Gibson “Gibbie” Rockford (Chance, Pistoleer)

Membership: ADF (Alexandrian Defense Force)

Race: Human

Height: 5’10

Weight: 180

Apparent Age: 70+

Archetype: Cybered Mercenary Adept (Cyber Criminal)

        Circle: Unknown (Consider Yourself Already Fucking Dead!!)

Preferred Weapon: Bowie Knife

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BIO:

They call him Gibbie and he has been around for some time and this is to be expected from those within the Federal Immortality Project and Gibson Rockford is no exception. He serves the Santa Fe Ring and is one of the last remaining members of the Henderson Posse know simply known as the Henderson Four, he as well serves the Alexandrian Defense Force (ADF) any other allegiances are unknown but consider this man to extremely dangerous. Gibson is both a pistoleer and a legendary knife fighter. His skills with the blade are only matched by a select few and even that is left up for debate, Gibson would learn his knife skills from the Apache and if the rumors are true…..he would only add the Apache knife fighting to his repertoire.

Gibson’s legendary fighting and throwing skills with a blade are just that legendary and he has sent many to an early grave, even out classing gunfighters with a simply flick of the wrist, he really does bring a knife to a gunfight and is the one to walk away. Gibson like the rest of the Henderson Four served the Underground Railroad and would work directly alongside the likes of Montgomery, Harriet, Orson, and Charles to aid escape slaves travel to freedom and fend off Slave Hunters. He has dedicated his life to rescuing those being oppressed and as well to standing watch for his closest friend Hale Henderson, even if this would end with Gibson nearly dying multiple times.

This man has been all over this great nation and is one of the reasons the west was wild, his lawless nature would simply manifest itself during the 19th century and the westward expansion, hailing originally from New York City and joining the US Cavalry to escape the bloody gas lite streets on city for something he called a peaceful transition…Wait What?? It would be during his days riding with the Pale Rider that he would find his purpose in life and that would be to defend the powerless and tear down the elite wherever the stood…a little back story as to why I believe he is far older then his birth records dictate.

Gibson like his friend Hale would travel west during the Gold Rush and he like Hale would strike it rich out west, he would build for himself a small empire and yet he would use his vast wealth to employee gunfighters, sellswords and the local tribes to protect the locals from the overreach of the government, to guide escaped slaves to freedom, and be the voice for the voiceless. Though where Gibson shined would be in the US Cavalry and this is were this outlaw would prove his moxy and forge a name for himself as the Pistoleer, he would fight in defense of the native population and even go as far as learning their language, traditions, and way of life. He would learn to live off the land and to respect the mother, Gibbie was basically one of the few European settlers that would be welcomed and respected by the natives, and one that would gladly put an end to anyone that showed ignorance or racism towards the native population.

Once the Civil War would start and America would be forever divided between the Blue and the Grey he would find himself fighting against the Confederate forces alongside his friends. Gibson would end up being injected with the FIP serum in 1850 and this would forever change the course of his life. Gibson would serve within the military from 1850 till 1944 when he would be severely wounded alongside Hale on the beaches of Normandy. He would be sent home after a quick stop in France, once back in NYC he would take a train back to Nevada and this is where his story really begins to unfold.

Once home it would be his friend Hale and his wife Georgia that would keep the broken man focused and save his life from the shellshock he suffered after the First and Second World Wars, it would be in Henderson Nevada that he would find his purpose and for this desperado the desert plains were simply home. He could hear the song of the desert serenade him, he would help his friend build the town into what it would become and he would be integral in the war against Robert House and Phillip Conrad. His skills with the knife would be put to the ultimate test numerous times as the Ring would collide with the Vegas Syndicate,