James "Black hat"



The esteemed James "Black Hat", was born sometime around 1870 in Saint Denis to a wealthy and noble family. Once he was 16 his father, as promised, bought him his very first horse named 'Duchess', James would go on to adore his horse and bring it on his future adventures into the frontier. Soon enough, he came into contact with Colton, who would in turn introduce him to Chazd forming the notorious gang, 'The Barons' based in Valentine. James would soon earn his infamous nickname 'Black Hat' after his signature black suit and tie outfit.

After moving the gangs operations to Rhodes and the area around it, along with the establishment of the hidden moonshine bar in the eastern Grizzlies, James and his associates would gain the title of the Rhode Raiders, after pillaging and robbing from the locals. Somewhere around this time James would have two children with his unknown wife. As the gang would start to gain notoriety and with members growing evermore ambitious in their illegal activities, Black Hat would go onto purchase exquisite two Arabian horses to help boost his public image as a gentlemanly citizen. Ultimately this grab for fame would be his downfall, after secretly ordering Chazd to conduct the massacre at the prestigious bar in Saint Denis to prove their hold over the city and its inhabitants. After hearing of Chazds failure to silence fellow gang member 'White Hat' in fear of him telling the authorities what had really happened, he ordered all gang members included in the massacre to be round up and killed, including Colton himself.

Soon after these events, a civil war ensued between James and Chazds faction and Colton's faction, until a gunfight between the two ended with the killing of the famed Luis by Chazd, a close friend of White Hat. In revenge, Chazd was murdered by Colton sparking rage inside of Black Hat, with him finally finding and ordering the killing of his life long friend, Colton. After a long gunfight with James' men, Colton would somehow emerge victorious and accidently come across James waiting for his men to come back and tell him the deed was done. In complete twisted anger Colton would fire two bullets from his revolver straight into James' head killing him instantly after he uttered his final words. "You will never be able to live with killing-".

He is also remembered as the patriarch of the Pitt Family.