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[b]Name:[/b] Taylor "Black Jack" Jackson

[b]Purpose:[/b] Looking for work after the splitting-up of his gang

[b]Description:[/b]

Taylor is a big, imposing cowboy outlaw, standing at 6'0 and 170 lbs. He usually dons a  long bandolier, a large duster coat, a wide-brimmed ten-gallon hat, and his signature black bandana covering his face. Underneath his hat and bandana are a youthful, yet bitter and long brown-eyed face, and a slightly long brown hairstyle. He speaks with a vibrant, almost angry-sounding yet somehow eloquent Louisianian accent with a slight hint of Cajun.

[b]Backstory:[/b]

Taylor R. Jackson was born in 1844, the sixth son of Edward Jackson, a cotton plantation owner in Louisiana. From a young age, Taylor was indoctrinated to be a future steward of the family's land and reputation in the antebellum South. At the same time, as one of the youngest in the family, Taylor was often overlooked when it came to family inheritance and the approval of his own father. So in the end he would always have a chip on his shoulder: while bearing such responsibility as the heir of such a family, Taylor would never feel truly appreciated for his sacrifices for them.

Taylor was an avid sharpshooter in his youth, which translated well to his career in the Civil War as an officer for the Confederate Army. Taylor was a fierce sharpshooter on the battlefield, his numerous successful encounters with the enemy serving as inspiration for his own men, leading him to become one of the youngest captains in the Confederate Army. But when the war ended and the Reconstruction Era took its toll on the wealth of the Jackson family, Taylor saw his father become a shell of the man he used to be: instead of the proud and deeply traditional plantation owner he had regarded him as, Edward turned to alcoholism and resigned his many acres of land to be sold off to the slaves that had once done their bidding. Refusing to go the path of his father and his family, Taylor gathered some of his old comrades during the war and left for the West to find gold.

The promises of gold eventually turned out to be empty, but Taylor realized that the many guns his gang had brought with them along with their combat experience made them perfect candidates for a life of banditry. Desperate for food and on their last savings, Taylor's gang agreed, and when they all rode out from a canyon one starry night in Arizona to rob a lone stagecoach, their careers as infamous outlaws were born. Nicknamed the "Black Brothers" for the signature black bandanas they all wore and partially as a mockery of their Southern origins, Taylor's gang accumulated a modest fortune robbing stagecoaches, banks, and occasionally other gangs. Taylor himself earned the moniker of "Black Jack" for being the leader, and the deadliest and most intimidating of the group. While the rest of the gang aimed for speedy retirements in Australia or South America, Taylor secretly dreamed of establishing a legitimate ranching business under a different name and returning to his now-destitute family in Louisiana.

But their good luck did not last for long - when the Black Brothers attempted to rob a train in New Mexico, they were not aware of the train's heavily armed guard working for a wealthy gold magnate in the area. In the ensuing chaos, several of Taylor's gang were killed or captured and the rest forced to flee East with nearly nothing from the robbery and the little money they could hurriedly gather from their hideout. After many angry squabbles by campfires at night, the remaining Black Brothers agreed to go their separate ways to avoid alerting the authorities, promising one day to come back for the gold in their hideout in New Mexico. Such was the situation Taylor found himself in when he wandered one fateful day into the town of Sweetwater, Texas.

[b]Important Equipment:[/b]
- Winchester Model 1873 repeating rifle
- "Buck" and "Belle", two custom Colt SAA revolvers with ivory grips, one engraved with a deer and the other with a lady
- Morgan horse named "Cecilia"
- $800 in bills in a wallet and hidden compartments in Cecilia's saddlebags
- Hunting knife
- Ten-gallon hat
- Several bandanas of differing colors  
- Cowboy duster and some extra clothes
- Two sticks of dynamite
- Binoculars
- Hard tack and salted beef jerky for several days
- Feed for Cecilia
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