Quote:Mercenary ID can hunt lawfuls and unlawfuls alike.
Mercs can hunt targets with a contract / bounty on their head, just like bounty hunters.
It doesn't matter if it's "unfair" that Bounty Hunters can't engage pirates at will, it's not in-roleplay for them to do so. As you said, most pirates would simply attack you allowing you to defend yourself. There, no need for a forum posted contract in that case.