Hanna

**Hanna** is a recurring character in *Lovecraft Country*. She is portrayed by Joaquina Kalukango.

Hanna is Tic's ancestor who stole the Book of Names from Titus Braithwhite.

## History

### Biography

Hanna was enslaved to Titus Braithwhite during the early 1800s, by whom she was raped and became pregnant. She was the only known survivor of the the great fire of 1833 where the Sons of Adam Lodge burned down.

## Throughout the Series

### Season 1

#### Whitey's on the Moon

Hanna appears to Atticus, a great descendant of hers, during Samuel Braithwhite's ceremony to access the Garden of Eden. She derails the ceremony and turns Samuel and the other lodge members to stone before escaping. Atticus follows Hanna out of the collapsing building, with a trail of fire following behind her.

#### Strange Case

Hanna appears briefly in Atticus' dream. She and Tic make eye contact as the escape the Sons of Adam Lodge. Tic suddenly finds himself on fire and scares himself awake.

#### I Am.

Leti has a dream with Hanna. She's chasing after Hanna as they run for the exit as the Sons of Adam Lodge collapses around them. Leti notices that she’s pregnant moments before going up in flames and waking up. Leti and Tic realize that they're having the same dream and that Hanna is trying to tell them something. Leti recalls seeing a book in Hanna's hand, and they realize that it must have been the Book of Names.

#### Full Circle

Hanna meets with Tic in the ancestral plane after he unbinds the Book of Names. She tells how she escaped as the lodge burned to the ground. Knowing that her child had Titus’ blood, Hanna feared that the Order would come looking for them, so she used a spell Titus created to keep their bloodline hidden from all who know magic. However, every night when Hanna would close her eyes, she’d find herself back in the lodge burning alive, suffering an unbearable pain. She tried to make it stop. But the flames she ran through to escape followed her in death. Eventually, Hanna realized that the fire was her rage made manifest, that it could be tamed. She did that and made the ancestral realm a safe place for their ancestors. She then realized that magic was a gift, and now passes it on to Tic. Tic asks for Hanna’s help in saving Dee. She replies: “You gonna save ‘em all.”

After returning to the land of the living, Tic and Leti enact the first step of their plan to stop Christina. They need to make a blood connection between Tic, Titus, and Christina. So they perform a resurrections spell. Dora, Hattie, Leti, and Hanna keep Titus trapped inside the salt barrier long enough for Tic to kill him and take a piece of his flesh.

## Physical Appearance

Hanna was a young black woman during the 1800s with brown skin and dark brown eyes. She was enslaved and dressed in plain earth-toned clothing.

## Relationships

* Titus Braithwhite - Hanna was enslaved to Titus and became pregnant with his child.

## Quotes

> I ran from Master's house until I couldn't run no more, but I knew there was nowhere I could go where we'd be safe. My child would have Master's blood and would always be seen as a source of power to those in the Order. So I used a spell Master worked on himself, keep our bloodline hidden from all who know magic.
>
> Hanna to Tic, Full Circle

> Every night, when I closed my eyes, I found myself back here, burning over and over again. The pain was unbearable. I had to make it stop, but the flames I ran through to escape followed me, even in death.
>
> Hanna to Tic, Full Circle

> Took a long time to understand the fire was my rage made manifest, that it could be tamed. Once I did, once I made this a safe place for our ancestors... I realized this magic was not something to be feared... but a gift to pass on.
>
> Hanna to Tic, Full Circle

## Appearances

Season One
* *Whitey's on the Moon*
* *Strange Case*
* *I Am.*
* *Full Circle*

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Whitey's on the Moon*
2. ↑ *Strange Case*
3. ↑ *I Am.*
4. ↑ *Full Circle*