The good gentleman from the north has opened up his general store!
Player ID: Paladin101
Character Name: William Richardson
Nickname (if Any): None (Though he is often called a damn Yank, blue belly, some refer to him as a Black Hat due to his known and proud status as former member of the Iron Brigade)
Role: Owner and Operator of the General Store.
Good, Bad or Ugly: Undecided, leans towards the Good but just wants to try to live his life in peace.
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Hair Colour:Black, though streaks of iron grey are starting to show
Eye Colour: Brown
Sexuality: Straight as his Henry Rifle
Distinguishing Marks: Scar on his left knee from the bayonet he took at Gettysburg. He has a slight limp as a result.
Weapons: He has a Henry repeating rifle which he purchased for himself with his reenlistment bonus while in the army. He also carries a Colt 1860 Army Richards “Cartridge Conversion” Revolver, and his 1840 Army NCO sword. On average, the rifle is kept behind the counter at the store, the sword is hung up on display, and he wears the revolver for protection.
Draw Speed: 1 second for his Colt in hip holster.
Accuracy (Aimed and drawn - each weapon): Henry Rifle: 500 Yards Colt 1860 Army Richards “Cartridge Conversion” Revolver: 10 Yards Steady Aim, 5 Yards Fast Draw
Other Equipment: A whole General Store full of goods, from nails to hard candy, flour to sets of china, shovels and picks, anything you could imagine at a General Store.
Horse: 2 Draft Horses to pull his wagon. His horses are named Gunther, and John after fallen comrades.
Likes: Good Manners, Other Yankees, a peaceful evening to smoke his pipe, Good Whiskey, Helping people
Dislikes: Racism, Fighting, Troublemakers, Liars, Hired Guns
Personality: William is a quiet man, slow to anger. He has seen his share of blood, has been through war and felt hatred flow, and he wants all that left behind him. Yet he is fully aware that he isn’t always going to be allowed to do as he pleases. So he is willing to stand up for himself, and takes no nonsense from anyone. People deriding him for being a yank doesn’t bother him, name of the game to his mind. But if anyone tries to speak ill of his person, or claim he has done things he hasn’t done, he doesn’t hesitate to step up and correct them. He is a man of honor who wishes to live a quiet, peaceful life.
History:Born the son of a farmer in Wisconsin, William was raised with the strong, determined work ethic of that state, and a no nonsense attitude. He was the oldest of three brothers, and two sisters growing up. When the war came, he was in his early 20’s, and he and his younger brother, Nathan, both volunteered to fight the reb’s, proud to serve in what was planned to be a wholly Wisconsin Brigade. Well, some hoosier’s and men from Michigan also ended up in the unit, but William was proud to serve in the First Brigade, First Division, First Corps of the Army of the Potomac. He served well and was an exemplary member of the Iron Brigade, showing no fear and refusing to retreat, even when things weren’t going well. He was promoted to Sergeant, and when he resigned his papers, he took the resign bonus to buy a Henry Rifle, the same one he carries to this day. He served with distinction until Gettysburg, where he took a bayonet to the knee while charging a Mississipi regiment to capture their flag. He wasn’t able to still serve from then on, his knee too weak to support him for the rigorous marching needed in the infantry.
So he retired, and when the war ended, he decided he wanted to get out of Wisconsin, wanted to get out to the wild frontier. He heard Texas was a grand place, so he sold his belongings, hitched up a wagon, and headed south to start a new life there, and maybe open a General Store, a place where he could live in peace.
Any Other Info:Is a Yank and proud of it, but he doesn’t have anything against southerners or even rebs. He keeps his black Hardee hat and NCO sword hung on the wall behind the counter of his store, proud of his service and wants anyone that fucks with him to know they are messing with an Iron Brigader. He just wants to be left alone, but if something bad enough happens, or wrong enough that he can’t stay quiet, he can easily be talked into helping the Good Camp. He lives in an apartment above his store.
