<div align="center">(http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg157/onilobo/Samson_zps5beeee3b.jpg)</div><br/><br/><div class="floatright">(http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg157/onilobo/Samson2_zpsad2fd7d4.jpg)</div><br/><div class="floatleft">(http://37.media.tumblr.com/979ee0f5e2d26260d31a121505a19ae7/tumblr_mrmndmsG3Y1qixqpxo4_250.png)<br/><br/>(http://24.media.tumblr.com/f1b4c82543076a2e385d753c2f6bd63d/tumblr_mrmndmsG3Y1qixqpxo3_250.png)<br/><br/>(http://24.media.tumblr.com/d217dacc2ad730ccd88ce887c233b4d0/tumblr_mrmndmsG3Y1qixqpxo7_250.png)<br/></div><br/><strong>Name:</strong>Samson Castle<br/><strong>Nickname (if any):</strong>"You Son of a Bitch!"<br/><strong>Planet of Origin</strong>Beaumonde<br/><strong>Loyalty:</strong>Himself and his people<br/><strong>Shipboard Role and/or Rank:</strong>Captain<br/><strong>Former Military Rank (if any):</strong>N/A<br/><strong>Creed (if any):</strong>"A Man's got to eat."<br/><strong>Strength (name 1):</strong>"Ace up my Sleeve" - Samson may not be a wealthy man, but he is well connected. People all over the verse owe this man a favor or three, for one reason or another.<br/><strong>Weakness (name 1):</strong>"Stubborn like a mule" - Even if he is wrong, you're the wrong one.<br/><br/><strong>Character Skills:</strong><br/><em>Animal Handling/Rancher</em>- From his early days<br/><em>Skilled Swordsmen</em>- Trained in the ways of Cavalrymen, a tradition kept from the South from "The World that Was". It is the equivalent of the education (Wealthy) children on core worlds receive with an emphasis on history, horsemanship, sword combat and leadership.<br/><em>Marksman, specializing in pistols</em>- Swords come in handy, but better to stop them before they reach you.<br/><em>Distiller</em>- Grew up distilling whiskey, is a hobby of his now and a good way to make some quick cash.<br/><em>Smuggler</em>- You want the job done, you hire him.<br/><em>Negotiating/Manipulation </em>- The easy way, you take the deal or the money, the hard way, a slug.<br/><br/><strong>Legal Status:</strong>Samson is wanted for questioning on several open cases and has a long history of smuggling, but most of those papers are shuffled away or buried under a large bottle of fine aged whiskey.<br/><br/><strong>Character Background:</strong>Samson Castle was the ninth and youngest of the Castle Clan, a wealthy family who made its fortune distilling Whiskey in the style of "The World that Was". Much of Beaumonde, is reminiscing of that time, down to the way the children from prominent families are raised. The Castle family tends their fields and stores and ages their whiskey, some of it dating to the very first harvest after the planet was terraformed.<br/><br/>Samson was sent off the the Academy, a military style school that focus on horsemanship, history, and leadership. Many of the graduates from this school went off to serve in the war, most to the alliance side. Samson chose not to pick a side and returned to his family's plantation on the outskirts of New Hunstville.<br/><br/>Dissension among the brothers sprang up as politics and sides were picked. Samson refused to side with one or the other and lost two brothers to that pointless war. At some point, he began smuggling the family liquor to blockaded planets or worlds that were embargoed. The liquor smuggling was a ruse to help one of his brother's escape an alliance POW camp, off course he didn't let it get back to him or his family would be torn apart by the Alliance. His brother returned to fight for the brown coats until his death in Serenity Valley.<br/><br/>After the war, Samson was unable to go back home and endure those heartbreaking dinners around the table. With his earnings from his smuggling and his access to liquor, he began smuggling up until he was conned out of his ship and left with next to nothing. Learning his lesson the hard way, he managed to call in a few favors and land himself a Firefly, dubbing he "Man's Ruin" with a portrait of a redhead across its hull. Samson is a lot more cautious now a days, but still running strong.<br/><br/><strong>Equipment:</strong><br/><br/><br/>2 x pistols (revolvers) - (36)<br/>Ammo - (10)<br/>Sword, extensible - (40)<br/>Hunting rifle - (30)<br/>Cavalry swords x 2 (the finery of a gentleman's sword combined with the quality of a combat sword) - (52)<br/>Holster Tactical - Worn across his chest (200)<br/>Ship's Papers - Current, semi forged (500)<br/>Ship-linked Headset (80)<br/>Cards (5)<br/>Boardgames, located in the mess hall - Chess, Checkers, Risk and a few more assorted ones (70)<br/>Clothes (200), Collected over the years, most in his bunk. Articles of note.<br/>Black Duster and Bandana (http://breakfastwithspock.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/rdr_honorfame_01.jpg?w=640&h=360)<br/>Beaumonde Gentlemen's attire (http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101219043343/reddeadredemption/images/a/af/RDR_unlocksGentlemansAttireOutfit.jpg)<br/>Various outfits for different climates (no eyepatch) (http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100324063030/reddeadredemption/images/thumb/c/c3/Rdr_referendum.jpg/300px-Rdr_referendum.jpg)<br/><br/>Total 1223<br/><br/>Remaining - 777