Jack of Harts

Charles retired and traveled to Wolfenheim after War’s End. The Pennsylvania Incident was difficult for many to get over, and he considered it best to get out from under foot and travel where no media could catch up with him. A distant colony in alien space was perfect for his wishes. There Charles organized a new force, often called Ghost Fleet, that joined the various alien powers out there in patrolling against Shang scouts, raiders, and other miscreants. The Tarrant County Sheriff eventually sent a permanent representative to Wolfenheim to establish an office and deputize them into the posse. Orders creating a new Wolf Fleet arrived at the same time, making them official Cowboys. This also gave them jurisdiction in the Terran Sector whenever they traveled that way, though they have made it a practice to exercise it as little as possible.

Jay Lovato commands Bull Fleet. He is the son of the Navajo Nation President, and most of his pilots came from powerful American families or corporations. His Cowboys remained in Earthspace after War’s End, and spent the following decades as the public face of the Cowboys for most people. They are official peacekeepers, like all Cowboys, but most often take action during natural disasters in support of first responders. There is little call for swift frontier justice in the Core Worlds, and Core World administrators often distrust Cowboys who act in a peacekeeping role without first obtaining the approval of the local administrators. Bull Fleet Cowboys are accepted and tolerated to a large degree because they give due respect and honor to the administrators. Their primary standard duty is maintaining communications with the other Cowboys and recruiting new Cowboys.