Clydell Striker

About Clydell

 * Adopted son and apprentice to Vincent Hays.
 * Clydell's parents were killed during the Texas War of Independence in 1836, and the young lad was taken in by Vincent, who at the time was Blacksmithing for the Texian Army.
 * Clydell grew up learning the tricks of the trade from his adopeted father, Vincent. Thier relationship might seem terse and even at times combative to the outside observer, but Vincent cares deeply for Clydell and Clydell knows this very well.
 * Vincent, never one to look away from an opurtunity, followed the masses out farther west, Clydell in tow, and set up shop in California. They bounced around from settlement to settlement over time, but seem to have found whats as close to a home for them as has ever been here in the Dutch Flats.
 * Clydell holds on to a carefree, fun-loving personality. Which is a complete opposite of his father and master smithy Vincent's and is often a point of conflict between the two.
 * Besides mastering the skills of Blacksmithing, Clydell also dabbles in the art of pistoleering on the side and isn't afraid to show off his skills with a handgun if an offending party gives him the oppurtunity to do so.
 * Clydell was given the name Striker because it is a common title for a blacksmiths apprentice, and without knowing his true surname, Vincent had never felt right forcing his own upon the boy.