Arthur Smith

**Arthur Smith** was a member of the Lancaster gang turned lawman before dying in 1917 of tuberculosis during the stalemate at Arras, France in World War 1.

## History

### Early Life

Born in 1872 to William Smith, a son of Apollo and Eleanor Name, a daughter of Ares, Arthur had a very nice life for the time period. His mother was a distant parent, preferring the company of the servants than her husband or son, but his father kept him around often. When the boy turned ten years old, he and his father sailed to America as William bought into a gold mine across the Atlantic, tragedy struck when a storm appeared overhead. The ship went down and Arthur, his father and the ship's captain was able to board a lifeboat, though with rations that would only last a few days with the three of them. They drifted for two weeks, starving and dehydrated. William pulled his son closer and whispered to him *"Survive, by any means."* and shot himself with the colt peacemaker at his side. Arthur looked on in horror as his father's body slid into the sea while the captain glanced between the boy and the gun. The captain lunged for the revolver, though Arthur was nearer. Picking the firearm up and pointing it at the captain, Arthur's hands shook. After a back and forth between the boy and captain, the grown man tried to rush Arthur who pulled the trigger and watched the captain slowly fall backwards, clutching his heart where a trickle of blood was running down his stained white shirt.

Three days after his father's death, a ship passed by the raft and sent one of their own to check out the stranded Arthur. Being brought on board still clutching the revolver, Arthur was fed, watered and given fresh clothes as he told the captain of the new ship what had happened. The *Pride of Atlantis* sailed him the rest of the way into the New World where Arthur had to survive by stealing and any odd jobs around. Food or valuables, it was all the same and he would never complain. Everything had a value to him, especially when he was able to sell it for a nice chunk of change to put aside somewhere.

### The Outlaw Bounty Hunter

When Arthur turned twenty years old, he managed to buy a horse with all the money he had stored and went off to Texas, thinking it would be a good place to pick up a bounty so as to get some more money. In the city of Lubbock, he found another bounty hunter, more experienced and ten years older than himself who was looking for a partner. The two became acquainted and decided to do a job together.

## Appearance

Arthur had piercing blue eyes flecked with gold and long blonde hair that fell to his shoulders. Standing at 6'3 in height, he was taller than most around which, with his natural glare, helped give off an aura of intimidation.

## Abilities and Tools

* General Abilities
* Demigod Abilities
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* **Supernatural Strength**: Arthur inherited the buffed strength of War kids from Ares, making him far stronger than a mortal and slightly stronger than an average demigod.

- **Archery**: Due to being a legacy of Apollo, Arthur is a natural marksman and hunter.

- **Natural Combat Ability**: Ares is his maternal grandfather, meaning he has a natural affinity with combat and learns how to use a weapon from the moment he picks it up.

- **Colt Peacemaker**: Gold plated with a pearl grip, a golden sun pinned to it. The whole frame has laurel leaf engravings.

- **Smith & Wesson Model 3**: Blackened steel with gold engravings, the chamber, hammer and trigger are gold plated. The grip is ebony with a scorpion carving outlined in red. Originally owned my Daniel Murray before passing it to Arthur upon his death.

## Relationships

### Love Interests

* Rosie Smith
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Arthur's wife, killed by Elias Bradshaw.

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### Companions

* Achilles
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The Breton horse Arthur bought before trying his hand at bounty hunting.

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### Gods and Goddesses

* Apollo
* Ares
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### Enemies

* Elias Bradshaw
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Arthur and Elias were both members of the Lancaster gang. Neither one liked the other from the moment they met, this only getting worse when Elias killed the gang's leader, taking over the gang. Years later Elias, and members of the Flayed Men, found and killed Arthur's wife, leaving her flayed body nailed to Arthur's house for him to find.

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