Alright, now that that little segue is done with, welcome to a wild west RP! On the menu are:

• a trip through the western town of Sand Flats!
• a bustling saloon that really only comes alive after dark!
• countless character options—lawmen, cowboys, outlaws, gamblers, drifters, miners, ranch hands; the list goes on!
• opportunities for intrigue! Is there truly gold under the Flats, or is that a pipe dream? Is the river ever going to flow again, or has the bed dried up once and for all? Is a new band of outlaws moving in, and what exactly is the sheriff going to do about it?

• You must APPLY with your character sheet before joining the IC!
• NO GODMODDING. You should all know what this is by now, and just how annoying it can get.
• Adding plot twists can be within reason, but with major changes you MUST consult with the other parties affected first, i.e. if a character is going to be killed or a secret they share is going to be revealed
• Keep the drama IC, please, and remember that just because a character is mean to you, doesn't mean the player hates you. The reverse is also true: don't slap a bitch IC just because you dislike someone OOC.
• Let's try to keep this at least semi-realistic, alright? If you get shot and don't get help pretty quick, you're probably going to die. Soz
• I'd like to keep this high-casual, i.e. a paragraph at least per post. There are some exceptions to this, obviously, like in action sequences, but most of the time I'd like to stick to that standard.
• ~*~have fun and be yourself~*~

(please post your character applications here in the OOC, and when they're accepted, send them to the character tab!)
If there's anything else you need to know, don't hesitate to ask.

Name: Santiago Montoya
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Nativity: Hispanic - Mexican descent.

Description: Santiago, as stated above, is a man of Hispanic, or, to be more specific, Mexican, descent. He stands at a good 6'1 or so, with a physique built from years of hard labour, constantly moving about, and tough times. His face is tanned by the unforgiving sun of the West, with well-defined cheekbones, and a handsome jawline that is said to be able to bite through bullets. A scuffle of a beard dusts over the lower portion of his face, cleaned and occasionally cut with an old, yet well-sharpened razor.

Occupation: Former Outlaw, now full-time Bounty Hunter/Wanderer.

Biography: This is shrouded in mystery, although some law enforcers do wonder. It is just known, on the dusty trail, that Santiago was born somewhere in Mexico, where he grew up in a gang, got into trouble with the law, and became an Outlaw that rode through the West, hijacking trains, killing, and looting. Eventually, when he was caught, he escaped using some sleight-of-hand tricks, and went right back to crime - until he hijacked a train that held his birth father and mother. They recognized him, easily, as he had ran away from home at a young age. Although he, confused and horrified, escaped the train and rode away on his trusty steed, that brief stare between horrified parental figures, and a grizzled criminal, put him on a...straighter path. Definitely not a good one. Hanging up his Outlaw ways for the life of the Bounty Hunter, Santiago has long since been on the dusty trail, putting fear in the hearts of every criminal, as he took different Bounty Hunting notices and missions with no hesitance.

Personality: To be revealed, if that's okay.

Talents/Flaws: Santiago has some of the quickest hands, and sharpest eyes in the Wild West. A crackshot with a wide variety of weapons - more noticeably his two revolvers, and a sawed-off shotgun, once Santiago has you in his sights...you'd better duck and roll, despite it not doing you any good. A victim and winner in many a bar brawl, he is also a skilled hand-to-hand combatant, used to using his environment, and his trusty combat knife, whenever using his guns aren't the answer. Finally, as a former outlaw, Santiago is highly used to things such as high-speed horseback riding, sneaking around, throwing and defusing dynamite, and generally outlawish behavior. This has also made him calm and focused under pressure, and he adapts to things quickly.

Flaw-wise, Santiago isn't a people's person. He'd rather shoot somebody to make them talk, rather than slowly disarming them through sleight of words, and this can easily get him in trouble with others. Similarly, the man's god awful at cooking, and usually sticks to roasting things over a fire and hoping the inside gets warm enough to eat. Generally, anything that requires a soft hand and a patient heart, Santiago doesn't fool with, and would much rather be on the trail, blazing through the dirt on Diablo - his steed, rather than gardening, or whatever soft people do these days. He's surprisingly good at guitar, and enjoys playing it at night, when no one's around, to soothe his nerves.

Very interesting... I will see about making a CS, I was thinking offline an undertaker.

Will get my cs up soon!

@Dirty Dan accepted! go ahead and post it in the character tab :D

@Mr_pink sounds good! into the character tab :D

Age: 29
Gender: Female

Appearance: Naturally 5’7” though a bit taller with her boots on, Sheriff Jackson certainly knows how to keep her chin held high. Her long, slightly curled blonde hair, slender figure, and soft face and lips conjure up a considerably convincing illusion of a typical easy-on-the-eyes girl who should just stay in the kitchen and let the men do their work. However, her piercing electric blue eyes reveal the firm and self-reliant woman she is underneath. As part of her sheriff uniform, Charlotte is usually seen during the day wearing a navy-blue, shady hat, a blouse and tie covered by a dark jacket, and a long ankle-length skirt that matches her hat and jacket. Her fingers and neck are devoid of jewelry, though she typically wears a pair of hoop earrings made from brass. She puts only the bare minimum amount of makeup on her face (not that she needs much of it anyway) because she may very well end up sweating it off anyway.

(Everything I tried to find online was a cheesy and overly-sexy Halloween costume so I had to get creative.)

Occupation: New sheriff in town!

Bio: Charlotte was born on the eighth of August to Matilda and Henry Jackson, who were wealthy landowners in a decently large town called Arden. Despite being spoiled as a child, Charlotte very quickly grew bored of the life she lived, consisting largely of staying indoors and doing any lifeless activity you could think of, like cooking, cleaning, and fanning herself. The worst part of it all was that she was a woman, meaning she didn’t go to school, she wasn’t allowed to go anywhere on her own; she basically couldn’t do anything. Her only sources of knowledge were her father, who instructed her basic arithmetic, and her housekeeper Shirley who taught her street skills, if she ever needed them. She felt as though she were counting down the days until she became a housewife.

Well one day, at the age of seventeen, she decided she wasn’t going to live such a life. She woke up early one morning, packed her things, said goodbye to Shirley who agreed to keep her running away a secret, grabbed one of the horses from the stable and rode off without a trace. She ended up riding into a neighboring town and ended up sleeping in a ranch’s barn because she didn’t want her face being seen at the inn. The youngest son of the ranch owners stumbled upon her horse and sleeping figure the next morning. After asking her about her origins, the boy, also seventeen, agreed to help keep Charlotte a secret and let her stay in the barn until she figured out another place to go. Every day, the boy would bring her some of his meals, and occasionally would teach her skills mostly only men knew, such as handling and firing a gun, hunting, a bit of farming, and even lassoing.

And, of course, the two fell in love. After Charlotte had been hiding in the barn for a year, the two of them decided to run away together to a town where they could have a fresh start together and where no one would be looking for them. They gathered all their necessities and left, traveling for five days straight until arriving at a town neither of them had heard of. Despite still being quite young, they managed to settle down there and get a bit of land they could work. Everything was going smoothly, until two years later. One night, when they had agreed upon starting to try for a baby, a band of outlaws raided the town and ended up killing Charlotte’s love. Heartbroken and depressed, Charlotte left her home once again and roamed the land, feeling much like a lost cause. One day, arriving in the town of Sand Flats, she came across another band of outlaws who had taken the sheriff of the town hostage. Feeling the need to revenge her husband more so than the need to be a hero, Charlotte managed to drive away the bandits but unfortunately without being able to save the former sheriff’s life. In order to compensate for his death, Charlotte confronted the townsfolk and asked to be the new replacement. While the portion of the population with Y-chromosomes weren’t so thrilled about this, they all had a tinge of respect for this enigmatic woman who, although she couldn't save the sheriff, saved the town… And she was really the only one willing to do it. Nobody knows her whole story though…

Personality: Guhhh. I think I’ll leave this one blank. No fun spoiling a surprise! :)

Talents: Cooking, hunting, riding a horse, handing a gun, farming, surviving.
Flaws: People skills, handling disputes, handling too much pressure.

I think we can see where some conflicts will arise. :D I hope the "Bio" section is alright with you.

@Blitz great backstory :o send it into the character tab and we can get started sometime soon!

Yay! And oops, typo. She couldn't* save the sheriff but saved the town. woops >_<

@SuperTacticalDerp i accept your offering of doc holliday and approve wholeheartedly :D

IC opener will be up in a few minutes, ladies and gents!

@hoppiholla391 I wasn't one-hundred percent sure if that was Doc Holiday or not, but cool!

aaaaand we're off! anyone else checking out this thread, don't be afraid to submit a character sheet!

NAME: The Interloper. Shelly.
AGE: Estimated from voice, 40's.
GENDER: Appears to be a male.

APPEARANCE: Shelly is dressed like any other common adventurer slash bandit that appears on the dry deadlands of the west. Perhaps his most unique, and bizarrely intriguing feature is his semi-realistic skull mask. It appears to be made of solid materials, perhaps the working of Indian magicians. There are holes in the place of the skull's eye sockets that channel Shelly's odd gleaming eyes.

He always wears his long scarlet scarf and carries his two trusted pistols in the leather holsters, criss crossed around his hips. His boots are leather black and smudged with dust and burnt blood.

OCCUPATION: Mercenary, Lone Adventurer.

BIO: Shelly journeyed from the far eastern borders looking for the fabled royal crest hidden somewhere in the western deserts. He stopped by a friendly looking town to rest his weary lungs, and troubled mind, feed his lust for a drink. A damsel's warm insides. (Much to be revealed through flashbacks)

PERSONALITY: TBR.

TALENTS:
Killing People.
Surviving Harsh conditions.
Plays a piano like a boss.
Master Gunslinger.

FLAWS:
Talking to people.
Drinking and sex addict.
Unable to to remove his mask so he looks like a complete douchebag indoors.

Seems interesting Ill work on my cs right away!

@oakman looks interesting! slide him into the character tab and hop into the IC whenever you're ready :D
@The Cook looking forward to it :)

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