Pearl Thurston
(Kathryn Browning)
Garrett’s wife. Disappointed and bitter about her life in the frontier.
Garrett Thurston
Founder of Thurston. First watched the railroad pass his once thriving mining town by then the plague take most of its residents. Still clings to the dream of the West.
John Callaway
Former plantation owner. Lost everything in the War. Dastardly and dangerous. Has come West to reclaim the one thing he thinks he still owns.
Sheriff Nate Hart
Reluctant lawman. Went West after going AWOL during the Civil War. Observant and practical. Lives in the gray area of justice.
Bailiff
Tough and serious. Believes in vigilante justice if justice isn’t served in the courts.
Preacher
Struggling to bring civility to the West. A decent man until his own survival is at stake.
Judge William Richards
Travelling magistrate. Pompous, proud and yellow-bellied.
Mabel Winston
Curious and precocious. Travelling to California with her family.
Dr. Benjamin Walkingstick
Intelligent and pensive. He straddles two worlds – that of his Cherokee family and that of the Western European settlers.
Marie Dumont
Beguiling and mysterious. Travels the rails conning men out of their fortunes.