Trenton Skinner

"Big storms rollin' in and it brings the thunder and rain. Y'all best git cover..."

### Relatives

John Herald Skinner, William Edward Skinner, Jesse Bruce Skinner, Charles Thomas Skinner, Louisa Marie Skinner, Millicent Elizabeth Skinner, Thomas Jesse Skinner Jr.

## Appearances

### Appears in

Deadlands: Blood Drive

**Background/Personality:** *Trenton is from a big Texan family, the eldest of 5 brothers and 2 sisters. From a line of at least three generations of cattle farmers who have moved from one side of the country to the other in search of more land. Expected to run the family business, things went horribly wrong when Trenton’s father was accused of crimes he did not commit and was hung by a posse of angry townsfolk. His family was broken apart and Trenton lost all ties to the land and his siblings. Working as a bounty hunter for over 15 years, Trenton found himself in the peak of his life earning a reputation as someone who always got what he chased after. Once collecting enough bounties to buy a parcel of land and a dozen cattle, Trenton decided to try his hand again at raising heads of beef. He was particularly successful and began to establish the trust of the community once again. Until the fateful day when a stranger appeared on his ranch and offered Trenton a gun for a drink of water. The stranger died in the rain trough and Trent kept the cursed weapon only to have his cattle get sick, his ranch-hands leave his employment and his bills becoming too great to sustain. Trenton took his newfound gun, the looming curse that hung over his head and decided to get back into mercenary work to keep himself fed.*

*Trenton is an honest and ‘good’ man who would rather avoid confrontation and adhere to the law. Unfortunately not everyone is as honorable and Trenton has very little patience for cheats, liars, murderers and thieves. If someone threatens Trenton or someone he cares about, he will shoot them dead on the spot to avoid further conflict. This tends to create more conflict down the road but Trenton will confront it when it appears.*

**Height**: 6 feet 0 inches

**Eyes**: Trusting and honest but hiding a lethal ‘poker-face’ of true emotions behind them

**Eye Color**: sky blue with an inner ring of amber yellow

**Face**: Grizzled and trail-worn but still honest and approachable

**Mouth**: Typically ‘resting poker-face’ until someone proves they are friendly/trustworthy then typically upturned in a cheerful and almost warm smile

**Expression**: Emotionally even-keeled and rarely giving away any inner thoughts or emotions unless warranted. In tense moments, the eyes glare with an internal hellfire but the mouth rarely displays that same feeling. An inner intensity. A burning cigarillo dangling from side of mouth.

**Hair style**: Short at the sides and back but a longer tussle under *Trenton*s hat that normally escapes when possible. *Trenton* loves to keep his hair wet when riding to maintain a cool head.

**Hair color:** Auburn with wisps of silver-white at the sideburns and above the ears.

**Body type**: Broad and dense but not overly muscular. Could compete in a strongman competition but would look out of place as an actual body-builder. Very little definition but just sheer size indicates some physical capacity. Years of hard ranch work and cattle handling has made Trenton an immovable object when pushed.

**Body pose**: Relaxed with hands at sides or thumbs looped through belt or at pockets but with fingers always shown near a pistol holster (reverse slung with handle facing forward at left hip) and knife sheath (reverse slung at right hip with handle facing forward)

**Outfit**: Black collared shirt with a red double-breasted vest with strange markings on left shoulder that could be of Indian or Mexican origin? A bolo tie showcasing a polish piece of onyx and a flat-brimmed Stetson hat also in black. Black leather gloves with the sleeves rolled to elbows. Black jeans with black leather rider chaps. An ornate Mexicali 3-string belt with multiple oval buckles and bullet loops and an ornate stitched holster at left hip with a knife sheath at right. Wears a long black leather gunfighters duster in colder temperatures with a silver fox tail collar. Also wears slightly pointed black cowboy boots with silver metal tips and spurs that ‘jingle jangle’ when walking. Also keeps his father’s pocket-watch looped in his belt with a silver chain that hangs to the right side, just below the knife sheath. *Trenton* comes from a formerly wealthy family and likes to maintain that appearance whenever possible. A stereotypical Texan cattle-rancher/gunfighter.

**Accessories**: Keeps most things neatly affixed to his horse and saddle but when needed, has a basic camp set, eating/cooking gear and bedroll. Always has matches and those hand-rolled cigarillos at hand but only ever smokes them when stressed. To those that know Trent, it is an easy indicator that someone is going to die very soon. Trenton long time companion and horse, Tempest has remained at his side for a lot of years. Recently Trenton managed to break and tame a new horse, Devil Eyes. He is unsure which horse is going to continue with him on his journey at this point.

**Injuries**: Gunshot wound to right bicep (Episode 4)