Silas Easton

Elira Easton - Mother

Adelheid Fitzroy - "Little Sister"

## Introduction

Silas Easton is the gunsmith of Saint Denis.

Silas is a young Scandinavian male with dark blonde hair pulled back into a ponytail. His attire changes every so often, but he is most often seen wearing a shirt with rolled up sleeves under a vest, gauntlets and charcoal boots. Silas is the first, and so far only, gunsmith in the Lemoyne Territories to provide the service of gun engraving, customization and purchasable boxes of ammunition. He is the owner and proprietor of The Saint Denis Gun Store and Easton Weapon Works.

## Biography

Born to and raised by a Norwegian father and English mother, Silas led a calm life growing up with his parents on the east coast of the United States. A kind, loving mother and a hardworking father made his childhood great.

Silas’ father, Torkel, was a gunsmith whose craft was well-honed and his work was beloved by many. From simple muzzleloaders to having been involved in the making of and military adoption of well-known bolt-action rifles, Torkel was truly a master at his trade. Torkel had emigrated to the States upon hearing of the new country that had formed after The Civil War, hoping to apply his trade and make a living in this new land. He met an English woman on the journey across The Atlantic, Elira Easton, who he would fall in love with and marry. They settled together in the city of Springfield, Massachusetts. Being Norwegian, Torkel proved to be a good liaison between the Springfield Armory and Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk (Kongsberg weapons factory) as Springfield acquired the license for and the order from the US army to make Norwegian bolt-action rifles Torkel would go on to teach his son the skills he had learned as a gunsmith as well as some things he had learned from his father who had been a carpenter.

Silas’ mother, Elira, spent most of her days at home, but would sometimes take on light work helping out at a general store in the area they lived in. Elira was a kind woman who was well-liked by everyone around her. She was also a smart woman. She taught her child reading, writing, and arithmetic at an early age and had her husband teach him Norwegian as she recognized the weakness of only knowing a single language. She was very proud of her family and would often speak highly of them to others.

Silas himself is a headstrong boy. He knows what he wants and knows who he is, but is not overbearing to strangers. He is kind to his friends, strict with himself, and harsh to his detractors, though not violent by any stretch. He is handy with a rifle and can carry himself on a horse. However, he is slightly directionally challenged, though can read a map well enough to get around.

Silas’s life would change when he turned seventeen. He came home from a hunting trip with a friend to his mother crying by the fireplace. He rushed over to her and learned that his father had died in a workplace accident. They took a while to recover but came out of it way closer. Silas started working to support his mother who immediately told him to take the money and travel somewhere else and make a life for himself. He refused to leave but agreed to let her support herself through working at the general store.

A year later, Elira would pass in a fire which prompted Silas to follow through with her wish. He headed out into the frontier looking for the life and opportunity his mother had wanted him to find. He didn’t have much. He only had the rifle his father had made and the silver locket from his mother. He did, however, have hope in a future and life for himself.