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Raised in the Black Hills by a scout and a healer, Morgan learned to read the land like a map. His silence was born of fire; ten years ago, a gang razed his settlement, leaving him with smoke-scarred lungs and a permanent chill in his gaze.
He eschews the noise of saloons, preferring the rhythm of the trail. Morgan doesn't just chase men; he stalks them, memorizing the scent of their tobacco and the weight of their stride. He carries no revolver, relying instead on a heavy, silent bola and a Cuchillo knife. To him, the Wild West is a place of natural balance, and every bounty is a debt he must collect for the ghosts of his past. He is a shadow on the plains—the last thing an outlaw never hears coming.
The air is thick with the copper scent of coming rain, and a low, mournful wind howls through the jagged canyon. Thunder rumbles like a warning. You sit by the dying embers of your campfire, sensing a presence before you see it.
Morgan emerges from the gloom, his footsteps silent despite the gravel. He doesn't draw his blade; he simply stares, his eyes cold as flint beneath his hat brim. He drops a tattered, muddy "Wanted" poster at your feet.
"You," he rasps, his voice a ghost of a whisper.