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It takes some work, and a few hours as well as Flying eagle being carried around by a cow he was trying to wrangle, but you get the job done. The cattle throw up a heap of slimy and withering ticks. Two of the cows don't survive the experience, but most will likely recover.
No, it was more for drug court. We sit up stairs just in case someone wanted a trial. No one did, they either took their sentence or made deals. That is good advice, they don't like folks asking to many questions.
By this point the rider had returned with some castor oil. You are unsure if the animals can recover or not but they might. how you plan to get the castor oil into the animals however is open for debate
I got selected once and all we did was sit up stairs one day a week for two weeks. I may have also forgot I had Jury duty one day and freaked out lol
Over the next few hours you manage to find seven other cattle with scaring. It seems the scarring is slightly newer, maybe a day or so younger than the dead cows. They seem slightly bloated and you figure the animals only have a few days left at best.
Luke has the hands break up to check the cattle, having you separate any they suspect. He comes up to talk to your group. "I want you to check the cattle the hands put aside,You know what you are looking for"
The Dead man is named Daniel something, you are not sure any of you even talked with him, being a new hand picked up just in Denver. Kendrick Helps Chin Rufus gather up the man and rides toward the chuck wagon as You and the others gather you the herd. Within 30 minutes, Bill Sutter and Luke Ride the the spot of the stamped, looking over the dead cows and bloated ticks. " Damn ticks!, We'll have to check the herd. Those all look like my Original herd with the brand, that will help some"[b] He grumbles. [b]"We'll give Daniel a good Christian burial when we set camp. Luke, you get the hands organized so we can check the herd." It takes a few hours to get the herd back in shape and Sutter calls the camp early as you have cattle to check and a hand to bury.
The Heard moves on, You are covered in dust and coughing. Though the dust you see about a dozen cattle dead on the ground, the bloated ticks try to crawl from within and you see a crumpled form of one of the new hands, twisted and bleeding with torn cloths. Unmoving in the dust.
Winona weaves though the stamped and barely avoids being trampled, Chin weaves though the Herd like a lucky drunk, looking somewhat comical but Flying eagle, Kendrick and Danial fail to get clear. Both Kendrick and Flying eagle are just pushed around a bit, but Danial is not so fortunate and is Trampled by the herd, vanish under dust and hooves. Kendrick
Trample 1
Yeah, I moved something I shouldn't of. The Next day I couldn't bend. Its a chronic issue that tries to kill me from time to time.
sorry guys, screwed my back up so been slow again.
Flying Eagle can see a few hands running to check on the downed cattle, others do not seem to notice. Chin is stopping on the ticks and Winona is blasting them with her shotgun. However herd and gunfire do not mix and the the herd panics, you find yourself in the middle of a stampede!
Yells can be heard from other hands as Bloated red ticks the size of a very fat rat start to crawl out of bloated cow bellies. The things are very bloated and barely move, but dozens now pour from the dead cows. some of the cowhands are starting to look panicked
Flying Eagle has seen this before, Prairie ticks. Vile pests that crawl inside its victims and drink until its dead. He knows they wont stay in the cows belly long! -----
jay Nods with Chin and Follow "Yeah, that don't seem right" Flying Eagle and Winona look over one of the downed cows. The animals are dead, eyes rolled back, lips pulled back from their teeth, no sign of breath as its nostrils and chest do not move, yet its belly rolls and pulses. Winona can even make out small cuts on its inside lips, they look to have begun to heal, maybe only a week old or so.
Jay nods himself "I was just wondering as a few of the old hands spoke of them." Chin can see a few cattle fall as well as Winona rush to a fallen cow and shoot into the air.
Winona looks over the cow, its belly is spasming and fluttering as if it struggles to breath. As you fire your gun, more cattle start to fall and other hands take notice. Luke and a few of the new hands seem to be riding toward you.
Its all good, we are slow and RL gets us all at times
Goodmn nods to Chin "Yeah, been a a fair number. Mostly around Texas and the Chisholm trails. I hear you are [art of Sutters Trouble shooters? Not had a chance to meet any of those folks, the old hands seem to get on well with them though" ---- Winona spots a cattle leaving the heard, it seems a bit slow and stumbling about before it just plum up collapses!
Ku Chin had another rider approach on is second night out by a scraggly fella with a full black beard. "You new on the ride too? I notice you not setting with the others and thought I would introduce myself" He says, holding one hand out while the other holds his beans "Names Jay Goodmen, you new to the trail? I noticed your horse has been a bit skittish"
The flowing morning you get moving along on the drive, the new crew seem mostly experienced. It gives you time to get to know your new partner as well as see just why Sutter needed such a large group, because the heard has doubled.
After breakfast you make your way to the Camp, several miles outside of Denver. The camp seems busy, you notice the new chuck wagon and a couple of Black men loading supplies to it. Luke and Abby seem at the center of the chaos, a number of new hands can be seen, a mix of Chinamen, black, white and Mexicans can be seen in the expanded camp. A number of familiar faces are missing, Andrew Holderman and Bart Godfey are missing, hands who road out of Texas with you. And a few of the more recent hands are missing as well, Omar Ferguson, Irwin Albright , Carson Hebert and Vince Major. Still, even with those hands gone you count over well over 30 hands. You see new bedrolls, and at lest three fires as the groups are getting to know each other and organizing the move out for the morning.
Sutter Nods "Then we have a deal then. Well eat up and then we will make our way to the camp. Luke and Abby have been in charge of new hires. We lost some old hands, but picked up 22 new hires, along with another chuck wagon and crew.'
Sutter looks at Chin and shakes his head "I am hiring some new hands, gonna lose a few as well. But, you are gonna work with this bunch, so I am willing to offer you $40 a month as they get into a but more than most'. If they want to cut you in on the cattle deal after we get to the new place, that is upto them.
"We made it to Denver with just over thirteen hundred cattle. That will give you a cut of about a 130 Beeves. With a good market that might give you 40 dollars a head, I wouldn't accept anything under $30 per head personally . It should bring you north of $4'000, hell as I said north of $'5'000 on a good day."
Sutter Greats Flying Eagle and Winona "Good to see you! Rested up I hope. Now as to the plan, its both good and bad" He says with a bit of a chuckle. "Its bad that I wont be heading back to Texas, at lest not right way. It's good in that there was another herd that was here in a bad spot that I was able to buy up for a song. On top of that a fella sold me a land grant in Bighorn basin up in Wyoming that is a fair sight larger than my place on the Barzo" He says with a with a grin. He then sits back and shakes his head " I am sick of dealing with those Bayou Vermilion hooligans, so I sold by spread in Texas by Telegraph and took them up on their offer. Wyoming gives me a better spot at suppling the Maze with Beef. And you know those folks are always hungery" He lights up a cigar and takes a drawl. "So, I plan to take both herds up north and start a new ranch. You folks have done right by me and Abby from the get go. To tell you the truth this deal and the new hires has put a dent in my wallet. I am willing to cut you three in for a tenth of the original, divided among yourselves in lieu of payment if you will stay on.'
Sorry been a bit busy and missed this. @ Angle eyes we could use another player. @ Clbsch, thanks
"Turns out, we made it here a little late. With the herds coming down from Wyoming and the Texas herds hitting doge the price of beef is in the outhouse" Sutter says "They barely want to pay more than I was offered by them Bayou Vermilion varmints back in Texas. And it was a outrages borderline theft offer!" He says getting heated. "But I have had time to think on it a piece and I have a plan. "
The Morning finds Bill Sutter in a Saloon called the Gold Star, waiting for the Group with a china man. Bill Is an older man, well worn by the sun and wind. " Mr. Chin was it?" Sutter says "My Forman is handling some new cattle hands, but I got a group of trouble shooters that could use anther body. I'll pay you $30 a month, This drive is sadly gonna be longer than intended"
Sorry to hear that Rufus, companies pull that bullshit a lot sadly. I hope things improve for you.
Harrowed also have -2 for animals. Which includes riding , Might be an issue or might be funny as hell with a cowhand that cows run from and his own horse hates. The "What the hell was that" is always in effect. You just give off the "Ick", a vibe or something not right. to be fair, I used to work with a dude like that. Just pure ick vibe. I'll get up an intro in the morning if I have time. I'll likely intro you in the camp itself.
Rufus has no problem finding a nice place to eat or a Hotel. Denver is a growing and large city for the new state. In the morning you can choose to meet Sutter at his own Hotel or head back to the camp outside town.
Your character and background looks good. As no one else seems interested, go ahead and join the OOC thread
No one has to be connected, it was just a thought. Sometimes new characters integrate better with a connection but it was just an idea I wanted to float. On the harrowed, most can pass as living, if drunkards. That's often a player call, but something looking unnatural won't work. As this seems to be the only taker. I am gonna go ahead and invite em to the OOC thread
Would any of you be interested in having some connection to a chi master?
Sorry, I had a busy weekend. All you need is the core. Let me answer some of your questions, even late. The harrowed thing, might be iffy, but they dealt with a shaman and ya know they just dealt with a soul stealing succubus. So supernautal stuff should be fine. On the beenies, I have folks reset them now and then. Not really had a hard rule on just when. I'll look over your character tonight. On background, you would be be getting hired as a cowhand. You might have a connection to another character, I can ask and see if they would be intrested in that.
Two tings asked by someone in the recuirtment thread. there any concern about overlap? Does the group need something in particular? Thoughts?
We currently have
They don't have any face type or social type character, but this is mostly a cattle drive and they have done alight. Ill ask the group about the overlap
We are re-recruiting again. We currently have three players, and are a good clip though Blood drive. Currently the Group is in Denver, as the drive looks for New people before moving elsewhere. The group is currently 2nd advance of seasoned, meaning you will make your characters with five advances. Other than that you just make a character as Normal for Savage worlds adventure edition. If you have any questions please feel free to ask.
Hope you get feeling better, back pain is awful. I have been getting home late , so behind on getting a recruitment up.
Its evening when you make it back to town in the evening. You can head over to where Sutter is staying, head for a motel or find some other way to relax after handling such a threat.
@ Rufus, no problem. I have major back issues myself so I feel you man. I hope you get feeling better, As pointed out above, this will be your 5th advance.
Which means this should be your second seasoned. If not go ahead and fix that. I also want to see thoughts on maybe trying to recruit again. I am working on my slow updates but that is an issue, along with low SW players on the site anyhow. But thought it was something I should bring up
You make your way away from the site and head back toward Denver. It is a rather event less ride back toward town. You can choose to head back to comfy beds, seek out Sutter, head back to the cattle camp or even strike out on your own,
All of this is true, they lost the urns and maybe some cargo, but not the main house wagon, which has supplies and it can move slow even with 2 horses. You guys can loot the wagon or leave it for them. Also you guys can take an advance and reset bennies
The people are indeed staring to wake, they do seem confused. But they are unlikely to have identified you. You will have no problem leaving the remains of the caravan and making your way back to the city.
A few of the people seem to stir, they seem dazed and a bit confused.[ooc] I will allow occult rolls to see likely outcomes over that and what you witnessed.[/oocc]
While yes they are homeless, they are also no longer mind controlled slaves. And yeah it may have raised the fear level on this spot, it was nothing compared to what they were going do to all those small towns.
As you get your bearings you can see what's left of the wagons, you think that is an axle 40 yards from the explosion sticking out of the ground. The troupe lays unmoving, although a few got rained upon with parts of wagons, urns and bits of the sleeping horses. flying eagle can feel the spiritual taint now upon this area, the remains of terror and pain, but also he feels nothing of the spirits remains. All is now silent
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