Steel Hale is one of the mercenaries that Kiel and Gezka hire in The Children of Loki. He is very special in that he is one of the very few Exterior citizens that they are able to include. He has been genetically engineered for his profession as a demolitions expert. Kiel persuades Gezka to hire him even though he is a civilian using the argument that compared to her, everyone is a civilian, even most military personnel. This is true, since she believes that only genetically engineered soldiers are "real ones". In the Exterior Federation - the norm is to have engineered military forces. To Interior Federation personnel this is offensive; genetic engineering of humans is viewed as an evil of the Exteriors. The way the cultures "fate" people based upon their engineering is frowned upon.
Steel Hale is a happy Exterior. He knows he is incredibly fortunate to be able to have so much to do with one of Emperor Rejkyavik's soldiers - one of the Captains. He is content to have little to do with Captain FaucMerz since back home, he would only ever see her if she were in a parade of military personnel. They have a natural and unspoken sense of cultural unity.
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