Harriet Wainwright

The head of the probation department is a woman with an iron constitution and a will to match. Her duties are challenging, given the number of super-criminals in the Freedom City area, but this doesn’t daunt Mrs. Wainwright in the slightest. She proposed a revolutionary new “work release” program for superhuman criminals, having them perform public service—suitably supervised and controlled, of course. Thus far, the program—utilizing some less-hardened criminals from Blackstone—has been successful. Ms. Wainwright hopes to show criminal supers how to use their abilities constructively. Mrs. Wainwright is in her mid-60s and nearing retirement, although she has little interest in doing so. She is only 5’2”, heavyset, wears bifocal glasses, and has her gray hair pulled back in a bun. She maintains a no-nonsense attitude both at work and at home. Her husband, Carl, was a Freedom City police officer killed in the line of duty during the Terminus Invasion. Harriet’s only child, her daughter Carolyn, is married and lives in Philadelphia with her two grandchildren.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Through persuasion and persistence, Harriet Wainwright has forged partnerships between multiple levels of government, maintained funding through multiple administrations, and stared down hardened super-criminals. Many find her humorless, aggressive professional façade at stark odds with her loving home life and extensive family—many of whom also now serve in local and state government and have continued to help Wainwright achieve her extraordinary mission—but her ability to keep her home and work lives distinct is, if nothing else, a testament to her willpower and focus. Though as fit as someone half her age, Wainwright has no illusions about leading her so-called “freelancers” in the field. She accepts that she is an administrator, and even her youth with the military did not prepare her for the situations her recruits already know well. Though she can requisition nearly any gear, she normally carries a blaster pistol and wears suits woven from protective fabric. Still no physical match for a supervillain, her best defenses are her reputation and resources.