The Cowboys

So...It's after the Civil War, the West is open for settlement, and you have the chance to go. But what do you do? Hit a boom town and start a business, become a cowhand, or become an outlaw?

In this storybook, you can be anything human: white, black, Spanish, Oriental, Indian, European, you name it. You can even be mixed or an immigrant. But you have to be out West.

But please remember: this is based in the late 1860's and early 1870's, right after the American Civil War. Prejudices are abundant, but you can choose: prejudiced or not? And if you are prejudiced, explain what your prejudices are and why you have them. You also have the option of unlearning prejudice as you interact with other characters.

Same rules as always.
1. No killing others off without permission.
2. Keep the story realistic as possible, considering it is a historical fiction.
3. If there any fight/love scenes, keep them age appropriate (Please! Let's not forget there are twelve- and thirteen-year-old people on this site!)
4. No God-modding.
5. No more than two characters, please.
6. Have fun!

Here is my profile:

Name: Adriane Perdue
Age: 17
Race: White
Gender: Female
Appearance: tall, waist-length brown hair kept in a braid, brown eyes, likes to wear jeans and boots rather than dresses
Personality: could be rated as a tomboy; is spunky and tough but loves to joke around and hang out with guys
Skill(s): is good with horses and rifles
Reason(s) for Heading West: She envied her brothers, who were allowed to fight in the war. In that envy, she grew lustful for her own adventures and finally ran away from her home in Alabama.
Other: up for love; has a blue-roan pintaloosa horse named Ciraco (sih-RAH-koh)

Name:Tyrel Sackett

Age: 19

Race: White/Cherokee

Gender: Male

Appearance: Tall, 6'4, broad shoulderd, very tan from being in the sun so much and being part cherokee. Black hair, Sharp green eyes.

Personality: He is very protective, dangerous in his own way without bragging it. He doesn't brag or anythign else much. Keeps to himself most of the time.

Skill(s): Ranch skills from working on his ranch. Good with guns and knives of any sort. His hands too. Your every day cowboy from back hten.

Reason(s) for Heading West:He wanted to start his own ranch, he left Tennesse after the war, he fought in it. He built his own ranch and it has grown to be one of the biggest in the area.

Other: Up for love, he has a buckskin horse that he calls Buck.

Name: Billy Cook

Age: 19

Race: White, Outlaw

Gender: Male

Appearance: Just off 6 foot. Brown leather jacket and two pistols in holsters on his side with a rifle held in a holster which he wears on his back.

Personality: Quiet, always thinking and pondering things. Rarely talks to other people if he can avoid it and never stays in the saem place for very long

Skill(s): Is good with rifles and pistols (weilds a dual set)

Reason(s) for Heading West: He's heard of some big money to be made over here, thought he'd come to check it out for himself

Name: Bethany Johnson (nickname BJ)

Age: 18

Race: White

Gender: Female

Appearance: this except replace the pistol w/ a shotgun and no mask: http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk18 ... girl-6.jpg

Personality: She's a bounty hunter; the thought of being cooped up in a house and being a housewife wasn't really appealing to her.

Skill(s): she can hit her target with her shotgun from 20 feet away; her shotgun is the only firearms she carries, along with a lasso

Reason(s) for Heading West: she heard there was adventure in the West, and it was wild and free and was open sky, unlike the Eastern Coast, which was crowded

Other: up for love; has a white stallion named Phantom http://www.shadowmountainstables.com/aaaa.jpg

Name: Jack Stanley

Age: 19

Race: White

Gender: Male

Appearance: A little over six foot, with longish, wavy brown hair, green eyes. He wears jeans and a button-up white shirt with an overcoat. He carries a pair of pistols with him at all times.

Personality: He's a joker, both towards his friends and his enemies, although he likes to think he has more of the latter.

Skill(s): He can ride, but not incredibly well, and he's a good shot. His greatest skill lies in his intellect, though, and can think his way out of most situations.

Reason(s) for Heading West: He fought in the war as a Confederate soldier, but not because he believed in slavery, rather because he felt it was the Union's attempt to take their land. However, his family felt otherwise, and when slavery was ended, they blamed their ensuing trouble on Jack and more or less cast him out of the family. He went West because he heard there was always work to be had there, and he needed work.

Other: Up for love. He has a chestnut horse called Maverick.

Now I bring the wind of change... I'm black!


Name:Oliver Caius
Age: 20
Race: Black/slave that ran and lived with the Indians, bought his freedom when he came back to the "Civilized people".
Gender: male
Appearance: Small beard, wild west hat, the stereotypical black persons clothes used in the wild west.
Personality: ... Soon to be revealed.
Skill(s): Good to tie a knot... on a hanging rope, expert with the rifle, good in hunting, knows over 5 Indian languages.
Reason(s) for Heading West: He was a slave he was born west.
Other:

***Thank you for joining, my friends! Hopefully, this will be a fun and creative storybook with all sorts of twists and adventure! Nonetheless, I'm hoping more will join before I get this started.***

**i like this StoryBook, but I don't really know to many things about this time period but Google is my best friend so... off i go!**

Name: Georgia Lawson
Age: 17
Race: White
Gender: Female
Appearance: Beautiful and very petite, she has very long, fire-red hair and bright, sapphire blue eyes. Her skin is very pale and freckles lightly dust her face.
Personality: Loving and very, very sly she has a kind heart and tries her bets to help her little sister.
Reason(s) for Heading West: a couple of months ago her parents died form yellow fever, leaving her to care for her baby sister, Jude. Just days after her parents death Georgia heard about land out West and spent three months deciding on whether or not to go. So now her and her sister are on their way so Georgia can find a good husband and possibly for jude to get an education.
Other: Up for love! Came from a family with money /Rides a silvery horse named Moonlit.



Name: Jude Lawson
Age: 13
Race: White
Gender: Female
Appearance: Jude is very bony and lanky, her legs and arms looking like toothpicks. Her hair is white as down, very long and wispy and her eyes are like two sapphires.
Personality: Quiet, curious and kind-hearted. Loves to dance around and ask her sister questions.
Reason(s) for Heading West: Left her home with her sister, Georgia after both of their parents died from yellow fever a couple of months ago.
Other: Came from a family with money /Rides a jet-black horse named Pastel.

*When's this starting?*

***Whenever you are ready. I'll post in a few minutes. I have to go to my next class.***

Adriane

You could say I was just daydreaming, while Ciraco cantered across the ridge. We had come out west a month ago, just riding and looking for a place to make a stake.

Not too much luck, yet... I hadn't even seen a town yet.

But over the next rise, down the hill, and by the river. There were horses in a paddock, a dust road crossing through a small collection of buildings. People were walking around, talking and socializing.

A town at last.




***Here. Build off this.***

Tyrel turned Buck down mainstreet and stopped in front of the general store. He was already annoyed of the towns people. They were already starting to get on his nerves. He was one of the only bachalors in the town and every mother had his picked for their daughters. He dismounted tying Buck to the hitching post and walked inside.

"Mr. Sackett!" Mrs. Bells called walking over. "How are you doing today? It's been a while sense you came into town."

"Yes, Ma'am. I've been busy out at the ranch. I've sent the hands in to get supplies." he replied smiling at her.

"Well, you need to come by the house and have dinner tonight. It's about time you got some homecooking." She smiled.

"I'm sorry, Mrs. Bell, but I need to get back to the ranch." He replied apologetically.

"I'm sure they will survive without you for a few more hours. Your coming to dinner." She turned and left the general store and he frowned shaking his head. WHat was he getting himself into!

Jack Stanley

"I'm sure they'll survive without you for a few more hours. You're coming to dinner." The words floated out of the general store a moment before Mrs. Bells walked out, smiling at Jack for a moment before she went on her way down the main street.

He shook his head - he might have been out of town for some time, but it didn't look like anything had changed in his absence.

Already knowing who she'd been talking to, Jack pushed open the door and stepped inside, grinning, "Tyrel Sackett. It's been a while, hasn't it? She still trying to get you to marry her daughter?"

Georgia & Jude Lawson


Georgia awoke somewhat early that morning to find herself in the small inn room she and her little sister had been having to makeshift into a small home. It had defenitly not been something she was used to, because she'd always been one of those spoiled rotten 'Southern Bells'. But, she was having to change now for the sake of her little sister, Jude.

After taking a bit to get dressed she wrote a quick note to Jude, letting her know she was out into the town to find work. Now, Georgia walked through the tiny, western town looking at buildings that looked interesting.

"S'cuse me ma'am" asks someone behind Georgia.

*can someone start up a conversation with Georgia?*

Tyrel:

Tyrel smiled and laughed. "Of course, ever sense you decided to move I get all the dinner requests." He smiled.

"You don't look like it." Jake replied as they shook hands.

"Ya, that's cause I avoid being here as often as I can." He replied. "Hands are really good at coming out here and getting stuff for me."

*Short, sorry*