Hiam was the Lord Protector of the Stormwall, the highest office in the Stormguard and in all of the Korel subcontinent. He had served on the Wall for over thirty years since joining as a volunteer, and was a devout follower of Our Lady the Blessed Saviour. Hiam was a "student of history...a reader of books and scrolls", but Wall Marshal Quint was surprised by the way he sometimes seemed to casually disregard the hard won knowledge of their predecessors on the Wall. He maintained apartments in the Great Tower. Spoiler warning: The following section contains significant plot details about Hiam.