A 22-year-old cowboy of the late Wild West era, raised in St. Louis and thrust early into a world of hard labor and constant cattle drives. After his mother's death, he started working young, eventually ending up on a ranch where he was shaped into a tough, quiet, and dependable drover.

He doesn't seek leadership, but often becomes the binding element within the crew thanks to his level-headedness and ability to soberly assess people and situations. On the job, he's attentive to detail, economical in movement, and intensely practical. He prefers action to words, and reliability to any promise.

Within the trail-driving outfit, he serves as a negotiator and a stabilizing force among more emotional or taciturn members. His life isn't the romance of the frontier—it's the daily necessity of enduring the trail, fatigue, and risk, while keeping a clear head and control over whatever falls within his power.