Hollis Rook
Gender
Male
Hair Color
Blonde
Eye Color
Green
Height
6'0"
Born
2147
Birthplace
Palo Alto, California, UNAR
First Appearance
Tantalus Depths
Gender
Male
Hair Color
Blonde
Eye Color
Green
Height
6’0″
Born
2147
Birthplace
Palo Alto, California, UNAR
First Appearance
Tantalus Depths
“Experience.”
~Hollis Rook and Drake Gorrister
An intelligent but brash man, Hollis Rook has spent his entire life with far too much energy and too little focus.
As a child, Rook was disruptive and unruly in school, though he possessed a certain boyish charm that, coupled with his rowdy sense of humor, kept him popular among the students even as he terrorized the teachers. Though Rook’s parents were of relatively good means, his insubordinate attitude and lack of interest in most of his school subjects led to weak academic performance. Though this concerned his parents, Rook was apathetic. He had no particular career path in mind, only a desire to find something that “wasn’t boring.”
In spite of what his grades would suggest, Rook was indeed intelligent, and thrived well enough in subjects he found interesting. Ultimately, he decided to pursue a career offworld; the still young field of extraplanetary exploration carried enough potential for adventure that it sustained his interest as few other subjects did.
Rook’s temperament was ill-suited to the sciences, so he elected to take a path to the stars that required less academic investment. Space mining was a rapidly growing, lucrative field that offered unique challenges and experiences; it was the perfect environment for Rook to thrive.
Rook pursued his education at Ganymede Technical Academy. Despite having a clear career path in mind, Rook still struggled to stay on task in his studies. He was prone to raucous partying, shirking his responsibilities, and generally getting into trouble with faculty. At first, Rook seemed to be on a clear path toward washing out of his program, until he met someone who helped temper his wilder instincts: Yancy Gage.
Rook and Yancy met during first semester orientation in the academy’s mining engineering program and became fast friends. Though the two came from vastly different backgrounds, their personalities simply clicked well, though Rook’s was clearly the dominant one. Rook’s rambunctious extroversion helped the much more reserved Yancy come out of his shell and build a more active social life.
To many of their peers, Rook and Yancy’s relationship seemed unhealthily lopsided. Indeed, Rook’s influence had a noticeable detriment to Yancy’s academic performance and got them both into trouble for breaking numerous academy regulations.
But Yancy did indeed have an effect on Rook as well. Rook’s work ethic and studies improved after the two met, and his overall sense of purpose seemed to improve. It was as if the two shared a single pool of initiative, drive, and focus. The fact that Rook took more from this pool than he gave seemed unnoticed by either of them.
By the time Yancy and Rook graduated, Rook had already begun to grow bored with the career path he had not yet started. It was far less exciting to be an astronaut in the 22nd century than he had thought it would be, and his education in the field had done little more for him than to demystify most of the things that had excited him about it.
He might have abandoned his career path entirely if not for Yancy. Yancy’s plans hadn’t changed; he was determined to pursue his career long term to earn money for his family. Rook’s desire to stay close to Yancy ultimately outweighed his wanderlust, leading to one of the few instances where Rook followed Yancy’s lead instead of the other way around.
But Rook still didn’t have the patience for a desk job drawing up plans for asteroid breaker rigs or writing checklists for safety auditors. He needed something hands-on. Rook needed to feel the rumble of a drill in his hands, the thrill of danger that came from working in a low-gravity environment. It wasn’t enough to work just any job in the mining field: Rook needed excitement.
Rook’s need for adventure led him to pressure Yancy into taking a job with him in one of the most dangerous work environments in the Home System: the Argos mine on Io. Jupiter’s volatile moon seemed to offer all the excitement Rook could hope for: stunning vistas of multicolored terrain beneath a sky-filling view of Jupiter, the chance to use top-of the line high-powered mining equipment like directed energy drills and mechanized radiation-resistant exosuits, and the thrill of constant peril on the most volcanically active world in the system. But after a while, even this was not enough to satisfy Rook’s desire for adventure. Io became too familiar, too routine. Rook wanted something new.
When Exotech Industries sent Rook and Yancy an offer to join a small mining survey mission to a recently discovered planet at the edge of explored space, Rook jumped at the opportunity. Yancy was resistant to the idea, and Rook was not interested in going without him. But fortunately, or unfortunately, Rook was still adept at getting Yancy to follow his lead, and eventually the other man caved yet again to his influence.
For better or worse, Rook convinced him to accept, and the two signed on to the biggest mission of their lives: the Tantalus 13 expedition.
Hollis Rook
Gender
Male
Hair Color
Blonde
Eye Color
Green
Height
6'0"
Born
2147
Birthplace
Palo Alto, California, UNAR
First Appearance
Tantalus Depths
Gender
Male
Hair Color
Blonde
Eye Color
Green
Height
6’0″
Born
2147
Birthplace
Palo Alto, California, UNAR
First Appearance
Tantalus Depths
“Experience.”
~Hollis Rook and Drake Gorrister
An intelligent but brash man, Hollis Rook has spent his entire life with far too much energy and too little focus.
As a child, Rook was disruptive and unruly in school, though he possessed a certain boyish charm that, coupled with his rowdy sense of humor, kept him popular among the students even as he terrorized the teachers. Though Rook’s parents were of relatively good means, his insubordinate attitude and lack of interest in most of his school subjects led to weak academic performance. Though this concerned his parents, Rook was apathetic. He had no particular career path in mind, only a desire to find something that “wasn’t boring.”
In spite of what his grades would suggest, Rook was indeed intelligent, and thrived well enough in subjects he found interesting. Ultimately, he decided to pursue a career offworld; the still young field of extraplanetary exploration carried enough potential for adventure that it sustained his interest as few other subjects did.
Rook’s temperament was ill-suited to the sciences, so he elected to take a path to the stars that required less academic investment. Space mining was a rapidly growing, lucrative field that offered unique challenges and experiences; it was the perfect environment for Rook to thrive.
Rook pursued his education at Ganymede Technical Academy. Despite having a clear career path in mind, Rook still struggled to stay on task in his studies. He was prone to raucous partying, shirking his responsibilities, and generally getting into trouble with faculty. At first, Rook seemed to be on a clear path toward washing out of his program, until he met someone who helped temper his wilder instincts: Yancy Gage.
Rook and Yancy met during first semester orientation in the academy’s mining engineering program and became fast friends. Though the two came from vastly different backgrounds, their personalities simply clicked well, though Rook’s was clearly the dominant one. Rook’s rambunctious extroversion helped the much more reserved Yancy come out of his shell and build a more active social life.
To many of their peers, Rook and Yancy’s relationship seemed unhealthily lopsided. Indeed, Rook’s influence had a noticeable detriment to Yancy’s academic performance and got them both into trouble for breaking numerous academy regulations.
But Yancy did indeed have an effect on Rook as well. Rook’s work ethic and studies improved after the two met, and his overall sense of purpose seemed to improve. It was as if the two shared a single pool of initiative, drive, and focus. The fact that Rook took more from this pool than he gave seemed unnoticed by either of them.
By the time Yancy and Rook graduated, Rook had already begun to grow bored with the career path he had not yet started. It was far less exciting to be an astronaut in the 22nd century than he had thought it would be, and his education in the field had done little more for him than to demystify most of the things that had excited him about it.
He might have abandoned his career path entirely if not for Yancy. Yancy’s plans hadn’t changed; he was determined to pursue his career long term to earn money for his family. Rook’s desire to stay close to Yancy ultimately outweighed his wanderlust, leading to one of the few instances where Rook followed Yancy’s lead instead of the other way around.
But Rook still didn’t have the patience for a desk job drawing up plans for asteroid breaker rigs or writing checklists for safety auditors. He needed something hands-on. Rook needed to feel the rumble of a drill in his hands, the thrill of danger that came from working in a low-gravity environment. It wasn’t enough to work just any job in the mining field: Rook needed excitement.
Rook’s need for adventure led him to pressure Yancy into taking a job with him in one of the most dangerous work environments in the Home System: the Argos mine on Io. Jupiter’s volatile moon seemed to offer all the excitement Rook could hope for: stunning vistas of multicolored terrain beneath a sky-filling view of Jupiter, the chance to use top-of the line high-powered mining equipment like directed energy drills and mechanized radiation-resistant exosuits, and the thrill of constant peril on the most volcanically active world in the system. But after a while, even this was not enough to satisfy Rook’s desire for adventure. Io became too familiar, too routine. Rook wanted something new.
When Exotech Industries sent Rook and Yancy an offer to join a small mining survey mission to a recently discovered planet at the edge of explored space, Rook jumped at the opportunity. Yancy was resistant to the idea, and Rook was not interested in going without him. But fortunately, or unfortunately, Rook was still adept at getting Yancy to follow his lead, and eventually the other man caved yet again to his influence.
For better or worse, Rook convinced him to accept, and the two signed on to the biggest mission of their lives: the Tantalus 13 expedition.
“Why would you just assume I did it?”
“Experience.”
~Hollis Rook and Drake Gorrister
An intelligent but brash man, Hollis Rook has spent his entire life with far too much energy and too little focus.
As a child, Rook was disruptive and unruly in school, though he possessed a certain boyish charm that, coupled with his rowdy sense of humor, kept him popular among the students even as he terrorized the teachers. Though Rook’s parents were of relatively good means, his insubordinate attitude and lack of interest in most of his school subjects led to weak academic performance. Though this concerned his parents, Rook was apathetic. He had no particular career path in mind, only a desire to find something that “wasn’t boring.”
In spite of what his grades would suggest, Rook was indeed intelligent, and thrived well enough in subjects he found interesting. Ultimately, he decided to pursue a career offworld; the still young field of extraplanetary exploration carried enough potential for adventure that it sustained his interest as few other subjects did.
Rook’s temperament was ill-suited to the sciences, so he elected to take a path to the stars that required less academic investment. Space mining was a rapidly growing, lucrative field that offered unique challenges and experiences; it was the perfect environment for Rook to thrive.
Rook pursued his education at Ganymede Technical Academy. Despite having a clear career path in mind, Rook still struggled to stay on task in his studies. He was prone to raucous partying, shirking his responsibilities, and generally getting into trouble with faculty. At first, Rook seemed to be on a clear path toward washing out of his program, until he met someone who helped temper his wilder instincts: Yancy Gage.
Rook and Yancy met during first semester orientation in the academy’s mining engineering program and became fast friends. Though the two came from vastly different backgrounds, their personalities simply clicked well, though Rook’s was clearly the dominant one. Rook’s rambunctious extroversion helped the much more reserved Yancy come out of his shell and build a more active social life.
To many of their peers, Rook and Yancy’s relationship seemed unhealthily lopsided. Indeed, Rook’s influence had a noticeable detriment to Yancy’s academic performance and got them both into trouble for breaking numerous academy regulations.
But Yancy did indeed have an effect on Rook as well. Rook’s work ethic and studies improved after the two met, and his overall sense of purpose seemed to improve. It was as if the two shared a single pool of initiative, drive, and focus. The fact that Rook took more from this pool than he gave seemed unnoticed by either of them.
By the time Yancy and Rook graduated, Rook had already begun to grow bored with the career path he had not yet started. It was far less exciting to be an astronaut in the 22nd century than he had thought it would be, and his education in the field had done little more for him than to demystify most of the things that had excited him about it.
He might have abandoned his career path entirely if not for Yancy. Yancy’s plans hadn’t changed; he was determined to pursue his career long term to earn money for his family. Rook’s desire to stay close to Yancy ultimately outweighed his wanderlust, leading to one of the few instances where Rook followed Yancy’s lead instead of the other way around.
But Rook still didn’t have the patience for a desk job drawing up plans for asteroid breaker rigs or writing checklists for safety auditors. He needed something hands-on. Rook needed to feel the rumble of a drill in his hands, the thrill of danger that came from working in a low-gravity environment. It wasn’t enough to work just any job in the mining field: Rook needed excitement.
Rook’s need for adventure led him to pressure Yancy into taking a job with him in one of the most dangerous work environments in the Home System: the Argos mine on Io. Jupiter’s volatile moon seemed to offer all the excitement Rook could hope for: stunning vistas of multicolored terrain beneath a sky-filling view of Jupiter, the chance to use top-of the line high-powered mining equipment like directed energy drills and mechanized radiation-resistant exosuits, and the thrill of constant peril on the most volcanically active world in the system. But after a while, even this was not enough to satisfy Rook’s desire for adventure. Io became too familiar, too routine. Rook wanted something new.
When Exotech Industries sent Rook and Yancy an offer to join a small mining survey mission to a recently discovered planet at the edge of explored space, Rook jumped at the opportunity. Yancy was resistant to the idea, and Rook was not interested in going without him. But fortunately, or unfortunately, Rook was still adept at getting Yancy to follow his lead, and eventually the other man caved yet again to his influence.
For better or worse, Rook convinced him to accept, and the two signed on to the biggest mission of their lives: the Tantalus 13 expedition.