The Ralph Benslow gang

Ralph Benslow was born 1843 in Westport, Missoura. At a young age, his family -- mother, father, two brothers and a sister -- moved west to Agartha in Hades County where Ralphs father had lined up in a partnership to mine the Titan vein for silver. Along the trail, a sickness overcame the children and only Ralph and his younger brother, James, survived. Ralph's mother also became sick, but she too lived.

Ralph never adjusted to the move and quickly took up a life of petty crime. Along the way, he taught himself to shoot. He also learned to shoot with two guns and seemed to have quite an aptitude for it. Backed up by the power of the gun, Ralph's petty crimes quickly advanced to robbings and killings. Ralph had few friends, but those he did have formed the core of his gang: Mack Roberts, of Agartha, and twins Richard and Robert Sitzman, trail nomads who are thought to have originated from Omaha. These are the original Ralph Benslow Four.

During the gang's history, gang members would come and go. The gang's numbers counted sometimes up to 20 or 30 men, while other times it consisted of 5 or 6. All the while, the core group remained. No matter how many members were in the gang at any particular time, it was always known as the "Four." It seamed a minor point of information. But many an unweary bounty hunter or glory seeker met their demise having underestimated the Benslow gang's true numbers.

In Gutshot terms: The Ralph Benslow Four is pretty straightforward; It's core is made up of some fine gunmen, whereas any added hangers-on are simply cowpunchers, petty thieves, small-time thugs or any other assortment of minor rabble. The core members all have pairs of weapons: Ralph and Mack, each with a pair of pistols, Richard and Robert, each with a pair of shotguns.

Ralph Benslow: Armed with a pair of well-taken care of pistols with five reloads total. When using these pistols, Ralph (or anyone lucky enough to come into posession of the pistols) counts as having the Reliable specialty- but only for these pistols. (Except if the player already has the Reliable specialty.) TN: 6 Specialties: 2-gun shootist, Sureshot pistols, Reliable (with the pistols).

Mack Roberts: Two pistols with four total reloads, and two knives. Mack Roberts will brandish both pistols, but he does not have the 2-gun shootist specialty. He may, however, alternate fire with the pistols, firing one per action. TN: 7 Specialties: Lucky, Tough as nails.

Richard and Robert Sitzman have identical stats: Each have two shotguns and bandoliers with 25 extra shells. TN: 7 Specialties (both twins): Dodge, Quickload.

Other gang members: Before each battle, the gang increases in number (in addition to the core members) by 1D6+1. These extra members will have a TN of 9 or 10 (randomly determined.)