Christopher Hornsby is the direct descendant of Richard Avery Hornsby, an English ship captain who defeated 75 French pirates in 1744. Hornsby's ship, manned by 5 men and 2 boys was a merchant ship made for speed and looked an easy target for the pirates. After hours of fighting Hornsby repelled the pirates and watched them sail away in defeat. Upon returning to England he was rewarded by King George II with money and a gold watch with chain. What the general public does not know is that Hornsby was also presented a saber with a silver hand guard. The saber, much like Hornsby, was void of flare and sturdy. King George stated to Hornsby that as long as Hornsby and his family possessed the sword that it would never falter and never break. The saber has been passed down from generation to generation in the Hornsby family, and each descendant has carried it through either warfare or the pursuit of justice. It is Christopher Hornsby's turn to carry the saber now under the guise of The Silver Saber, as a defender of the weak and champion over evil.