Franz Hofmann

Franz Hofmann is a 32 year old police agent who worked at the DEPIA of Grünwald. He was sent by the agency to investigate the district of Obersendling. Franz is currently missing, after displaying signs of mental degeneration.

Investigation of Obersendling
In January 1926, Franz was sent by the DEPIA to examine Obersendling, due to the elevated number of suspicions surrounding the district. Obersendling is supposedly abandoned, which by itself is a reason for apprehension, but there are also reports of movement within the district.

Franz entered Obersendling through the southeast, from the border of the city, to avoid attracting attention. For the same reason, he went there at night, carrying a lamp to provide a bit of light. As he explored the region, he frequently heard hurried footsteps from all directions, indicating that there were other living things still present within the district. He visited a few houses and was horrified by the sights he saw: decomposing bodies, writings in blood and undescribable drawings in walls and floors.

Franz encountered Johann König, who was looking for Mythos artifacts and writings, as well as photographs for the newspapers he anonymously sent stories to. He used Psychokinesis to alter his memories, and soon afterwards Franz saw The Sovereign in the sky with the illumination provided by a lightning strike. He fainted immediately, and hurriedly returned to Grünwald after waking up, still suffering from the unspeakable vision.

Disappearance
Within a few days of escaping Obersendling and returning to his house in Grünwald, Franz started to suffer degenerations to his sanity. He began to have recurrent dreams about The Sovereign, and felt a strong pull towards the cursed district. He tried to resist, spilling his thoughts in papers and whatever surface he found, but finally gave in and went back, abandoning Grünwald.

Franz currently resides within Obersendling, in an abandoned mansion. He is constantly trying to find something; something that even he doesn't know exactly what it is. The Cult of the Bountiful Veil knows of his presence but cares little, since he poses absolutely no threat due to his derangement, and considers that he might even unearth artifacts of great interest in his mad pursuit.

Franz's Residence
The last place Franz was seen at was his run-down shack near the outskirts of Grünwald. He lived there before and after his visit to Obersendling, and it was in this house that the incidents involving mysterious dreams occurred.