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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
• 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

• Half Breed
• 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

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