Darius Putnam is the middle child of Latrelle and Lionel Putnam. He works for his father as a farrier at the family livery stable. The fact is, the boy knows nearly everything there is to know about horseflesh. He’s a natural-born stable man. Lionel is extremely proud of Darius and his skills.

Darius is a fun-loving young man. He likes to take his earnings and go into the Imperial for blackjack and poker from time to time and socialize. He’s not much of a hand at cards, but likes the people. His favorite pastime is putting his own horse, Hawk, through his paces.