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DONALD
AVERY
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 Not much is known about Donald Avery except that
he is a real estate magnate with an unhealthy obsession with his only
daughter Julia. For most of her life,
Donald doted on his daughter, attempting to replace the wife he lost with the
daughter he left behind. Although not much has been said on the subject, Ezra
Standish believes that his relationship with Julia as anything but normal and
that there might have been a darker side to Donald Avery that Julia will not
confess to. One thing is clear however, Donald is determined to find his
daughter and has spent considerable expense trying to locate her after her
flight from Philadelphia on the eve of her wedding to the man he had hand
picked for her, Roderick Packard.
Whether he finds her or not remains to be seen but Donald
Avery will not stop looking until he is reunited with his 'little dove'.
FIRST APPEARANCE: JULIA
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DIANA
BELLADONNA
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 Not much is known about
Diana Belladonna other than her reputation as a professional entertainer from
the East. Hired by the Four Corners hotel as a singer, Diana
quickly impresses herself into the lives of the seven when she comes to the
aid of Mary Travis, following her attempted kidnapping by Laurel
Chase. Diana has also set her sights on Ezra Standish, creating a notable
rift for a time, between himself and Julia
Pemberton. Forced into a position where it appeared that he might lose Julia
because of Diana, the gambler made no secrets of his lack of feelings for
Diana. However, it is soon apparent that Diana has a hidden agenda in mind
when she orchestrates the escape of a vicious band of stagecoach thieves and
murderers. Unknown to the anyone in Four Corners and in particular, the
seven, Diana Belladonna is an agent of the Citadel, the organisation
headed by Hannibal Julius, with
instructions to remain in town and keep a close eye on Ezra Standish.
After sufficient time, Diana brought Ezra Standish to Julius
and was partially responsible for he gambler's
assault by the man's hands. It is at this time, it is learnt that Diana
Belladonna is actually part Apache, her conception borne out of an act of
rape. A fierce defender of her people's rights, Diana's prime motivation for
joining the Citadel is to secure their future. However, even Diana finds
these admirable goals in conflict when she sees what Julius does to Ezra.
When she is captured later on by Ezra Standish as he prepares to leave Four Corners for good, following his
assault, Diana reluctantly reveals Julius' plans and his whereabout
to Julius. During the Apache attack on the town of Four Corners, Dina took the
opportunity to escape. At this time, her present whereabouts are unknown.
FIRST
APPEARANCE: BAD GIRLS III
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NEIL
BLACKWOOD
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 Neil Blackwood grew up in the harsh streets of Chicago and clawed his way up
the ladder of organized crime through sheer ruthlessness. During his progress
to the underworld seat of power, Blackwood found no need for any romantic
affiliations, choosing to satisfy his sexual needs by preying on young
teenage women, often against their will. It was this same predilection that
found him seducing and then later violating a young girl he happened upon the
seaside town of Grenfell in the New England coast. As it was the
nature of the times, the young girl remained silent about her disgrace and
allowed Blackwood to go on his way.
The young woman never again crossed Neil Blackwood's mind
until some twenty years later when he happened the same way again and
discovered that she had left town after it was discovered she was pregnant.
Bound by curiosity more than anything else, Blackwood began searching for the
girl in an attempt to learn what had become of her and more importantly her
child. Eventually, he discovered that the lady had gone to New York, where she had passed
herself off as a widow and began work as a housekeeper in a rich boarding school
for boys.
Mrs Dunne as she was now
known had bore Neil Blackwood a son, named JD.
Discovering a paternal interest he never imagined he might
have, Blackwood finally traced JD to the town Four Corners and traveled there in an
effort to introduce himself to the boy. JD's reaction to the possibility was
anything but welcomed but due to the advice of Buck Wilmington, JD decided to
give Blackwood a chance to forge some kind of relationship with him. However,
Blackwood omits to telling how it exactly that he had come to father the boy
with his mother, concocting a story that painted him as a displaced husband
unable to find his young wife after the war.
As Black wood gets to know JD, Blackwood decides that he
wants his son in his life and wishes JD to leave Four Corners to accompany him back to
Chicago, in order to take his
place by his father's side. However, Blackwood is aware that JD would never
leave the camaraderie of the seven or his young fiancée. Hiring assassins, he
almost kills Buck Wilmington and Chris Larabee. For
Casey, Blackwood rapes her under the treat of telling JD that she was the one
who had seduced his father. Fortunately, upon learning the full extent of
Blackwood's criminal past, Casey reveals the truth to JD. Enraged, JD kills
his father's henchman and warns Blackwood to never come near him again.
Blackwood was forced to leave Four Corners at gunpoint but has
sworn to return in order to claim his son.
FIRST APPEARANCE: PRODIGAL
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BENJAMIN
BOSSHARD
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 Before the Lincoln County Wars, Benjamin Bosshard
had already allied himself with the men who would be called the Santa Fe Ring, the ringleaders of
the violence that ran rife through the Territory. Bosshard
had been one of its enforcers long before the violence was given official
title and had no peer in being able to terrorize settlers into capitulating
to the desires of wealthy landowners. One of Laurence Murphy's men, Bosshard was instrumental in acquiring land for Thomas Cotran. When such practices came to the town of Eagle's
Nest, the Marshall in residence there, one Peter Reeves, father to a young
Ezra Standish and husband to Maude Standish, stood up for the beleaguered
victims. By investigating Cotran and attempting to
have the villainous lawyer disbarred, Reeves earned Contran's
deep animosity and Bosshard was sent to order the Marshall to desist. Never one to
stand down from a fight, Marshall Reeves refused and was warned that when the
time came, not only would he pay but his family would pay beside him.
Eventually, continued defiance by Reeves forced Cotran's
hand and Bosshard was send to expediate
the matter permanently. Unfortunately, the Marshall's family escaped and
despite Bosshard's best efforts, he had to be
content with only spilling Peter Reeves blood.
Thirty years
later, Bosshard is recognised
by Maude Standish in the town of Four Corners while attempting to
secure more land for his employers. Almost killed by Maude, Bosshard learns that his past has come back to haunt him.
FIRST
APPEARANCE: IDENTITY
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LAUREL
CHASE
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Laurel Chase has always been accustomed to having men as she
pleased. Since her earliest memories, her ability to turn heads was
unprecedented. Thus Laurel sought to dominate men
wherever she went and with a mind as sharp as her beauty was overwhelming, Laurel created the Arena. A
place that catered to the ultimate blood sport, where combatants would kill
each other thanks to the drugs she had addicted them to.
When Laurel sees Chris Larabee, she knows she has at last discovered her star
attraction and upon kidnapping him, Laurel administers the dreaded
Venom narcotic that makes him her willing slave. Once under her power, Laurel
waste no time in making Chris fight in the Arena while at the same time
seducing him. Only the seven's rescue of Chris' saves him from being her
creature permanently.
Laurel shows her cunning when Chris returns to Calumet City,
the venue for her Arena. After ambushing the seven with her snipers and
almost crippling Vin Tanner, Laurel made her
escape, with Chris realizing that he has made a powerful enemy.
Laurel returns shortly after and manages to capture all of
the seven, holding them in an abandoned fort while she dispatches men to go
after Mary Travis Larabee. Laurel's plan to make Mary a
slave of the venom drug comes a foul when she
instead re-awakens the memory of Sekhmet inside Mary. Armed with Sekhmet's knowledge and skill, the women of Four Corners go after their men and
are able to free them. With Isis at her side, Sekhmet
inflicts terrible injuries on Laurel and her henchman, Mr
Zhang.
However, once again, Laurel takes advantage of the
reunion between Chris and Mary and escapes.
Laurel is a genius in
biochemistry and has created the Venom narcotic which is an enzymatic accelerate
of testosterone in males. She is beautiful and extremely ruthless. Because of
Vin's closeness to Chris, Laurel is determined to kill
him painfully.
FIRST
APPEARANCE: ARENA
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ISIS
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 While at an archaeological dig not far from Far
Corners, Mary Travis Larabee witnesses the
unearthly arrival of Isis, an alien visitor from another world who has
assumed the persona of the ancient Egyptian goddess. Upon arriving on earth
and having discovered that her own body was rapidly deteriorating, the alien,
called a Goa'uld assumes control over the body of Alexandra Styles and escapes through the
portal uncovered at the site, to another world. Along with Sekhmet who has taken over Mary's
body, the two ancient goddesses return to their place of power, unaware that
the seven are close behind.
Aided by some
future travelers, the seven finally recover Alex and Mary and is able to
drive out the Isis personality away from
the duo.
However, when
Laurel Chase uses her narcotic drug on
Mary some months later, they discovered that even though the symbiotic
organism that had inhabited her body was dead and gone, the personality of Isis is still retained in
Alex's mind. Fortunately, although Isis' memories remain, it is
Alex who is in control and together with Sekhmet, they are able to
rescue the seven whom at the time in Laurel's hands.
Isis as the
mythology holds, it the supreme Goddess in the Egyptian pantheon of gods. As
a Goa'uld, she was second only to Ra in power and
was a formidable healer and ruthless warrior.
FIRST APPEARANCE: ISIS
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Hannibal Julius Alexander
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 Hannibal Alexander Julius named after some of
history's greatest military minds believes himself to be an incarnation of
those notable men and dreamt of someday proving himself on the battle field
like those ancient commanders. Unfortunately, Julius' dreams to not the match
the reality of his ability and during the Civil War where he was Chris Larabee's commanding officer, Julius was not above
sacrificing his men to achieve a victory. Infamous for having the highest
casualty rate of any commander in the entire war, Julius almost condemned
Chris Larabee and Buck Wilmington to that same fate
when he commanded the platoon to take a hill without waiting for
reinforcements.
Chris knew that if they were to follow Julius' orders to
conduct a full frontal assault on the hill, they would have been cut down by
enemy fire before they even crossed the field. Thus Chris countermanded
Julius' orders without his knowing and offered a solution that would see the
platoon survive the engagement. Infuriated as he perceived Chris attempting
to steal his victory, Julius shoots Chris in the back, not anticipating the
loyalty engendered by the men for the young Lieutenant who had saved their
lives. Julius is brought to a military tribunal along side his Sargeant and henchman Bellison
where he is imprisoned for the duration of the war.
Whilst in prison, Julius blames Chris for all his troubles
but considers revenge a poor pastime, dreaming instead of the time when he
takes his place a military genius among the great of the path. When his
family connections allow him to bribe the guards at the prison where he is
jailed to set him free, both Julius and Bellison
finally achieved the freedom they have waited and planned for. Once freed,
Julius begins the creation of the Citadel, an organization whose objectives
are to over throw the present government by creating instability.
Recruiting from all walks of life, Julius promises his
followers a new order based on equality and justice, something sorely lacking
in the dissatisfied groups in the post war climate.
His attempt to destroy the railroad through the Territory is thwarted by the
seven after Ezra Standish dupes him into believing that he is joining the
Citadel. Julius, who also has slight homosexual proclivities
is incensed that Ezra used his attraction for the gambler to rescue Mary when
Julius kidnaps her for vengeance against Chris Larabee.
Following the failure of his plans at the railroad, Julius retreated to lick
his wounds and plan his next venture, however not before giving Ezra a
promise that he would return.
Julius has learnt during his years in prison how to be a
master tactician and his shortcomings in military undertakings during the war
have all but been eliminated. Julius is not above acting dishonorably to
carry out his plans and Ezra Standish has superseded his hatred for Chris Larabee.
Julius had vowed to destroy him and found the opportunity
some months later when he kidnapped Ezra and subjected him to a brutal sexual
assualt. Turning Ezra loose following the rape,
Julius then continued with his plans to incite the Native Americans in the
Territory to riot, frightening them with tales of doom with the coming of
statehood. Using the considerable resources at the disposal of his Citadel,
Julius provided the Indians with guns and ammunition, intending to turn the
Territory red in a blood bath and instigate a full scale riot which he would
quell and be seen as the conquering hero by the rest of America. The plan was
thwarted by the seven who learned about the riot before it took place and
took appropriate measures to warn the army. During the course of events, Ezra
learnt the location of Julius' whereabouts and along with Chris Larabee, tracked the would be revolutionary to his hiding
place and ended his life in a gruesome act of revenge befitting the violation
he had inflicted upon the gambler.
FIRST APPEARANCE: THE CITADEL
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AUDREY
KING
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 As the new school teacher
in town, Audrey has not only a new community to become accustomed to but also
has to contend with a daughter in a bizarre interest in magic and the
supernatural. Although she is mostly oblivious to this, she had discovered that
Josiah Sanchez, one of the lawmen charged to protect the town, has also taken
a keen interest in her precocious daughter. Unknown to Audrey, it was Josiah
and she who helped reverse the reality spell cast by Lilith,
which saw them meet for the fir the first time.
Since then, she has impressed Josiah as someone possessing
great compassion as she attempted to heal the rift between Inez and her
mother when Mrs. Recillos discovered her unmarried
daughter was pregnant. In showing kindness to Inez who had been publicly
disgraced by her pregnancy, she had earned the respect of not only the other
members of the seven, but also the affection of Josiah Sanchez.
Audrey and Josiah have approached their relationship
tentatively. Although her attempts to further their commitment to each other
recently came to nothing when Josiah accused Lillith
of casting some form of love spell on them, Audrey had since attributed this
to his insecurities for a serious relationship. Audrey is flamboyant and
artistic with a humorous side that is not prone to convention.
FIRST
APPEARANCE: THE WISH
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LILLITH
KING
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 The only daughter of Audrey King, Four Corner's
new schoolteacher, Lilith is your average little
girl. While she considers Billy Travis her best friend and the only boy for her,
she also has a peculiar interest in the supernatural. It all began when Lilith discovered an old book of witchcraft kept by her
preacher ancestor, in the attic of the house prior to their departure from Cherrybrook. Learning that she had in her hands a Grimoire, a powerful book of spells, Lilith
acquainted herself with Morag, a local personality who was reputed to be a
witch who taught her something of its power. When Billy Travis confesses the
desire to give everyone their fondest desire, Lilith
conjures the spell that would allow them to make that wish a reality.
What follows next is the alteration of reality itself as each
member of the seven and those around them, find
themselves in what they had always perceived to be their fondest wishes only
to learn that wanting it and having it were two entirely different things.
Josiah Sanchez, who suspects the truth finally, tracks down Audrey King and
together they break the spell and return things to normal.
Although Lilith has promised Josiah
she will not engage in any more spells, she still dabbles with potions and
lesser conjuring. In the meantime, she has grown fond of Josiah who reminds
her of the father she lost and continues to remind her mother how much better
their lives would be if Josiah was a permanent addition to the household.
FIRST APPEARANCE: THE WISH
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GENERAL
CHRISTOPHER MARCUS LARABEE
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 Better known as General
Marcus Larabee, the relationship between Chris Larabee, leader of the seven and his father had remained
estranged for almost two decades until the General's arrival in Four Corners. Much of this was due to
Chris' belief that it was his father's desire for him to follow in his
footsteps and when Chris was subsequently ejected from the Academy, drove the
younger Larabee into obscurity because he could not
face his father a failure.
The General
however, kept closed tabs on his son, being fully aware of Chris' activities
until after Sarah and Adam's death, where Chris' self destructive path had
him disappear into the heart of the Territory with only his notorious
reputation behind him.
Upon meeting
his father again, Chris discovers that the General had never felt ashamed of
his actions and his expulsion at the Academy but the natural Larabee pride had kept both men from reconciliation. As they
are forced to work together, Chris and the General finally put aside their
differences and began to forge some kind of relationship.
The General
lives in Illinois, where he has a house
keeper named Madeline who helped him raise Chris after the death of his wife Brigid. A seasoned veteran of the battlefield, the
General's expertise was mostly in covert intelligence and is mostly stationed
in Washington.
FIRST
APPEARANCE: THE CITADEL
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RANDALL MASON
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When Randall Mason first sees Alexandra Styles at the age of 16, he
knows with utter certainty that she is destined to be his, even if she
doesn't. Randall, a rich European aristocrat keeps close eye on Alex for the
next ten years, never too far away from what he considers to be the only
woman deserving of his love. Although objecting secretly to her desire to be
a doctor, or William Style's lack of discipline in her upbringing, Randall
always displays the persona of the supportive friend.
When Alex becomes a woman and is enrolled in medical school,
she turns to Randall once again and even becomes his lover for a short time,
unaware that she is only binding herself to him in ways she cannot possibly
imagine. After Alex graduates from university as a fully-fledged doctor, she and
her father begin their travels again, this time journeying to Egypt. Whilst in Cairo, Randall finally
approaches William Styles for Alex's hand in marriage. To his astonishment,
he is refused. Styles believes that Alex is too
young for him and for that matter, does not love him enough to be his wife.
Enraged, Mason departs but is determined to have Alex one way
or another. Using his money, he arranges Styles to be murdered and the old
man is soon found dead, diagnosed by his own daughter of suffering some form
of heart failure. Once again, Mason is there to lend a supportive shoulder to
a grieving Alex. However, Alex realizing that it is time that she managed on
her own, disappears without a trace, leaving no clue
to her whereabouts.
Mason searches for Alex desperately for the next two years,
until he discovers that she has began a practice as a doctor in the town of
Four Corners, in the United States. Journeying there with
his aid Mr Rihs, Mason is
received warmly by Alex at first. However, when his marriage proposal is
refused, Randall tells Alex one way or another, she will be his. Mason is
further enraged to find out that Alex is involved in a romantic relationship
with Vin Tanner, one of the seven men guarding the
town. Randall who learns that Vin is a penniless
tracker and has a bounty on his head, is incensed that he would be rejected
such a man.
After attempts to kidnap Alex and hand Vin
to the law in Tascosa come to failure, Randall's
destructive behaviour is put to an end when he
shoots Alex in the back. Vin almost kills him with
his bare hands. Upon her recovery, she goes to see Randall who is languishing
in the jailhouse at this time. He is confident that he will be released and
promises her that she will never bee free of him. Alex who was told earlier
by Randall that he was responsible for her father's murder,
reacts promptly by injecting him with curare in lethal doses. She watches him
die, telling herself it was done in justice.
FIRST
APPEARANCE: HUNTERS AND PREY
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Roderick
Packard
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 Roderick Packard is rich and successful.
He is what is considered by the upper crust of Philadelphian society as 'new
money'. While he is to be tolerated in their company, he is certainly not
one of them. Packard who is very aware of his status in their eyes was determined
to change this. However, money no matter how much of it he had,
could not ensure their acceptance of him as one of their own. It was at this
time that he met Donald Avery, the real estate millionaire from one of the
most notable families in Philadelphia high society. Both men
perhaps recognizing something in each other soon became fast friends and
Packard learnt that Avery had a daughter named Julia.
Reports by his private investigators told Packard that Julia
was exactly what he needed. Although very beautiful and with a considerable
dowry and inheritance behind her, Julia's prospects for finding a good
husband were slim. Rumors and gossip had it told that the young woman was a
wanton with scores of lovers everywhere. Her reputation though unproven was
enough to make the other families wary about considering her as a potential
bride for one of their sons. Roderick chose not to make light of the
situation to Avery, caring little whether or not the man knew since it served
no purpose to tell him. Instead, he asked for Julia's hand and was accepted
as Avery's future son in law. No one consulted Julia.
Their first meeting was less than auspicious. He considered
her extremely beautiful but it was obvious that the feeling was not mutual.
It mattered little to Packard who knew that if Julia turned down the proposal
she would be left without a penny. All he could see was the foothold he would
finally have in society once the Avery name was attached to him.
Unfortunately, on the eve of their wedding, a most opulent affair, Julia
vanished and continues to remain vanished, leaving Packard the joke of Philadelphia and swearing vengeance
for his humiliation.
FIRST
APPEARANCE (so to speak): JULIA
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JULIA PEMBERTON
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Julia Avery arrived in Four Corners seeking a new life after
narrowly escaping being married to a rich tycoon who as saw her as a means to
enter Philadelphia society. Absconding with
a great deal of her father's money, the socialite assumed a new surname,
Pemberton, and began building herself a new life in the small frontier town.
Almost immediately attracted to him as soon as Julia cast her
eyes upon Ezra Standish, Julia was able to wrestle his affections away from Alexandra Styles and make her his.
Ezra recognizing a kindred spirit in Julia was also just as smitten even
though he accepted the fact that she was something of a schemer and temptress
to any man she had ever met.
In time however, Julia's determination to be someone other
than the spoilt, seducing socialite she had been allowed her to become
accepted by Mary and the other women of Four Corners. On occasion, Julia is
forced to keep her tracks hidden from her father Donald Avery who is still
searching for her and the fiancée' Roderick Packard whom she jilted at the
altar. Only recently, did she reveal that her father's love and affection had
a dark side she does not even feel comfortable about revealing to anyone,
especially Ezra.
Julia is a keen businesswoman, with a sharp wit and a sardonic
manner. The owner of the Pemberton museum, she had shown her acumen in
commercial ventures by increasing the money she had stolen from her father
into double of what it originally was . Not above
using her sexuality to help herself and her friend out of their difficulty,
she is a match for Ezra who is just as devious and susceptible as she is to
the lure of money and the art of the shell game.
FIRST
APPEARANCE: JULIA
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DYLAN
PIERCE
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 Before arriving in Coventry, Dylan Pierce had been
right hand man to one of the notorious James Bracken of Kansas City. Bracken had taught
Dylan everything he knew about the gangland life and how profitable killing
for money would be. For a time, Dylan enjoyed the unprecedented joy of being
the second to a very powerful and dangerous man. However, the rule of the
jungle ensured that there was always someone in the wings who was bigger and
stronger. For Bracken, the fateful day arrived when he came up against Jack
Nichols who more or less ran the town and did not take too kindly to
Bracken’s efforts to usurp territory. The resulting blood bath had more or
less annihilated all of Bracken’s gang. Dylan had escaped but barely.
Determined that he would not die by the Nichols’ hands, Dylan
fled Kansas and rode out west,
finding Coventry not long after he
arrived in the Territory. The sheriff was an old man who took a liking to
Dylan and hired him as a deputy. Deciding that he liked the respect commanded
by the job, Dylan made soon short work of work of Sherrif
Clarence Rochester, ensuring that the older man's death be considered
accidental. He was old enough for such a thing to be believed and Dylan
promptly assumed the badge and began calling himself Sheriff Pierce. Coventry
would soon become his very own fatted calf, carving it piece by piece over
the years as he gathered enough money to quit the west forever. The people in
Coventry had resisted at first
and it required a few dead men before the point was put across finally that
he would not be leaving unless he was in a pine box.
He would have
remained in Coventry indefinitely if it had
not been for the arrival of Alexandra Styles. Taking a liking
to her, Dylan made the beautiful doctor stay, the only way he knew how, by
arresting her. However, a clever rescue attempt by Mary Travis Larabee, Julia Pemberton, Casey Wells and Maude Standish
saw him locked inside his own cell. Infuriated, Dylan pursued the women to
Eagle Bend where he attempted to
recapture Alex. Fortunately, by this time, the seven were also in Eagle Bend and Vin
was able to retrieve his fiancée' and hand Dylan over to the authorities.
Dylan has vowed that he would come back for Alex and only time will tell if
he makes good on that promise.
FIRST APPEARANCE: BAD GIRLS II:
WEEKEND WITH MAUDE
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SELENA
QUINT
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 There are not many women in her line of work but
as a mercenary, there is none better or more lethal than Selena Quint. Not much is known about Selena's earlier life
except that she spent time with a Diaz, a former general in the Mexican Army
who rode in Santa Ana's wars. Diaz was
believed to have prepared Selena for her life as a mercenary although she far
surpassed him soon enough. Selena's career as a mercenary gave her a fearsome
reputation and eventually she fell into the employ of Lawrence Preston who had dreams of
turning the US economy upside down by
destabilizing it with counterfeit currency.
When Mary Travis acquires the engraving plates by accident,
it is Selena who is sent after her to retrieve them. After numerous unsuccessful
to do so, Selena kidnaps Inez Recillos and demands
a trade; Inez for the plate. With no choice but to comply, Jeremy Seacourt, a secret service agent who helps them retrieve
Inez and retain the plates, approaches Mary. During the confrontation, Julia Pemberton shoots Selena in the
back. She disappears before she can be handed to the authorities.
Some months later, Selena makes a return to the lives of
Mary, Inez and Julia when she is hired by Guy Royal and Stuart James to raze Four Corners to the ground. With the
aid of Diaz and the bandits, Selena plans the utter destruction of Four Corners and lays the town to
siege. If not for the tactical leadership of Chris Larabee
and Vin Tanner breaking through the blockade, she
might have succeeded. When the bandits launch their final assault on Four Corners, Selena seeks out Julia
Pemberton to take her revenge, only to be on the receiving end of another
bullet. This time, there was no walking away.
FIRST
APPEARANCE: BAD GIRLS
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NICHOLAS
SERFONTEINE
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 Former owner of the slave plantation where
Nathan Jackson had resided until the onset of the war, Nicholas was
responsible for the rape and murder of Nathan's only sister, Rachel.
Following her brother's enraged discovery of her murder, Nicholas had the
young man whipped a lesson for his disobedience. Refusing to endure the
humiliation of having to call the man who killed his sister master, Nathan
escapes from the Avalon plantation and makes his way north, where he is finally
helped by Josiah Sanchez who was a preacher at the time.
Their paths do not cross again until Nicholas discovers
Nathan living in the town of Four Corners. He had long ago given
up his slave 'Ajax' for dead and feigns
innocence when Nathan accuses of the crime and resorts to physical violence.
When Nathan is convinced that it is wiser to forget the past and not throw
away his life because of this man, Serfonteine
chooses to remain in the town. Now a member of the growing Ku Klux Klan, Serfonteine is determined to drive Nathan out of his new
home.
Inviting his fellow Klan members to join him, Serfonteine embarks on a reign of terror in Four Corners, inciting new members in
the locality and burning businesses owned by colored or non whites. Using the
amalgamation of Negroes, Mexicans and Chinese into Four Corner's society, his
dangerous rhetoric culminates in the kidnapping of Alex and later the brutal
assault on Ezra Standish when he rescues her. Nathan remembering the days
when he was Serfonteine's fencing partner finally
kills the man when they face each other with rapiers.
FIRST APPEARANCE: DEMONS
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SEKHMET
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 Called the Warrior Goddess or the Lion Goddess by
the Egyptians, Sekhmet emerges from a thousand
years of incarceration and is nearly insane when she encounters Mary Travis Larabee upon arriving on Earth. An alien form another
world, the Goa'uld Sekhmet
discovers in Mary a suitable host to carry her parasitic self. Discarding her
aging host body, she assumes control of Mary's and returns to the world of Netjer, Isis' seat of power. When
Chris Larabee comes to reclaim his wife, Sekhmet promises that he will never get her back and
engages Chris is a battle that sees him winning only by use of superior
weaponry.
Like Isis, Sekhmet is driven out of Mary's
body and dies on the floor of the maze known as Thor's Hammer, a place
created by the Asgard a powerful race of benevolent
beings, to destroy the Goa'ulds who had taken a
host body.
Sekhmet does not emerge until Laurel Chase injects her with the
Venom narcotic, bringing forth the memories of the Warrior Goddess from its
host. Together with Isis, Sekhmet
then seeks out Laurel and rescues Chris Larabee and the seven from the villain's' clutches.
Sekhmet is ruthless, a perfect
hunter and warrior. In her prime, she is capable of defeating almost anyone
pitted against her in hand to hand combat. Her weapon of choice is the Goa'uld staff weapon.
FIRST
APPEARANCE: ISIS
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ALEXANDRA STYLES
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 Alexandra Styles better known as 'Alex' came to Four Corners to practice medicine. As
a product of an inter-racial marriage, the possibility of a medical career in
Europe was anything but
stellar. Until his death, Alex had traveled across the world with her father,
Doctor William Styles as he researched data for his never published book on
world medicine.
Upon her arrival in Four Corners, Alex was involved with
Ezra Standish for a time until the appearance of Julia Pemberton ended the relationship
abruptly. Shortly after, Alex discovered that the feelings she had for Vin Tanner even during her relationship with Ezra was far
more passionate than anything she ever felt for the gambler.
Since then, Alex has had to fend off unwanted suitors in the
form of Randall Mason who was responsible for
her father's death and had planned to kidnap Alex and return her to Europe. Vin's
timely intervention saved Alex from this fate and she took precautions to
ensure that he would never bother them again.
After numerous adventures together and his name
being cleared in Tascosa, Alex and Vin have married. They reside over her clinic until Vin can build them a proper home on the property where
the Lucky Seven ranch, the joint horse ranch venture
partnered by Chris Larabee, Buck Wilmington and Vin, is situated.
Alex is smart, beautiful and will not take no for an answer
if she thinks that her patient's life is at stake. Her love for Vin is passionate and she is willing to do anything to
help him. She considers Nathan Jackson to be the closest thing she has to a
brother and has actively sought to have the healer become a fully credited
member of the medical profession.
FIRST
APPEARANCE: THE RECKONING
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VICTORIA WESTBROOK
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 Oldest daughter of James Westbrook and sister to Damien, Victoria swore vengeance against
Chris Larabee he was indirectly responsible for the
death of all her brothers and her fathers. Damien, a rapist who had battered
several young women to death after assaulting them had done the same to Buck
Wilmington's fiancee, Alice. Efforts to bring
Damien to justice before hand had proved unsuccessful and finally Chris Larabee, freshly discharged from the army, volunteered to
accomplish the task to keep Buck from making the attempt and getting himself
killed by the rancher's formidable army of men loyal to him.
Chris infiltrated the Westbrook ranch, working as a hired
hand for several months until the rancher's guard was down before Chris set
his plan to apprehend Damien into motion. In the subsequent firefight, Victoria was forced to see her
father and two older brothers killed while Damien was taken away to face
justice. He would later hang. The shock drove her mother to her deathbed and
destroyed what was left of the family. Victoria married and remained at the
Westbrook ranch, her younger sister having left the tragic family history
aside by moving to the East. Following her husband's death, Victoria began her plans of
vengeance against Chris Larabee.
Beginning with the attempted murder of Nathan Jackson, the
rape of Inez Recillos who Victoria knew to be someone Buck
cared for deeply, she increased the bounty on Vin
Tanner considerably and smeared Mary Travis' good name. Posing as the owner
of the new emporium, Victoria planned to murder Mary
Travis by burning her alive, the way Sarah and Adam was lost to Chris. It was
only by a fraction of time that Chris and Buck discovered her true identity.
In the same fire she had meant to take Mary's life, Victoria lost hers.
FIRST APPEARANCE: THE RECKONING
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