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[h3]Monty Sharp[/h3][/center]

[b]Alias[/b] - Black Cloud

[b]Age[/b] - 33

[b]Gender[/b] - Male

[b]Occupation[/b] - Traveling Musician and Part time Bounty Hunter/ gun for hire. Former slave

[b]Appearance[/b] - He's a solid build muscular man that sports low cut hair, a goatee, and a golden tooth. His size and image can be a little intimidating, making him a little rough. 

[b]Height[/b] - 6'3

[b]Weight[/b] - 220 lbs

[b]Apparel[/b] - besides what you see on the picture, he wears dark brown slacks with brown boots.

[b]Weaponry[/b] - He carries a 1878 Hartford Coach Gun. on his holster he carries 2 1873 Colt single action army revolvers. If need be...he'll use his fists.

[b]Equipment[/b] - He has a dark brown and white stallion named Cassius. Canteen of water, an acoustic guitar, wallet with cash, and sleeping bag.

[b]Skills[/b] - 
~ Skilled and accurate with his revolvers and coach gun
~ Stronger than an average man and a bit skilled in fighting from hard labor and mandingo fights.
~ Quite proficient in playing the guitar.

[b]Flaws[/b] - 
~ Monty have limited education do to not being taught to read and write during his time as a slave and just started learning a bit after gaining freedom but still have much more to learn..
~ He's at a disadvantage at getting treated equally because of him being of African descent and former slave.
~ He tends to have a hard time restraining himself when a white person insults him and usually he gets into more trouble upon harming an individual.


[b]Personality[/b] - Since youth, Monty was known to have been a gentle soul but deep inside, he's had much hatred for slave owners and others who hated his kind. Usually he's to himself and loves the sweet sound of music. He's a bit reserved but he has a temper when someone crosses him. He's usually friendly to those who are friendly and respectful to him. He is fond of helping other former slaves if they've come into trouble.

He does not tolerate crime, disrespect, killing of innocent people, which is why he became a Bounty hunter/gun for hire.

[b]Backstory[/b] - 
Monty was born to a mandingo fighting slave and a breeding type comfort girl slave. Being born into slavery in the Evans Plantation, Monty was raised there until he was bought at age 5 to be property of Eustace Ward. Eustace was considered what other slaves called, a slave breaker, making them do inhumane things for entertainment. Monty from the age of 8 started off in the Jr. Mandingo fighting to earn his master some betting money to which he was quite proficient in doing.

Throughout his years of being part of the Ward plantation, not only did he handle labor and fight, his taste of music piqued when he noticed another slave playing a guitar, in which he wanted to learn to play himself. Having such talent helped him to gain more favor with his master but his family made his life difficult with set ups and lies that cost him privileges and earned him beatings.

later when the civil war started and the fact that Monty couldn't handle being part of the Ward plantation anymore, he ran away to get free and looked to go to the north. While Monty was being searched for by Ward's men, Monty ran into a Quaker and former bounty hunter, George Sharp, who hid and and took care of Monty from age 13 on up. 

George taught Monty a little of reading a writing and when the time came, shooting. After a few years living with George and his family, increasing his skills of music and learning to defend himself, Monty later when to travel to make a living. The Civil war was over and there were many changes. Running into a small town that the now, free slaves own, Monty witnessed one night, terror with a group of men wearing white bags on their heads, shooting the people and burning the town down.

Because of the war ending, many southern former slave owner have taken it upon themselves to cause as much pain and terror to former slaves to put them back in their places but that was until Monty decided to do something about it when a woman he liked was hung. From what he learned from his teacher, George, he took it upon himself to find these men and to make them pay for what they've done.

Monty did manage to find them in another town and took justice in his own hands to not just kill off but to scare the others to not come back. He nearly got himself killed but after doing so, Monty thought about getting into the line of work including bounty hunting. Since then, Monty have been traveling and making money either by his music or killing.