Baccas' Origin
Having just witnessed the death of my parents by the hands of an organization known as the Miniknog. I used my fathers' spaceship to leave my home planet. I feared I may have been the next to be picked in the sick game of Russian Roulette that our elders insisted on playing with our lives. They claim that these practices were in the best interest of our people. My parents disagreed, which is why they were chosen next.
I ended up on some distant world filled with poisonous water and dense vegetation. I began rummaging for food and supplies to ensure my survival. After a few days filled with danger and doubt, I had finally collected enough materials to refuel my ship. I started out on a quest to find a new place to call home. I took to the stars, looking for any suitable forests which might contain a more self serving way of life. I was beginning to think that I may never find a place to settle down. Then I finally found what I was looking for, a solar system with 4 planets.
I surveyed the system to get a better grasp of my surroundings. The system included two planets of tree laden lands, one very humid planet with sand hills everywhere, and another planet that seemed like nothing but clouds. I began scouting the two planets that were ripe with trees. On the first planet I encountered a weird race that referred to themselves as avian. They seemed friendly enough until I entered their village. I became seriously ill with fever and hot sweats and fled for my life back to my ship.
After recovering for a few days I decided to begin scouting the second forest filled planet. As I beamed down to the surface I found myself knee deep in water, completely surrounded by dirt. I panicked thinking that surely this would be the end of my tale. My handheld ship beacon was not receiving a signal. I began digging upward to what I could only hope would be fresh air and lush forest.
To my surprise, when I finally appeared on the surface, I heard the familiar sounds of life. Before I was even able to catch my breathe I heard a rustling in the bushes to my left. I took out my spear and prepared for the worst. Out of the bush came a familiar sight, another apex!
He informed me that he was a part of a larger civilization that had made this planet home many years ago. I took a deep breathe, gathered myself, and followed him to their city. Having just seconds ago thought my life could not get any worse, I realized the peril I was in. The Apex did not normally treat strangers very well, especially those whom were worth sacrificing to the Miniknog. An outcast such as myself would be the perfect choice for their next sacrifice.
Being forced to spend the night in the city's common house, surrounded by guards, there was no way to sneak back to my ship. Out of the corner of my eye I could see the guards and a group of elders giving me an evil glare. It was now or never, I knocked out the guard escorting me and ran for my life. I could hear the guards footsteps as they gave chase. I finally made it to the outskirts of town, and I could almost feel freedom at the tip of my fingers. That is when I stumbled upon an intimidating sight. It was a humungous creature, the likes of which I had never seen before. It saw me first and lunged at me, knocking me to the ground. I scrambled to my feet and once again began running for my life. It was gaining ground and closing in on me by the second. I noticed a crevice in a formation of rocks shortly in front of me. I had no time to waste or second guess my decision.
I jumped into the hole, took out my bow and began firing arrow after arrow into it. As it clawed at the entrance to the hole trying to get at me, I could see the blood dripping from its wounds. With a mighty draw back on my bow I took one final shot, piercing its skull. The lifeless creature fell to the ground.
After defeating it I made my way out of my enclosure and found a large bone that I decided would serve as a better weapon than my shoddy spear. I continued searching the surface for the supplies necessary to get off of the hellhole of a planet I was currently on. I came upon a small hut in the middle of nowhere. Inside was an Avian! I decided because of my previous encounter with them I would have to act quick. I swung my bone hammer at its skull while it slept. I hit it so hard that it almost seemed to have disappeared. It was the perfect place to do what was needed, I began making my way to the roof of the structure. Finally getting a signal from my handheld ship beacon, I beamed back to my ship and began crafting items out of the things I was able to collect.
While sitting in the captains chair, confused about what had just happened, my transmitter began picking up something. It sounded like people. I adjusted it to strengthen the signal, I heard very clearly a conversation taking place. It was people talking about a safe haven, an outpost free of danger. They were laughing and talking with each other as if sharing some kind of comradely. I picked up my microphone and began trying to make contact. All my attempts failed, all I could do was sit there and listen to the signal fading away. They discussed forming an alliance between the races. It sounded absurd, I couldn't wrap my head around the idea. The transmission finally faded out and I went to my ships cabin to think about all that had happened.