HANK BASTA

• Species: ExoHuman
• Born: 2584, aboard the spaceship Last Frontier
• Affiliation: Inmate, Last Frontier Prison Module (Alpha Age) • Proprietor, Old Netter’s Rest (Beta Age) • Convict, Federal Court of New Kourou (Gamma Age)
• Place of Residence: Hope

Hank Basta’s early years on the Last Frontier were troubled — expelled from the ship’s social programs for repeated aggression, public nudity, and cafeteria brawls. After crash‑landing on VOI 700 D, he channeled his combativeness into opening Old Netter’s Rest in October 2626, becoming mortar and pestle of its vicious Brawl Ring.

When the 2631 Communard reforms shuttered private bars, Hank was nominally reassigned as warehouse staff at Hope’s Federal Allotment Center — but he never appeared to collect his allotment card or rations. Consumed by despair and rage, he attempted to assassinate Supreme Councilor Georgia Hawking with his Windstrike Rifle during her official visit. Deputies of the Federal Sheriff intervened, arresting him on the spot. The Federal Court in New Kourou sentenced him to ten years’ imprisonment; in March 2632, Hank used a makeshift knife to take his own life in the courtroom before the sentence could be carried out.

• Proprietor & Enforcer, Old Netter’s Rest (Oct 2626–Mar 2631): Ran one of the Free State's most notorious pubs, arbitrated high‑stakes Brawl Ring duels, and enforced his own brand of rough justice.

• Convict & Plotter (2631–Mar 2632): Fled federal assignments, plotted political violence against the Communard regime, and ultimately died by suicide following his conviction.

• Traits: Volatile, prideful, scornful of authority
• Behavior: Quick to anger and violence, but grudgingly loyal to regulars he respects
• Values: Personal freedom, raw physical dominance, and “honor among brawlers”

• Height: 1.85 m
• Weight: 92 kg
• Appearance: Broad‑shouldered, shaved head, multiple facial scars, often wears a blood‑stained leather vest

• Armor Class (AC): 14 (natural toughness)
• Hit Points (HP): 45

• Windstrike Rifle (Ranged): +5 to hit; range 30/90 m; hit 2d8 piercing.
• Brawl Strike (Melee): +6 to hit with improvised weapon; reach 1.5 m; hit 1d6+3 bludgeoning.
• Barroom Intimidation: Loud roar forces one creature within 6 m to succeed on a DC 14 Wisdom save or be frightened until end of Hank’s next turn.

• Battle‑Hardened: Resistance to nonmagical bludgeoning damage.

Hank saw Old Netter’s Rest as his empire of controlled chaos. He wanted to make his inn the most legendary in the entire Free State.

His failure to adapt to Communard rule fueled bitterness and a desire to reclaim power through violent rebellion—ending in his fateful assassination attempt.

Hank can serve as:

• Formidable Foe: A climactic Brawl Ring opponent or jail‑break boss.
• Dark Cautionary Tale: His downfall illustrates the perils of unchecked rage and despair under Communard rule.
• Catalyst NPC: Triggering an investigation or manhunt when PCs witness his courtroom suicide plot.

• Beta Age
• Gamma Age
• Free State of Settlers
• Hope
• Old Netter’s Rest
• Great War
• Federal Confederation
• Communardism
• Federal Allotment Center of Hope
• Georgia Hawking
• Federal Court of New Kourou