Roy Cassidy

## Introduction

**Roy Cassidy** is an infamy seeking lone wolf bandit and hired gun. Known originally for the murder of a vigilante during the robbery of Luke Bravo outside of Valentine. Which was the start of a string of robberies targeted towards Odessa Law including Virgil Simmons, Mdabyét and the shooting, robbery and kidnapping of Jasper Fields. When it comes to Law, robberies are mainly for the badges, which were then used to rob towns and common folk under the trust held behind the badge.

He is most known for his wearing of white shirts, red vest and bandana with his blond hair and single bandolier. Roy is always seen wearing some red because of its color opposition to the blue worn by some law. Especially with his deep extremely raspy voice which has been described as a heavy smokers voice and one that sleeps right beside the campfire, he tends to be easily identified by people who have met him before or have heard of him.

## Biography

As a kid Roy traveled with the gang that his father led, The Cassidy Gang of Nebraska. Learning quickly as he grew up and traveling through the central United States he began feeling unstoppable. Countless people, coaches and few trains were left in the wake of the Cassidy Gang.

By Roy's teens he had taken 2 lives and was tasked by his father to be the only killer of life stock. Killing of hogs, horses, cow, sheep and goat being commonplace, Roy build a lack of care when it came to the of killing animals. Seeing animal lives worth no more or less than human lives which seemed to be of lesser value than his already. Robberies continued, normally from unknowing travelers as the gang had to keep moving with the ever present threat of following law. Continuing in one direction they making their way into North Western Kansas.

All seemed to go well for the Cassidy Gang until one summer night. Their camp was ambushed by law and all the members were brought to jail cells. After some time sitting with little word, they were all informed that they would be hanged for their crimes. The night before their hanging, Roy was able to remove a single bar from the window and escape. Before running into the night, Roy swearing to his father, mother and brother that he would find a way to get them out.

Eventually morning came, his family and gang still behind bars and Roy unable to find a way to retrieve his family. Understanding there was nothing he could do, he watched as his family was transported from the cells to the gallows from the window of a saloon across. His family as well as all 4 other members of the Cassidy Gang line up side by side, the crowd roars in anger. All address the crowd for last words but the only words that stuck with Roy being from his father. "The courts find me guilty. The people find me guilty. Let the Cassidy name be remembered as people who lived for themselves and weren't scared to pull the trigger." Bags laid over all of their heads and ropes around their neck. The floor drops from under the 7 now swinging corpses. The crowd cheers and 7 lawmen walk toward the head of the gallows platform one standing in front of each swinging body. The crowd cheers as each lawman cuts the rope and watches the bodies fall below the platform out of view of the crowd. Clapping and chanting continue as each lawman spits down each false floor onto the bodies. Still watching from the window, it was the start of Roy's targeting of law specifically as well as common town folk.

After Roy left Kansas he traveled, robbing homes and lone travelers and hunting to keep his shooting sharp. Every so often he would be hired as an extra gun for various gangs and small groups but ultimately never finding home in any. Without direction, Roy made his way to Odessa. Knowing his days are numbered, Roy continues to try to uphold the Cassidy name that it had in Nebraska and Kansas.