Frank Bryant is a huge bear of a man, standing well over 6 feet tall and weighing just shy of 300 lbs, all of it muscle from years of hard work in the mines and from battles with the Sioux. He's the leader of the Deadwood Miner's Alliance, the local militia, and he's the most outspoken hawk for war with the Sioux in the camp. Those who cross him soon learn to regret it.