Femme Fatales (Wild West)

[Mitheral]

Work in Progress (Be alert for changes if this RP interests you.)

Welcome to the Wild West. Here on the frontier women are second class citizens. They lack any real rights. Women who engage in improper behavior are shunned by polite society. But, a few laws have been passed that allow women to do things like own land. The Homestead Act of 1862 did that. For the most part women are limited to the lobs they can have.

This RP will introduce a group of women who try to live among polite society, but may come from questionable backgrounds. (I would avoid having a criminal record to start out.) I have not yet decided whether these ladies will take on a role as a gang … or that of regulators - ie local law. Or they could become bounty hunters. Or maybe they will be ben on revenge for the sake of a friend. (Maybe one of you had your ranch attacked. If the story is good enough we can build a plot around it.)

I already have two characters developed - one a teacher (and a damned good gunslinger of she must be - though she has never killed). The other is a veterinarian and doctor to undesirables - the people across the river … ie blacks, hispanics, etc. The town doctor is a hack who served in the Confederacy and is also the dentist and barber. (My doctor also knows how to cut hair and yank teeth - but has no business license for the town.)

I have not decided upon the exact location and year for this RP, but I do try to stick to historical fact as much as I can. I am most familiar with the regions of Holbrook, AZ and Albuquerque, ca 1871 to 1880. This is before the railroad comes through. The railroad reached Albuquerque in 1880 or 1881 (I forget exactly when at the moment.)

Characters
Each character will need a CS

Each member of the group should post their CS’s in a single post. Use a Hider=Character Name for each one. I am not picky about the format, but a sample is included below. I have problems looking at animated gifs. (Bad eyes.) If you can avoid them, it will help.

blank CS

(Picture)

Full Name:
Gender: Female
Age:

Job
Rank/Title (if any)

Physical Appearance

Personality and Interests

Background

Favorite Sayings

Main Horse’s Breed (optional)

Main Horse’s Name

Indian Tribe (if none please but "no indian tribe")

While Romance is checked, it is not necessary. However, the group is allowed to create some male NPC's. I do ask that they be reasonably historically accurate.

I also have 18+ checked. All members must be at least that old. (Their character can be a tad younger, but we need to observe modern ethics and not get too carried away.) Naturally as this will be in a forum, we need to observe fade to black rules as well.

[Glitter Guppy]

Sounds like my kind of fun! Will be watching. <3

[Mitheral]

Thanks ... I should probably be doing an informal Poll as to whether the group wants to be outlaw ... or legit. Historically at the time there were no women in government based law enforcement. NYC had the first female detective in the early 20th century. However, one of the top 5 Pinkerton agents was a female. She became a trainer of their female undercover agents. Unfortunately the Pinkertons operated under a strict code that would probably not work for this group. Or it might.

I am going to have to drop some of the historical aspects to create an all female group of bounty hunters and go a little Hollywood. Will be roughest on my doctor no matter how the group decides.

Ultimately, I am looking for maybe 2-3 members besides myself. Basically a group comparable to the Magnificent Seven or the OK Corral groups.

[Mitheral]

bump

[Dragonbud]

Oh snap. You got me. I have a character I have been dying to play.

[Mitheral]

That's two of you. I would like to see one more.

While we are at it,
@Dragonbud
@Lady of Lore

What direction would you two like to go? Outlaw or Law?

Each has advantages and drawbacks. But the point here is to have the group united in this. The characters don't have to all like each other. In fact, the two I have one thought the other was stuck up. And the one that was stuck up thought the other was not a proper lady, spending time in a saloon, working with indians, and hiring 3 non-white folks. (Yeah, the territories took a rather snootish view of non whites. Women didn't even get the right to vote until the 20th century.)

[Dragonbud]

I am a pretty big fan of a kinda robin hood style group. Vigilante Justice!! But I could fit my character into any sort of group, I might PM you my concept :D

[spacecakes]

Sounds fun indeed! I'm thinking of making either a badass calamity jane type single mother or a thick-skinned bordello madam. Decisions decisions...

[Mitheral]

Well, that is three of you, plus myself. Give me a little time to get the actual RP posted. (Still at work - messed up day mostly sit and wait with lots of interruptions.)

So far it is looking like a law abiding group. For those who have never researched the history of the era, there were no female detectives for some time. However the Pinkerton Agency had a whole division of them who worked undercover starting in 1850. Thing is, the Pinkertons had a Code that we would probably find too restrictive. And mostly they had to travel.

While I want to stay as historical as possible, I will probably do a few things out of historical context - like having towns founded earlier. Or I may make a region just slightly wetter to allow for livestock and farms (who usually don't like each other).

That said, I will probably edit my own characters a little to fit the story. I think the main role of the group will be a team of bounty hunters and detectives with less of a Code than the Pinkertons. They will, however, abide by the law. They won't simply take on the role of vengeance. But if someone has just cause and registers their complaint with the Law enough for a warrant, they will be willing to be hired.

My Teacher character is a lightning fast gunslinger who has been shooting since she was six years old. She has yet to kill anyone. That doesn't mean she won't shoot a gun hand or foot. She practices using skeet (with pistols). She will likely be the ones who trains anyone who lacks a good skill. Her family was in the top 1% of wealthy elite back in Britain, owning a vast coal industry, British Tea Company stock and projects in Africa. She will be funding the group to start out.

My doctor character is effectively the group CSI. Her family was originally what would become Russian mafia. Her father was trying to go legit in a time of political and religious upheaval in what is now Lithuania. She was being hunted by a Prussian Baron turned gunslinger to whom her father had tried to marry her off to. The teacher took out the Baron (alive) and collected the bounty. That became the start of the agency.

Anyways, need to get back to work for a bit.

[Mitheral]

@spacecakes
@Dragonbud
@Lady of Lore

Link to RP
roleplayerguild.com/topics/167029-fem…