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|name = Prem Chand
 
|name = Prem Chand
|appearance = "[[The Iron Elephant]]"
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|appearance = "[[The Iron Elephant]]"
|nationality = [[Federated Commonwealths of America]]
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|nationality = {{Americans|[[Federated Commonwealths of America]]}}
|religion = Hindu
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|religion = Hinduism (apparently)
|death = Unrevealed
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|birth = c. 1739
|occupation = [[Hairy elephant]] driver
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|occupation = [[Hairy elephant]] {{Drivers|driver}}
|type of appearance = Direct POV|species = [[Human]]}}'''Prem Chand''' was a driver for a railroad company. He was a citizen of the [[Federated Commonwealths of America]]. His grandfather had been an [[India#India in A Different Flesh|Indian]] elephant-herder whom the [[England#England in A Different Flesh|English]] transferred to [[North America#North America in A Different Flesh|North America]] to herd [[hairy elephant]]s. Chand was the third generation of his family to be an elephant-driver, a career that he realized would vanish within his lifetime.
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|type of appearance = Direct {{POV}}|species = [[Human (A Different Flesh)|Human]]}}'''Prem Chand''' was a driver for a railroad company. He was a citizen of the [[Federated Commonwealths of America]]. His grandfather had been an [[India (A Different Flesh)|Indian]] elephant-herder whom the [[England (A Different Flesh)|English]] transferred to [[North America (A Different Flesh)|North America]] to herd [[hairy elephant]]s. Chand was the third generation of his family to be an elephant-driver, a career that he realized would vanish within his lifetime.
   
Chand's train arrived in the railroad town of [[Springfield]] in 1782. While there, he and the trail boss [[Paul Tilak]] were able to observe the new steam-powered [[Iron Elephant (engine)|Iron Elephant]], on tour with its inventor, [[Richard Trevithick]]. After some goading from the Springfield-station master, [[George Stephenson]], Prem Chand challenged Trevithick to a race between his elephants and Trevithick's engine. Trevithick accepted, and Chand, rather than go to [[Carthage, Illinois#Carthage in A Different Flesh|Carthage]], prepared to return to [[Cairo, Illinois#Cairo in A Different Flesh|Cairo]].
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Chand's train arrived in the railroad town of [[Springfield, FCA|Springfield]] in 1782. While there, he and the trail boss [[Paul Tilak]] were able to observe the new steam-powered [[Iron Elephant (engine)|Iron Elephant]], on tour with its inventor, [[Richard Trevithick (A Different Flesh)|Richard Trevithick]]. After some goading from the Springfield-station master, [[George Stephenson]], Chand challenged Trevithick to a race between his elephants and Trevithick's engine. Trevithick accepted, and Chand, rather than go to [[Carthage (A Different Flesh)|Carthage]], prepared to return to [[Cairo (A Different Flesh)|Cairo]].
   
While Chand and his team of hair elephants maintained a lead for the first day, Trevithick overtook Chand when the team stopped to rest for the night. However, on the second day, the Iron Elephant fell into a trap laid by a band of wild [[sim]]s. The sims did not understand that the Iron Elephant was not suitable prey, but they were able to kill some of the men in the engine. Trevithick survived with a broken arm. Chand and his team arrived just in time, helping to drive the sims off. Trevithick conceded victory to Chand, although Chand realized Trevithick's engine was the way of the future.
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While Chand and his team of hair elephants maintained a lead for the first day, Trevithick overtook Chand when the team stopped to rest for the night. However, on the second day, the Iron Elephant derailed and fell into a trap laid by a band of wild [[sim]]s. The sims did not understand that the Iron Elephant was not suitable prey, but they were able to kill six members of the engine's crew. Trevithick survived with a broken arm. Chand and his team arrived just in time, helping to drive the sims off. Trevithick conceded victory to Chand, although Chand realized Trevithick's engine was the way of the future.
 
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Latest revision as of 08:33, 23 December 2018

Prem Chand
Fictional Character
A Different Flesh
POD: C. 2.5-1.3 million years ago;
Relevant POD: c. 1492
Appearance(s): "The Iron Elephant"
Type of Appearance: Direct POV
Species: Human
Nationality: Federated Commonwealths of America
Religion: Hinduism (apparently)
Date of Birth: c. 1739
Occupation: Hairy elephant driver

Prem Chand was a driver for a railroad company. He was a citizen of the Federated Commonwealths of America. His grandfather had been an Indian elephant-herder whom the English transferred to North America to herd hairy elephants. Chand was the third generation of his family to be an elephant-driver, a career that he realized would vanish within his lifetime.

Chand's train arrived in the railroad town of Springfield in 1782. While there, he and the trail boss Paul Tilak were able to observe the new steam-powered Iron Elephant, on tour with its inventor, Richard Trevithick. After some goading from the Springfield-station master, George Stephenson, Chand challenged Trevithick to a race between his elephants and Trevithick's engine. Trevithick accepted, and Chand, rather than go to Carthage, prepared to return to Cairo.

While Chand and his team of hair elephants maintained a lead for the first day, Trevithick overtook Chand when the team stopped to rest for the night. However, on the second day, the Iron Elephant derailed and fell into a trap laid by a band of wild sims. The sims did not understand that the Iron Elephant was not suitable prey, but they were able to kill six members of the engine's crew. Trevithick survived with a broken arm. Chand and his team arrived just in time, helping to drive the sims off. Trevithick conceded victory to Chand, although Chand realized Trevithick's engine was the way of the future.