Nactis Keins

"Legacy is all you leave behind in this galaxy."

Nactis Kiens, formerly known as Castin Skien, was a Human force-sensitive male entrepreneur and pirate from Corellia active before and during the Galactic Civil War.

## Biography

### Volume I

#### Chapter I: A Genesis

Nactis Keins was born as Castin Skien on the world of Corellia in 37 BBY. He was found to have a high midichlorian count at a young age, and at the age of two, but his parents declined that the Jedi ‘abduct him into their cult’, as his father put it. The family moved to Savareen in 33 BBY, due to Nactis’s father, Martyn, having newly discovered health problems. There, Castin spent lots of time using his father’s waveskimmer, and building his relationship with his two siblings, Larehn and Marius. He would also attend school on Savareen, eventually taking a job as an alloy cutter for a local shop. He’d then meet a girl named Friya Mayn, with whom he’d develop a romantic relationship.

#### Chapter II: Grand Plans

In 18 BBY, this relationship would eventually end when Castin left for the planet of Hypori to assist his brother with his droid reselling operation. During this time, Castin began to create a plan for an organization that he would eventually create, but this was nothing aside from a pipe dream for him at the moment. Castin would begin to experiment with the droids, as well as take some for his own, but Marius discouraged this by adding restraining bolts to the droids. Castin continued to serve as Marius’s assistant for the next few months, however was fired after an argument with Marius, in which Castin realized that Marius was never going to give him any power within the company.

#### Chapter III: Make Up In Wrath

In 16 BBY, after leaving Hypori, Castin arrived in the Corporate Sector to start a new life, and enlisted as an Espo trooper. He soon became a Sergeant, but assisted in many detestable acts by the Espos, including massacres of civilians, native species on multiple worlds, and more. However, Castin was able to talk himself out of most of the punishment for these acts, developing his experience in manipulating people early. By 15 BBY, Marius had replaced Castin in his company with their uncle, Ahms. They also had begun deploying their new battle droids on the edge of Corporate Sector space.

#### Chapter IV: Showdown

In 15 BBY, Castin was promoted to Lieutenant, after leading his forces to victory against the battle droids on multiple planets. Roughly two months later, Castin was tipped off to the whereabouts of Ahms and Marius, and he elected to destroy their factory once and for all. They were traced to the agriworld of Anobis, and Castin was able to land his forces just outside their factory. He ordered an attack on the underground manufacturing plant, using an exposed ventilation shaft that expelled the dangerous fumes produced by the construction taking place below. Castin led a team of troops inside, who blew open the shaft, widening it enough for the rest of the soldiers to descend. As the troops killed any and all workers inside the factory, as well as destroying the equipment, Castin led a team of soldiers to the command center. He found that Ahms and Marius had already fled through an escape shaft, and led his soldiers that way. He ordered that the soldiers burn the crops to force Ahms and Marius out of their hiding place, and they eventually were found. Ahms was hit and killed by an Espo trooper, and Marius was wounded by Castin, but managed to escape, however losing an eye. After this, Castin began to wield a Vibro-Ax and a DL-18 Pistol.

#### Chapter V: Down and Out

In 14 BBY, Castin dealt with a subordinate Corporal who had disobeyed orders of a Sergeant Major, destroying a base that the Sergeant Major had planned on capturing. Castin elected to have the Corporal dismissed from his position. Later in the year, Castin would find himself under too much stress, knowing that Marius was out there and actively hunting him. Castin retired from the Corporate Sector Authority, and returned to Corellia, where his sister and her husband, an Imperial officer lived, knowing that his ISB officer brother-in-law, Muhl Olix, would be able to protect him. There, Castin took up podracing, however did not place high in any of the races. After about six months, he elected to ‘retire’ from racing, however his sister informed him that he wasn't retiring if he lasted less than a year. Castin decided that it was time for him to kill or lock up Marius once and for all. He was able to acquire information about him from Muhl, and also learned that Ahms was alive.

#### Chapter VI: Pay Your Debts

By 13 BBY, Castin had learned that Marius was either hiding on the planet of M4-78 or the planet of Savareen. He traveled to M4-78, assuming that Marius would be trying to rebuild his droid business with Ahms, however he was met with an assassin droid named HK-47 which attempted to kill him. He was barely able to fight it off, and convinced it not to kill him, as well as join him. The pair traveled to Savareen, where Castin told HK-47 to stay on the ship. Castin attempted to track down Marius, and found him attempting to break into an abandoned factory. The pair fought, but Marius was able to put a pickaxe through Castin’s face, leaving him with a large scar. HK-47 found Castin about to bleed out a short time later, and quickly got him to a local medical center.

#### Chapter VII: Lethal Trackdown

In 12 BBY, after Castin’s scar had healed, against the wishes of any medical advisors, he returned to attempting to hunt Marius. However, he reached a dead end after several months. He kept attempting to search, however to no avail. Using a tip from Muhl Olix, he tracked Ahms to a shipyard on Corellia that he was using to manufacture droids in an underground factory. Although, once Castin arrived, the operation had been shut down, but Ahms was still on the planet. He found him about to leave, but was able to destroy the ship by taking control of another ship’s turret. He dragged Ahms out from the wreckage, and brought him to the Corporate Sector Authority. They locked him up at Star's End, and the Associate Warden for the level, Nox Zollus, gave Castin permission to visit. He would put off visiting him for a while, and believing himself to be safe, would return to his plans that he drew up many years ago. He would spend time in casinos, planning how to begin his business, and would meet a girl named Ariela Tipcol. They would begin dating, and move to Savareen to begin the Casino.

#### Chapter VIII: Out of the Lying Pan

In 11 BBY, Castin’s plan was in full swing, as he was building the city of Avarice, as well the Sierra Casino. He was able to recruit several members to his company, and build their forces sizably. Castin also began to visit his uncle Ahms weekly in Star’s End, attempting to get any information about Marius out of him. He began to torture him, using a variety of tools to cause him pain, but Ahms would not give up anything. Nox Zollus allowed this to happen, as he thought that cruelty was sometimes necessary. After the first visit, Castin briefly returned to the home on Savareen that he lived in as a child, and burned it. He would not be very successful in the beginning, but got very close to doing so, establishing his council within the company, known as the Seven Deadly Sins. He would also participate in many missions with the members of his company. In 9 BBY, when Castin visited Ahms, Ahms would lecture Castin about his greed, and how his pride is forcing him to keep ‘biggering’. Having an idea, and with the permission of Nox Zollus, Castin forces Ahms to create a transmission to Marius, asking for him to visit him in prison. Marius agrees, and travels there, not knowing of the trap. Once both were in the cell together, Castin and Nox Zollus trapped both of them inside. Castin, now wanting to know where the droid factory was located, elected to keep the two alive until they gave up any information.

#### Chapter IX: Into the Dire

Also at this point, Castin was suddenly burdened with his 15-year-old niece, Lora Evas. He first introduced her to self-defence, economics, and gambling. He also taught her how gambling will benefit them, and that the house always wins. Castin taught her seven lessons, the first and foremost of which was “Legacy is all we leave behind in this world,”. He also began to trust her, when he trusted no one else. When Castin returned to Star’s End, Marius and Ahms were both inside the cell. However, unbeknownst to Castin, they had managed to begin digging through the cell’s toilet and create a small pit not visible from where Castin stood. During this visit, Castin threatened to kill Marius, knowing that he was the only one who could get Ahms out. Castin brandished a pickaxe and threatened Marius, repeating to him the same words that Marius had told him during their duel on Lew’el. Castin was about to kill him, however he decided to take a breather, as he felt that thinking it over would help first. But, when he came back, Marius was gone. Unbeknownst to him, Nox had set Marius free and gotten him out while Castin was taking his break. The two then searched the prison, and when they returned, Ahms was gone too. Castin berated Nox, and ordered him to sound the alarms. Castin returned to Savareen, and ordered the group to prepare for war. Meanwhile, at Star’s End, Nox Zollus found Ahms hiding in the small pit that he had made. Ahms begged Nox not to tell Castin, as he was sure that Castin would kill him. Nox relented, and warned him never to attempt an escape.

#### Chapter X: An Icarus

When Castin returned to Savareen to warn the others that both Marius and Ahms had escaped, he found Lora and told her about his prison visit. Suddenly, Raleb Arrild, a Skien Intergalactic employee arrived and said that a suspicious ship had landed at the spaceport, and the three headed to check it out. As Castin and Lora entered the ship, Raleb had disappeared, and the ramp closed behind them. Raleb appeared in the cockpit, demanding that Castin give him control of the company. Castin retorted that he couldn’t give it to him, and that even if he could, he wouldn’t. This angered Raleb, and he detonated the ship. Castin was blown back, and Lora was disintegrated in the blast. Raleb disappeared, and Castin awoke in the town hospital, with scars up past his elbows from the blast. What Castin did not know was that Raleb had taken Lora, who was actually unconscious, to Marius, who paid him handsomely. Marius kept her in prison for the foreseeable future.

#### Chapter XI: Hell To Pay

Castin’s mental state severely declined from here on out. Several months later, in 8 BBY, no attack from Marius or Ahms had come to Savareen. The entire city was on edge due to the looming danger, and it began to lose them both customers and residents. Looking to solve this, Castin once again contacted Muhl Olix, trying to find any information relating to Marius, but instead found no answer. Contacting Larehn, he found out that he had been killed by an unknown assassin. What neither of them did know, however, was that the killer was one Raleb Arrild. Roughly two months later, Castin would become aware of an impending attack on Star’s End. The Casino’s board members elected to defend Star’s End, preventing Ahms from escaping. However, when they arrived, they found it under siege. Entering, they split up in an attempt to defeat the attackers. Castin and Quan went in one pair, Jar’Gol Morgrath and Kyla Deem went in the second, Sovari Ithir and Lycaeon Jai Cilla in the third, and the rest in the fourth. Vendesh Qua’lir was killed by Raleb Arrild, who was assisting Marius to break in. Castin and Quan found Marius at Ahms’s cell, attempting to free him. However, Marius shot and killed Quan, which provoked Castin. However, Marius had already freed Ahms, and the two overpowered him, but did not kill him. When Casin awoke, he found himself in the hospital wing of the prison, and was sent back to his ship. With Ahms and Marius now on the loose, Castin returned to Savareen. Publicly to not care about his uncle and brother, he proclaimed the grand re-opening of Avarice, as it was damaged due to the attack by Arrild, and severely lost residents.

#### Chapter XII: A Homecoming

By 3 BBY, Avarice had not been revitalized by Castin’s speech, and instead, continued its decline. Castin had secretly developed an extreme paranoia over the past five years, afraid that an attack may come at any time. Castin visited Lora’s grave each week, blaming himself for her death. One day, while Castin walks in the rain, which is a rare occurrence on Savareen, he spotted a figure in the distance. It walked closer, and greeted him in Lora’s voice, assuring him that it’s her and that she’s back. He reminded her of what Raleb did to her, but not before three figures approached from a distance. They were Ahms, Marius, and Raleb. Castin stood in front of Lora, telling her to get inside the casino. She did so, and Castin retreated as well. The three blew their way into the casino, cornering Castin. He didn't wear his armor, only his usual black and white casino wear. He questioned what was happening, and Marius berated him for everything he had done to everyone. Castin told them what he did was for a reason, but the three did not have it. Marius suggested to the other two that they lock Castin up in Star’s End and torture him, and give Avarice and Skien Intergalactic to Raleb. Castin pressed a button on a casino table, and the four argued. Lora suddenly drew a blaster and asks Castin if Legacy is all they leave behind, then why did Castin leave her behind. Lora argued with Castin for what she thought he did, but he assured her that it was Raleb and the others who did those things. Raleb proceeded to gaslight Castin, but Castin’s allies arrived, engaging Raleb, Ahms, and Marius. Raleb killed Jar’gol, and Marius killed Kyla, while the others chased off Ahms and Marius. Ahms and Marius proceeded to detonate the explosives they had set under Avarice, destroying most of the city. Castin followed the two to their ship, where he confronts them. He shot and killed Ahms, and dueled Marius. He used his axe to cleave open Marius’s head, killing him instantly. Behind Castin, Raleb and Lora approached, and chased Castin to the top of the Avarice hotel. There, they stood on the balcony. On the balcony, they cornered Castin against the broken railing, while Castin insisted that Lora listen to him. Raleb told Castin that all he does is lie, but Lora pushed Raleb off the ledge. Lora told Castin that she remembered his lessons, but also that he made her into the worst parts of him. She then told him that they have one thing in common, that the same person ruined both their lives, because Castin is not a good person. She reminded him that Legacy is all you leave behind in this world, and that she hoped he leaves behind a good one, as she pushed him off the balcony. Castin landed in the fountain below, as the rest of the city exploded around him.

#### Chapter XIII: Lone and Level Sands

Months later, Castin sat in his office inside the ruins of the casino, unrepaired. He had buried both Ahms and Marius in two unmarked graves on a hill next to the beach, and he had not seen Lora since she pushed him off the balcony. The hotel had since collapsed, with Castin’s office and tower being the only buildings left standing. He contemplated what was next for him, as he realized that Lora was right, and that the lessons he taught her were a projection of his own fears. Castin then recalled a conversation they had, about if revenge was ever worth it. And he remembered that it wasn't. So, Castin Skien packed up his things, and left the desert.

#### Chapter XIV: A Traveller From An Antique Land

Nactis Keins, as he was known then, traveled the galaxy, looking for a purpose, somewhere to start over. He smoked cigarras frequently, and often thought of his life before. Looking for somewhere to belong, Nactis engaged the hyperdrive on his ship to somewhere new.

### Volume II

#### Chapter I: Blazing Chain

As Nactis piloted his XS-800 Freighter through unknown space, he was approaching the planet of Geroon. He needed to fix a coolant pipe, however as he returned to his cockpit, he was alerted to a YT-2400 and two Z-95 Headhunters attacking him. He destroyed the Headhunters, however the YT-2400 docked with his ship, and readied himself to fight. However, he recalled a weapon that he had bought some time ago, a red laser sword. As he was retrieving it though, the airlock opened, and he barely collected the weapon. He killed several men boarding his freighter, and had an idea to jump the two ships to hyperspace. He engaged, and headed back to the airlock, entering the other ship. Inside, he found a Porg, as well as two remaining pirates. He killed one, and forced the other to take him to the Blazing Chain, whom the man claimed to work for. They arrived at a fleet, and the man landed the ships inside the hangar. Nacris learned the man’s name was Hardkill, and noticed that his armor was that of a clone trooper. The two made their way to the bridge, where he was told that he is force-sensitive, and after the leader of the Blazing Chain, Vame Poil, introduced the organization, Nactis elected to join.