The current division Head of the Firebreak Initiative, Hank is a former oil rig worker^[1] whom was hired by the Federal Bureau of Control to be a member of the Facility and Resource Deployment Services Division. Unfortunately, his first day of work^[2] at the Oldest House was the same day the Hiss invasion took place, and he was left as the sole survivor of that group.

Having survived the initial outbreak, sometime over the next six years Hank along with several others began working ‘off the books’^[3], silently volunteering to go into the locked down but still dangerous regions of the House to manage problems the Rangers were too occupied to handle. Eventually their successes came to the attention of the Director, Jesse Faden, who saw the value of what they were doing and officially appointed Hank the supervisor of a new initiative – Firebreak^[4], where the civilian staff of the FBC could volunteer to be first responders to a variety of crises threatening the stability and lives within the Oldest House.

At some point during this period, Hank suffered an undisclosed accident and had to be enclosed within a spherical containment tank located with in the Maintenance Sector. While the details are classified, casual dialogue between Hank and his assistant Jerry seems to indicate it was due to an Altered Item and that his situation is unique, and it is unlikely to afflict anyone else.

Trivia

• Hank survived the initial Hiss outbreak because he was in an isolated room reading the employee handbook^[5].
• Both Hank and Jerry work underneath Arish^[6], although it's unclear if their posts fall under Security, Maintenance, or something else altogether.
• Hank seems to have a grudge against Arish, making numerous vocal complaints over the Firebreakers being passed along worn equipment^[7] and shorted on supplies^[8][9].
• He is human, or was, having commented on missing dogs^[10], cheeseburgers^[11], and admiring the skies of Utah^[12].

Gallery

Environmental art by Matthias Patscheider.

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