Difference between revisions of "Chesterton Divide"

'''Chesterton Divide''' was a highwayman from the [[Forests of Hell]] .{{book ref|b|sfs}}

Chesterton Divide was initially a simple highway robber, guilty of murder, rape, and extortion.{{book ref|b|sfs}} Then he killed the governor of [[Lastport]], although how or why were unclear. The city of Lastport put a huge bounty on Chesterton's head, calling him a psychopath and anarchist.

Chesterton and his men disguised themselves as merchants, wearing black coats with lace at the front and tall, wide-brimmed hats.{{book ref|b|sfs}} The disguise allowed them to vanish without cause for alarm, people would assume that they were foolish and had simply been killed by [[shade]]s. They also could stop at waystops to listen for information and case places and people they wanted to rob.

Chesterton and his men then stopped at [[Silence Montane]]'s [[Silence's waystop|waystop]], where she recognized him from her book of bounties.{{book ref|b|sfs}} Silence planned to kill him and his men to collect the bounty, which was large enough to run the waystop for a year or two.