| Thomas Kenton | |
| Fictional Character | |
| A Different Flesh POD: C. 2.5-1.3 million years ago; Relevant POD: c. 1492 | |
| Appearance(s): | "Around the Salt Lick" |
| Type of Appearance: | Direct POV |
| Species: | Human |
| Nationality: | English colonist in North America |
| Date of Birth: | Mid 17th century |
| Occupation: | Explorer, Soldier, Hunter |
| Relatives: | Edward Wingfield (great-great-grandfather), Anne Wingfield (great-great-grandmother), Joanna Wingfield (great-grandmother) |
Thomas Kenton was a scout from Virginia. In 1691, he and his sim companion Charles explored territory beyond the Virginia colony. Kenton took the opportunity to hunt spearfang cats, collecting their fangs for a bounty. Governor Lord Emerson personally appointed Kenton to go on an especially far-reaching expedition to the western frontier, because of his knowledge and experience, passing over several younger able-bodied candidates.
Unlike many in the Virginia colony, Kenton treated his sim with relative respect. This probably saved his life. Kenton was captured by a group of wild sims. Charles was able to track Kenton down, and rescue him. When asked about his decision, Charles admitted that he found the life of a wild sim to be boring, since they lacked many of the modern conveniences Charles had grown up in.
During his captivity, Kenton was comforted by the knowledge that his great-grandmother, Joanna Wingfield, had survived sim captivity and been rescued by her father in 1610.
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