Katy Devon

Katy comes from back East, the daughter of wealthy southern landowners in North Carolina. She grew up with five brothers, so it was perhaps inevitable that she grew up a bit 'unladylike'. She could ride like she was born to it, swam in the local creek, and even learned how to shoot an old pistol her brothers had found. She enjoyed reading the occasional smuggled copy of the Tombstone Epitaph (her father didn't approve) and a few dime novels. She longed for something exciting to happen in her life.

When she turned 18, her father had 'exciting' news. She was going to be sent West, that exciting place she'd read about in publications like the Tombstone Epitaph. The down-side was that she was to be married to her older cousin, Atticus Grout, a successful businessman in the City of Gloom. He'd soon turn Katy into Miss Katherine Devon, and then Mrs Katherine Grout. He'd even provided a handsome wedding gift, the latest thing in Hellstromme corsets.

Katy hated the idea, but her normally successful entreaties to her father fell on deaf ears. She found herself packed off on a train West, in uncomfortable feminine clothes, with a chaperone.

Her father reckoned without Katy ditching her chaperone in Atlanta: she was supposed to get the Black River towards Denver, but swapped her ticket for one on the Lone Star to Dallas. From there, she took stage coaches until she was sure she'd lost any immediate pursuit. She was somewhat lost herself! Then she heard about the cattle drive, and spent the last of her money on more practical clothes and a horse so she could join up. It wasn't a very good horse, but her money was running out fast.

ATTRIBUTES
Agility     d4->d6->d8
Smarts      d4->d6
Spirit      d4->d6
Strength    d4
Vigor       d4->d6

SKILLS
Athletics (Agility)         d8*     2
Common Knowledge (Smarts)   d6*     1
Notice (Smarts)             d4*
Persuasion (Spirit)         d6*     1
Stealth (Agility            d4*
Fighting (Agility)          d4      1
Riding (Agility)            d8      3
Shooting (Agility)          d6      2
Taunt (Smarts)              d6      2

HINDRANCES
Overconfident (major)
Enemy (minor)
Loyal (minor)

EDGES
Born in the saddle
Attractive
Knack: Born on All Hallows Eve

GEAR
Armored corset (light)     $100
Colt Army C&B [El Cheapo]    $5
50 caps, balls & cartridges  $3
Horse [El Cheapo]           $75
Saddle [El Cheapo]          $12.50
Boots                        $8
Underwear                    $2
Shirt, work                  $1
Trousers                     $2
Bonnet                       $2
Fancy dress                 $15
Silk stockings               $1
Shoes                        $2
Bedroll                      $4
Canteen                      $1
Mess kit                     $2
Gun belt                     $2
Holster                      $3
Broad-brimmed straw fedora   $3
Saddlebags                   $5
                    Total: $248.50
$1.50 left