[u]Name [/u]
Jacob Gibbs

[u]Gender[/u]
Male 

[u]Age[/u]
32 


[u]Appearance[/u]
Brown hair, green eyes, well-trimmed beard, Priest's Robes, crucifix


[u]Nationality[/u]
American


[u]Personality[/u]
A devout Christian with military discipline and a desire for redemption. Shell shocked from his time in the army, Jacob Gibbs has sworn to only raise his gun to protect himself and/or those whose lives he's been entrusted with.     

[u]Role[/u]
Expedition Chaplain


[u]Skills[/u]
Marksman with Rifles
Preaching

[u]Personal Belongings/Equipment[/u]
Winchester Model 1873
Bible

[u]Background[/u]
Born a middle child on the frontier, Jacob Gibbs lived a quiet life on the family farm, learning how to use a gun. Jacob's brothers were content with their lot in life. Jacob and his older brother Michael, on the other hand, wanted more from life. Jacob would join the army when he was old enough in pursuit of adventure while Michael would leave the ranch to chase his dream of becoming a businessman. When the order came to move out, he was thrilled at the thought of fighting his first battle. It was not the glorious adventure he was expecting. His unit found themselves facing of against numerically superior native warriors and many of them were killed in the fighting. It was during this skirmish that Jacob Gibbs made his first kill and his second and his third. He made it out of it alive, but he had seen that war was Hell. 

Once the war was over, Jacob Gibbs joined the clergy out of a desire for redemption, swearing to never raise his gun again unless it was to defend himself and/or those whose lives are entrusted to him. It was after one of his sermons that he reunited with his brother Michael. Michael had made his fortune off of oil and wanted to hear of his brother's war stories. He told him about his service in the army: the battles he fought in, the soldiers who died alongside him, and the lives he took. He then asked Michael why he was there, adding "You didn't come here just to ask a preacher about the war". Michael told him that he had joined an expedition to a lost continent funded and led by his associate Nathan Wright and wanted his brother to come along. Jacob Gibbs told him that he is not some gunslinger, but Malcolm said that if the expedition was successful, Jacob would get some of the treasure that might be there. Jacob accepted the offer on the condition that his share goes to the Church. Malcolm agreed, Jacob grabbed his rifle, and the two left the town.

The two brothers arrived in London, Jacob Gibbs surprised by the lack of a ship waiting for them at the port. Michael Gibbs told Jacob that the Intrepid was an airship and that they would be flying to their destination. Jacob Gibbs admitted that he was skeptical of the idea of a man flying in the sky, believing that it is safer to travel by land or sea than it is by air. Michael told his brother that the Intrepid is manned by a fully trained crew and that it would be as vulnerable to the mercy of the wind as a hot air ballon before the two of them headed to the location of the airship. Once they arrived at the location, they headed to the Intrepid, Jacob impressed by the sight of the airship. Michael told his younger brother that Nathan Wright spared no expense on the expedition. 

Upon boarding the vessel, Michael Gibbs escorted Jacob to the first available cabin before heading to meet with Nathan Wright. Jacob Gibbs got settled in and found a copy of Treasure Island. He began reading as the Intrepid departed from London, knowing that it would be a long trip to their destination.