Fall of the Cities, page 84
Characters in Mercedes for a Soldier Boy
ORCHARD CLOSE ENCLAVE
Harold (Harry) Miller -aka Soldier Boy - 23 - ex corporal pay clerk CGC
Abigail - 25 - from the north.
Alfie - 18 - Probable orphan since his Mum disappeared. Living with Betty.
Alicia - 24 - small woman who retreats into herself.
Barry - 64 - Ex firefighter - ran from Geeks with granddaughters – designs bombs Bernie - 29 - Bomb maker (under instruction) - Sal’s ‘Roger Rabbit’
Berry - 19 - daughter of Nigel. Taller, stronger, and also a brewer.
Bess - 22 - Ex-girlfriend of gangster, now Matthew’s girlfriend Bethany - 22 - Gnome Sweet Gnome
Betty - 62 - Oldest woman in the ‘coven’ - an original Orchard Close resident Billy - 19 - resident of flats
Casper - 23 - big well-muscled gay man who becomes Harry’s friend Celine - 28 - slim redheaded typist. Shy – pre-Crash rape victim.
Charlie - 33 - home appliance (washing machine) repair man.
Chris - 29 - fighter - came with Roy
Christopher - 30 - Gnome on the Range
Conn - 25 - short skinny man, prematurely bald Curtis - 27 - short and stout, amateur gardener-Emmy’s bloke, wounded, taken by Army Daisy - 7 - Harold’s niece - hyperactive
Doll - Dolly - 22 - Barry’s eldest grand daughter Elise - 14 -reclusive, traumatised refugee from ?
Elizabeth - 37 - from north - Pricilla’s mum - still grieving for her son Emmy - 24 - Jamaican - tall, well-built woman - Curtis’s gartered wench, Tammy’s mum Faith - 38 - short stout woman with light brown hair. Toby’s Mum Fergie - 21 -outgoing, teases men despite having a girlfriend Finn - 51 - Electrician – ‘Agent 002’because of his pistol shooting Gayle - 21 - Dental trainee and now Orchard Close anaesthetist George - 44 - rabbit breeder. Maryam’s hubby - refugee from General Georgina - 10 - Zach and Olive’s daughter
Hazel - 17 - orphan, ‘adopted’ Harold as a sort of uncle Henry - 26 -refugee - heavy hammer man
Hilda - 44 - ex clerical worker, loves collating lists. Switchboard operator Isiah - 37 - reclusive -ex telephone engineer Janine - 37 -ex Laundry assistant, now coven member/teacher Jeremy - 21-from north
Jilli - 15 - Jillian,’bought’ from gangsters-musical genius Joey - 9 - Pippa and Robert’s son
John’s Pat - 38 - from north - Philip’s mum - devout Christian - starts a church June - 40 - ex-trophy wife, now coven member/teacher Kerry - 35 - Shy - Isiah’s wife - seamstress and embroiderer Lenny - 28 - Nearly qualified paramedic - pacifist Lillian - 22 - tall overweight woman lives with Conn Liz - 24 - 5’ 11” slim, very strong -ex-metal artiste-now the artistic smith-non-violent.
Louie - 21 - Refugee from north
Louise - 32 - quiet -ex-internet graphic designer - gay Maryam - 42 - rabbit breeder. George’s wife - refugee from General Matthew - 27 - red haired ex Traffic Warden-weak arm after being wounded.
Matti - Matracia - 20 - Barry’s younger granddaughter.
Max - 22 -Experienced Fighter - General overran enclave - one of Roy’s men Millie - 6 -refugee from General
Nathan - 21 - Experienced Fighter - General overran enclave - one of Roy’s men Nigel - 44 - brewer, widower, Berry’s dad
Olive - 32 - Zach’s wife, Georgina’s Mum
Patricia Elliot - 29 - Trainee nurse. First refugee to join Harold’s group Pat’s John - 39 - from north-devout Christian - starts a church Patty - 27 - demon knitter, and a Demon with her outsized crossbow Pippa - 28 - Genius baker - lost a hand when shot Pricilla - 14 - from north - Elizabeth’s daughter Rabbit Bob - 36 - Rabbit breeder with buck, Rocket Man -refugeefrom General Rob - 39 - Short and portly Plumber - Susan’s bloke Robert - 29 - Pippa’s husband
Rory - 4 - Abigail’s son
Roy - 32 -Experienced fighter driven from his home by the General - twice. Brings 4 other fighters Sal - 29 - blonde woman - original resident-Bernie’s Jessica Rabbit Seth - 25 - trainee brewer - wooing Berry
Sharyn - 28 -Daisy and Wills mother, Harold’s sister - widowed Stewart - Mr Baumber - 59 -was caretaker in flats before Crash.
Sukie - 7 - Suzie’s daughter.
Susan - 34 - Rob’s gartered wench
Suzie - 24 - Sukie’s single Mum - her sister died in fighting - Asian Tammy - 0 - Emmy and Curtis’s daughter, born after Curtis taken by Army Theo - 28 - fighter with Roy, refugee from General Tilly - 19 - refugee - ‘Omeless Gnome-lass’
Tim - 25 - Refugee with nothing but his fiancée, Toyah Toyah - 22 - Refugee with nothing but Tim
Trev - Trevor - 34 - Radio repair man - electrical engineer-terrified of Barbies Umeko - 19 - Asian girl rescued from Geeks brothel Veronica - 17 - daughter of Isiah and Kerry
Violet - 1 - Abigail’s daughter - first child born in Orchard Close Wade - 24 - refugee - amateur carpenter
William - 28 - amateur mechanic - refugee from General Wills - 5 - Harold’s nephew
Zach - 35 - ex-office manager
159 residents – March Year 4
Abraham - 53 - older refugee from Murphies
Ant - Anthony - 25 - refugee from Murphies and ancient weapons buff Beverley - 17 - refugee from Murphies, lumberjill Edward - 5 -Eddie - Little Ed - Tessa’s son
Fredrick - 39 - from Murphies. Good amateur carpenter Gulab - 4 - Ruhika’s daughter
Johan - aka Big Johan - 42 - over six feet, well-built man - popular with the younger children because of his daft jokes, songs and juggling Kathleen - 35 - Fredrick’s wife, Rosalyn’s mum Logan - 26 - refugee - Hammer swinging candidate Martha - 19 years -refugee from Murphies-Annex riot squad Nate - 18 - refugee from Murphies, lumberjack Rihannon - 17 - refugee - Riot squad
Rosalyn - 13 - Fredrick’s daughter
Ru - Ruhika - 22 - small feisty Asian woman - Gulab’s mum -refugee from Murphies - sometimes referred to as Aneka Myrtyua - many deaths Sorcha - 19 - refugee with a talent for engraving, and an engraving kit Stephan - 33 - Carpenter, refugee from Murphies Terri - 17 - refugee from Murphies - Riot squad member Tessa - 25 -’Bought’ from Hot Rods,Edward’s mum, pre-Crash friend of Harold’s Wamil - 27 - tall, quiet Asian woman from Murphies - odd keep-fit techniques Total residents March - Year 5
322 including 71 Murphy refugees in tents
One acre can theoretically feed eight people if meat is from elsewhere.
Potatoes are a very good crop - food value vs. space Orchard Close fields are now a strip over 1,500 yds. long x 700 yds. wide - over 200 acres, plus all the gardens inside the walls. Will grow enough for 400 residents despite still being inefficient.
OTHERS
Private Lionel Vaughn- soldier on the bypass - Rihannon’s boyfriend Dealer - salesman
David - bodyguard
The Bunker
Owen -Chairman – tall, greying, confident, old money Boris - Foreign Office-Small, slim, dark-haired, wants to recruit best of city enclaves Faraz - RAF liaison, wiry, intense, Asian.
Gerard - Youngest of the dozen UK Cabal leaders - transport incl. distribution of food Grace - tall spare aristocratic grey-haired woman dealing with work camps Henry - Portly, thick black hair and beard, in charge of farms. Wants to recruit ‘best’ enclaves Ivy - Stout middle-aged redhead in charge of food storage and sale Joshua - Army liaison. Spare, balding man
Keris - Falklands operation
Maurice -Spymaster, bland, unassuming, mousy-haired and medium size and build.
Vanna - tall Asian woman dealing with special facilities and private military forces Victor - Navy liaison, smart, impeccably groomed career navy man IN THE CITY
Hot Rods - ex car thieves - neighbouring gang to the south of Orchard Close Cadillac - Caddi - gang boss
Big Mack - Mack -7’bodyguard - named after trucks Bug - Bugatti - full gang member
Cooper - Mini Cooper - second in command
Charger - full gang member
Chevy - full gang member
Dodge - full gang member
E-Type - ET -full gang member
Roller - full gang member
Samuel - man with shotgun and a crippled hand Mercedes aka Killer Queen - 18 - only female who is a full gang member Lada - probationary gang member
Yugo - probationary gang member
Truck - probationary gang member
Fantasia - 17 - woman forced to lure men into debt Pete - 18 - Tessa’s brother, sucked into debt Spanky - ET’s woman
Virginia - Roller’s woman
GOFS - Gods of Fire and Steel - gang to the west Gofannon - gang boss
Vulcan - senior gang member - warchief
Wayland - superb blacksmith
Hephaestus - Heff - senior gang member
Ogou - senior gang member
Cyclops - senior gang member wears goggles to protect spectacles Cy -GOFS soldier
Brighid - GOFS woman
Henrietta - ‘Head Girl’ - Gofannon’s woman
Geek Freeks - ex-shop assistants - gang to the north Hawkins - gang boss - senior manager
Darwin - manager - (senior gang member)
Einstein - manager
Galileo - manager - inventive mechanic - creates superb crossbows and onagers Marconi - manager - radio specialist
Nobel - manager - chemistry student
Tell - aka William Tell - gang bowyer & archer Wellington - manager - warchief
Ly Thien or Thien - young Vietnamese woman now Wellington’s companion Mathias - Geek soldier
Barbie Girls - all-female gang beyond GOFS - based in ‘Beth’s’ a shopping mall Original gang were a group of prisoners who escaped during the Crash Malibu - Senior Barbie leader - ex prisoner
Christie - Barbie leader - African ethnicity with big Afro and short blonde wig - ex prisoner Ken - Barbie leader - Large and dresses as a man - warchief - ex prisoner Chandra - Elite - Asian –wears two narrow curtains as a dress laced up sides - ex prisoner Cherry Pie - Elite - Heavily tattooed - dresses as American farm girl - ex prisoner Beach Beetch - Elite - genuine blonde (allegedly) - leather swimsuit - ex prisoner Zahara - new Elite, mixed ethnicity - bright colours, big Afro, short blonde wig Ski - 18 - new elite - wears a bobble hat and ski pants.
Vinnie - Barbie fighter, bought Splash
Splash - Staffy X bitch sold to Barbies
Maggie - Dobermann X bitch named after Maggie Thatcher Fred and Ethel - only two gay men in Beth’s
Pink Panthers - Male gay gang who wear pink underwear over their clothes as a ‘uniform.’ Based in a department store and a Victoria’s Secrets lingerie shop.
Ferdinands- in American Football stadium - influenced by Mad Max films Bull - leader - overweight - a bad look with skin tight pants.
Snoop - coach (lieutenant) - big muscular black youth Slash - coach
Scarface - coach
Trainspotters - border the city centre with large park and trees. Wear anoraks Franco - leader with red dreadlocks
Generals - Gang to the north across the flood. Allied with Bloods and MiB
The General - Leader - champion strategic games player. Ambitious.
Patton -big, burly,leads the General’s fighters, gang boss of the Bloodsuckers, the Bloods Hannibal - Patton’s second in command of the Bloods Julius (Caesar) -Patton’s second in command of the more disciplined fighters Rhys-spymaster, possibly a Cabal agent
Bloodsuckers - Bloods - Mixed race gang who file canines, notoriously savage assault fighters. Make up over half of The General’s troops.
MIB - Men in Black - Elite wear black suits and shades. Salvaged a large number of Army police automatics and ammo from the City centre after the massacres.
Branson - Leader
Jones - senior MiB
Scrooge - senior MiB
Professors - mixed race and mixed sex leaders - originally from the University Prof - Leader - old professor in a suit and robe Celeste - Dance teacher
Chad - Rugby team captain, now leads fighters Benny’s Boys - gang next to the Professors, between them and the Mart Benny - gang boss
Bargees - steel houseboats - surrounded by old canals. Have refrigerated van, sell fish Skipper - gang leader
Smiley - senior member
Goldie - fighter
SIMs - democratic commune - use accurate short-range rockets for defence.
Bert, Julie, Maisie - rocket makers
Keith -fighter
Michelle - leader of the bug-out
Stevie - squad leader
Baggies- gang South of TesdaMart,ex-football hooligans. Wear black and white stripes.
Boing - leader
Throstle - elite
Murphies - wear a shamrock - gang west of Caddi Paddy - dead leader
Niall - lieutenant, possibly the new leader
Precinct Nineteen - enclave led by ex-police - West of Motorway - use shortened ID numbers Sarge -Three-Three - retired police sergeant – now the leader Sergeant Koos -One-Five - senior fighter, ex police firearms squad David -Six-One-Three - constable leading a squad of ten Javed -Two-Two-Nine - constable leading a squad of ten Simeon -Eight-One-Four - constable leading a squad of ten Benny -Five-One-Eight - marksman
Sam -Two-Seven-Seven - marksman
Sue - Sarge’s granddaughter
Barbarians - very violent gang to NW of city Conan - leader. Physically very big and strong. Bearded, paranoid, abusive, keeps a ‘slave.’ Ambitious, wants to conquer the city Garth – Warband leader
Sylvester – Conan’s spymaster, possibly Cabal agent Catherine - woman who remains defiant even after being, targeted and abused by Conan Keepers - based in Dudley zoo-defend themselves with tranquilliser darts that kill Teddy - ex manager of gift shop
Imogen - ex under-Keeper
Inga - Flamboyant ex tropical bird keeper
Stephanie - ex big cat keeper
Takato - refugee who brought firearms (ex big-game hunter) Sutton Park Alliance - 9 gangs-based around big park in North of city Odin - leads the Vikings
Angel - leads the Valkyries
Hangaku - leads the Yakuza
Headmaster - leads the Hard School
Shiner - leads the Skins
‘Chelle - Shiner’s ‘wife’
Frenchy - ‘French’ mistress, Hard School
Jer and Asif - ex wildlife wardens in Park
Nosy - defeated gangster with long facial scar – given a chance to live because he protected women The Last Prophet and the Children of Cain - rapidly growing gang of religious zealots, close to Sutton Park.
Cyn Palace- 5 gang alliance around school playing fields in NW of London Sinner and Sin - Tall muscular blond man and redheaded woman who lead the Sinners. Based in a library, Sin Palace, controlling school fields, now a farm.
Preacher - leads enclave, C of E vicar - his services are now multi-denominational Imam - leads enclave, genuine pre-Crash Islamic religious leader Kermit - short, stocky, black leader of the Muppets Eli - tall, thin white gang leader
Nita - The Sinner’s librarian, a founder member Marcie - ex prostitute, founder member of the Sinners The Reivers - 278 survivors from the massacre of Glasgow Bruce - leader - ex Black Watch
Angus - ex Black Watch - left a wife and three bairns dead in the snow Maeve - one-armed woman who is quartermaster
Hamish - fisherman - trying to organise anti-aircraft defence Lisa - vengeful wetsuit swimmer
Klaus - Oberfeldwebel Klaus Huber, sniper, ex German Army refugee who is earning a home for his daughter by fighting for the UK government (the Cabal) Stilus gladio fortior - The Pen is mightier than the Sword Si tamen habes in gladio? - But if you also have a Sword?
Vance Huxley, Fall of the Cities
