Colonial Wargames - People and Places

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ABONEY
The largest Firdarki settlement and the capital of Firdarkiland.

ABYDIN
An Olbele coastal village.

AKOPOTO
A Firdarki village.

ALBERT RIVER
The most important river in Dammallia.
Discovered and named by Sir Archibald Creep. Named after the Queen's late husband, Prince Albert.

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ARASHA
A Mottenbele village.

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ARGI-BARGI REBELLION
A revolt of the Nysenezi against Imperial German rule.
The rebellion was led by Mpoko Finka, a Nysenezi mystic.

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ARORA JUNCTION
Landward terminus of the railway in Deutsches Sudan.
Scene of the massacre of the Imperial German garrison that precipitated the withdrawal of all German nationals from Deutsches Sudan.

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BAACC
See: British Afro-Asian Colonial Company.

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"BACCY", THE
A derogatory nickname for the British Afro-Asian Colonial Company.
The obvious derivation of the nickname is the initial letters of the Company's name, but it might also relate to the Company's abortive attempt to grow tobacco in Dammallia. The nickname has given rise to slang expressions for someone who is corrupt or who will accept a bribe - "He likes a nice smoke", "He likes to dip his hand in the 'baccy jar", or "He likes his 'baccy" means that the person named will accept money from the British Afro-Asian Colonial Company (i.e. The "Baccy").

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BAD LIMBURG, PRINCE LEOPOLD OF
Distant nephew of Queen Victoria.
He is an ex-Major in the 4. Garde Grenadier Regiment of the Imperial German Army. Visited Dammallia during the Watawi War on the pretext of wanting to do some big game hunting, and "arranged" to have himself "invited" to join Sir Garnet Diamond's headquarters staff for the duration of the campaign. During the campaign he also acted as an unofficial observer for the General Staff of the Imperial German Army. His life was saved by Sir Garnet Diamond during a skirmish with a group of Watawi warriors, for which action Sir Garnet was awarded the Victoria Cross.

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BDP
See: British Dammallian Police.

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BAGGAR-TEL, EMIR
Trusted lieutenant of the Khalifa.
He wiped out the Imperial German garrison at Arora Junction, thus precipitating the withdrawal of all German nationals from Deutsches Sudan. He also commanded a mixed force of Baggara and Hadendowa Infantry during the destruction of 'The Wickes Expedition' at the Battle of Dahmot. When the Khalifa was defeated, Baggar-Tel disappeared. It is rumoured that he is now living somewhere in East Africa.

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BLACK MOUNTAINS
The range of mountains that forms the western boundary of Dammallia.
It has three spurs which project eastward. The Northern Spur forms part of the border between Dammallia and Mankanika, the Central Spur divides Lake Albert and Lake Regina, and the Southern Spur forms part of the southern border of Dammallia.

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BOOTHBY, COLONEL ALGERNON
Commander of the landing force that captured Koktat during the Mirkat Campaign.
He later commanded the port's garrison during that campaign.

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BRITISH AFRO-ASIAN COLONIAL COMPANY
The main exploration and colonial exploitation company in the Empire.
Founded by the then Honourable Archibald Creep as means by which he could fund his expeditions to Africa and Asia. Sir Archibald Creep is the current Chairman and majority shareholder of the Company, and its other shareholders include Sir Cedric Knowgoode, the Earl of Blackheath, and Mr. George Sidebotham.

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BRITISH DAMMALLIAN POLICE
The armed colonial police force in Dammallian.
Paid for by the British Afro-Asian Colonial Company, its members are locally recruited Europeans. It is commanded by Commissioner Evelyn Hall, and in times of war or tribal unrest it acts in support of military operations carried out within the borders of the Colony.

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BULIBOI
A Watawi kraal.

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CAHOT, MAHATMA
Indian trader.
Came to Dammallia in the hope that he could make money supplying goods to the local natives, but has found himself in competition with the British Afro-Asian Colonial Company and Costas Pakitodolos. Frequently complains to the Governor, the Colonial Office, and the Queen about the Company's unfair trading practices, but seems to make a reasonable living despite his problems. He is the arch rival of Costas Pakitodolos, and is suspected of supplying guns and liquor to the Watawi in exchange for ivory.

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CONSORT
A British-built town in Olbeleland.
Named in honour of the Queen's late husband, Prince Albert, the Prince Consort.

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COTONON
The largest Olbele settlement and the capital of Olbeleland.

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CRAWLEY, LIEUTENANT THE HONOURABLE RONALD
Killed whilst serving as Quartermaster on Colonel Wickes's Staff during the disastrous 'Wickes Expedition'.
Educated at Eton. He joined the Norfolk Fusilier Regiment after leaving school, and following five years service with his regiment he was seconded to serve on the Staff of the Egyptian Army. It has been suggested that Lieutenant Crawley's insistence that the expedition's reserve of rifle ammunition be placed with the supply column, rather than dispersed to the individual Infantry Companies, was a major contributing factor in the destruction of the expedition.

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CREEP, SIR ARCHIBALD, Bt.
Explorer, hunter, and millionaire.
First European to set foot on Dammallia. He is now the Chairman and principal shareholder of the British Afro-Asian Colonial Company. He resides in London during the rainy season and on his estate in up-country Dammallia for the rest of the year.

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CREEP CAP
Specialist tropical headgear developed for Sir Archibald Creep by the famous London hat-makers Greaves and St. John.
The Creep Cap is a peaked, round cap, with a neck curtain and ventilation holes.

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CREEP, LADY VICTORIA
Wife of Sir Archibald Creep.
Lady Victoria is the youngest daughter of the Earl of Blackheath, and is reputed to be the best female shot in the Empire.

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DAHMOT
A small town in the Sudan.
It gives its name to the battle where 'The Wickes Expedition' was destroyed.

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DAMMALLIA
British Colony.
Named by Sir Archibald Creep, the first European explorer to set foot there. It is reputed that the name resulted from Sir Archibald's Portuguese cartographer and man-servant mis-hearing his master's comments about the county; "There's damn all 'ere!" The Colony is administered for the Crown by the Colonial Office in London, and there is a Colonial Governor resident in the capital, Port Albert, but the main power lies with the British Afro-Asian Colonial Company which owns the rights to almost everything.

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DAMMALLIAN LIGHT RAILWAY
The main railway system in Dammallia.
The Dammallian Light Railway is a wholly owned subsidiary of the British Afro-Asian Colonial Company, and operates between Port Albert, Sir Archibald Creep's estate near Consort, and some of the smaller up-country towns.

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DAMMALLIAN NATIVE POLICE
The armed native police force in Dammallian.
Paid for by the British Afro-Asian Colonial Company, its members are recruited mainly from the Olbele and Watawi tribes. It is commanded by Commissioner Evelyn Hall, and in times of war or tribal unrest it acts in support of military operations carried out within the borders of the Colony.

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DAMMALLIAN RECORD, THE
One of the two Dammallian weekly newspapers.
"The Dammallian Record" is an independent newspaper, and is owned and edited by Mr. Homer Derrange.

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DAMMALLIAN TIMES, THE
One of the two Dammallian weekly newspapers.
"The Dammallian Times" is a wholly owned subsidiary of the British Afro-Asian Colonial Company and is edited by Mr. Arnold Hack.

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DA SILVA, ENRIQUE
Portuguese cartographer, who also acts man-servant, butler, body-guard, and private secretary to Sir Archibald Creep.
Born in one of the Portuguese African colonies, he was recruited by Sir Archibald to accompany him on his explorations because of his skills as a cartographer, knowledge of African languages, his dexterity will all types of weapon, and his ability to supply clean linen in the most trying circumstances. He remained in Sir Archibald's service after the discovery of Dammallia, and has now become his confidante and trusted henchman.

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DEEDES, MISS CHARITY
Spinster sister of the Reverend Noel Deedes.
She works for SPOG (The Society for the Propagation Of the Gospels) and is a self-appointed guardian of Dammallian morals.

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DEEDES, REVEREND NOEL
Local representative of SPOG (The Society for the Propagation Of the Gospels).
A self-appointed guardian of Dammallian morals.

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DERRANGE, MR. HOMER
Proprietor and Editor of "The Dammallian Record", and a long-time friend of Edward (Ned) Ricci.
A former New York journalist, he came to Dammallia to set up his own newspaper after an argument with the Editor of the newspaper for whom he then worked. It is rumoured that the argument arose because of Mr. Derrange's desire to expose corruption amongst certain high-ranking officials in the New York City administration and his editor's reluctance to upset such powerful people.

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DEUTSCHES SUDAN
Former Imperial German Colony.
The colony was founded in 1885, and was situated on the Red Sea coast where the borders of Mahdist Sudan and Abyssinia were unclear. The main settlement - Neu Stettin - was a small coastal port whose main function was to act as a coaling station for the Imperial German Navy. The colony was abandoned after the massacre of the garrison at Arora Junction.

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DIAMOND, GENERAL SIR GARNET, V.C.
Commander of the British garrison in Dammallia.
Cousin of Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond and a member of the Wolseley "ring". Won his Victoria Cross saving a German nephew of the Queen - Prince Leopold of Bad Limburg - from certain death at the hands of Watawi tribesmen during the Watawi War.

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DIMONEY, RAS
Loyal lieutenant of Osman Dogma.
He is reputed to be an Ethiopian prince who converted to Islam after meeting Osman Dogma during the latter's overland trek from the Sudan to Dammallia.

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DLR
See: Dammallian Light Railway.

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DNP
See: Dammallian Native Police.

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DOGMA, OSMAN
Fanatical Islamic fundamentalist leader.
Originally from Suakin. He commanded the Mahdist forces during the destruction of 'The Wickes Expedition' at the Battle of Dahmot, after which he withdrew to Mirkat. His army was destroyed during the Mirkat Campaign, and as a result he fell out of favour with the Khalifa. He then moved to Raffia Island where he set up a self-styled "religious community". The latter is, in fact, a group of pirates and slave-traders who use the island as a base from which they can prey on local tribes and traders.

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� Robert George Cordery (2005)