[center][u]Personal Information[/u][/center]
[b]Name:[/b] Samuel Gearheart
[b]Age:[/b] 28
[b]Sex:[/b] Male
[b]Appearance:[/b] Tall and lean with a solid build. Blonde hair and stubble surround a youthful face, and his grey eyes suggest a lack of rest. He wears simple tan pants, shirt, and vest with his sleeves rolled up. Samuel also will generally wear a wide-brimmed hat, such as the one he's taking on this expedition,
[b]History Types:[/b]
[b]Former Soldier:[/b] Worked as a mercenary for the British South Africa company in the first and second Matabele wars. He became a scout for the Boers in the Second Boer war.
[b]Self Destructive:[/b] His father and only parent died of Cholera at 17. Since then, his entire life has been a self-destructive streak. Anything that makes him feel alive with the possibility of death in a foreign locale holds strong attraction to him. Samuel lacks any sort of depression, but he has a marked lack of regard for his life.

[b]Biography:[/b]
Samuel was born in America in [I can't find the current year]. His mother died in childbirth, so he never knew her and her death hasn't bothered him much since his early years. He grew up with his father on a ranch in Southern California. For years, they fought to keep the entirety of their land as a railroad sought to buy the southern half of the grazing land through any means available. His father died of cholera when he was 17 (as many of the Edwardian era were wont to do), leaving Samuel devastated. 

He sold the entire ranch to the railroad company and moved into San Diego for a year to figure out what to do from there. Remembering stories of his father's military service and hearing of opportunities from two drunk would-be adventurers in the nearby cantina, traveled to Britian to join up with the British South Africa Company as a scout. Almost immediately, he was shipped off to South Africa to fight in the first, and then eventually the second Matabele wars. 

When the second Boer war rolled around and he was called up to fight against what he saw as farmers protecting their land, he defected. Samuel had grown tired of the BSAC and figured it would be better to fight for the Boers this time around. He swore an oath to the South African Republic and for food and a weapon, scouted for the Boers. The war came to a close with a less than satisfactory end, so Samuel did his best to disappear. When looking for his next assignment, he came upon a listing for mercenaries needed for an expedition of sorts. He accepted the listing and brought another American volunteer and a Boer guerrilla, both of whom he had fought with.

Samuel is a man that's reserved at first, but very friendly once he has evaluated you. He's a little slow to trust a first impression, but then again how many mercenaries aren't? His superficially calm demeanor(expressions, speech, etc.) often leads to surprise when people find out how vivacious he is. He's a thrill seeker that's addicted to anything that makes him feel alive. He's done his fair share of drinking, fighting, and adventuring, but he hardly considers himself done. If something crazy needs to be done, Samuel is often the first to say "[i]Fok dit[/i]" and jump straight in. He gives off no signs of depression, but his reckless abandoned has often been called self-destructive. It's hard to tell if he's looking to die, or seeking death for the ultimate fight. Nevertheless, there's rarely a dull moment around him.

[center][u]Technical Information[/u][/center]
[b]Career Path:[/b] Captain 
[b]Specializations:[/b]
--Close Quarters Combat
--Fine Ass Gun: Standard Rifle

[b]Inventory[/b]: 
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Combat Knife
Mauser C96 (Standard Issue Military Sidearm)
M1895 Mauser (Standard Rifle)
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[hider=Clothing and Armor]
Civilian Clothing: Tan pants and shirt (sleeves rolled up, and a grey vest).
Light Armour
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[hider=Utility]
First Aid Kit
Radio
Mapping Tools
Dog-Tags
Pocket Watch
Gaslamp
Torches
Flint Spark Lighter
Binoculars
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[hider=Misc]
3 tins of shredded tobacco
Rolling Papers
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