Hans is the servant of Duke Horacio[1] and can be found walking in circles around the Lumbridge Castle courtyard. He is easily scared, screaming and running away in fright when threatened.[2] He can tell players how old their accounts are or how long they've spent online by talking to him.
Hans can also be spoken to by selecting "random contact" on the NPC Contact spell. If Hans is contacted, your character will claim you are a knight coming to kill everyone in Lumbridge Castle. Hans panics in response.
In the 2018 Christmas event, where he was one of the recipients of a gift from Duke Horacio. He is given a chair from the Duke's room, which he takes in relief, having spent many years circling the castle without relief.[3][4]
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[[{{#explode:16 May 2019| |0}} {{#explode:16 May 2019| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:16 May 2019| |2}}]] (update)
The render priority of Hans was changed to render him on top of players and npcs if they are on the same tile.
[[{{#explode:6 December 2004| |0}} {{#explode:6 December 2004| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:6 December 2004| |2}}]] (update)
When retreating after getting scared by the player, he can be lured out of the castle walls as far as the entrance of the H.A.M. Hideout.
Hans may be a pun about time, as his name resembles "hands" (as in the hands of a clock), he tells you how much time you've spent in RuneScape, and his walking pattern around Lumbridge castle goes clockwise and takes him exactly 1 minute to complete a lap, like the second hand of a clock.
Hans had a festive override wearing a santa hat during the 2023 Christmas event.
^Hans in 2018 Christmas event. Old School RuneScape. "Oh my aching feet! A chair! Just what I've been needing! I'm going to go sit by the fountain, so pretty this time of year."
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