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Alan
Role East India Company man at Suez
Nationality British
Status alive
Age Unstated
A Company man nursing a drink in the back corner of The Watering Hole, who listened to the party's problem for a while before solving it.
Description
A Company man nursing a drink in the back corner of The Watering Hole, who listened to the party’s problem for a while before solving it.
Background
Well enough informed about the Red Sea shipping season to know a hull’s schedule before her masts are in the bay.
Motivations
Unstated. He passed the tip without asking for anything, which in Suez is worth noting.
Connections
- Told Freddy that the Shah Alam was due the following morning — a Bombay-built country ship of around 350 tons, running the coffee route up to Mocha and Jeddah on one monsoon and home to Bengal on the other, answering to no Company officer, which is precisely why she was available.
- Warned that the party would need to reach her before the Ottoman military commandeered her. This proved exact: soldiers were marching for the gangplank within minutes of her tying up.
Appearances
Relationships
- Located at The Watering Hole — Drinking in the back corner
- Knows Freddy Cavendish — Passed him the tip about the Shah Alam's arrival
- Knows Shah Alam — Knew her run, her tonnage, and that she answers to no Company officer