Silas Stone / The Sentinel –
Real Name: Silas Kane
Alias: Sentinel
Age: Early–mid 20s (recent university graduate)
Background:
Immigrant family; parents struggled to settle in Detroit.
Raised with strong values of resilience and self-reliance.
Intelligent, observant, with a natural tactical mind.
Earned a First-Class Honours Degree in Business Administration.
Powers & Abilities
Teleportation / Shadow-Stepping:
Can instantly relocate short-to-medium distances.
Often uses rooftops, ledges, and urban terrain for advantage.
Can vanish in/out of combat or surveillance.
Camouflage / Shadow Cloaking:
Can blend into darkness or low light, effectively invisible.
Used for tailing, infiltration, and combat ambushes.
Combat Skills:
Martial arts foundation: efficient, practical strikes.
Uses enemies' momentum against them (throws, locks, redirects).
Trained in stealth takedowns and non-lethal neutralization, though he won't hesitate to break bones.
Tools / Gear:
Shadow-tether constructs (binding weapons, pulling rifles, restraining targets).
Small shadow blades for cutting or intimidation.
Micro-tracers for tailing suspects.
Suit with integrated AAU (Adaptive Awareness Unit) → police scanner interception, comms, environmental scan.
Personality
Quiet, methodical, pragmatic.
Driven by a strong sense of justice but not naïve — understands corruption runs deep.
Cynical about institutions but believes in individual accountability.
Keeps emotions tight; his dry remarks show through occasionally, especially when confronting mercs or thugs.
Current Personal Arc
Graduated: Celebrated with family, Amy, Devin (supportive circle).
Housing: Recently bought a dilapidated two-story house with garage + basement, planning to renovate into both a home and a base of operations.
Living Situation: Temporarily staying with his parents until construction is complete.
Training: Plans to use the expanded basement as a command center, training ground, and investigation hub.
Status in Detroit (Recent Chapters)
Works unofficially with Detective Whitlock:
She alerts him to spikes in gang activity.
He provides muscle and evidence, though their alliance is fragile (police brass disapprove).
Public Image:
Seen as a vigilante / fugitive by law enforcement.
On the streets: half the people whisper about him as protector, others fear he's just another shadow in the chaos.
Key Themes Around Him
Balance: Between family obligations, career goals, and his life as Sentinel.
Isolation: Surrounded by allies yet fundamentally alone in his mission.
Escalation: His presence has forced both criminals and police to raise their stakes — drawing bigger enemies.
Corruption: Constantly battling not only gangs but systemic rot (Deadbolt's influence inside DPD).