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a-eo-iu · 1 year ago

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Selection of characters for a possible story set in 1900s northeast Brasil

Mira is a jagunço, a sort of gunslinger who works as hired protection. He used to be a cangaceiro (criminal gunslinger who operated in bands and often attacked farms and small cities), but his band fell apart, and he started working for the first farmer who caught his attention: nhô Carlos.

Nhô Carlos, a rich (and single) ranch owner, and Dona Ana, last heir of a powerful family of the region, are rival farmers/land owners. The two often clash over claims on each other's territories, and each has gathered a small personal army to protect their properties.

Sôr Sérgio is Carlos's most trusted employee and boss of the cowboys/ranch hands in his property. Mira often spends his time helping sôr Sérgio with the animals instead of doing his actual job of guarding the property.

Coronel Alexandre, who is not actually a colonel, is a captain of the Guarda Nacional, the imperial and early republic equivalent of the police. He's in charge of keeping the peace in the region the story is set in, and Mira is in charge of causing trouble, so you might guess they do Not like each other very much.

#youni originals #jagunços #<- tag for all these guys and this story in general #despite only one of them actually being a jagunço #nhô/sinhô and sôr are colloquial ways of saying senhor (mister/master) they're not names or titles or anything they're just. sir #dona is the equivalent of lady #fun facts i will not include in the body of the text because there's enough text there already:#1. sor sergio is part native and that's why he has the ear thingy. cultural expression #2. the guarda nacional was composed of rich people who often bought their ranks. coronel was a popular one and many #land owners who were part of the guard bought that rank. to this day big people in small cities are often still called coronel #calling him coronel is kinda to mock him. he's a rich guy who is stuck in this fucking place. he didn't even buy his rank.#3. yes i said carlos is single. yes i gave him a gold ring. up to you to guess why #4. the metal things in sor sergio's hat and leg things are coins. it was a thing here. among cangaceiros and the likes #5. donana is gay. this is not relevant to the quick outline but it's relevant here.#she totally has a servant girl who she treats so well and takes care of like family. her beloved.

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