Gregory Poole
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Actor: Duncan Ollerenshaw, Ref: Hell on Wheels
Concept
Foul-Mouthed, Bigoted Irish Laborer
Tropes
Jerkass (or maybe Jerkass With A Heart Of Gold); Smug Snake
Details
Gregory emigrated from southern Ireland with his family around 1850, and ended up in California doing whatever work he could find; ranching, railroad, construction, &c. So far west, the War never quite affected him, though he tended to voice support for the South when the inevitable, drunken, political argument would arise from time to time. As the years dragged on and his fortunes didn't improve, he decided to try his hand at prospecting, and in 1873, arrived in the "California District" as part of the Company contingent. He worked a claim for about six months, but having not amounted to much, he gave up on mining, sold back his claim. He eventually found work at the Kimble Ranch, and staying on there after the California investors folded, he became the foreman (mostly by default). He still dreams of doing better for himself, maybe by having a ranch of his own…maybe this one if things turn worse for the Kimbles and he plays his cards right.
- Very-obviously Irish
- Ulysses Murphy's supervisor at Kimble Ranch
- Thinks he can run things better than Enoch Kimble (and maybe he's right?)
- Typically spends his free-time in town, drinking, whoring, and playing at cards
Contact
Category: Technical/Trade (Horse/Cattle Ranching)
Core Skill: Animal Handling (Equines)-15
Traits
Professional animal-handling (horses and cattle); Basic skill at various odd-jobs; Intolerance of non-whites (and English); Not very diplomatic or agreeable
