Realistic or Modern The Lights Above - Character Sheets [Open & Accepting][Western/Aliens]

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1899.
Somewhere nestled in the west of the United States of America; time is changing.
The days of the Wild West are coming to an end with government intervention; heroes and villains fading into the dust. Dirt roads are being replaced by railroads, small towns transforming into cities overnight. While the buildings grow taller and the mountains are blown up with dynamite, the town of Neilson has a population of exactly 101. The next town and train station is about a day and a half across a stretch of plains. Neilson is practically untouched by the industrialization of the great nation. Perfectly nestled between the mountains and covered by tall pines. The townsfolk rise with the sun and settle in when it goes down. Aside from the occasional drifter causing a ruckus, most of the townsfolk are familiar with the going on's of their next-door neighbor. While the rest of the world is growing, they can rest easy knowing that the tall buildings and steamboats are kept far enough away for now, though they expect a time will come soon when they will have to accept the way of the future. For now, there's not much they have to worry about.
Except for the lights in the sky.
What started out as a rumor from the town drunk quickly turned into the talk of the town as soon as the occurrence happened a second time. Animals mutilated during the night, farmers waking up in the middle of fields with no recollection of what had happened the night before - strange markings on their stomachs. While there is an explanation for most things, not even the preacher could figure this one out; fearing Armageddon was upon them, he gathered up his devoted followers and headed somewhere that street lamps were lit at night. That wasn't the case for the townsfolk whos fear of God did not strike them with such a passion. Eventually, word spread of the mysterious happenings and those on the outside who knew about Neilson decided that the most logical thing for them to do was take the long way around the mountains.

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Character Sheet
Full name:
Gender:
Birthday: day/month. Feel free to include astrological signs.
Age:
Ethnicity:
Relationships: if any
Occupation: Seeing as this is a western town, we need the Sheriff, bartender, blacksmith, etc!
Strengths and weakness or virtues and vices:
A bit of background:
Extra info:
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Please use this as an example of the character sheets you plan to write. I prefer for them to be descriptive, but half the fun is character development through posts! As long as they seem well thought out, you're in! If I like the post, that means you have been accepted.

Character Sheet
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Full name:
Winnifred Davis "Winnie"
Gender:
Female
Birthday:
May 5th
Age:
21
Ethnicity:
Caucasian
Relationships:
Mother: Anna Davis
Father: Fredrick Davis (deceased)
Uncle: Arnold 'Arnie" Davis (works on one of the nearby ranches)
Aunt: Beatrice Davis
Brother: Fredrick Davis Jr. (age 23).
Occupation:
Winnie helps her mother run the mercantile, mostly running errands.
Strengths and weakness or virtues and vices:
Qualities: Loyalty, perseverance, reliability, trustworthiness.
A bit of background:
Her father died before she was born, so Winnie was mostly raised by her mother and her uncle. With her mother taking on the workload of the business her father left behind, she was left in the care of her Aunt and Uncle most of the time. Her fondest childhood memories are spending time on the ranch, gaining an appreciation for the workers and cowboy culture - though her aunt was more than willing to keep her inside and teach her to be a lady. She was quite the talker and still is. She did well in her studies, but unfortunately, because of her mother's circumstances, she could no longer continue after a certain point. She began doing odds and ends for her mother, while her Aunt set on the search to find her a suitor. However, the poor woman's efforts have been in vain so far - as a man from a quiet town would prefer a woman who spoke little.
When strange occurrences started happening in town, Winnie became curious. Several times she and her brother had snuck out into the woods late at night to see if they could spot anything - and from their findings, they assumed it was all rumors. However, with more happening, Winnie became more intrigued at what exactly was going on. Against the wishes of her mother, she continues to investigate the sightings of the lights in the sky - which basically comes down to pestering the neighbors who in turn go and tell her mother.
Extra info:
She REALLY likes peppermint candies. She can be a little outspoken, but usually with good intention.