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Lieutenant Schneidekind

A German officer in The Inca of Perusalem who fields panicked telephone calls about a runaway Grand Duchess with weary, sardonic efficiency.

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Also known as Lieutenant Schneidekind, Schneidekind, Schneidekind Rising, Schneidekind Good God, God, Schneidekind Pointing

First appearance: the inca of perusalem

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Lieutenant Schneidekind serves under General Strammfest, absorbing the General's alarm over the Grand Duchess Annajanska's elopement and defection to the Revolution. Where Strammfest rages and threatens, Schneidekind…

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SPSir Pearce Mad…GSGeneral Stramm…O'O'FlahertyLALord Augustus …CBCashel ByronLSLieutenant Schneidek…

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  • Admirable Bashville love triangle
  • Great Catherine court
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