Dry River (Western)

Welcome to Dry River, New Mexico. Can I presume you're not here for the views?

Of all the run-down, beat-up ghost towns in New Mexico, Dry River is among the worst. It's run by Mayor Quinn; a more corrupt and cowardly man I hope I never meet. The town is policed by Sheriff Norton's force, but so far that hasn't made much of a difference.

Every month or so, Dirty Nick and his bandit gang ride into town, raping and pillaging, and generally making a mess of things. It's been going on for months now; the town is as good as empty, only a few hardy souls still cling onto what precious little we have left.

And that's where you come in. My name's Joe Tucker, but everybody calls me Crazy Eye. I'm looking to put a team together, see, and put an end to Dirty Joe's reign of terror. It'll be a tough job, dangerous. I need the best. Are you up for it?

The rules:

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Violence is allowed, but only to a point. We are good, well-meaning townsfolk, after all.
Swearing is allowed, but try to be creative.
No godmodding. I'm not sure quite how one goes about godmodding a cowboy, but I feel the need to say it anyway.
No trolling, yadda yadda.
Please keep all raping and pillaging to a minimum.

Ok, here's the character template. Enjoy.

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Name:
Age:
Gender:
Occupation (If not from Dry River, please mention):
Appearance (Include their weapon of choice here):
Personality:
History (Doesn't have to be an essay!):
Other (Up for love, donkey's name, all that sort'a stuff):

I do so hope you might join us on our quest to rid Dry River of these uninvited guests.

Name: Joe 'Crazy Eye' Tucker
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Occupation: Rope Maker
Appearance: Crazy Eye gets his name from his lazy left eye, which he cannot control. He is rough and scraggly, with little time for those obsessed with personal grooming. Usually dresses in dark colours, with a Stetson and his trusty boots, and sometimes a patch for his eye. Carries a revolver, but prefers his Winchester rifle.

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Personality: Crazy Eye is a no-nonsense sort of fellow. Those who do not pull their weight around town are always met with fierce condemnation from Crazy Eye, who considers manual labour to be the least any able-bodied man can offer.
History: Crazy Eye is the product of raping and pillaging. Born to a native Apache clan, his mother was forced to send him to an orphanage as her clan was torn apart by white bandits. Crazy Eye later learned that one of these bandits was indeed his father, fuelling his hatred of those who go against the law. Crazy Eye joined the US Marshals, of whom he became a renowned member.
It was during this time that a notorious criminal by the name of Caine Tucker came to Dry River; none other than Crazy Eye's own father. As the resident Marshal, it was Crazy Eye who was tasked with his arrest; however, upon the revelation that the criminal was his father, Crazy Eye instead elected to fire his shotgun at close range into the man's chest. Crazy Eye subsequently lost his commission, and was forced to become the bitter and resentful old rope maker he is today.
Other: Crazy Eye is up for love, but only if you have whiskey. Preferably lots of whiskey.

Hey Sam. This storybook sounds like it has a lot of potential, however, you missed out a very important detail: era. How are we supposed to know how advanced our characters can be when we don't know the decade, or century for that matter? You'll have to answer this before I (and probably everyone else) considers joining.

DNX out.

I figured you'd get it when I said Western i.e: late 19th century cowboys. Fair point, I just figured it was self-explanatory.

Name: Earl Gray
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Occupation: Bounty Hunter (Not from Dry River)
Appearance:

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Wields two revolvers, one rifle and a double barrelled shotgun.

Personality: A kind of care-free guy. Has a lot of humour and wit outside of combat and determination and loyalty when in combat. Protects those he trusts and will die for those he loves. He does the bounties for getting rid of criminals and chooses them over preference, not for the money.
History: Born into a loving family his town came under increasingly hard times when it kept getting raided by criminals. It was during a particularly viscous raid that his mother was gunned down. This left his father to raise him by himself. His father taught him all about weapons and instilled a very serious sense of justice in him. He started to travel when he was 16 and take criminals off the earth. His most recent job has been to kill Dirty Nick and this has bought him to Dry River and he plans to go through with the killing, no matter what.
Other: Up for love.