Montgomery 'Monty' Samuel Steele III
-Son of a renowned big-game hunter, Montgomery 'Sam Steele' Samuel Steele II
-Father is helping fund Burke's expedition in exchange for taking Monty along to make the boy into a man
-Monty would be more interested in painting nature than hunting it, though has had the best tutors in gun handling and the practical traits of hunting, albeit only in controlled low-stress environments. 

The son of legendary big-game hunter and veteran, General Montgomery Samuel Steele II and heir to the Steele Plantation in South Carolina, Montgomery 'Monty' Samuel Steele III was raised with a silver spoon in his mouth.