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SILAS THORNE
Jedi Padawan • Sentinel Apprentice • Explorer of Forgotten Places
"The Force is found not only in victory, but in every step taken to help another."
✦ Field Report ✦
✦ Kit & Equipment ✦
✦ Character Profile ✦
✦ Training Record ✦
✦ Combat Doctrine ✦
✦ History ✦
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Overview
Age 20 Species Human Gender Male Height 1.83 meters Weight 79 kilograms Force Sensitive Yes; trained as a Jedi Padawan
Physical Description
Silas Thorne is a young human male with a lean, athletic build shaped by travel, field training, and long days spent beyond temple walls. He has dark brown hair, usually worn slightly tousled, and sharp, watchful features that make him appear older than his years when focused. His expression is often calm, but rarely soft; he carries the look of someone always listening, always measuring the room, and always expecting the situation to change.
While serving within the Temple, Silas wears traditional cream-and-gold Jedi robes appropriate to a Padawan of the Order. For field assignments and frontier missions, however, he favors darker brown travel robes, a weathered cloak, wrapped forearms, sturdy boots, and practical equipment suited for long journeys beyond the Core Worlds.
He keeps his lightsaber close, a hand-built weapon with a weathered metal body, brown leather-wrapped grip, and an amber-gold blade when activated.
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Inventory
Silas carries only what he believes he needs.
- Personal lightsaber with yellow kyber crystal
- Traditional Jedi robes
- Weathered brown travel cloak
- Utility belt
- Comlink
- Datapad containing field notes and Jedi teachings
- Basic field medical supplies
- Compact survival kit
- Rations and hydration capsules
- Small tool kit for lightsaber maintenance
Years spent traveling with Master Drasco taught Silas that preparation often solves problems before a lightsaber ever needs to be drawn.
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Personality & Beliefs
Silas is quiet, observant, and serious for his age. He is not humorless, but he rarely wastes words, preferring to listen before speaking. As a Padawan, he is still learning how to balance instinct with discipline. He has a protective nature and a strong sense of duty, often placing himself between danger and others before thinking about the cost to himself.
He believes the Force is not merely something used in battle, but something found in hardship, survival, and service. To Silas, being a Jedi means walking into forgotten places and helping those who have been overlooked. He is drawn to the frontier, to ruins, lost histories, and remote communities beyond the comfortable reach of the Core.
Strengths
Patient: Silas rarely acts impulsively. He is comfortable gathering information, observing a situation, and waiting for the right moment to act. This patience makes him difficult to provoke and allows him to notice details others often miss.
Dependable: If Silas gives his word, he intends to keep it. Friends, allies, and strangers alike can generally trust him to follow through on his responsibilities regardless of personal inconvenience. He takes commitments seriously and believes trust is earned through action rather than promises.
Compassionate: Despite his reserved demeanor, Silas genuinely cares about others. He believes a Jedi exists to serve and protect those who cannot protect themselves. This compassion often drives him to help people long after others have moved on.
Persevering: Silas possesses a stubborn resilience that allows him to continue moving forward through hardship, exhaustion, and adversity. He is not the type to quit simply because circumstances become difficult.
Weaknesses
Survivor's Guilt: Master Drasco gave his life ensuring Silas survived. Though he rarely speaks of it, Silas carries the weight of that sacrifice every day. Part of him believes he must somehow justify the life his Master purchased with his own. This burden often causes him to take on more responsibility than he should and leaves him questioning whether he is truly ready to become the Jedi Knight Drasco believed he could be.
Overprotective: Silas has difficulty standing aside when others are in danger. While this often stems from good intentions, it can lead him to place himself at unnecessary risk or deny others the opportunity to face their own challenges.
Stubborn: Once Silas commits to a course of action, he can be remarkably difficult to persuade otherwise. While this determination often serves him well, it can sometimes blind him to alternative solutions or force him to learn lessons the hard way.
Self-Critical: Silas holds himself to standards few others would consider reasonable. Mistakes linger in his thoughts long after everyone else has moved on. He is often far less forgiving of his own failures than he is of those committed by others.
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Attributes
Physical Aptitude: Silas possesses the athleticism and endurance expected of a Jedi Padawan approaching Knighthood. Years spent traveling through remote worlds, ruins, and wilderness regions have left him physically hardened and accustomed to discomfort. Compared to other Jedi of his age, Silas is slightly above average in stamina and endurance, though not exceptional in raw strength or acrobatic ability. He is more likely to outlast an opponent than overwhelm one.
Mental Discipline: Patience is perhaps Silas's greatest natural gift. He rarely rushes to conclusions and has developed a habit of observing before acting. While not a renowned scholar, he possesses a practical intelligence sharpened through years of field experience. Compared to his peers, Silas is notably more observant and methodical than most.
Social Presence: Silas is neither especially charismatic nor intimidating. He lacks the commanding presence of natural leaders and the effortless charm possessed by some Jedi diplomats. Instead, he projects sincerity, humility, and reliability. Others often trust him more quickly than they notice him.
Spiritual Foundation: Silas's connection to the Force is steady rather than exceptional. While he lacks the extraordinary gifts displayed by legendary Jedi, years of discipline and practical experience have allowed him to develop his abilities into reliable tools that rarely fail him.
Skills
Investigation & Tracking: This is one of Silas's strongest areas outside the Force itself. He has spent years following trails, examining scenes, locating missing persons, and uncovering information others overlooked. Compared to most Padawans his age, Silas is significantly more experienced as an investigator.
Wilderness Survival: Silas is comfortable operating independently in hostile environments for extended periods. Navigation, shelter construction, foraging, field medicine, and environmental awareness have become second nature. Among Padawans, this is one of his greatest strengths.
Lightsaber Combat: Silas is a capable duelist with a particularly strong foundation in the fundamentals. His training in Form V remains incomplete but advanced, giving him strong defensive resilience and a disciplined counterattacking style. Against fellow Padawans, Silas would generally be considered above average. Against experienced Jedi Knights, he still has much to learn.
Diplomacy & Mediation: Years spent assisting frontier communities have taught Silas how to listen, negotiate, and resolve disputes without violence. He is not a master negotiator, but he understands people well enough to know when silence, patience, or a simple honest answer can accomplish more than speeches.
Ancient Lore & Relics: Silas has practical familiarity with forgotten ruins, old battlefields, ancient technologies, and Force-related artifacts. He is not an archaeologist or historian, but he knows enough to recognize when something old, dangerous, or sacred should be treated with caution.
Abilities: The Force
Sense: Sense is Silas's strongest Force discipline. Years spent tracking fugitives, exploring ruins, and identifying hidden dangers have naturally strengthened his awareness through the Force. He possesses a keen danger sense and often notices disturbances, unusual presences, or environmental details before others do. Compared to most Padawans nearing Knighthood, his Sense abilities are above average.
Control: Control represents Silas's most balanced discipline. His physical conditioning, meditation practices, and years of frontier service have given him a solid foundation in self-discipline. He is capable of enhancing his endurance, maintaining focus under pressure, and continuing to function through hardship. Compared to his peers, his Control abilities are slightly above average, though not extraordinary.
Alter: Alter is currently Silas's weakest Force discipline. He possesses the standard telekinetic abilities expected of a Padawan approaching Knighthood and can manipulate objects with reasonable precision. However, he lacks the raw power displayed by prodigies and has little interest in using the Force as a tool of spectacle or domination. Compared to most Padawans approaching Knighthood, Silas is unremarkable in raw Force power. What he lacks in power, he compensates for with control, patience, and practical application.
Overall Force Assessment: Silas is not the strongest Padawan of his generation, nor the fastest, nor the most naturally gifted. What distinguishes him is reliability. Many Padawans may surpass him in talent. Few surpass him in discipline, patience, or perseverance.
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Lightsaber Forms
Form I - Shii-Cho (Way of the Sarlacc): Master Kal'n Drasco insisted Silas master Shii-Cho before learning any advanced forms. His training emphasized balance, footwork, awareness, and control, teaching him that a strong foundation is more important than flashy technique. Even now, Silas regularly practices its fundamental movements, believing that every lightsaber form begins and ends with mastery of the basics.
Form V - Shien / Djem So (Way of the Krayt Dragon): Though still a Padawan, Silas has begun training in both Shien and Djem So. From Shien he learned to redirect blaster fire and use an enemy's momentum against them; from Djem So he learned to endure pressure, hold his ground, and answer aggression with decisive strength. His style emphasizes strong guards, measured aggression, and powerful counterattacks rather than acrobatic maneuvers. Master Drasco taught that Form V was not about domination, but about having the resolve to stand between danger and those under your protection, no matter the odds.
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History
Silas Thorne was identified as Force-sensitive at a young age and brought to the Jedi Order for training. Though he showed competence in many areas of Jedi study, he quickly distinguished himself through patience, observation, and a willingness to endure hardship without complaint. While many younglings dreamed of becoming diplomats, scholars, or battlefield heroes, Silas found himself drawn toward the path of the Sentinel—those Jedi who walked beyond the safety of the Temple and served in the forgotten corners of the Republic.
When he was old enough to become a Padawan, Silas was assigned to Jedi Master Kal'n Drasco, an aging Human Jedi Sentinel well into his eighth decade of service. Drasco was a veteran of countless missions and one of the last Jedi who still preferred to work far from the Core Worlds. He believed a Jedi should understand ordinary people before they understood politics, and that wisdom was earned through experience rather than rank.
Under Master Drasco's guidance, Silas spent years traveling the Outer Rim and frontier regions of the Republic. Rather than learning solely within classrooms and training halls, he learned from abandoned ruins, remote settlements, hostile wildernesses, and the countless people who depended upon Jedi aid. Drasco taught him how to track criminals across worlds, survive in harsh environments, identify dangerous relics, mediate disputes, and recognize when a problem required a lightsaber—and when it required compassion.
During this period, Silas began training in Form V. Under Master Drasco he studied both Shien and Djem So, learning to redirect blaster fire, withstand pressure, and turn an opponent's aggression back upon them. The philosophy of Form V resonated deeply with Silas, reinforcing his instinct to protect others by standing firm rather than retreating.
As part of his growth, Silas eventually constructed his own lightsaber. The weapon reflected both his personality and his Master's teachings: practical, durable, and free of unnecessary ornamentation. Built around a rare yellow kyber crystal, the saber featured a weathered metal chassis, a leather-wrapped grip, and reinforced components designed for long journeys and difficult conditions.
Only a year before his anticipated Knighthood trials, tragedy struck.
While investigating reports of Force-related disturbances on a remote frontier world, Master Drasco and his Padawan became involved in a mission that quickly escalated beyond expectations. The details remain painful for Silas to recall, but the outcome is one he will never forget. Kal'n Drasco gave his life ensuring his Padawan and innocent civilians escaped the crisis.
Silas survived.
His Master did not.
Though much of his training had been completed, Silas had not yet reached the point where he could stand before the Order and claim the rank of Jedi Knight. His apprenticeship ended abruptly, leaving him in an uncertain position—no longer an inexperienced student, yet not a full Jedi.
Now twenty years old, Silas waits to learn who the Order will assign as his new Master. Some believe he should simply finish his training and face the Trials. Others argue that the loss of Master Drasco left lessons unfinished that no amount of technical skill can replace.
Until that decision is made, Silas continues to serve where he can. He carries his Master's teachings with him, follows the path of the Sentinel, and strives to become the kind of Jedi Kal'n Drasco believed he could be.
The yellow-bladed lightsaber at his side remains both a tool and a reminder—not of what he lost, but of the responsibility Master Drasco entrusted to him. Until he earns the title of Jedi Knight, Silas intends to prove himself worthy of carrying that legacy forward.
