Not to be confused with Sil'as Dahcsnu.
Silas was the caretaker of the Fremennik Lighthouse in the Fifth Age. While working the lighthouse, Silas became mentally unstable, eventually attempting to "join" the dagannoths that inhabited the nearby Northern Sea. His nephew, Jossik, took over after his presumed death.
Trivia
- In many stories, a lighthouse keeper becomes mentally unstable and thus follows some mad plan.