Cody is a sturdy, muscular boy with thick, straight blond hair and striking dark blue eyes.

Cody is a rather shy but loving little boy. Since witnessing the murders of his parents and older siblings, Cody has become very withdrawn and distrustful of adults. He still plays hard and rough, he's all boy in that regard. Cody has inherited his Uncle Shade's temper, and it gets displayed when he feels Nettie needs to be protected. This makes it challenging to discipline his twin sister as the adult administering the discipline might find themselves on the receiving end of a sharp kick to the shins. Cody prefers to follow the rules and stay out of trouble. However, he often finds himself in the thick of it due to following Nettie on her adventures in an effort to dissuade her from them.

Although just beginning to read a bit, Cody is proving to be the more studious of the twins. He is the one that has developed their secret twin-language and comes up with plans for their games. He's quite good at checkers and shows promise as a strategist and tactician. Cody is also very good with horses, showing a natural knowledge and instinct for riding and caring for them.

Full Name: William Cody Thornton

• Learning to ride and rope.
• Learning to shoot.
• Can read, spell, and write at a first grade level.
• Can do sums at a first grade level.

Jesse Shade Thornton (paternal uncle, guardian)

Quentin Aloysius Cantrell (maternal uncle, guardian)

Regina Antoinette Thornton (Nettie, fraternal twin, DOB: February 11, 1870): The twins are very close and exhibit many of the uncanny senses where one another are concerned as other twins do. They almost have a general awareness of one another's location although if there's much distance involved, it'll be just a case of being able to point in what direction someone should look. They do have their own language, and it's not unusual to see them leaning forehead to forehead as if communicating directly mind-to-mind. They aren't, of course, but many adults would say otherwise. Nettie and Cody routinely start and finish one another's sentences.

William Chance Thornton (father, deceased, DOD:  June 2, 1875)

Regina Beth Thornton (mother, deceased, DOD: June 2, 1875)

Lilah Beth Thornton (older sister, deceased, DOD: June 2, 1875)

Josiah Grant Thornton (older brother, deceased, DOD: June 2, 1875)

February 11, 1870

Born to Chance and Regina Thornton

1870 to 1875 (a. 0-5)

Cody had a normal childhood with loving parents until June 2, 1875. While returning from Missoula, the family was attacked by a band of men (believed to be Indians). Cody's older brother, Grant, lowered him out of the wagon and ordered him to hide in the rocks. He saw his parents, older brother and older sister, Beth, killed. Their bodies were then dragged into the wagon and it was set on fire. Fortunately, Cody's twin sister, Nettie, was not on the trip. She was back at the ranch with a bad cold.

Cody was found the next day by a passing wagon train. He does not seem to remember much about what happened.

Residence(s)

• Blackbird Lodge
• Lost Lake Ranch
• Kalispell, Montana Territory

Animals

• Next to his fraternal twin, Nettie, Cody's best friend in the whole world is a big, beautiful collie dog named Skye because she was born and bred on the Isle of Skye, Scotland.