David Hall was in big business. He was good at it and it was good to him. He had a trophy wife and a loving mistress. He had two children (with his mistress) and was a high roller. He was never concerned with how his company made its money and he let his managers know it. He said all the right things when interviewed and his records were clean but it was all a lie. He paid handsomely to have his environmental and human rights abuses hidden; he bribed officials and crushed enemies. He was on the golden path to hell to tell the truth. Then his daughter died. Then his son, and then his mistress also passed away. As bad a human being as David was he loved his hidden family. He paid detectives a lot of money to find out how they died. He didn't believe the official report of cardiac arrests. The truth was crueler than anything he had ever known. His family, the one chink in his armor; he had killed them. David's own company; the local manager had disposed of the chemical waste in a water vein. It was far away from the community and would only affect some of the "mountain people". David's other home was in the area. It was a beautiful, sprawling mansion hidden away from the pressures of the city - and directly downstream from this factory. The pollutants his company dumped poisoned his family and left him a hollow shell of a man. That night, in a dream his family appeared before him. Glowing with soft light they approached. David fell to his knees and cried for their forgiveness. He had killed them to stay on top. Another figure appeared. She was the Goddess Gaia. Gaia told David to atone for his sins. She told him that she would watch over his family until he had earned the right to join them. David would make the world a better place. He would undo the damage he had done. He would heal the Earth and her creatures and he would never allow evil to control her destiny. David agreed, his children and his mistress, no his wife, the only woman he would ever love, hugged him and told him they would wait. They told him to make them proud. Dave awoke at his office. He called an emergency meeting of all his managers and fired the lot of them. His company was pruned of all the evil he had allowed to fester. He came forth with all of his illicit activities and practices and avoided jail by confession and high fines. David started over at the beginning. He built his company again. He came to work one day and found a book on his desk. It was black leather, bound with silver. The words, which were alien at first, soon became clear. David came out of his office that day, not just as David Hall, but as the Silver Druid. David joined the Utopia Institute, lending his wealth and business savvy. He then helped form the Solution with his secret Identity of the Silver Druid. David is the conscience of the team. He also suspects that the Goddess Gaia has had a hand in the team and institute's development. He thinks that the Great Phoenix that Sunrise has asked him about is the Earth Mother, and he recognizes her hand in Titaness and Granite as well. David, like Titaness and Granite, is a devotee to the Goddess Gaia. He has become a changed man and is the driving force behind much of the recent environmental movements, funded, efficient, capable, and presentable. He has used his influence and money to make politicians work towards his goals. He is a kind man and rarely has a harsh word for anyone. This tends to go out the window when facing beings of evil, followers of the Dark Gods who sought to destroy Gaia, and those who put profit before people. As the Silver Druid, he is a rather mysterious member of the Solution, he and Aries butt heads on the direction of the team and he finds some of the more money oriented schemes of the Institute distasteful. He has considered leaving the Solution in the capable hands of his fellow heroes and focusing the bulk of his efforts to keep the Utopian Institute on the level. He has formed at least polite acquaintances with many of the mystical movers and shakers on the planet. "Shields of Stone, Swords of wind, hear my call to arms, this battle we must win." "Look, John, this stuff is dangerous; do you want your kids to play around it? Then why is okay to let someone else’s kids do it?" A typical druid superhero. He has a magic VPP and controls the four elements and esoteric plant based spells. A white wizard with a nature bent. He is also an influential member of the Utopian Institute's Board of Directors and a skillful lobbyist and businessman. David Hall is of average height and weight. He has brown hair streaked with silver, and brown eyes. He has a powerful, athletic build. The silver druid wears white robes covered by silver chain armor and gauntlets. His boots are black. When not acting the hero, he wears gray suits with white shirts, black ties, and a silver pin in the shape of a rose with wings.