Isaac Morgan

* 1893
* 1899

Isaac Morgan is the central character of The Morgan series, appearing in his own series as the primary protagonist, a major character in the prequel series and as the posthumous protagonist of the Finley Morgan Series. Isaac has been hurt a lot by the world but does everything in his power to defend those he loves from it's dangers. After his younger sister, Talia, caused an accident, Isaac's life was thrust even further into turmoil and he finds himself facing the Government, Rival Gangs and even nature itself to protect his family and his gang.

## Backstory

As the first born child of Andrew Morgan, Isaac was born in Norwich, a town in the East Anglia region of England. He was the product of a one night stand, though his Father was forced by his grandmother to marry his Mother and work in his Grandfather's shop to provide for Isaac. The shop was doing well, and when Isaac was 10, Andrew was offered an even better shop location and business opportunity in America. He initially refused, but Isaac's Mother was thrilled at the idea and convinced him to go, saying that they would come with him to seek a new life in America. The family sold the shop and their house for passage to America and set off. Though the journey wasn't long, it was long enough for both Isaac and his Mother to fall terribly ill. Where Isaac pulled through, his Mother didn't and died on the journey to America. They buried her in America soil and they set off to Saint Denis, the city in which they would start their new life.

While the shop was in a good location and the new city was prosperous for them, Andrew grew depressed and lonely and began blowing all of their money on drinks, gambling - and women. This left an adolescent Isaac to run the shop and he began to grow more angry of his Father's decisions. One day though, Andrew's days of whoreing and gambling his way through Saint Denis caught up with him, and a woman he had a casual fling with turned up with a baby, demanding money for her. Desperate for money, Andrew turned to moonshinery and had Isaac run the business. He trained Isaac to shoot, to ride a horse and to smooth talk his way out of situations.

## Prequel Series

Almost 16 years later, the Moonshine Business was doing well and both Andrew and Isaac were more well known for their underground criminal activities than they were for the shop. He and Andrew were heading through Saint Denis at night when they were stopped in a back street by a girl with a gun. She had a mask up, and braided blonde hair but Andrew had photos of Talia and straight away recognised her. Isaac had his hand on his revolver, ready to shoot, but Andrew convinced both of them to lower their guns and introduced the siblings. They were both amazed of each other's existence and Andrew walked ahead while his children followed behind him, talking. Talia told them she had taken up robbing rich men in the city in order for her and her mother to stay alive as her Mother wasn't fit enough to work. However, Isaac pointed out that she had little control over the gun and promised to teach her. Andrew hired Talia into the Moonshine business where she would be able to make a living and she helped Isaac on various missions.

While Andrew ran his shop in Saint Denis, Talia was sent off with Isaac to run his Moonshinery. They dealt with deliveries, resource gathering and even fought rival gangs. One day, the two siblings were walking through Saint Denis when they were held up by a young man asking for money. Although Talia had a hand on her revolver, Isaac just laughed and offered him work, like how his Father did with Talia. The man said his name was Dwight Grayson, and he agreed, going with Isaac and Talia to meet Andrew. Andrew sent the three of them to Annesburg, where they got on a boat and shipped Moonshine from businessman George Clinton back to Saint Denis for their Father. While Dwight stayed on land on horseback, Isaac and Talia boarded the ship and helped bring it back to the big city. Upon arrival, one of their Father's assistants asked them to go back to his house to see him, and they left Dwight to take the Moonshine back. When they arrived, Isaac headed up to the front door when they were stopped by Andrew, who came out of hiding. As he was telling them not to go in, he was shot in the head from across the garden and Isaac pulled Talia to cover and the two of them ran. In their escape, They spotted Samuel Stoneheart, the brother of the Mayor. Isaac then turned to chase him down but he was cut off by a Guard that tackled him to the ground. Talia knocked the guard away and started slashing him with her knife, giving Isaac time to get up and finish him off by knocking him out.

Isaac and Talia found Dwight and the three of them fled to Valentine where they took a moment to breathe. Isaac bought the three of them black clothes and told them off his plan to sneak into the Mayor's house and find evidence of Sam being corrupt so they could publish it to the press. Once they were ready, they headed back to Saint Denis and waited for nighttime. They headed to The Mayor's house, which as heavily guarded, but they took out the Guards and left Dwight to watch over the back door. While Talia searched upstairs, Isaac hunted around downstairs and was stopped by a guard that had him at gunpoint. While trying to figure out what to do, a gunshot sounded upstairs, altering the guard. Isaac quickly killed him with a throwing knife and ran upstairs to find Talia in the Mayor's study, standing over his body. As she was panicking, He promised it would be okay and he would take the blame if necessary. The two of them ran and Dwight joined them as they escaped through the Gardens and across the marshland at the back of the house. However, Lawmen began approaching them and Isaac sent Dwight and Talia away to hide in Van Horn. He promised he would write Talia a letter and catch up with her soon before holding off the Lawmen alone to give his sister and friend time to escape. He managed to fight the lawmen off enough for them to have to call reinforcements, and he took his chance to flee on one of their horses. He arrived in Van Horn and headed into the lighthouse there to relax. He watched Dwight and Talia down below, and decided it would be best if he didn't regroup with them just in case the Law managed to find them too. Instead, he waited for them to leave and decided to make his way as far away as he could. To New Austin.

### New Austin

He met up with an old friend he had met as a teenager, Mason Clerk. The two of them decided to start Bounty Hunting and arrived at a Ranch, hoping to ask for directions. It turned out the ranch had been 'taken over' by a gang named the Prisma Family. They were taxing people for passing through the ranch and turning outlaws away. After they tried stopping Isaac and Mason from passing through, they shot the gang dead and decided to take in two of the more important looking members to a nearby town. After they discovered that they accidentally freed a large portion of New Austin from the Gang's control, they were congratulated by many people in the Armadillo Saloon. They quickly became local 'celebrities' and continued their work of helping to take down Gangs for money. Throughout his time in New Austin, Isaac continued sending letters to Talia and he and at some point in 1894, the men ambushed a wagon that was transporting Lucy Anderson, the daughter of Lucas Anderson - a very successful banker within New Austin, West Elizabeth and parts of Mexico - and some gold bars. After taking Lucy captive, they kill the driver and bring the wagon back to their camp where they discover the gold bars. They decide to take the wagon outside of their camp and burn it to destroy evidence, but when they return, they discover that Lucy has escaped and picked up one of Mason's spare revolvers. After she fired the gun in the air a few time, wasting the few rounds that Mason had in the chamber, Isaac tackled her to the ground while Mason went to collect their horses to escape. While he was doing so, a gang of men arrived with Lucas Anderson. Isaac surrendered and Lucy went back to her Father.

Isaac was knocked out by the Gang that Anderson had hired, and he later woke up to them aiming guns at him. He tried to talk his way out of the situation, but it didn't seem like it was going to work. Suddenly, two of guards were sniped, causing Anderson to flee. Isaac managed to pick up a dropped revolver and take out the other guards. The sniper was revealed to be a fellow Bounty Hunter Isaac had heard about named Jem, who was hunting down the Gang. In exchange for saving him, Isaac offered her a drink. Shortly after, he and Jem began a relationship and wasted no time getting married. She joined him and Mason and the three of them started a gang. They also acquired another Gang Member, Daniel, and the group of them launched a robbery on one of the Anderson's banks in Blackwater. During the escape, Jem split away with the money and Daniel was killed. Isaac and Mason were pursued to Armadillo where they engaged in a shootout with many lawmen. Knowing that there was no way out for both of them, Isaac told Mason to escape and find Jem. Although reluctant, Mason agreed and Isaac provided him cover for his escape. Isaac, realising he was outnumbered, surrendered, hoping he would be arrested and Jem and Mason would break him out later. However, instead, he was gunned down and he collapsed into a ditch. However, Isaac had acquired metal armour before and it managed to protect his torso from the gunfire. He struggled to Armadillo and managed to sneak onto the train. He waited and jumped from the train near Tumbleweed, where he changed his clothes, ditched his guns and met up with Jem. The two of them ransacked their old house and decided to escape north to the Heartlands. They eventually arrived in Valentine were Isaac cut his hair and used the money he and Jem had acquired from the Bank robbery to purchase a small ranch, hidden in the woods even further north. They settled down there, and he realised it would be better - for both of their safety, if he contact with Talia.

## Isaac Morgan Series

Three years later, in 1897, Isaac and Jem lived together happily on their ranch. They had two daughters, Stacy (3) and Mary (1), and they had a peaceful life. However, Isaac's old life began catching up with him. He had returned to find his house burned down and Jem and their daughters dead. Isaac was distraught, and with nothing left but his horse and a little bit of money, he traveled to Valentine where he decided he would drink himself to death in the Saloon. He was there every day and every night for two weeks, sleeping outside and then coming back in. One day, while drinking, he saw a Pinkerton Detective Agent walk through the Saloon, seemingly searching for somebody. Isaac realised they must be looking for him and kept his head down, wondering if they were behind the fire. He followed the Agent outside and snuck up behind him, knocking him out. He then took him to a cliff side and interrogated him about the fire. The man revealed that the Pinkerton that caused the fire was named Benedict, and that he was living out in a house near Saint Denis. Isaac determined that they had been hired by Lucas Anderson and he killed the Pinkerton before setting off to find Benedict. He arrived at the Hideout and found the Pinkertons. He killed two, but Benedict escaped. Isaac pursued him into Saint Denis, across rooftops and eventually onto a passing train. As the train passes through Bluewater Marsh, Isaac manages to catch up with Benedict and beat him up before throwing him from the train to his death. Isaac manages to escape and find his horse, now having got his revenge, but with nothing left to fight for. He heads out into the wild and eventually he meets the Van Der Linde gang, a gang of Outlaws passing through the Heartlands. At some point after joining them, Isaac lost his eye in a gunfight.

The gang consisted of The Leaders, Dutch Van Der Linde and Hosea Matthews, and various other members such as John Marston, Sean Macguire, Javier Escuella, Bill Williamson, Lenny Summers, Charles Smith and Micah Bell. Isaac ran with them for a while and he made a living for himself with them. He grew close to them, and the Gang became like brothers to him. His luck began to change one day though, when he and John were in Valentine and were once again ambushed by Pinkertons. John was killed, but Isaac fought them off and brought his body back to camp. They held a funeral for John and Dutch demanded that the group move away instead of seeking revenge. Angry, Isaac decided to split from him. The rest of the Gang followed him, leaving Dutch to his own insanity. Looking to get Vengeance for John, Isaac lead the Gang to Rhodes where he believed that somebody he knew had ratted the Gang out to Pinkertons. He discovered Dwight in the Rhodes Saloon, after seeing him in the area a few days prior to John's death. Isaac pursued him outside and held his old friend at gunpoint, demanding he explain what happened the night that he saw him. Dwight said that he had actually come looking for Isaac but saw Pinkertons so hid away, hoping they weren't connected to the incident in Saint Denis - meaning somebody else ratted them out. Dwight took Isaac to meet with one of his friends, Fernando, and explained that he may have a connection to what happened. Dwight said that his Father lived in Saint Denis, but fled with his Mother shortly after Dwight was connected to the Murder of the Mayor. He believes that his Father hired the Pinkertons to take down both him and Isaac to save his own skin. Fernando told them that Dwight's parents were hiding out with the Braithwaite family in their Manor, near Rhodes. Isaac lead the remnants of the Van Der Linde Gang - now with Dwight and Fernando - to Braithwaite Manor where they killed the Braithwaites and Dwight's family, getting Vengeance for John's death.

### The Morgan's Marauders

Isaac and his gang, now called the Morgan's Marauders, had been living in Braithwaite Manor for the months following their Revenge. Isaac had received news that Dutch had been killed, and he felt relieved that finally he could reinvent the Van Der Linde gang into his own. Saddened b the news of his old friend though, Hosea decided that he was going to retire from the Gang and live out the rest of his days in comfort in Saint Denis. The Gang celebrated his time with them in a Moonshine Shack, and one by one they all headed home. However, as Isaac, Dwight and Fernando were on their way back to the Manor, they were attacked by Pinkertons. A high ranking officer, Agent Ross, revealed himself and told the trio that they were coming with him. Fernando tried shooting them but was shot in the eye. Isaac was quickly knocked out and the last thing he saw was Dwight being taken. He later woke up in an alleyway and Fernando was somehow alive by his side, having now lost an eye. They made their way back to the Manor and rested up. The next day, he and Fernando attacked a passing Pinkerton train that was carrying Dwight to Saint Denis. They snuck on the train and planned to hold the Agents at gunpoint and exchange them for Dwight, but instead they had to act quickly and shoot their way out of the situation. They managed to retrieve Dwight, but Agent Ross escaped. After a few days, Javier was standing guard outside when Pinkertons - lead by Ross - approached the Manor on armoured wagons. Isaac rushed outside and they once again asked them to turn themselves in. When he refused, they shot Javier and held Isaac at Gunpoint. They burned the Manor down but the rest of the Gang managed to escape. While most of the Agents were searching for them, Isaac took out the few guarding him and fled. He met up with the Gang in a small camp far enough from the Manor that they wouldn't be caught but close enough that they could keep an eye out on what happened.

At some point, Fernando and Bill were sent out on a wagon heist and were captured by Pinkertons and being held up in the Mountains. Isaac and Dwight headed out and they met with Mason, who Isaac had not seen in years. Mason agreed to help them find Fernando and Bill and the three of them headed up into the Mountains. When they got to where they were being held, they killed the Pinkertons and freed Fernando, only to find Bill had been killed by the Pinkertons while they had him captured. They buried him and headed back to Camp, now with Mason as a member of the Gang. They decided that they had to hunt Ross down and end this before more Gang members died and they found him in Rhodes. They chased him to the Heartlands Oil Fields where the Pinkertons were currently stationed while it was abandoned. They fought through the Pinkertons and Isaac chased Ross into the back office. As he was about to shoot him, a figure suddenly approached from the shadows and beheaded Ross with a Machete. Isaac pointed his gun, but more Pinkertons began approaching him so he agreed to let the figure help them escape. They all killed the remaining Pinkertons stationed there and fled to their Camp. The figure revealed his name was Dave, and Isaac offered a spot in the Gang, to which he agreed. Later on, Isaac discovered that he had Lung Cancer.

They started a larger camp and acquired another member, Juan Ramirez, as they moved back to the Heartlands. One day, while collecting mail, Isaac found a letter by an anonymous person. He took the letter back to camp and read it, realising that it was from Isabelle Greenfield, a woman he had fooled around with before he met Jem. She told him that 12 years ago, he had gotten her pregnant and that he has son named Finley. After this, Isaac began reflecting a lot on his life and wondered whether he would be a suitable Father. He decided that he would do one more big heist that hopefully should set him up for 'retirement'. After Dwight departed from the Gang to buy a Ranch, Isaac plotted to rob the new Blackwater bank, now no longer owned by Lucas Anderson. He went to scope out the Bank with Charles and Dave, and spotted Micah entering Blackwater with Colm O'Driscoll, a rival Gang Leader. Isaac, Charles and Dave rode into Blackwater and waited for Colm to leave before following Micah into a back ally. He considered killing him for betraying them, but Charles stopped him and Micah escaped. Angry at Charles, Isaac rode back to Camp alone. Isaac informed everyone of Micah's betrayal and Mason convinced him to go and visit Isabelle and Finley before something else happened. He agreed, and asked Mason to accompany him. He met Isabelle at her house near Rhodes but she said that Finley was asleep but offered for him to come in. Isaac decided he would come back another day, and gave Isabelle $500.

A few days later, Fernando revealed to Isaac that he was going back to Mexico to visit his family. Saddened that his friend wouldn't be by his side for what was coming, he solemnly told Fernando not to come back for his own safety. He left Fernando alone at the Blackwater Docks, saddened but also happy that both Fernando and Dwight would make it out of this alive. While he was leaving, he spotted Micah in Blackwater and chased him out of the city. However, it looked to be a trap, and he was attacked by a group of O'Driscolls. Realising he was outnumbered, he fled to the forest. They killed his horse and he hid in an abandoned cabin. The O'Driscolls followed him and although all hope seemed lost, Isaac stepped out and managed to kill them all. He stole one of their horses and rode back to Camp. Upon returning, he found Dave injured and he was informed by Lenny that the O'Driscolls had captured Dave and tortured him for information. Isaac vowed that they would get revenge, but first they would complete the Bank Heist. Isaac, accompanied by Mason, Dave, Charles and Lenny, made his way to Blackwater. He sent Lenny and Mason to snipe and be on look-out while and he, Charles and Dave headed in. Charles broke into the Bank and began working on extracting the money while he and Dave fought off the suddenly approaching Lawmen. Micah and a gang of O'Driscolls arrived too - though the Law seemed to avoid them - and shootout broke out. Isaac was attacked by Micah in an Alleyway, and was losing due to his deteriorating condition. Luckily, Dave ran in and fought Micah off, giving Isaac an opportunity to escape with the money.

Isaac rode to Isabelle's house, finally deciding that he would give up his Outlaw life and leave it all behind him. However, upon arriving, Isaac discovered that neither Isabelle or Finley were in. He left her a note with £5000 and rode back to camp, memories of people he had lost flooding his brain. His Father, Dutch, John, Jem and even Talia. He knew that this was it, and arrived at Camp for a confrontation. Micah was there, as he had predicted, and Charles, Lenny and Mason were gone. Dave and Juan were standing behind Micah, both feeling abandoned by Isaac, though Sean waited for Isaac and stood by him. Micah told him that he was to give up the money and himself, but Isaac refused and everyone drew their guns. From behind, Dwight entered Camp and stood by Isaac, creating a 3 v 3. It seemed as if a shootout would be about to begin, but Bounty Hunters rode into Camp, giving Isaac, Dwight and Sean a chance to escape. They fled up Mount Shann and after a short while, Isaac told Dwight and Sean to escape. He asked Dwight to watch over Finley and gave him his hat and the rest of the money. He made sure that Dwight and Sean were safe before going back to fight Micah. He killed a Bounty Hunter but was tackled from behind by Micah. Despite his condition, he held his own against Micah fairly well, but he was shot in the side by Juan, who was watching from afar. He dropped to the ground and Micah spat on him before leaving, followed by Juan. Laying in the snow, Isaac bled to death. He was later buried by Dwight, who returned to the Mountain and discovered his body. He died in 1899, age 43.

## Trivia

* The Isaac Morgan Series, although chronologically taking place in the middle of the story, was the first series to come out and originally only featured three actors.
* Isaac had many horses throughout the story and sometimes horses will alternate between episodes
* Isaac's death was later avenged by Finley, Talia and Dave who go onto kill Micah, Juan and Colm respectively.
* Dave and Talia named their second child Isaac after him