justice on the guards like the white hunter or just to be free to make his own choices and act on his feelings of hate and aggression.

The final duel approached between the symbol of justice in white and an ex bounty Hunter in a sinister black armor, which was the real target for the man. Time all but stood still in the camp as bodies on both sides lay staining the ground a cruel red and the dust and smoked cleared.

The men starred at each other, fighting the battle in their heads like true warriors before finally the man in black made his move. In an instant a fight to the death was in perfect choreography in front of the young man. Nothing could be seen but flashes and sparks between the two, it looked like two gods were fighting and then it stopped. The man in white flew back crashing into rocks next to K1AU-SEN as his heart sunk seeing the victor flying in the air like the shadow of death.

The young man saw the white hunters blaster and reached for it to help do his part in the fight. “Hey Kid, this is my fight..hand over the blaster” said the hunter in white. K1AU-SEN with fire in his eyes contemplated everything that had happened to him in the mines because of the black guards, the pain all the death and hopelessness which never ended. The young man reluctantly gave the hero back his blaster and said “I’m trusting you and so is everyone else”. The hero in white laughed and spoke with confidence “I’m no hero kid and I sure as hell never lose a fight”.

In a grand gesture the Bounty Hunter in white, kneeled dramatically and shot off like a comet straight into the the symbol of darkness for the miners. Within an instant a weapon of light appeared and cut the black guard into two clean pieces and it was done, K1AU-SENs hell was finally over and his new life would now begin.

The white hunter didn’t stick around long, he collected all the weapons with some of the able miners, some $BNTY and Amoran shards he could find and told K1AU-SEN “Distribute these evenly and have everyone leave this place, you’re free now”, The boy boldly shouted “ I want to go with you and repay my life debt“ the young man said stepping forward.

The now blood stained hunter placed his hand on K1AU-SENs shoulder and said “ Kid you know what I’m going to say so I will tell you this, if you really want to pay me back then live a good long life helping others as much as you can. I was also a rock hound and climbed my own way out of the dirt before it killed me. If you ever need help or need a job go to the Bounty Hunter Space Guild and tell them Gh0st sent you.”

K1AU-SEN eventually buried the dead and did what Gh0st suggested he do, he led himself and the other people from their prison camp to freedom and fulfilled his promise. The young man eventually wandered around long enough here and there, selling his contraptions and occasionally fighting in the under ground, but he wanted something more for his life. He searched through his memory to that one shining moment that had never left him and decided that he would head to the BHSG. K

1AU-SEN shortened his name to K1AU-S, to him it sounded like a name people could remember easier. He did indeed join up to become a Bounty Hunter and became one of the best they had ever seen. He had the record for most bounties hunted and always gave to the less fortunate hunters whatever he collected from his bounties, telling them to spread the wealth and follow the code.

He became so well known in the Solaris system for taking down the most dangerous and vile criminals that they Named him one of the “Saints of Solaris” not only For helping rid the galaxy of evil but for his generous giving of his spoils. On the other hand the war mongers, crime syndicates and evil organizations learned to fear the “Bounty K1AU-S” and cowered in fear when they would see the giant blood stained legend with his trademark white and red armor.

K1AU-S went on to live up to his given title in both respects and managed to do what regular hunters could not. He saved a dying race of humanoid, pointy eared creatures who swore their lives to him, defeated the darkness called the devourer before it could spread, did the tessel run in 15 parfects, brought innovative technology to Solaris and much more.

Nobody really knows where “Saint K1AU-S” is, some say a frigid barren planet no one can live on or that he doesn’t even really exist at all. What they do know is that every year during what they now call the “Hunters Bounty” a mysterious figure will appear to drop spoils of war every day with the culmination of these blessing falling on December 25. Bounty hunters everywhere, that have been following the hunters code and giving back to their planets and less fortunate, wait with childlike glee to see what weapons, armor, $BNTY or even creatures (all usually stained K1AU-S red) will be dropped for them.

Until then, if you listen closely on Hunters Bounty night, you might here him saying,

> “Happy hunters bounty to all, and to all a good fight.”
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