Bounty Hunters' Guild/Legends

"The best of all would be the strongest student, yes? Wisest? Most learned in the ways of the Force? Best of all, Dooku would be! Our greatest student! Our greatest failure."

- Yoda

The Bounty Hunters Guild was an ancient institution that regulated the bounty-hunting trade. It was led by a guildmaster who held members to the Bounty Hunters' Creed, the unwritten rules of the bounty hunters. Its rules were the laws that kept bounty hunters together.

Organization
The Guild was made up of ten major houses: House Salaktori, the most prominent; House Renliss, which only accepted female members; House Benelex; relative newcomers House Neuvalis; House Paramexor; House Tresario; the Mantis Syndicate; the Ragnar Syndicate; the Skine Bounty Hunter College; and the Slaver Syndicate. Some houses specialized in certain types of bounties; for example, members of House Renliss would only pursue male fugitives and members of Paramexor specialized in catching murderers.

Old Sith Wars
During the Old Sith Wars, many hunters ceased to follow the Creed, giving in to the dark, desperate mood of the times. With the Jedi nearly extinct, Goto, leader of the Exchange on Nar Shaddaa put out a bounty in the hope that the guild's members would bring them alive, however, many thought of it as a decree to destroy Jedi and attempted to kill known survivors. Members of the Guild on Nar Shaddaa turned on each other in eagerness to capture the Jedi Exile. Vossk, the leader of the Guild, was one of the few loyal to the Creed.

Clone Wars
Jon Antilles infiltrated the Guild prior to the Clone Wars and brought many murderers to justice. During the Clone Wars, the Crimson Nova chapter, under the leadership of Mika, sanctioned a bounty on Jedi offered by Kh'aris Fenn. Mika, crazed by her hatred of Jedi, refused to end the bounty when Mace Windu, Agen Kolar, Saesee Tiin, and Kit Fisto arrived on her space station. The Jedi captured Mika, and Stroth, former leader of the chapter, took over and agreed to end the bounty and turn over Kh'aris Fenn to the Republic.

Galactic Civil War
The Guild itself survived under the leadership of the Trandoshan Cradossk, father of Bossk, until around 1 ABY, when it was destroyed through the manipulation of Boba Fett. The plan itself was the work of Prince Xizor, who enlisted Kud'ar Mub'at as a middleman between himself and Fett.

Fett, who was known for his disdain of the Guild, joined it, tearing it into two factions: the True Guild and the Guild Reform Committee. The True Guild was composed of the elders who had run the Guild and reaped the profits, igniting the resentment of the younger, bounty-earning members who formed the Guild Reform Committee. This manipulation resulted in the Bounty Hunter Wars. The weak hunters were crushed, leaving only the strong to be hired by the Empire. During the conflict, Bossk ate his father.

In the aftermath of the Bounty Hunter Wars, only Boba Fett, Dengar, Bossk, and several others were left alive. Boba Fett and Dengar once teamed up to capture Han Solo but failed miserably. Bossk eventually retired. Zuckuss and 4-LOM split up and hunted fewer and fewer bounties.

The new Bounty Hunters Guild was formed in the Lyarna system.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
 * The Bounty Hunters: Aurra Sing
 * Star Wars Republic 53: Blast Radius
 * Star Wars Republic: Show of Force
 * The Hutt Gambit
 * Star Wars Galaxies
 * The Last One Standing: The Tale of Boba Fett
 * The Mandalorian Armor
 * Slave Ship
 * Hard Merchandise
 * Star Wars Legacy: Trust Issues
 * Hard Merchandise
 * Star Wars Legacy: Trust Issues