Western Characters

A specialized set of Stock Characters common to stories set in the American West of the 19th Century and used in The Western. Almost as stylized and precisely-defined as the characters of commedia dell'arte.

Riders of the Purple Sage
 * Cowboy
 * Gay Cowboy
 * The Drifter
 * Knight Errant
 * The Gunslinger
 * Fastest Gun in The West
 * The Trope Kid
 * Retired Gunfighter
 * The Gunfighter Wannabe
 * Young Gun
 * Outlaw
 * Bandito
 * The Rustler
 * Retired Outlaw
 * Bounty Hunter
 * Samurai Cowboy

Lawmen
 * Circuit Judge
 * Hanging Judge
 * Pinkerton Detective
 * The Sheriff
 * Clueless Deputy
 * US Marshal

Frontiersmen
 * Camp Cook
 * Hunter Trapper
 * Mountain Man
 * The Pioneer

Rich Folk
 * Cattle Baron
 * Railroad Baron
 * Rancher

Settlers
 * Determined Homesteader
 * Determined Homesteader's Children
 * Determined Homesteader's Wife
 * Determined Widow

Townsfolk and others


 * The Barber
 * The Blacksmith
 * Chinese Laborer
 * Chinese Launderer
 * City Slicker
 * Clerk
 * Crooked Banker
 * Bank Teller
 * Dry Crusader
 * Forty Niner
 * Frontier Doctor
 * Medicine Show
 * Snake Oil Salesman
 * Meek Townsman
 * The Piano Player
 * Pony Express Rider
 * Posse
 * Prospector
 * Railroad Employee Roundhouse
 * Remittance Man
 * Schoolmarm
 * Shop Keeper
 * Southern Gentleman
 * Undertaker
 * Wasteland Elder
 * Western Union Man

The Church
 * Preacher Man
 * The Missionary
 * Undertaker

The Saloon
 * The Bartender
 * Soiled Dove
 * Miss Kitty
 * Dance Hall Girl
 * The Piano Player
 * Professional Gambler
 * Saloon Owner

Natives
 * Halfbreed
 * Indian Chief
 * Indian Maiden
 * Magical Native American
 * Medicine Man
 * The Noble Indian
 * The Savage Indian
 * Apache
 * White Man Gone Native

The Army
 * Army Scout
 * The Delaware
 * Cavalry Officer
 * The Seventh Cavalry