Ford Lincon Mercury
Player: Joe Matellanes
Background: The year was 1863 and 19 year old Jon Coolins had robbed his first stage coach. He was surprised at how easy it was not even one shot was fired and he and his two partners, Butch and Earl the Cassidy brothers got a whooping $600 and two of the finest sliver plated Colt revolvers they had EVER layed thier eyes on. The pistols were to be a gift from one of the passangers to the owner of the new train that was being built. Thwy had trouble decideing who would get the guns so Butch came up wth a contest.
Butch took the hat off the man whom the gund belonged to and put it on the top of teh luggage, each man would get 6 shots with the guns, whoever shot all the most holes in the hat got to keep the guns. What Jon didn't know that when his turn came up Earl, the younger brother, was goin to shoot him in the back of the head. Butch got 3 shots, Earl got 4, and just as Jon was going to shot. As he reloaded both guns he told both brothers to stand where he could see them. When Jon had the two guns in his hands he felt a charge, a feeling of oneness with these pistols, it was then that Earl made his move. Almost out of nowhere a hail of gunshots was heard though out the valley, the horses jumped and kicked up the dust, the smell of fresh gunpower was in the air. The people who were robed saw the whole thing from the start, and figured this was the blonde kid with the blue eyes, last few minutes on earth. After the dust settled and the smoke blew away there was Jon standing with the two guns, smoke coming out of the barles, and Earl with 6 bullet holes in his chest. Earl never even unholstered his gun. When he saw his brother cut down Butch got on his horse and Jon never heard from him again, (he teamed up with a guy called Sundance but thats another story). Jon was shocked at what had just happened, never in his life had he done that, shot with such acuracy. Forgeting the money Jon got on his horse with his two new "friends" and rode off.
It wasn't too long after this happende that the story spead. From town to town thet story of the blue eyed kid was told. The further wast you got though the more wild the story got. By the time thet story hit New Mexico, Jon had shot the whole Cassidy clan blinfolded with both hands tied behind his back And fo course jon did not correct them, why should he, every where he went people knew him, bought him drinks, and the best part, the woman!!! Woman from all over were wanting to meet him touch his hands, have his hands touch them, it was fantastic. this was the first of four events that changed his life
As time went on Jon got more famous as a quick draw fighter. He was never challanged, why?? because everyone knew that he killed 23 people that day blinfolded, hands tied behind his back, and shooting the gun with his big toe from a sitting postion looking in the reflection of a mirror, or so the story went. But on eday a stranger walked in the picture. He was a stout man with a huge handlebar mustach. He called Jon out. Jon was scared shitless after 6 months he nebver had to prove he was fsat everyone just knew he was. So jon and the stranger walked outin the middle of the street, the whole town watching. The stranger drew his gun fatser then Jon and shot him in the arm, Jon had been beaten. A silence cover te people, the stranger came up to Jon and grabed the two sliver plated pistols and said, " SEE i was there that day, this hombre ain't shit!!!!!!!!! Earl Cassidy was the only person he killed and it was a flook!!!!! Now kid I'll be taking my pistols back" As the man walked away Jon felt weak, not fron the gun shot but from not having the pistols. He got up Yelled to the staranger " HEY!! JUST WHERE IN THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOUR GOING WITH MY GUNS!!!!!!" A feeling came over Jon, he lifted his hand and made it into a gun. The man turned around and saw jon basicly pointing his finger at him
"Hey son it's not nice to poi ........" the last word was cut off, the man looked down at his chest and saw he had been shot. Jon looked at his hand with a dumfounded look, what the hell did i just do, he thought. As the man fell and died Jon reached out his hands and both pistols flew into his hands, Jon almost fainted.
The crowd of people began to mumer with noise, "did you see that???", "he shot him with his finger", "how can that be" "oh my God those guns just flew into his hands!!!!". This was the second event that changed his life
Six months passed and Jon found his way to the midwest . He was offerd a job there by a man who needed a good shot to get rid of some Indians who were messing up any chance that the railroad had of getting to Chicago. Jon was VERY good at his job and found it eaiser to kill people as time went by. He was SO good at it that his boss gave him a silver plated derringer as a gift to match his pair of Colts. He got to one tribe and the leader of the tribe, standing if front of a huge bonfire said looked at him and said, " young man I know you have caused much pain to my people, I will stop this now. you will no longer be able to kill any one else, I BANISH you to the the sprit world, you will neevr return to harm us EVER!!" Not understanding the old fart and after months of killing these savages Jon shot the old man. As he did this the bonfire grew even bigger and changed from blue to green to black and back to blue, and it seemed that a firey hand came out of the fire and grabed Jon and pulled him into the heart of the fire. Jon Coolins was not seen on earth again, untill 101 P.A. This was the thrid event that chaned his life.
Jon woke up on the ground his clothes were a little burnt, that last thing he remembered was that stupid old redskin blabing somthing. he made sure he had his "partners" with him, and he got up. Somthing was not right, the indains were gone, all of his men were gone, and he was looking up at an old man, maybe close to 75 years old chanting somthing. the man stoped and looked at Jon, " DAMN!!! i am never going to get this right" Jon now got a good chance to look at where he was and he lost his breath. he saw a ruined city, but like no ther he had seen before. in the distance he could see a blue light, like a wall of light.
The man lookd down at Jon and said, " well whats your name, and where do you come from???? come on i know i brought you here, but you have to help me out so i can send you back to where you came from" still in shock at his surroundings Jon saw a sign on the ground, and not knowing he speaking out loud said "Ford Lincon Mercury???"
"well ford, where do you come from where do you li..." as the man said this a beast ran out of hiding and pounced at the man. with out a second thought Jon pointed his finger at the beast and killed it, blowing it's head clean off. The man looked at Jon again with asonished eyes
"Ford Ford Ford why didn't you say that in the first place, listen i have someone you need to meet" This was the fourth and final eevnt that changed his life.
From that day on he became Ford Lincon Mercury, the man, a shifter, introced him to people who would show him how to use his powers and to see if any others were lining dormant. Ford was a real quick learner. after one year he had adjusted nicly to life on rifts earth, and now fully understands that he is really close to 1500 years old, but rarely ever says anthing about that, in fact he finds himself liking rifts earth better that his time. He would not go back if you forced him to. In return for teaching him all he now knows, Ford became the shifters body guard. When that shifter died Ford "inherited" his stuff he aquired some more guns, but always favored his "partners". So not knowing any other type of work Ford became a gun for hire, traveling all over looking for "honest work"
Note:Ford is murdered as a result of collateral damage on a hit against Jarenth. Karrde dies along side of him.