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{{character \|image= Silence portrait.jpg \|profession=Bounty Hunter & Innkeeper \|aliases=White Fox \|family=[[Forescout]]\|ancestors=[[Silence's grandmother\|Grandmother]], [[Silence's grandfather\|grandfather]]\|children=[[William Ann Montane]], [[Sebruki]] <small>(adopted)</small>▼ \|family=[[Forescout]] ▲~~\|family=[[Forescout]]~~\|ancestors=[[Silence's grandmother\|Grandmother]], [[Silence's grandfather\|grandfather]]~~\|children=[[William Ann Montane]], [[Sebruki]] <small>(adopted)</small>~~ \|spouse=[[William Montane]] \|children=[[William Ann Montane]], [[Sebruki]] <small>(adopted)</small> \|residence=Forests of Hell \|world=Threnody \|universe=[[Cosmere]] \|~~books~~first appeared=[[Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell]] }} {{quote ~~{{quote~~\|Better to marry a stone than Silence Montane. A stone showed more affection.~~\|[[Daggon]] on Silence Montane{{book ref\|sfs}}}}~~ '''Silence Montane''' or '''Silence Forescout''' was a woman who owned a [[Silence's waystop\|waystop]] in the [[Forests of Hell]].{{book ref\|sfs}}▼ \|[[Daggon]] on Silence Montane{{book ref\|sfs}} }} ▲'''Silence Montane''' or '''Silence Forescout''' ~~was~~is a woman who ~~owned~~owns a [[Silence's waystop\|waystop]] in the [[Forests of Hell]].{{book ref\|sfs}} == Appearance & Personality ==▼ == History ==▼ {{image\|Silence by Elisgardor.jpg\|side=left\|width=300px}} Silence Montane run a waystation that serves as a neutral zone in the Forests, as well as place to buy food and drink.{{book ref\|sfs}} She was once married, but her husband became a [[shade]], who is rumored to guard the waystation. {{for\|/Gallery\|more images}} Silence is a stout woman who ~~walked~~walks with a noticeable limp.{{book ref\|sfs}} She is also shorter than her daughter, William Ann, much to her joy. When Silence gets very nervous, her fingers ~~would~~ start shaking uncontrollably.▼ Silence commonly wears a scowl, although [[Daggon]] believes that it is simply the way that Silence greets people.{{book ref\|sfs}} Daggon and Silence seem to have some sort of connection, as Silence often gives him an extra slice of venison and scowls at him less than she does toat others. Silence is a tough woman, who is said to show less affection than a stone.▼ Silence gave birth to a single daughter, [[William Ann Montane]], who helps her run the waystation.{{book ref\|sfs}} Her recently adopted daughter, [[Sebruki]] also helps out.▼ == Attributes and Abilities == Silence keeps a book of wanted posters and bounties, containing images of wanted men and women that she can capture for a bounty of silver, to ward off shades.{{ref\|name=review}} She notices that a group of men in her waystation are [[Chesterton Divide]] and his accomplices, a wanted group of murderers who are worth enough silver to pay for her waystation's supply needs for a year or two.{{book ref\|sfs}}▼ Silence is an extremely experienced and skilled bounty hunter, aware of ways to circumvent the Simple Rules in killing her targets. She also commonly exploits them, setting traps that light fires to enrage the shades at those whom she would want dead. ▲== History == ▲== Appearance & Personality == Silence Montane runs a waystop which serves as a neutral zone and a safe location to rest in the Forests, as well as place to buy food and drink. ▲Silence is a stout woman who walked with a noticeable limp.{{book ref\|sfs}} She is also shorter than her daughter, William Ann, much to her joy. When Silence gets very nervous, her fingers would start shaking uncontrollably. Silence was raised primarily by her [[Silence's grandmother\|grandmother]], a tough Forescout woman who was very strict and hard on Silence. Silence was once married, but her husband, William, became a [[shade]], and is rumored to guard the waystop.{{book ref\|sfs}} ▲Silence commonly wears a scowl, although [[Daggon]] believes that it is simply the way that Silence greets people.{{book ref\|sfs}} Daggon and Silence seem to have some sort of connection, as Silence often gives him an extra slice of venison and scowls at him less than she does to others. Silence is a tough woman, who is said to show less affection than a stone. ▲Silence gave birth to a single daughter, [[William Ann Montane]], who helps her run the ~~waystation~~waystop.{{book ref\|sfs}} Her recently adopted daughter, [[Sebruki]] also helps out. ▲Silence keeps a book of wanted posters and bounties, containing images of wanted men and women that she can capture for a bounty of silver, to ward off shades.{{ref\|name=review}} She notices that a group of men in her ~~waystation~~waystop are [[Chesterton Divide]] and his accomplices, a wanted group of murderers who are worth enough silver to pay for her ~~waystation~~waystop's supply needs for a year or two.{{book ref\|sfs}} == White Fox == {{image\|Silence Shuravf.jpg\|side=right\|width=300px\|In the Forests with [[William Ann]]}} {{quote ~~{{quote~~\|The one you have to watch for is the White Fox. They say he shook hands with the [[Evil]] itself, that he visited the [[Fallen World]] and came back with strange powers. He can kindle fire on even the deepest of nights, and no [[shade]] will dare come for his soul. Yes, the White Fox. Meanest bastard in these parts for sure. Pray he doesn’t set his eyes on you, friend. If he does, you’re dead.~~\|[[Daggon]] on the White Fox{{book ref\|sfs}}}}~~ \|Daggon on the White Fox{{book ref\|sfs}} }} The '''White Fox''' is a bounty hunter widely known in the [[Forests of Hell]].{{book ref\|sfs}} The White Fox has been active for around ten years and has turned in hundreds of bounties to the forts, all without revealing his identity to the general populace by killing everyone to have seen his face.{{book ref\|sfs}} He is not interested in small time bounties, always bringing in more difficult and valuable targets. Being such a prolific bounty hunter, rumors about the White Fox's exploits have grown up and he is a favorite topic of storytellers.{{book ref\|sfs}} He is rumored to have strange powers, to have visited the [[Evil]], and to be able to break the [[Simple Rules]] because he does not fear ~~[[shade]]s~~shades. [[Daggon]] considers himself an expert on the White Fox and ~~did~~does not believe that he would come to [[Silence's waystop]] because it is neutral territory. Daggon ~~would tell~~tells men stories about the White Fox in exchange for drinks.{{book ref\|sfs}} The White Fox is rumored to have captured [[Makepeace Hapshire]].{{book ref\|sfs}} Silence ultimately decides to pin the White Fox identity on [[Theopolis]] after his death, so that she can claim the bounty for Chesterton Divide and explain Theopolis' death without directing suspicion towards herself.{{book ref\|sfs}} == Trivia == * At the midnight release/book signing for [[Shadows of Self]], a scavenger hunt-style "Wanted" poster labeled Silence as a member of the 17th shard. This was not in any way a canonical event, merely a way of getting the [[17thshard.com]] booth involved in the festivities. == Notes == {{partial}} {{Shadows for Silence}} [[category: viewpoint characters]] [[es:Silencio Montane]]