Hunter Association News Network

The HANN is a group of Hunters that have the express purpose of reporting the news. While their main goal is to inform Hunters of events that may affect them and their jobs, they also try to be for everyone, relaying Hunter-only information in subtext for them to pick up on. Their main means of communication are through newspapers and their website, with contracts for a program slot on TV currently pending.

The head of the HANN is Olive Greene, a 27-year-old Scoop Hunter. She prides herself in her smarts, holding everything the HANN produces to very high standards. Her motto is “Anything can be a story with the right reporter!” She applies this to everything the HANN does. The interview process for joining is known to be extremely rigorous.

While the group is currently small, currently with only six members to their name, Greene hopes to expand this to about twenty members. Members can be found all around the world while on the job, but they always report back to their base in Swardani City when writing their stories.

## Origins

The Hunter Association News Network dates back to 1999, founded by the then Rookie Hunter Olive Greene. Before the HANN, Greene worked as an intern for a popular news network. However, they “failed to see her potential”, which drove Greene to quit. She didn’t quit her ambitions, however, knowing she was destined to be the best reporter ever.

Within a month, Greene had found a gap in the market. The ever-so-popular Hunter Association failed to provide an objective way to learn about world events. This was her golden opportunity. Without permission, Greene branded herself as the official news source of the Hunter Association.

Greene had humble origins, only selling newspapers to passing Hunters who visited HQ. Her priority was informing Hunters; anything affecting their jobs would be reported here. However, the first successes of the HANN would come not from her fellow Hunters, but from the common folk.

Their rise in popularity began when the game of Greed Island had its first completion. While unable to contact the victors personally, Greene was able to talk with those who knew them. The story of the son who passed his father’s trials was loved by the audience. This popularity would not die soon, however, as once the Chimera Ants invaded, the HANN was the top choice to be informed. While Greene did lose a few potential reporters while trying to capitalize off of the invasion, she nonetheless succeeded.

Now known by Hunters and regulars alike, Greene truly felt like she was on top of the world. The following 13th Chairman Election and Dark Continent Expedition announcement didn’t hurt either. However, with the mainland seemingly dying down with huge world events, Greene must be more active than ever to find her stories, as well as finding a few more bodies to fill her open slots. As long as there are people on the Earth, the HANN will be there to keep them informed.

## Members

* Olive Greene: A lively reporter with dreams of becoming the largest news station in the world. While currently far from her dream, she will do whatever it takes to achieve it.
* Kainat Azmat: A charismatic young lady who loves nothing more than a good interview. Olive considers her very lucky she joined after the Chimera Ant invasion.
* Winston Brown: A man with an obsession with learning. As an Information Hunter, he considered joining the HANN as a natural step on his journey.

* Lumi Plazé: Unwillingly brought on as “part” of the HANN’s legal team (they say she is “part” of the legal team, but in reality, she is the legal team). While she does not label herself as a member of the team, she has grown to accept that this is part of her life now.

## Notable Achievements

* Became the first source of information on every card in Greed Island.
* Prevented way more casualties than caused during the Chimera Ant invasion.
* Exposed many underground drug rings, with a few being on purpose.
* Has never accepted a bribe and followed through on their end of the deal.
* Maintained a 5.0-star review average for almost two years.
* Gained a monopoly on Battle Olympia interviews.

## Fun Facts

* A majority of their funding comes from scams.
* Every country has had at least one story about them in their reports.
* Olive absolutely hates Winston.
* The current members of the HANN have a competition going on, that being the most number of times they have passed out while on the job. Olive is in the lead with 147 times.
* There have never been more than 10 reporters employed at a time.