Chaptar 2: The Mentor
After fleeing the aftermath of civil war, Aloy hired herself out as a mercenary and bounty hunter of little repute, Going by the name "Joti Johayc".
She worked for The Bounty Hunter's Guild since she was 15, Using her salvaged armor to conceal her age, Fearing that outsiders wouldn't understand the idea of women fighting so young, Unlike mandalorians.
When she had come of age however, She began using her money to buy Death Sticks and to fund a series of re-constructional surgeries and bio-implants whenever her impending addiction wasn't consuming all of her credits. She lived like this for some time, Bouncing around the outer rim territories from one contract to the next in order to both survive and feed her addiction.
Years after her addiction started, She became indebted to the "red rancor gang" from Batuu. The gang told her that if she completed a difficult task for them, Than her debts would be cancelled. She was sent to rescue Batuu's bounty hunter guild agent, Tarken Tarask, From a pirate's compound on the far side of the Destra, One of Batuu's moons.
Aloy was sent alone on what was thought to be a suicide mission, But found an ally in Vash, An Ubesian bounty hunter and business associate of Tarken Tarask. Though initially skeptical, Vash was impressed by Aloy's tenacity, Seeing herself in the young mandalorian, And the two formed an alliance, Rescuing Tarken Tarask and returning him to the guild outpost in Black Spire outpost. Tarken remains friends with Aloy to this day, And she still visits his Cantina("The Spires") on Batuu.
After getting to know her better, Vash took Aloy in as a student and bounty hunting partner, Teaching her the ways of a gunslinger and the ins and outs of the bounty hunting business, Becoming something of a mother figure to Aloy.
The two traveled together as a bounty hunting team for a few years and though there were many trials and tribulations, Vash weaned Aloy off of death sticks and cured her of the addiction.
In 856 ABY, Vash's clan were all slain by a rogue jedi turned to the darkside, And the enraged Vash vowed revenge. She and Aloy combed the galaxy far and wide until they confronted him aboard an orbital construction facility above Raxus Prime.
Vash was flung from an airlock during the engagement and believed dead when Aloy retrieved the Ubesian's body, Taking Vash's mask to remember her by.
Aloy then wore it in the final confrontation with the rogue jedi, Disintegrating him with a disruptor rifle.
With the orbital facility damaged and running out of time, Aloy fled with Vash's mask and later incorporated it into her own helmet, Taking what Vash had taught her and using those skills to further her bounty hunting career.
(End of pre-roleplay backstory!)
