Pete Francis

If the Black Company exists, then its leader must be Pete Francis. Francis is a member of the Golden Bells Cult, yet he smokes, drinks, and commits just about every other sin, though he has never been blacklisted by the Cult.
He's a gunfighter of sorts, though he's not particularly fast on the draw. Even stranger, everyone's afraid of him, but no one can tell you who he's killed. Some say this is because the Black Company works in secret, so Francis' terrifying reputation is one of those things that spreads despite the lack of details.
There are rumors, though, of people who have met with Francis' wrath. The former governor of Muscadawick, Seline Connor, who issued the infamous "Extermination Order", was shot by an unknown assailant in 1522 (though she lived). Rumors persist that Francis was responsible for killing Lieutenant Jake Delane, and also a party of settlers passing through the Clear Lake Desert towards Topascoa in 1537.
Francis serves as a deputy sheriff from time to time but otherwise has no official power of position within the Cult. He hangs out in the seedier parts of Clear Lake a lot, gambling and "dancing."
Category:Inhabitants
Category:Inhabitants of Clear Lake
Category:Inhabitants of Muscadawick
Category:Inhabitants of Saldonia
Category:Men
Category:Born in 1503
Category:Members of the Black Company
Category:Members of the Golden Bells Cult