Indiana Club

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The Indiana Club was an association of elite Scavs founded in Capel by Bob Lathlain and Ali Hull in 2078. It survived in one form or another until 2088 when the last four members vanished in the Radlands. Club members referred to themselves as 'Indianans'.

The purpose of the club was primarily social - a loose organisation of experienced Scavs who could get together to share observations, advice and stories. Membership was by invitation only, and during the ten years of its existence the club never had more than twelve members, although those members are regarded as the greatest Scavs of their era.

The club had no official location, although it was unofficially based in Capel. Meetings were held whenever and wherever several of the members were in the same place at the same time. The one official event sponsored by the club was a meal held on August 25th every second year in a sea-ravaged building half buried in the dunes of Cottesloe, deep within the Radlands. Members were expected to attend in black tie (or as close an approximation as could be bought into the Radlands) and the meal was of the finest (transportable) foods obtainable. Meals were held in 2079, 2081, 2083, 2085 and 2087.

The last four surviving members of the club, including founder Ali Hull, vanished on various expeditions into the Radlands in 2088. Many Scavs believe that their disappearances were planed and that they will return some day to reveal their motives.

It is commonly thought that Bob Lathlain named the Indiana club after legendary Scav Indiana Jones. He actually denied this on several occasions, although he never divulged any other reason for the name.