Tradition had the League of Star Warriors being rooted in the Tejas
Rangers of the Statea United on the mythical First Earth. However, while
the Tejas Rangers rode horses over the vast wastelands of a single planet,
Star Warriors flew and lived on their thunderturkies, as their class of battle
starships were called. They went from planet to planet. Rangers fought with
six shot slug throwers, rifles, and shotguns. Star Warriors fought with the
latest technological weapon systems, including a sling pistol, heavily armed
thunderturkey, and Hawk star fighter. Rangers rode with other rangers and
were controlled by the Tejas government. Star Warriors operated alone and
were governed by the League of Star Warriors. Rangers went after common
criminals. Star Warriors went after master criminals, powerful criminal
organizations, and other evil people, who were above the law for one
reason or another reason or another. Rangers brought lawbreakers before
judges, who handed out justice. Star Warriors were judges, juries, and off
time executioners.
Unlike other law enforcement professionals and members of military
organizations, Star Warriors were still Star Warriors even after they voluntarily
retired or were barred from serving on active duty. The forehead of each
Star Warrior was covered with tattoos identifying him as a Star Warrior,
telling how many years he spent of active duty, and telling the number of
times he had been wounded. People sought out those tattoos when they
needed help because the local police couldn't or wouldn't help them.
Jack Quantum had been medically retired. Yet, he still operated as a
Star Warrior. He stopped two assignation attempts, and saved a small boy
from suffering through a painful and ugly death. He unmasked a major drug
lord and stopped his plans to take over the star trader he was flying on.
Jack became the Master of the star trader after being critically injured
during a firefight the star trader had with an overwhelming number of
starships. Yet, he was instrumental in saving the starship and over forty
thousand people as it blindly flew across the galaxy.
