[center][b][h1][color=steelblue]Hiram Mitchell[/color][/h1][/b]
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[b][i][color=steelblue]“There is no true law in a place such as this.”[/color][/i][/b][/center]

	[color=steelblue][b]NAME[/b][/color]
[hr][hr][indent][color=gray]Hiram Arbor Mitchell[/color][/indent]
	[color=steelblue][b]ALIAS[/b][/color]
[hr][hr][indent][color=gray]Mitchell, ‘Mitch’, 'Jim'[/color][/indent]
	[color=steelblue][b]GENDER[/b][/color]
[hr][hr][indent][color=gray]Male[/color][/indent]
	[color=steelblue][b]SKILLS[/b][/color]
[hr][hr][indent][color=gray]Survivalist: From as young as his late teenage years, Mitch was living a nomadic lifestyle, travelling up and down the banks of the Great River in the craft of killing and selling off the parts of wild fauna. Thus, he possesses the skills necessary to live off the land through even the coldest winter.
Pathfinder: His years along the Great River have given him an impeccable view into the lay of the land, giving him an unrivaled terrain advantage when the need to travel arises.
Marksman: Mitch, as a hunter, had to possess great skill with a long gun and six-shooter alike, thus branding him as an expert marksman with each, from foot and horseback.
Partially Literate: Despite what some may think by his lifestyle, he has an idea of how to read. Though he may not be the best, he can still make heads or tails of a note scrawled on some paper scrap.
Musician: While unable to read music himself, Mitch is an avid player of the banjo, and possesses one he had bought in his early twenties, along with the knowledge to play a few select tunes.[/color][/indent]
	[color=steelblue][b]PERSONALITY[/b][/color]
[hr][hr][indent][color=gray]Mitch is one of a lonesome sort, as one would expect from perhaps a cowboy from times of the Old West. His early life on the floodplains of what once was Western Tennessee taught him hard lessons of the life in this New World. The absence of his parents by the time he was of sixteen years sent him to the course of life for a trapper, and his time alone has given him insight into the nature of the world which he lives. This has given him an outlook of apathy on the current world.[/color][/indent]
	[color=steelblue][b]HISTORY[/b][/color]
[hr][hr][indent][color=gray]Born forty years ago on the banks and floodplains of the Great River, Mitch lived in a remote setting with his family. A mother and father were present, along with three siblings, two sisters, two brothers, two older, two younger. Early in his life, an epidemic of tuberculosis came about within the household, taking his two brothers and one sister, along with his father. Left with his mother and one younger sister, he was thrust into the role of the patriarch of the house. He became avid at hunting and fishing as his father once had, maintaining the flow of food to the household, as well as becoming the one to chop firewood.
At the age of sixteen, he came home to his mother and dear sister missing. Weeks of daily searching along the surrounding plains and woods yielded nothing. His course of action was to take the family steed and to stuff all the provisions he could unto the saddlebags, riding for the very banks of the river where the Freetowns laid. A series of dead-end farmhand occupations along the floodplains yielded little money, and so he began the noble attempt of hunting and trapping, selling off the excess furs and meat for profit, which paid handsomely. For the past few decades and odd years, he has done the very same.[/color][/indent]
	[color=steelblue][b]INVENTORY[/b][/color]
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[hider=Sharps rifle][img]https://www.davide-pedersoli.com/uploads/prodotti/mid/197S.761.jpg [/img]
Sharps rifle: He owns a relic of the old world for his primary weapon, a Sharps reproduction of the 1859 model. It utilizes .52 caliber cartridges with 475 grains of black powder. For ease of use, it possesses a pellet-primer feeding system that makes the loading process quicker, as, while it can use percussion caps, the primer feed is quicker. A modification to the rifle is an affixed bayonet lug, which he possesses a ‘pig-sticker’-type bayonet for. [/hider]
[hider=Colt 1851][img]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/a1/4a/1a/a14a1ae9516d868bc372df58b597f862.jpg [/img]
Colt 1851 Navy Model: Another old-world reproduction, his Colt 1851 Navy has been his trusty sidearm ever since he first started the trade. It utilizes .44 caliber cartridges with 25 grains of black powder. It possesses an odd modification for its type, namely a cylinder that can be easily detached without the need to detach the barrel. Thus, he generally carries two extra loaded cylinders for quick reloading. It possesses a fine aesthetic with engravings done by his own father. [/hider]
[hider=Arkansas Toothpick][img]https://civilwartalk.com/attachments/arkansas-toothpick-jpg.7117/ [/img]
‘Arkansas Toothpick’ Longknife: Mitch’s knife of which he uses most for the butchering of animals. It sports an 18 inch long steel blade and an oak grip, It is furnished with brass. [/hider]
[hider=Copenhagen][img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/BayMare.jpg [/img]
Copenhagen: Mitch’s trusty steed, Copenhagen is a bay mare which he acquired upon the death of his previous horse from old age. It has served him a good thirteen years as of now. [/hider]
[hider=Banjo][img]https://creekdontrise.com/acoustic/classic_banjo/buckeye_banjo.jpg [/img]
Banjo: His musical instrument of choice, he often spends time entertaining himself around the fire with the few tunes he knows. [/hider]
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	[color=steelblue][b]REASON FOR VISITING[/b][/color]
[hr][hr][indent][color=gray]Mitch has just come in from one of his hunting expeditions, hoping to sell off the hides and meat of about three deer and two boars.[/color][/indent]
	[color=steelblue][b]RELATIONS[/b][/color]
[hr][hr][hider=Mary 'Mama' Mitchell]
Mary was Mitch's now missing mother. She has been described as kindhearted, generous, and loving. The circumstances surrounding her disappearance are mysterious. [/hider]
[hider=Aldebert Mitchell]
Aldebert was Mitch's father. He has been described as stern, loving, and strong. Taken at the age of thirty-four by tuberculosis. [/hider]