Khoga Maral

Born in Ghawlama 1694 AN to Khoga Daidukul (1672– ) and Baltu Kundek (1675– ). A citizen of Hurmu, pledged to the White Band of Lontinien, who subsequently found himself in the service of the Regiment of the Blackfriars'.

Biography

Sent to Tiegang for his safety after spilling kumis over the skirts of Ghawetkiin Enkhjargal at a public feast. Beginning his education there in 1703 AN.

His weakness for alcohol, which an education with the School of the High Inquisitor did nothing to dispel, quite the opposite, saw him wake up, a week after his graduation, in a holding cell within the cantonments of the Blackfriars' Regimental Impressment Garrison. After realising that they had captured a Hurmudan lordling of the tribal sort, the recruiting officers of the Impressment Service prevailed upon him to purchase a commission as an ensign within the Regiment of the Blackfriars' so as to secure his release from the situation of close confinement in which he found himself.

In spite of this inauspicious start to a career, for which the cost of his purchase of rank was subsequently deducted from his pay, he would progress steadily through the ranks of the organisation.

Briefly hospitalised during 1720 AN for the treatment of an aggressive venereal disease contracted whilst deployed in the Suren Confederacy. He subsequently took convalescent leave in the Dark Berry Islands, from where he was deported in 1721 AN after reportedly making a number of deeply inappropriate advances towards members of the Council of Women, having been consequently obliged to seek shelter in the ESB East Bay Residency until his departure could be formalised.

Upon his return to duty he was transferred to the Regimental Impressment Service and attached to the Jade Lotus Harem Club where his duties would include the provision of security for the venue and the collection of suitable subjects, identified by the network of procuresses established by Mei Ling, for transfer to the processing and training sites operated by the establishment in neighbouring premises. At some point during 1726 AN, he entered into a relationship with Luciana Malfi, a disgraced former courtesan and one of the procuresses employed by Mei Ling, in spite of being fifteen years her junior in age.

Education

• 1703–1712: School of the High Inquisitor of Tiegang (International Mandate)

Career

• 1713: Private Man – Regiment of the Blackfriars' (Tiegang)
• 1713–1715: Ensign – 1st March Demi-Regiment, Regiment of the Blackfriars' (Tiegang)
• 1715–1719: Lieutenant – Area Defence Squadron, Regiment of the Blackfriars' (Tiegang)
• 1719–1721: Captain – Dragoon Cohort, 1st Demi-Regiment of Horse, Regiment of the Blackfriars' (Tiegang)
• 1721– : Captain – Blackfriars' Regimental Impressment Garrison, Regiment of the Blackfriars' (Tiegang)