For the first few years of Scarlets life, she lived on the Island of Porto Rico with her Father. Staying in the same village as her mother, Jayuya.
He wanted her to get to know the people her mother was apart of. Martin focused on helping the village with it's production of Coffee and transporting goods to the Port of Ponce.
Some of Scarlets favorite memories was traveling from Jayuya to Ponce, a larger town by the beautiful beaches. Martin would take her to the beach where she run around with her father, collecting shells, learning more about the people her mother came from.
When she was 5 she danced her Areyto, her naming ceremony, where she received her Taina name, Anaris
[Ana-Ris]. Which means 'Red Flower'.
She was also given her Mothers bow, something her Father held onto when she passed. The Caribe from her Mothers tribe taught the young Scarlet how to handle it and soon she was able to hit her marks.
Martin was proud of his daughter and how much she was like her Mother. Though there were parts of her Mother, worrying traits, that he was unaware of that Scarlet inherited...
Over time, Martin found it best to find more sustainable, safer work for himself and to support Scarlet. Though the Coffee import business was doing well, the conflict of the land was of great concern to him. With money he had saved, he bought passage for himself and Scarlet to America.
At the tender age of 7, Scarlet said goodbye to he island living and set sail with her father to Florida and begin a new life there. Scarlet had only known the sea, the forest, the island and the simple living it gave. But Martin helped prepared her for the life she might expect in the States.

(Photo of 7 year old Scarlet with her Father)

(Scarlet Traveling the Roads with her Father)

Scarlet and her father started their travels in Florida, exchanging in goods and doing odd jobs on the side. They lived out of a big Caravan for the first couple of years in the States.
Scarlet loved the outdoors and getting lost within it. Her father had his hands full with a child who was filled with wonder and curiousity. Her knack for exploring had gotten her in trouble from time to time.



When she was 9, she was currently staying in a town that was settled near the swamps.
Her father was currently working a side job, repairing the dilapidated Church.
Scarlet was suppose to stay at the caravan and tend to her daily chores but curiosity got the best of her. Following a stray cat that caught her attention, she soon found herself lost in the swamps. When her Father returned home that night, he noticed right away she was missing. He easily followed her trail and found a bloodied Scarlet huddled under a tree crying and shaking.
Her father immediately looked her over for injuries but none could be found.
Clutching tightly in her hand was a sharp rock, covered in blood and next to her was the corpse of a small Coyote with a cat dead in its mouth.
Scarlet sobbed out how she tried to save the Cat from the Coyote's clutches but it was too late. So she angrily attacked and killed the Coyote for what it did.
A side of her was shown that night. The side she inherited from her Mother that even her father wasnt aware of. One that caused her Father worry when he listened to her story.
Her vengeful rage. But to young Scarlet, she felt what she did was Just.
She felt like she avenged the cat.
Scarlet never talked about the incident again and neither did her Father.

When she was 10, they traveled North, finding themselves in the Carolinas.
In a small developing town, they settled their roots. Moving into a small cabin nestled in the woods. Martin found a job similar to what he did prior to Scarlets birth.
Taking grain, goods, and supplies to neighboring towns across the county.
Scarlet was happy here. She grew close to many folks, helping out those in need and assisting her father with his work as well.
Scarlet was taught by a retired Professor named Alfred Marks, who moved in the town years prior to her arrival with his wife Sarah Marks. He gave her books, explained the unexplained and peaked her curiousity for the world around her. His wife taught Scarlet how to cook and identify plants you can find in the the wild. Scarlet also took an interest in Mrs. Mark's fancier fashion that she wore. The older lady showed her magazines from New york, where the old couple use to live. Scarlet was surprised to see a world filled fancy dressed folks like Mrs. Mark and dreamed of days where she could be dressed just as elegantly.
The old couple took care of her like she was one of their own whenever her Father was busy or away on delivery jobs. They were the Grandparents she never had and was always quick to run off to their cottage to see them. Martin was delighted his child was settling well. Scarlet flourished and her life felt complete.
But life has a funny way of turning things upside down in an instant

Scarlet arrived to New Alexandria towards the end of May of 1901. Scarlet didnt know a single person within the State and was too nervous
to reach out to those who passed by her. She was quiet. Observed alot and kept to her self. She was looking for a fresh new start at life but was unsure where to begin.
One day, while visiting Valentine, a man came over to Scarlet, mistakening her for someone else. A conversation was sparked up and he invited her to a Bar opening in Tumbleweed. His name was Joseph Manning and with that invitation, he offered to give Scarlet a gun since she had none.
She went to the bar in Armadillo, where she met a few friendly faces like Felix Mercer. She was given a Navy Revolver, something she holds very dear still and keeps in safe storage.

Scarlet eventually met a group of people in Valentine who helped Scarlet understand more of the ways of the land. Headin Jacobs was amongst those people. He took a keen interest in Scarlet and eventually they started dating. During that time, Scarlet was also finding ways to earn money. She began working at a bar in Valentine, that unknown to her, was ran by questionable people. She unknowningly joined their gang, when she accepted a belt buckle from them. During this time, Scarlet felt suffocated by Headin.
Dating was a new thing to her and she wasnt use to having someone being around her all the time. They got engaged after just a few weeks of dating.
During her this time, conflict arosed between the Bar she worked at and another Bar in Saint Denis. Henry McCall, the other bar owner, had beef with Scarlets boss but upon meeting him and him saving her from Butcher Creek, they developed a friendship.
Scarlet eventually grew some tougher skin and broke things off with Headin, who didnt take it very well at the time. She also quit the bar she worked at and went to work for Henry McCalls bar, The McCall Arms.
There she developed friendships with people who hung around the bar, such as Lachlynn and James Maverick.
Soon, she discovered the friends she was making were all apart of one BIG gang.

Scarlet was very ignorant of many things when she first came to New Alexandria. It didn't dawn on her for a bit that the bar she worked for and the man she was developing interest in was apart of a gang. The Boston Blinders.
Scarlet loved the bonds that were forged amongst the group. The friends and family that was around her. She felt safe and secure, something she hadnt felt in a long time. Something she needed, as she had long fear that the man who killed her father wasnt dead. That he was still out there, looking for her, after was she did in revenge.
She was also soon falling in love with Henry MCcall, as he was falling for her. He had come to her aid when she got hurt in an accident with Jack King. Though Henry's response to it was that of violence to King, his protectiveness and care won her heart.
They started dating, helping him with the bar and eventually being introduced to the gang.
She got a long well with everybody, especially Henry's adopted Sister Lachlyn. Her fiance, Ruben though, would have doubts about Scarlet. Giving her a hard time here and there but she fought hard to prove him wrong. On many occasions she assisted in keeping members in the group safe. Using her basic medical knowledge to aid and take care of those who got hurt. Arthur, the leader, eventually brought her into the fold. Giving her a lance knife and an engraved pocket watch, which she still wears to this day. He later promoted her to being the secretary for the group, handling all paperwork for the business side of things.

Scarlet got into all sorts of trouble while with the gang. One man in particular, Jack Cecil, sought revenge against Scarlet.
Cecil had stabbed Scarlets friend and fellow gang member Sal Sullivan. The two men had consented to a fist fight. Cecil, clearly beginning to lose the fight, stabbed Sal multiple times. The deputies arrested Cecil but only had him serve a very short sentence in the local Jail. Scarlet wasn't happy that the man simply got a slap on the wrist from deputies, so she took it up on herself to exact justice. With Sal, she kidnapped Mr. Cecil in the outskirts of Valentine, taking him to Cumberland falls. She gave a hammer to Sal, telling him to do what he felt was best for the matter. Sal ended up beating him up and whacked his kneecaps, leaving him by the waterfall.
Cecil later recovered from his injuries and began to obsess over Scarlet. Following her. Threatening her. After a threat she gotten from him, Henry and the others went to go handle Cecil, who was hiding up in Colter. They took him by gunpoint and Scarlet smacked him with her hammer a few times till Henry shot him.
They had hoped this would be the last they would hear of him but Cecil had more planned.
One day, Scarlet got a strange telegram which lead her to go to Bacchus to investigate. There she got kidnapped by Cecil. He took her to a cabin and held her for ransom, demanding money from The Blinders. Arthur, George, Wyatt, and Henry all came to respond. Cecil, not the brightest of criminals, stepped out of the house with Scarlet at gunpoint. He failed to notice he was completely surrounded by them, with Henry standing behind him. With all guns pointing at him and refusing to conceed, Henry finally shot Cecil down. Cecil would not be heard from again for some time after this incident but he began to quietly scheme for revenge.

During her course of time with The Blinders, she got close to a man named James Maverick. He acted as a sort of enforcer amongt the group. Tough but with a soft, sometimes silly side.
She eventually got engaged to Henry as well, planning a huge and extravagant wedding. Scarlet spoke to James, asking him to walk her down the aisle, with him agreeing to do so. They joked at first about him adopting her but it soon came into reality, with him legally adopting Scarlet the day of her wedding.
Thought it was suppose to be much joy on her wedding day, it was instead met with violence.
Cecil plans of revenge came into full force. While everyone was preparing for the wedding, Cecil was seen with 4 other men, stalking the streets of St. Denis. Jack Cecil had hired 4 hitman to help him get his payback. Henry and the others had Scarlet stay at the Governors manor for safety. Henry, Kragen, Mav and Sal were all hunkered down at the Bastille when all 5 of the men busted down the doors, shooting down Mav and Henry, who were standing behind the bar. The two were able to take one down with them.
With just Sal and Kragen left, the final two outmaneuvered the other men and successfully took them out and dragged them into the streets. Rumor boy snapped a photo of Jack and the hitman laying on the street. He later posted it in his paper, mocking Cecil and his goons for their failure.
Despite the bloodshed on her wedding day, the wedding itself came out perfect and beautiful. It was a magical moment for Scarlet, feeling like a princess in a fairytale.
But life was no fairytale and she was no Princess.

A stupid decision was made. One that Scarlet fought hard against.
Arthur, Henry, Rueben, Lachlynn were all asked by Joy Goode to kill Inya Nordskof. Inya had killed her adoptive dad, after mistreatment from him, and Joy wanted her dead.
Scarlet felt compassion for Inya, as she had been through enough. Scarlet begged them not to do something so stupid and rash but they did it anyways.
The violent choice of the leaders led to the downfall of The Blinders. Arthur and Rueben left State and Henry returned to England with his Brother. Scarlet went with Henry, staying in England for a week, but it wasnt her home. Henry had became more angry, violent even. The man she loved and knew wasnt the same anymore, so she returned home to New Alexandria.
She felt alone, abandoned. As many of the former members either left to go back home or went on to do their own things.
Her adoptive father, Mav, gave her the company she long needed. Their bond grew even more from this.
Scarlet resorted to drinking alot, going to Manny Mercers bar in Van horn to get drunk and forget. She became really friendly with the Rykers, who kept an eye out for her.
She eventually reunited with Marla and Sal. Sal had became close to the new residence of The Bastille. The Krays.
He introduced her to the group, stating how they share the same values as The Blinders. They dont rob, they dont kill without reason, they werent there to cause harm to the city but to help it grow. Scarlet was drawn to those aspects, as well as the aspect of being around a large group to keep her safe. As she was still fearful of the man who could possibly be after her.
After being introduced to the group, Constantino Kray, started pursuing Scarlet. In September of 1901, they started to date and she became a hang around with the group.
But The Krays werent what she was lead to believe....