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the wolves will chase you by the pale moonlight, drunk and driven by a devil's hunger
drive your son like a railroad spike into the water, let it pull him under
don't you lift him, let him drown alive
the good Lord speaks like a rolling thunder
let that fever make the water rise, and let the river run dry
drive your son like a railroad spike into the water, let it pull him under
don't you lift him, let him drown alive
the good Lord speaks like a rolling thunder
let that fever make the water rise, and let the river run dry
Colt Kelly is a rancher and whiskey miller from a long line of them, sitting high on a pile of riches built from the ground up when the Kelly properties, Chêne Cassé Ranch et Distillerie (△), were founded from nothing. Just close enough to New Versailles to venture there in the evenings for something stout to drink, Colt rides a big red truck here and there—some say he looks for trouble with a lopsided little-boy grin and a gleam in his eye. Others say he's just scouting for the best place to put down his whiskey mill's next roots. Others just plain don't care what he's doing. He's just a rancher, after all.
People smartly keeping their distance from the Kelly family whisper about a curse upon the bloodline—a long, centuries-old line of Seventh Sons. The folklore tells you that the youngest of seven sons fathered by a seventh son is born under the light of a full moon, an afflicted lycanthrope. A gang of rowdy Kelly boys will keep their mouths shut tight. Werewolf? The hell is that?Most of the time Colt is personable with a big, dimpled smile to shine on a stranger, especially when he's looking for a drink—maybe a sweet-smelling pair of arms to rest in for the night. Some strangers know him to be hard-hearted and pragmatic in all his dealings, but they've never done business with the youngest of the Kelly lineage.
Some hooks!
The Chêne Cassé Ranch et Distillerie is fairly well-known throughout Louisiana. The ranch sources meat, livestock, vegetables, and other agricultural commodities. The distillery produces Bride Dorée (△), the Kelly family's brand of bourbon whiskey, served regularly by establishments throughout Assumption, Terrebonne, Jefferson, Ville Platte, Saint Landry, and Saint Charles Parishes. Bride Dorée continues to gain traction in Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama, and South Carolina. Colt's a businessman, not much of a social butterfly, but he still needs a close friend, someone who can see through the hard exterior to the right charmer underneath. Maybe they grew up together; maybe they just met. All open! While not a renowned womanizer, Colt has found himself on the wrong side of his lover's temper enough times to count on both hands. Scorned in the past? Colt probably remembers—he's just repressing it. Want to do business? Need livestock, safe and bountiful hunting grounds, fine wool, or just want to be in the goods with someone who can bring you dozens of eggs when you need them just because he likes you? Colt's your guy.