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Gold and Lead - Session 1 - Wagons Roll!
Sep. 28th, 2010 11:23 pmhttp://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/gold-and-lead
In which Mr Brendon is appraised of the importance of the coal supplies of Sweetwater to the rest of the railroad interest by Titus Adams. Mr Adams also notes the rival interests of the AT+SF railroad company both in this area and in the main thrust southwards to New Mexico.
The Party assemble with wagons and numerous supplies including dogs, telegraphy equipment and some reasonable quality whisky. In addition to the Brendon party, a young german woman is also travelling to Sweetwater to meet with her uncle following the death of her godfather and guardian.
Travel along the trail is uneventful and limited by the wagons and oxen. A nightly stop offers sounds of wildlife that do not overly bother the encampment. With the arrival of morning, the party decide to strike out for Sweetwater ahead of the wagons. It should only take half a day by horse and stagecoach, whereas the wagons could be 2-3 days from the nascent town.
The alert senses of the Sheriff give rise to suspicion of the area just beyond the crest of a hill. A brief conversation is held after which the decision is taken to ride through the suspect area and avoid the worst of any ambush.
As the stagecoach leaves the crest of the hill and Dr Rackworth spies some shapes in the wooded slopes, a few arrows begin to fly. Rackworth spurs his mule to greater endeavour and charges one of the bushwhacking indians. Sheriff Buck takes a wider path around and up the slope before readying a rifle.
The fight is brief and all the five indians present on the slopes are slain. The cost is significant, though. The driver of the stagecoach takes an arrow in the side, and Dr Rackworth is near slain by the arrow and tomahawk wounds sustained in the fray. The dashing Irishman Mr Devlin coolly shot the last remaining fleeing unarmed indian in the back with his shotgun.
The wounded driver and doctor are made as comfortable as possible with some laudanum and they drive onwards towards Sweetwater without additional interruption.
In which Mr Brendon is appraised of the importance of the coal supplies of Sweetwater to the rest of the railroad interest by Titus Adams. Mr Adams also notes the rival interests of the AT+SF railroad company both in this area and in the main thrust southwards to New Mexico.
The Party assemble with wagons and numerous supplies including dogs, telegraphy equipment and some reasonable quality whisky. In addition to the Brendon party, a young german woman is also travelling to Sweetwater to meet with her uncle following the death of her godfather and guardian.
Travel along the trail is uneventful and limited by the wagons and oxen. A nightly stop offers sounds of wildlife that do not overly bother the encampment. With the arrival of morning, the party decide to strike out for Sweetwater ahead of the wagons. It should only take half a day by horse and stagecoach, whereas the wagons could be 2-3 days from the nascent town.
The alert senses of the Sheriff give rise to suspicion of the area just beyond the crest of a hill. A brief conversation is held after which the decision is taken to ride through the suspect area and avoid the worst of any ambush.
As the stagecoach leaves the crest of the hill and Dr Rackworth spies some shapes in the wooded slopes, a few arrows begin to fly. Rackworth spurs his mule to greater endeavour and charges one of the bushwhacking indians. Sheriff Buck takes a wider path around and up the slope before readying a rifle.
The fight is brief and all the five indians present on the slopes are slain. The cost is significant, though. The driver of the stagecoach takes an arrow in the side, and Dr Rackworth is near slain by the arrow and tomahawk wounds sustained in the fray. The dashing Irishman Mr Devlin coolly shot the last remaining fleeing unarmed indian in the back with his shotgun.
The wounded driver and doctor are made as comfortable as possible with some laudanum and they drive onwards towards Sweetwater without additional interruption.
