Declan is an independent fur trader and an notorious outlaw, who is hellbent in getting vendetta against both a english fur trade company and in paticular against its senior member, after his family had been murdered by the latter two. Although Declan appears to be a hulking figure who resorts to violence to solve his problems, he is also wise and calculating, making him a very dangerous figure but also one of the most powerful players in the North American fur trade.

He is in company with Michael from Ireland and with a native women an extraordinarily skilled warrior, hunter, and tracker from a nearby woodland tribe.