BLOOD FOR BRASS

Blood For Brass is a predecessor story for Growing Pains and exists in the same universe.

• World Lore

Welcome to the west.Blood For Brass follows America through the prime of the Wild West. The Frontier is untamed, ungoverned, and unforgiving, and still caught up in fending off the rapidly encroaching capitalism and industrialization of the Coalition seven years after the Coalition War.

• The Fool
• The Empress
• The Lovers
• The Chariot
• The Hermit
• Justice
• The Hanged Man
• The Devil
• The Tower
• The Moon
• The World

Stories taking place within the same era as Blood For Brass but not in the confines of the west.

• The Juggler

WELCOME TO THE WEST

Welcome to the west.

It's been seven long years since the end of the Coalition War. Many have scrambled for ownership of the Frontier, but the Stretch can't be so easily tamed. While the Coalition marches on in its pursuit of industrialization, the Frontier remains ungoverned and almost entirely lawless- an untamed beast.Barons stake their claims in territories across her rolling landscapes, towns and compounds spreading across the Stretch like pockmark scars- some under Baron control, and some entirely on their own.The Marshalls find little foothold in these unprecedented times- newly organized in an attempt to quell conflicts and dissuade outlaws (but serving to do little in the face of those who would rather make their living from blood.The Stretch, truly, is a place for outlaws and a place for freedom, and few would give that up so easily. It's become harder to tell the difference between Frontier-born and coalition-born, the warboys who made it out and the folk who had settled out here long before the oppression of the Coalition became just too much to take.Despite the years, some faces still remain known across the Stretch and within the heart of the Coalition, some folk who just can't escape war-born notoriety, whether they like it or not.

• Map and Locations
• Superstition and Lore
• Pets of the West

PETS OF THE WEST

Jameson and Winona Calhoun- The Dame: Introduced in The Fool, The Dame is Jameson's horse. She passes away following the events of The Devil. The Dame is implied to be an embodiment or bestower of Luck.- Bambi: Sheltie/labrador, female, house dog- Smoked Sausage: Dachshund, male, Connie's dog___Clementine and Etta Vayne-Whittaker- Ransom: border collie, male, herding dog. Ransom is introduced in The Hermit and is still alive, albeit old and retired, in The Devil.- Gambit: border collie, male, herding dog. Gambit is introduced in The Hermit and passes away of old age sometime between The Hermit and The Devil.- Cain: maremma sheepdog, male, livestock guardian dog. Cain is implied to be one of Clem's LGDs in The Hermit and is implied to be still alive in The Devil.- Able: maremma sheepdog, female, livestock guardian dog. Able is introduced in The Devil but is implied to have been purchased prior to the events of the story as a gift to Clem from Etta.- Ranger: transmontano mastiff, male, livestock guardian dog.- Gunner: carpathian shepherd dog, male livestock guardian dog- Scout: Akita, female, herding and livestock guardian.- Mercenary: jagdterrier, female, pest control. Mercenary (more commonly referred to as Merc or Mercy) is introduced in The Devil and implied to have been purchased as pest control when Clem took on more animals. Mercy is Kit's favorite dog and implied to be "hers".- Cowboy: collie, male, helps with herding on occasion. Introduced in The Devil, Cowboy is Etta's dog above all else and the only non-working dog on the farm at the beginning of the arc.- Boomer: greyhound, male. Boomer is a gift to Viola from Clem after she's abandoned by Cassie- Boomer is a rescue and partially an incentive to keep Vi from running off again.-Rutabega/Ruthie: The only named barn cat on the property, Rutabaga was named by Kit, much to the displeasure of Clem, who refuses to call her anything but Ruthie.___Calloway Sharpstrider and Ridley Barrows- Outlaw: Catahoula leopard dog, female. Introduced in The World, Outlaw is Cal and Ridley's newest and youngest dog. Outlaw is rescued by Cal as a puppy from a dog fighting operation following it's bust at the hands of Cal and the subsequent killing of the head of the operation.- Sheriff: carpathian shepherd dog, male, Marshall dog. Introduced in The World, Sheriff is Cal and Ridley's first dog. He is trained as a Marshall's companion but is rarely brought along.- Deputy: Briard, female, "guard" dog. Introduced in The World, Deputy was bred for property guardianship, but Cal and Ridley's reputation and more remote cabin has little need for a guard dog- allowing Deputy to lead a rather uneventful and pampered life.- Mini Me: Australian cattle dog, female. Introduced in The World, Mini Me is Ridley's dog first and foremost and was purchased by them on account of being deaf.All of Cal and Ridley's dogs are trained in sign.___The Maverick and Cassidy Maverick- The Revenant: Introduced in The Hanged Man, The Revenant is Maverick's horse. She is implied to have been killed in The Tower following Maverick's death.- The Holy Ghost: Introduced in The Devil, The Holy Ghost is Cassie's horse. She has a close bond with The Dame and despite being built for travel and hunts, she does not see any action.- Calico: Akita, female, hunting dog. Calico is introduced in The Devil and was a gift to Cassie from Jamie when she was younger. It's implied Calico is from the same litter as Scout but was more driven to hunt than protect or herd.

THE FOOL

Welcome to the west.

THE EMPRESS

Welcome to the west.

THE LOVERS

Welcome to the west.

THE HERMIT

Welcome to the west.

THE HANGED MAN

Welcome to the west.

THE DEVIL

Welcome to the west.

THE TOWER

Welcome to the west.

THE MOON

Welcome to the west.

THE WORLD

The Frontier is quiet.It's an uncommon occurrence, something unprecedented, something that's never quite happened for as long as anyone can remember. But the Frontier is quiet, now, as quiet as it can be with the boys still running roughshod with their guns and their horses and their pride, with the birth of new blood amidst the old guard of the Coalition War, with the allegiances still going strong. The world spins, and the world goes on, and the world is as it should be.A collection of interlude stories taking place between the end of the main arcs and The Tower.

THE CHARIOT

Welcome to the west.

THE juggler

Welcome to the west.

JUSTICE

Welcome to the west.