East India, 1885
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CAMPAIGN OVERVIEW
LOCATION: Historical India circa 1885

McGUFFIN: The following notice was observed by your characters in the:
SAFARI
  Parliament, the East India Company & the Natural History Museum announce the formation of an expedition into uncharted areas of the
CENTRAL INDIAN HIGHLANDS
  for the purposes of surveying the land, discovering new botanical & zoological specimens, discovering new trade opportunities, & performing linguistic & anthropological studies of the aboriginal peoples.
  The expedition will leave Calcutta, India on Tuesday, 8 September, 1885 from the Calcutta Royal Arms hotel; travel by first class railroad coach & steamboat up the Brahmanpootra River to Tezpoor; then depart by locally arranged transportation into the mountains. Expected return date to Calcutta is 13, March 1886.
  Private persons wishing to join the expedition may do so with a donation of 60 guineas to the Natural History Museum which should be presented at the Natural History Museum in London, England or the East India Company main office in Calcutta, India no later than 10 August, 1885.
  Some few paid scientific & medical position are available. Present application & curriculum vitae to above locations no later than 14 May, 1885.
  All persons joining the expedition are expected to provide their own travel & accommodation arrangements to & from the Royal Calcutta Arms. Personal items, such as toiletries, weaponry & ammunition, are the responsibility of the individual.
For reason known only to them, your characters have decided to join the expedition.