Ezekiel Clayton

Name Rev. Ezekiel Clayton Born 1803 (74) Role Preacher Group Babylon Status NPC (Active)

Actor: Donald Sutherland, ref: Forsaken

Concept

Uncompromising Shepherd

Tropes

Badass Pacifist?; Church Of Saint Genericus; Preacher Man; The Teetotaler: Recovered Alcoholic variety

Details

As any man who makes his living telling stories, it's hard to say what's true or not. What Rev Clayton has said about his past is that he was born in 1803 "back East" to a preacher there, against whom he rebelled in his youth (as they do) and struck out on his own, where he was given to "rioutous living" before he eventually returned (like the eponymous "Prodigal Son"). He was married in his younger years, though "The Lord saw fit to take her from him"—he's been stingy on the details, but it's assumed she died of some fever. He's never directly admitted to participating in the War, but there have been inferences that he's seen combat, and it's rumored he may have been an Army chaplain. He spent a decade, at least, as an itinerant preacher, wandering the western frontier, ministering from camp to camp, until he finally decided he was too old for that sort of lifestyle, and "followed the Lord's direction" as to where to settle down, ending up in Babylon. There, in late 1873, he built the New Covenant Church, and became the town's only Christian pastor.

When the McCastles were making trouble in the region, he tried to play the peacemaker, and demonstrated his dedication to his faith by taking a nasty beating without so much as a flinch of hostility. He spent a fair amount of time in Doc's care afterward as a result.

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Category: Religious (Christian)
Core Skill: Religious Ritual & Theology (Christian)-15

Traits

Professional parson; Expert in scripture and religious ritual; Basic handyman capability; Possible latent combat/soldier skills; Stubborn