[INDIEVILLE] The Resident Cowboy

■ Real Name: Tobias Welborne
■ Nicknames: “Toby” to most, “Cowboy” to some, “Wet-Dog” to others
■ Gender: CisMale
■ Age: 29
■ Race: Human
■ Ethnicity: An all West-American blend; probably some english, a bit of spanish, perhaps even some native american?
■ Orientation: Demiromantic, Pansexual (He rly loves ladies though.... but jee it wasn't uncommon in the West, he'd be willing to try..?)
■ Job: He doesn’t have one! He prefers wild-living out in the woods of Indieville (and sometimes, he crashes at dear ol’ friend Adrian’s place!)

PERSONALITY

■ Alignment: Neutral Good (With Chaotic-Good Tendencies)

■ Traits:

    [POS]: Goofy | Adventurous | Excitable | Resourceful | Amiable | Salt-of-the-Earth

    [NEU]: Independent | Mischievous | Loud | Direct

    [NEG]: Extremely Stubborn | Picky | Sensitive | Can be Insincere | Tactless

■ Likes

    +Mudfishing

    +Laying under the stars, Vast landscapes, Climbing trees; he’s a romantic at heart

    +Finding and playing with Frogs, Bugs, Snakes

    +Swimming, Running, Rolling in grass

    +Making structures to live in all on his own

    +Gum and Mints


■ Dislikes

    -The cold

    -People that are always on their phones all the time; seriously, what could you possibly be doing on that block of glass and plastic??

    -When someone comments on how he’s dressed… guys… please… he’s a hobo, he can’t do much better…

    -Bathing every single day.. He has sensitive skin guys..… _{and he’s too damn lazy}

    -Automatic opening doors.. they scare the shit out of him;; ("How will I know it those darn things won't close on me---Trick question, Ya' don't!")

     -Beds, they’re too soft, they hurt his back!!!

STATS and EQUIPMENT

■ Favorite Food: Beef Jerky! Mmmmm...

■ Class: Berserker

■ Stats:

    TOUGHNESS: [4]
    STURDINESS: [2]
    CONFIDENCE: [3+5] A little too much confidence smdh..
    INTUITION: [2]
    LUCK: [4]

■ Items:

• Trusty-Dusty Revolver[Weapon]: A real (old) beauty! 6 barrels for 6 rounds that might... just might .. end up exploding in their canisters. The space time continuum can really make gunpowder unpredictable.  When it does work though, it packs a punch! He can also do funny tricks with it, like spin it around his finger!

• Mountain BackPack: Tobias has no job, no home; but he loves it that way; Nomadic habits die hard!  He keeps all of his necessities in his bag, including…

• A box of matches, extra flint, some extra tinder

• A sleeping bag and rain-runner

• Extra clothes; a shirt, pants, underwear (surprisingly, lol) socks, and a thin jacket.

• A swiss army knife-like apparatus

• Rope, some fishing line

• And small amounts of food, such as beef jerky, dried fruit, and biscuits!

• Nokia Flip Phone: It’s ancient, but hardy; just like him!

• Leather Wallet: He never has money in it, but it’s where he keeps a photo. It’s small, wrinkled; a portrait of a young woman, seems to be native american, about mid 20’s. He used to take it out all the time, but not so much anymore. The other thing he keeps is a rewards card for the local store, y'know.. For when he does have money… from Adrian…

BACKGROUND

How a 19th century vigilante cowboy managed to get to Indieville is a wild ride of accidents, coincidences, and inter-dimensional time wells; but hear me out..

     Born in 1865 to two farmers, Tobias grew up to work the fields of a West Texas ranch in The Progressive Era. His father had served in the confederacy, and while Tobias never saw the horrors of Civil War for himself, he was raised in the aftermath; the Wild West era.

    For a young, impressionable boy who grew up hearing his father retell the horrors and heroism of bloody conflict against the North, it was no surprise to anyone he developed a strong sense of right and wrong, but a resentment for rules and regulations that came with government. He watched from afar as gamblers, gangs, and crooked prospectors reigned havoc on the unpoliced West. Naive, almost too soft for the hardened life of the lawless lands, county locals had a feeling the youngest son of the Welborne family was always meant to leave that farm, that he never was going to live out the rest of his life plowing fields. They weren’t wrong!

At the age of 19, Tobias joined an outlawed Vigilante gang as they swung through his local town. With 7 other men, they trekked across the Western Front as gunslingers; men that were fed up with the wrongdoings of evil men in the chaos of post-civil war America.

It was romantic, sure. Salt of the Earth men cleaning up the things they found wrong with their society. They went strong for nearly 7 years. All right, a guy may have been shot here or there, but the brotherhood held together because they believed it was for the greater good, they even picked up a couple guys along the way. At its peak, the gang was close to 24 strong, and the young man loved it; like he was a part of something bigger than himself. They had gone through many small towns, helping locals with bullying tyrants, becoming somewhat of legends. He even found a girl to call his own along the way. He was happy, so happy. Yet, all things have to come to an end eventually.

When Tobias turned around 27, things got a bit heated between the leader and the second in command of the group. He doesn’t remember much of it - but he does remember how greed soured the group’s once clean, pure creed. After a year of building tensions, the resentment finally boiled over into an all out fight between the two opposing sides. A tavern showdown, ending in the death of 6 of members and the injury of 3 others, Tobias included. Just like that, the band had broken apart as members rode away into different directions following the bloodbath. Tobias and his lady friend hightailed it out of there as soon as he had been shot in the side.

     The rest of the night is pretty much a blur to the man. He remembered riding his horse from morning to sundown, her voice,  A dull pain in his side, and being so.. so tired. They had passed a Native American village along the way where they were generously given water, food, and medical attention, but, unable to speak their language, weren’t able to take heed to their warnings of a stone structure miles ahead in the desert.

    It was nighttime when they road towards it. He figured the stone structure would be a good spot to lodge and they unloaded their gear. His companion went around the farthest stone archway for some privacy when she just..  vanished? It was a couple minutes before he called out, received no response, and went to check up on her. With a limp, he hobbled around the stone archway as well.

    Next thing he remembers is waking up, cold rain on his face,  wet leaves in his hair, and a landscape of unfamiliar woods around him. Indieville. With distress, he ended up walking out of the woods and finding the backdoor of a house occupied by Adrian. The culture shock upon finding out he had been thrown some 140 years into the future was quite the traumatic experience. He’s been here about a year now, still completely confused as to how he got here. He's still hoping for a way back, but is slowly learning to accept it.

_{Author’s Note: Tobias’ Story is based on Southeast Arizona’s mysterious ‘Doorway to the Gods’ Legend and mystery surrounding its Twilight Zone Area. You can read more about it here, by following these links:}

www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/my… www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/t…

OTHER

Relationships: TBA - hmu for friendships, rivalries, and more! I’d love for my kiddo to develop relationships with everyone!

Voice Actor: Matthew McConaughey _LOL because this clip convinced me this had to be his voice vib.by/v/XkVQVGXdm

Theme Song: DEAD OR ALIIIIIIIVEE loljk Not too sure, but I listened to Andy McKee - Drifting www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfF4QL…  during his creation and I feel like it fits.

Trivia:

• He can’t play guitar like you see in the western hollywood films, but he can play a mean HARMONICA, Y’ALL!

• Tobias really wants a dog, a companion for the road, and is currently waiting for the right opportunity to adopt one.

• He absolutely refuses to get new boots! He doesn’t care if the ones in the stores have breathable fabric and comfortable, rubber soles. He loves his boots to death and will wear them until the day he dies!

• He speaks a bit of spanish; presumably from his travels in the West!

• He doesn’t remember when his birthday is! Just.. never really had time to look at an almanac! He knows it’s sometime in summer, though.

• He can recall some weird instances of cryptids, like running from what they believed were shapeshifters., but he always blew it off as gang members being easily spooked by coyotes.

• Tobias spent about a year looking for his lady friend with only a name and a photo to go by, but has yet to find her.

Shipping:

• I'm a bit cautious when it comes to ships: I prefer platonic and familial relationships any day, because I’m a sucker for strong bonds ((SO FEEL FREE TO THROW THOSE AT ME 24/7!!!)). It's the reason I'm also into slow-burning romances. WE need to be good friends, and our kids definitely need to be friends for a while before I will be up for ANY sort of romance! Ya gotta keep in mind he had a life before indieville, a wife too, and I'm not sure if he'd be ready to just jump into long term commitment. We can discuss and see where it goes, ok?

RP INFO

■ Name: Emiyey, Emi

■ Age: 18

■ RP Method: HEADCANONS - I’m a highschool senior and I just don’t have time to do full roleplays; sorry!

■ Platforms: Discord, Skype - Ask me for my users!

■ Boundaries/Triggers: I have no triggers, but I don’t do smut; roleplaying sexual themes is just very uncomfortable for me in general!