The posse was arrested, blindfolded, and chained. They were delivered to Washington D.C. by train, and brought into the depths of an unmarked marble building. One by one the posse was interviewed by a man wearing a dark suit, dark glasses, and a prosthetic mask used to cover some kind of deformity.

The posse eventually admitted that they were in Gettysburg to find the bullets that were pulled from Jasper Stone. Once the Agency understood what they were after, they wiped their minds. The posse awoke on a stagecoach in Louisiana, including their old friend Thaddeus Johanson. Inside Icie’s pocket was a note telling them where to find Dr. Elija Merton, the man who pulled the lead from Stone’s back.

The town where Dr. Merton resided was ruined. The swaps of Louisiana had swallowed the town whole, except for the church which was located on higher ground. A make-shift series of bridges went from rooftop to rooftop through the town to the church.

In the church the Posse found Dr. Elija Merton. His mind was in worse shape than the town. Icie found Dr. Merton’s journal and pieced together the past. After Cho had rescued them, Dr. Merton and his love, Dr. Katherine St. Lauren, had escaped to this town and assumed new identities. They never used their panacea again, knowing that it would bring unwanted attention from the Barons and their Knights. Dr. St. Lauren fell to some strange disease, and Dr. Merton used the device one last time to save her. The bog which the town was built on was killed and consumed in the process and Dr. St. Lauren drowned when the town flooded. Dr. Merton disposed of his device, made from the lead pulled from Stone’s back, by tossing it into the swamps.

When Dr. Merton stepped outside of the church to show the Posse where he had thrown the machine, five smoke-like creatures appeared. The Posse recognized them as the Angels from the Sanitarium, and the same Angels which had killed the clock maker in Kansas City.

The arcane tattoos on the Posse were able to conceal them. For some reason the mark on Thaddeus did not protect him. He was knocked down, and Dr. Merton was slain. Once Dr. Merton died, the smoke creatures disappeared.

Thaddeus took it upon himself to swim into the swamp to find the device, as he was the only member of the Posse who knew how to swim. Once he found the device, a gigantic undead alligator attacked. Arthur used his whirlwind powers to subdue the alligator while Thaddeus tried to reach the rooftops. The alligator broke free, and took one of Thaddeus’ legs below the knee. Percival summoned a strong metal rod and forced it into the alligators mouth, stopping him from biting. Icie grabbed the device and took off. The alligator pursued. Smokin’ Cho faced his fears of reptiles. He pulled out a stick of dynamite, lit it with his cigarette and tossed it into the open maw of the gator. The dynamite exploded, and chunks of undead reptile rained down on the posse.

The Posse was able to smelt the lead back into 13 bullets. Thaddeus acquired an artificial leg. The Posse figured out that Jasper Stone was outside of Billings, Montana – the site of an unusual astrological event where ten meteors had fallen. On board the train, the Posse found the mysterious Agent waiting for them. In Billings they found their old friend Zane Sharkey, who had just taken over a gang of harrowed gunfighters.

The Posse split up the bullets between themselves and Zane’s Wild Bunch. They surrounded Jasper Stone and took aim. Jasper fired first upon those who had the most bullets on them: Butch Cassidy and Zane Sharkey. They both took massive damage from two well placed shots. Things looked grim for the Posse, but they steeled themselves and one by one were able to put the 13 slugs back into Jasper Stone.

Meanwhile the Agent was working a device with a crystalline power source. He told the Posse it was a tool to keep Jasper Stone from using his full powers. It was a lie. In fact, the Agent was another Jasper Stone who had traveled to the present from a hundred years in the future. The death of the original Jasper Stone was enough to power the Heart of Darkness, the crystalline object in the device. The Jasper Stone from the future was using Icie’s gun and the Heart of Darkness to open a portal to the Hunting Grounds, where the Manitou and the Reckoners reside.

The original Stone shouted, “You son of a bitch, we had a deal!” He called out to one of the Posse and said, “The only thing that’ll kill him is his own hand.” He then took his revolver in his right hand and shot his left hand off. The left hand, still grasping his other revolver, dropped to the ground. Jasper’s body faded away into a ghostly form. The 13 slugs were left behind.

The Posse grabbed Jasper’s hand and used his powerful gun to stop the future Stone from completing his task. Stone was not able to complete his task, but his death kickstarted the portal in an unstable form. Demons were poised to enter our realm and turn it into a Deadland. Zane Sharkey and his Wild Bunch volunteered to enter the portal and seal it off from the other side.

The portal was sealed. The future Jasper Stone was dead. The only questions now were, who took Jasper’s gun, and would the present Jasper Stone return to take it back.

From the smoldering ruins of the Bayou Vermillion fortress, our heroes rode north to the town of Potential. From there they were able to buy tickets to ride Dixie Rails north to Santa Fe. It was only by some quick thinking and a newfound ability to turn invisible that they were able to avoid being recognized as wanted criminals.

In Santa Fe, Percivial was able to gamble up some money to buy horses which the Posse rode further north to Dodge City. In Dodge City the Posse was able to do some research about Gettysburg and the East in general. They found that all rail traffic going East passed through Chicago, and there they would have to show paperwork of their identities. Being wanted men without papers could pose a problem.

Percival called up an old friend of his in Denver, Soapy Smith. Soapy had ties to the underworld and might be able to provide the needed paperwork. Percival sent a telegram, and almost immediately got a response of “Come immediately”.

Waiting for them at the train station was Millicent Ward, a student of Soapy Smith who practiced using Tarot cards. Millie brought Percival up to speed on the current state of the Citadel that he and Soapy had built. About a year ago, a powerful organization called the Lady Luck Society started moving in. Soapy had met with the leader of the Lady Luck Society, and was won over by him. Soapy joined the society, but it wasn’t the end of his troubles. Recently another rival group, The Court, had captured Soapy.

The Posse went to the Soap Factory and found it locked. Percival used his magic to summon a key needed to open the building. Inside they found a dozen well-armed thugs. A gunfight broke out, and became complicated when the bullets pierced the vats containing a caustic lye solution. When the fight went to the basement, the Posse encountered four strange men, later revealed to be the “Aces” of the court. These men were difficult to notice, and surrounded themselves with swirling cards that deflected any bullets that came their way. Percival was able to take two of them out with his own magic, and the Aces fled by jumping into their own hats.

Soapy was in his panic room, and Percival convinced him that it was safe outside. Soapy was a smooth-talking scoundrel. He flirted heavily with Icie, and provided the Posse with paperwork and false identities. The papers would pass a casual scrutiny, but wouldn’t fool a closer inspection.

The New York Times reported that terrible events happened at the Kansas City Worlds Fair. William Wesley Ward, the clockmaker that Icie had shown her watch to, was demonstrating his new clockwork automatons when they went amok and a mysterious group of shadowy figures attacked killing him and destroying his creations. Another shocking event at the Fair was that Stone, or someone matching his appearance, stole the Heart of Darkness, a mysterious ghost rock diamond that had been recently discovered near Virginia City.

The Posse took to the rails in Soapy’s personal train car. They disembarked at Chicago and went through customs. Their papers worked and got them through to the other side. The Union was a dark and dreary place. Propaganda for the war with the south was plastered on every open space. Police with attack dogs patrolled everywhere. Airships floated above the city with spotlights shining down with the governments ever-watchful eye.

The Posse made their way to Harrisburg, and then to Gettysburg. Signs everywhere warned them that Gettysburg was a National Military Preserve, and that trespassers would be shot. A feeling of dread cascaded over the Posse as they approached the twenty-foot tall wall surrounding the city and the battleground. Using a grappling gun acquired through Soapy, the Posse was able to get over the wall. One-by-one they dropped into the deadland and faced their worst fears. Icie was not able to resist the visions she saw, and she ran away in a panic. The posse chased her down, but her screams had attracted a dozen walking dead. Realizing that the sound of gunfire would draw more of these undead beasts, the posse opted to flee as quietly as possible.

The Posse made their way about a mile into the reserve, dodging undead as best they could. They came upon the farm where the medical tents were that supposedly held the 13 bullets which had killed Jasper Stone. Cho approached the farm house, but was not stealthy enough to avoid detection by a monstrous abomination. The walls of the debilitated barn shattered, and a bloated mass of flesh poured out. Arthur recognized the creature as a “Glom” – a horrible accident which happened when dozens of zombies merged together. The horrible sight brought fear into the hearts of everyone, especially Icie who now has a minor phobia to all things undead.

The disgusting creature was able to resist nearly every bullet fired upon it. While the Posse fought it, and dozens of the walking dead, Icie went invisible and ran to the tents to look for the bullets. Additional walking dead were drawn to the battle every round by the sounds of gunfire. The glom was finally felled, but it wasn’t the only nightmare waiting for them. One of the barns came to life, rotting boards spitting out of it like spider legs and it charged at our heroes.

Icie entered the final tent, and detected no sign of the bullets. The Posse was surrounded by hundreds of zombies and a possessed barn. Their journey into the heart of this deadland seemed to be all for nothing. Then, a battalion of Union Calvary charged in, setting the barn ablaze and gunning down the undead with rifles which made no noise. A full-bird Colonel rode up to our heroes and said, “You are trespassing on United States government property gentlemen. Officially speaking, any non-Agency personnel found within or exiting the Gettysburg Military Preserve are to be shot on sight. No exceptions. Can any of you provide some reason why I shouldn’t have you all shot right now?”

The Posse investigated the graves of General Cruz’s men that had been dug up by the creature that plagued them. The Posse uncovered evidence that the graves hadn’t been dug up, but rather were pushed up from below. They found footprints which looked elongated leading away towards the site where Cruz’s men had been attacked.

Next they investigated that site, and found some scraps of the men left. Bite marks showed evidence of carrion eaters, but also what could be small human teeth marks.

Finally they observed the mountain spring that was poisoned. They found the tracks of a wagon, and evidence of a green fluid. The wagon tracks were like those used by the Mexican army, and the odor of the green fluid reminded the Posse of the scent outside the Bayou Vermillion fort.

Viktor captured a small skink and tested the green substance on it. The creature curled up and died rapidly. Cho was quite happy not to see it any longer.

The Posse decided to set a trap using Percival as fresh bait at the site of the previous attack. The rest of the Posse would be close by, hidden in the bush. Viktor built a tripwire device to set a flare up. Zane Sharkey went to a nearby highpoint to cover the site with his newfound night-vision rifle.

Unbeknownst to the Posse, Zane’s hitchhiker took control of him and wandered off.

Lying in wait during the full moon, Viktor started feeling movement beneath him… then small bites. He reached into his jacket and pulled out the skink he had poisoned earlier. It was now re-animated, and trying to bite him. Cho, who was situated near Viktor, saw the re-animated lizard and freaked out. The tripwire was triggered, and at the edge of the flares light the posse could see the withered forms of five children.

The Posse had to take a close examination of their emotions before they could attack a child, even if it was a flesh-eating zombie. The Posse was awaiting Zane’s sharpshooting to save them, but it never came. They were able to bring peace to the souls of those five children.

Their gunfire brought the attention of General Cruz and his men. The Posse explained how the well was poisoned by the Mexican Army with re-animating fluid from Bayou Vermillion. Cruz demanded vengeance, and asked the Posse to assist him in striking the garrison nearby. The garrison had the only well within a hundred miles.

The Posse and Cruz’s men approached the garrison at dawn. The nearby town was deserted, with blood splashed around… and the well poisoned.

Viktor teleported to the doors of the garrison with a load of dynamite, while Cruz’s men scaled the towers to take out the gatling guns. Once the doors were blown, Cruz’s men rushed inside and were mowed down by the Army. When Percival’s directions were starting to turn the tides, someone blew up the wagon carrying the Bayou Vermillion fluid, and it coated all of the recently killed. Their bodies began re-animating. A brilliant feint by Percival allowed them to route the Army and they fled. The Posse and Cruz’s remaining men were able to kill off the remaining zombies.

As the sun rose over their victory, the Posse could see the meandering path of a river in the valley below the garrison. “I said this was the only well within a hundred miles… I didn’t say it was the only source of water my friends.”

In the garrisons jail, the Posse was able to find The Fox, a harrowed man seeking purpose. Cho told him of the vile Barons to the north who were unjustly persecuting the people. The Fox was won over and said that he would assist the Posse in bringing an end to Jasper Stone and the Confederacy Barons.

The Posse went north with Cruz’s remaining men, but without their friend Zane. Zane was shaken by the loss of control that put his friends in danger. He rode off into the sunrise, promising to find allies for the eventual battle with Jasper Stone.

The Posse re-united with Clarice McDonald who pleaded with them to help save the people of Tombstone and bring an end to the Bayou Vermillion zombie factory. The concocted a plan of hijacking a B.V. train, then running it into the fort. Devices on the train would throw raw meat and attract the undead, then the engine would explode. Cruz and the Posse would be in the armored passenger cars shooting out, while Cho used grapling guns to get to the steam-powered gatling guns.

The plan started out well, but when the train engine blew, it threw the passenger cars on their sides. They were no longer able to shoot out of the cars and were trapped. The B.V. workers surrounded the cars and took the Posse prisoner.

The Posse was taken into the depths of the B.V. mine, where they saw firsthand how prisoners were being converted into walking corpses. The leader of the Bayou Vermillion, a Voodoo Mama, decided to have some fun with the Posse first. They were put into a pit, and the Voodoo priestess re-animated the bones of giant creatures they had discovered there. As her chanting increased in fervor, the bones of five dinosaurs came to life before the posse. Cho ignored the walking fossils and took aim at the Voodoo Mama herself. His aim was true and she fell quickly. The Walking Fossils did significant damage before they crumbled. The B.V. workers looking down at the battle started to leave, when explosions were heard in the levels above them… and then the ceiling began to fall.

Using the grapling gun he had acquired, Cho was able to lead the Posse out of the pit and up the spiraling path to the surface. The explosive charge that Viktor had placed in the train engine was too powerful, and started a chain reaction with the other captured train engines. The Posse was able to escape the tunnel right before it collapsed.

Icie had another dream with Johnny Hunter. Johnny apologized for running away. He was scared of Stone, and now Stone has his gun back. Johnny explained how to make his watch work. It would point the way to Stone, and give a rough idea of how many days away he was.

Padre Ernesto, Viktor, and Lacy O’Malley had moved the Posse to the San Augustine Mission outside of Tombstone. The Posse were all wanted men now, with a price of $5,000 on their heads… Dead or Alive.

Lacy O’Malley managed to clear his name with enough witnesses who said he was playing cards in Tombstone. Unfortunately this did not save the paper he was working for. The Tombstone Epitaph was put out of business by the Baron, and the building was burned to the ground in an unsolved case of arson.

Phineas Clanton was named Sheriff of Tombstone. The Baron took quick action to take control of the town and surrounding areas. Non-landowners were suppressed, and landowners of smaller parcels were having their lands taken away. Workers at the Southwest Ghost Rock company in Potential were looking to unionize in order to protect themselves.

The wives and families of the now deceased Earps were also being persecuted and abused. The Posse took action to sneak them out of town. As the Posse were wanted men, they disguised themselves as clergy. A civilian spotted Cho dressed as a nun, and guns were drawn. Zane was able to take out a deputy from his sniper nest near the train, and Cho stayed behind to be a distraction. Phineas Clanton was drawn to the area by the sound of Zane’s gun and managed to get a shot off on Zane as he was riding away with Cho on his back.

The posse departed the train at Sonoita. The Earps continued on their way, with hopes of escaping to the Free State of California. The posse was told by Padre Ernesto that there was a man in the town of Sonoita who could tell them how to stop Stone, but that this man wasn’t right in his head anymore. He was a Texas Ranger who was hanging out with a local gang, the Laughing Men.

It wasn’t hard for them to find him. There was only one saloon in town, and the gang wasn’t trying to be quiet. Icie knocked over their ghost rock powered monocycles, and then went into the bar. A brawl broke out, and once again Icie was the last person standing. The Laughing Men raced their monocycles away, and the Posse subdued the Texas Ranger.

The posse road back to Tombstone in a roundabout fashion which brought them face-to-face with one of the beasts of the weird west, a Mexican Dragon. It’s thick hide repelled almost every bullet, but the posse did slay it. Smokin’ Cho picked up a major phobia of lizards though.

Back in Tombstone, Padre Ernesto used a disgusting green fluid to bring the Texas Ranger, Elijah Clay, back to his senses. Elijah Clay repeated the tale of how Jasper Stone came to be the servitor of Death. Stone had lead his men to the meat grinder at the Battle of Gettysburg. His men had finally had enough, and shot Stone in the back. 13 bullets lodged in him and it wasn’t enough to kill him. A surgeon pulled the 13 slugs from him, and Stone got up and walked out of that tent. He was the first Harrowed, and immediately the dead began to rise up at Gettysburg. Clay said that there were only two ways to end Stone: By his own hand, or by putting those 13 bullets back in him.

Clay believed that everyone fled Gettysburg once the dead started rising up. There wasn’t time to grab supplies, or something as worthless as 13 bullets. He wagered that the 13 bullets were still in that tent, back in Gettysburg. He also suggested making some serious friends in order to take down Stone.

In the morning, Elijah Clay and Padre Ernesto headed off to Potential to help the striking workers. Clarice McDonald showed up, and asked for help from the Posse. She said that the factory outside of town was turning people into zombies for Bayou Vermillion. Even with the Posse, she lacked the firepower needed to take down the fort. But she had friends south of the border who might be able to help. She had a wagon full of supplies for the Mexican Rebels who were fighting both the Confederacy as well as the French-Mexican government.

The Posse agreed, and took their wagon south. They encountered a patrol of Mexican Regulars, and were forced to shoot their way to a solution. They found the location where they were to meet the Revolutionaries, and they waited. A lone stranger approached, and ignored them. When the Posse took action, they found themselves surrounded by Revolutionaries who had been hiding in the ruins around them.

Captain Cruz introduced himself, and the Posse realized he was a bit of a joker… but with a horrible sense of humor. Cruz explained that they were grateful for the weapons and the water. Their water supply had been poisoned, and now they were being hunted by some strange beast in the mountains. If the Posse could help him with the beast, he would provide the posse with the receipt that the goods had been delivered.

The posse headed back to the Oriental to rest before heading off to join the Earps outside of the Clanton Ranch. At the crossroads outside of the Oriental, Viktor saw a woman drop her groceries. No one was helping her pick them up. Overcome with a sense of deja vu, Viktor approached. She turned, and he saw the ghostly visage of his deceased wife.

“Viktor my love”, she said “you must leave. Death awaits you here. RUN!”.

Icie, frustrated by the lack of visions or messages from Johnny, tried to use his watch. The hands spun and spun, eventually stopping at 2:00. While the purpose of the watch was not evident to her yet, this was the first time that the watch had ever stopped at the hour. Normally it read 5-15 minutes before the hour.

In the morning, the Posse road through Fairbank and then Contention. The streets of Contention were empty, and they spotted snipers on the roofs of some buildings. Although caught in a crossfire, the posse was able to kill the red sashed snipers.

Along the road to the Clanton ranch, the posse saw the occasional dead body wearing a red sash. Everything around them reeked of death. The once beautiful desert blooms were all withered. The cattle all looked like they had lost the will to live. Buzzards circled everywhere, as if they couldn’t choose which carrion to dine at first.

The Earps were camped outside of the Clanton ranch, just outside of the range of their rifles. The Clantons had fortified their position, and had a prominent cannon. Dead bodies of deputies were in the fields from a previous attempt to take the ranch. Old Man Clanton sat in a rocking chair on his porch.

The posse came up with a plan to drive cattle ahead of them for cover and have Albert bring down a whirlwind upon the cannon to keep it from firing. This allowed the posse to get within range. A second cannon was revealed, but neither was able to do much beyond hitting cows. Zane engaged in a snipers battle between himself and a woman inside the house. Zane was eventually shot and incapacitated. Cho was gunned down by Johnny Ringo. Doc Holiday and Wyatt Earp were also shot down.

The battle started to turn in the posse’s favor. Johnny Ringo, Curly Bill Brocius, and Old Man Clanton were gunned down. The sniper who shot Zane was brought down by Icie’s magical runes. Albert went to the house to look for more gunmen. He kicked in the door. Inside, sitting casually with his feet on the table and drinking whiskey was a horrific sight. What could only be described as a desiccated body, moved and smiled at him. Albert was shaken with fear and could do nothing.

Jasper Stone, the servitor of death, the living embodiment of the fourth horseman, walked forward and drew his two long pistols. His worn duster adorned with badges, each with a single bullet hole.

“You like my badges?” His voice was dry and croaky. His laugh was a horrible cackle, sounding almost like two pieces of jerky rubbing against one another. He raised his pistols, one aimed at Alberts badge, the other at Alberts head. With Alberts last action, he pulled open his jacket to reveal a second badge.

Percival moved the loaded cannon towards Stone and fired. The southern end of the house exploded, sending slivers of wood everywhere. But still Stone stood. Round after round was fired into Stone, but they had no perceivable effect.

Stone let out a wild yell, paralyzing everyone with fear. One by one, he shot each badge wearing man through their badge and their head. Viktor remembered the warning of his departed wife and ran. Lacy O’Malley joined him, having heard of Jasper Stone.

Stone walked the quiet battlefield and collected badges from the deceased. As he grabbed Wyatt Earps badge, his hand sizzled and he withdrew it in pain. Then he sniffed the air and moved towards Icie. Icie was on her back, looking up at the star filled sky and coughing up blood.

“You smell good darling”, the walking corpse said. “I think you’ve got something sweet for me.” He placed himself between her legs, and lifted her skirt. His cold and withered and ran up her leg, and grabbed the gun hidden there.

“Thank you sweetheart. I don’t know how you came to have my old gun. I’ll let you live.” and then he just faded away.

At dawn, a lone figure approached the ranch. He had a wide brimmed hat, and had the sun at his back. He lowered himself from his burro and walked slowly and solemnly to Icie.

“Ah, Senora. I am sorry. It appears that I have arrived too late.”

The hitchhiker in Zane’s head offered him a riddle for an additional clue to the death of Hank Ketchum. He revealed that whomever murdered Ketchum made sure to do it in a way that Ketchum wouldn’t be coming back.

The posse brought the body of Ketchum back to town and showed it to the Earps. The Earps were not happy to see their only hope wrapped up in a blanket. Earlier that day the Clantons had an open casket procession through town with the banner “Murdered in Tombstone”. The Tombstone Nugget was vilifying them. And Old Man Clanton wants them brought up on charges of murder.

The posse left town to find out what happened to the Stantons. They found the farm abandoned, but covered with wispy strands of webbing. When Cho opened the door to the outhouse, a giant tarantula attacked him. Swarms of smaller spiders crawled out of their holes and also attacked. A combination of fire and a small tornado took care of them. In the outhouse they found one of the Stanton children who was cocooned up. She led them to the “Hunting Cave” where the other Stantons were hiding. They told the posse about the “Insect Men” who were burning up the land and driving all the animals out.

Further south the posse encountered a group of six “Insect Men”. They were heavily armored men spraying fire from their hands. After many burns, and many explosions, the posse was able to kill them. Items found suggested they belonged to Bayou Vermillion.
They staged the scene like an accident had happened, and then waited to see if anyone showed up. At dusk, a steam wagon arrived. Two men examined the site, and then drove off. The posse followed in the dark, and found a heavily armed encampment. Under set of tarps, they could see a Dixie Rails passenger car.

Wisely, the posse returned to Tombstone. Clarice McDonald was very interested in hearing of this secret Bayou Vermillion base. She revealed that a train car on Dixie Rails had gone missing. Icie later found out that her second-cousin’s fiance was likely on that train.

Baron LeChetlier arrived in town, and offered the Earps a deal to leave. Virgil sucker-punched him, and he left. Later that day, Morgan Earp was killed. A bullet in his head, and another through his badge. Wyatt went nuts, and started shooting anyone with a red sash. The Earps knew there was no going back now. This was war.

They sent the posse to Ike’s Place to arrest anyone there, and kill anyone who resisted. The cowboy gang had boarded up everything, and were shooting at anyone who came close. The posse utilized dynamite to blow the doors and take the building. The cowboys had hostages and their own supply of dynamite. While that was going on, a burly barrel chested Bayou Vermillion worker strolled down the street with a dozen walking dead. But they were little match for Icie’s magic.

When all the dust settled, none of the cowboys or the Bayou Vermillion folks were alive.

The sun rose over the ashes of the Elko warehouse. Through the acrid smoke, a rescue train from Tombstone arrived. A young journalist, Zachariah Hornsby, was the only passenger.

“Esmerelda!? Is that you? Why, you’ve changed… a lot.” he said. Embarrassed, Icie revealed that Zachariah was her second cousin. Zachariah was on assignment from the Tombstone Nugget to report on the fire. When the posse explained that there were vampires and zombies afoot, he scoffed. “That sounds like that horse shit that Lacy O’Malley writes for the Tombstone Epitaph.”

On the train ride into Tombstone, Zachariah couldn’t seem to shut up. He explained that the local law, Virgil Earp, had outlawed firearms in the town of Tombstone. Everyone would have to check their weapons in at a saloon or livery. The Earps, according the Zachariah, were crooked. The Earps were in the midst of a feud with Baron LeChetelier’s men. And while things hadn’t come to violence yet, that was mostly because of the actions of Texas Ranger Hank Ketchum. Hank Ketchum, by the way, hadn’t been seen for about a week. He was last seen riding out to the Stanton Ranch. Old man Stanton was a drunk who ranted about “Insect Men” on his property.

Zachariah was very excited to announce that his fiance, Elmira Duffey, was coming to town. Now that he was settled with a good job, and had purchased his 20 acres, he felt it was time for her to come West so they could be married.

The train arrived in Tombstone. It was spring time and the local cacti were in full bloom. The beauty of the land was contrasted by the near-constant thirst they all felt. As mentioned by Zachariah, there were signs posted at the depot warning passengers that firearms were forbidden within city limits. Clarice McDonald was busy unloading a large set of crates and working out the paperwork with the quartermaster.

The Posse made their way to the Oriental, a saloon they were told was “neutral territory” between the Earps and the Clantons and a well-known establishment for gambling. Doc Holiday was running the Faro tables, when a young man (later revealed to be Morgan Earp) rushed in.

“Doc! Ike Clanton and Tom McLaury are in town. They’re both heeled, I reckon. Virgil told me to come get you.”

Doc Holiday excused himself and left with Morgan.

A drunk cowpoke started ranting about the damnable Earps, and all the tinhorns in town taking away their jobs. A number of ranch hands at the bar agreed with him. The taunts became more personal, until someone threw a punch. Icie and Arthur both cleaned house, despite some interesting challenges. Zane was able to hold his own. Smokin’ Cho got whipped good. After the brawl, the Earps showed up and told the posse that they might have need of them soon.

Icie and Arthur went to the church to find Padre Ernesto de Diaz. They were told that he had left town on a mission just two days ago, but left a letter for Icie. The letter begged for forgiveness for leaving and that he would return in a weeks time.

Back at the Oriental, Lacy O’Malley made an appearance with his latest best selling dime novel: The Beast of Lake Bigler. In this novel, Percival is the hero, with his wise advisor Viktor, his faithful butler Cho, his comedic sidekick Zane, and his headstrong and beautiful damsel Icie. Zane’s manitou admitted to selling the rights to Lacy for $5.

The next morning, the Posse was told that Ike Clanton was drunk and walking the streets with a winchester. The Earps deputized the posse and asked them to help stop Ike before he hurt somebody. The only request was that they not kill Ike. The posse tracked him down, and tried to trick him. Ike was able to spot their weapons and drew first. His shot hit Cho hard, and Cho went down. Icie was able to beat Ike to a pulp. Viktor was pulled in to use his healing gun on Cho.

The gunfire brought the Earps, who arrested Ike and took him to the local courthouse. There they encountered Frank McLaury. Wyatt asked if he was carrying a weapon, and when Frank refused to respond, Wyatt drew his gun and pistol-whipped him twice. Frank was checked and found to have no weapons on him. Plenty of witnesses saw this happen, and Zachariah Hornsby was also there, writing down notes for tomorrows newspaper.

The Posse felt they needed to find Hank Ketchum. The returned to the Oriental to get their gear, when Lacy O’Malley walked in and told the Marshall that there was a sizable gang of armed men outside the OK Corral. Marshall Virgil Earp once again deputized the Posse and asked for their help in stopping things before they became violent.

Each player was then given one of the Earps as an allied-extra to play. There was indeed a sizable gang at the OK Corral. Ike and Bllly Clanton, Tom and Frank McLaury had at least twenty men with them, all armed with revolvers and rifles. Virgil Earp demanded that everyone hand over their weapons. Guns were drawn, and a lengthy and bloody battle broke out. In the end, Cho managed to capture a prisoner. Icie was not interested in taking prisoners. She pushed Cho out of the way and killed the man.

Virgil Earp witnessed the act and stripped Icie of her deputy badge. She was left off with a warning, but it was clear that the next time something happened like that she would be arrested.

In the aftermath, the Earps were coming to terms with what had just happened. This meant war with the Baron.

The Posse rode out with hopes of finding Hank Ketchum. Zane was able to follow his tracks into a box canyon near the Dragoon mountains. Past a rockslide, they saw circling buzzards and a cloud of flies. Lying against the canyon wall was the body of Hank Ketchum. Shot twice, once in his good eye and another through his badge. The badge was torn from his shirt and missing.

Icie woke from a dream where here beloved Johnny told her the tale of how he came to acquire his unique gun. He was a member of the 13th Alabama in the Civil War. His commander was the meanest son of a bitch to ever live, a man named Jasper Stone. Jasper liked killing more than anything else in this world. In the meat grinder that was Gettysburg, he commanded his men on a suicide mission. He lead the charge, and his own men shot him in the back. Johnny took Jasper’s gun. They thought Stone was dead, but even 13 bullets in his back wasn’t enough to keep him down. Stone had been hunting him down ever since.

The posse collected themselves and traveled to Fort Lincoln, where they were remembered as heroes. Percival acquired a line of credit and began earning some travelling money from a card game. Zane spread the word of the Lord with his new found faith. And Icie met one of the angels from the Asylum. He introduced himself as Jediah. Jediah was simple. He said that something felt wrong about what Douma and Simiel were doing. He said that they were going to kill everyone that Icie had shown the gun to, and begged her to protect these people.

The first name that popped into Icie’s head was Ernesto De Diaz. Ernesto was a priest, who studied forbidden knowledge of the church. Icie sent word to Ernesto via telegraph, and got a response to meet Ernesto in the town of Tombstone Arizona.

The posse hopped a train heading south. In Shannonsburg, CA they were approached by Albert “Honest Al” Callahan, a sales representative of the Smith & Robards company. He needed an engineer to help him fix a problem with his latest sale: a submersible warship for the Union. The posse traveled into the inky depths by way of a diving bell. On board the flooded ship they encountered a number of dangers including the ghost rock infected crew. Viktor was impressed with the design, because he felt it was his own. A very impressive “talking box” bore the fingerprint of his design – but it was beyond anything he had made. Whomever had made this had not only stolen work from Viktor, but was an incredible genius. In the end, the posse was not able to recover the ship before it’s captain set off an explosive in the bow. They were just able to escape via the diving bell before drowning.

At the end of the Union Blue rail, they had a choice whether to go to Dead End and travel the Dixie Rails line to Tombstone or the much shorter route to Railsend and travel the Bayou Vermillion line. Arthur, having knowledge of both companies, suggested that Dixie Rails was much safer, even though it meant travelling across the Mojave Desert. The posse opted for the shorter, faster path to Railsend and travel on Bayou Vermillion.

The train broke down in spectacular fashion, just outside of a rail spur called Elko. The boiler exploded, killing the engineer and two others. A train conductor named J. B. Halstead directed the survivors to the nearby rail spur to notify Bayou Vermillion about the accident, and to request a pick up.

Elko was something of an urban legend. A warehouse full of unclaimed property and lost deliveries. The survivors mulled ideas of sneaking in to see if they could find any of these lost treasures. Viktor and Percival followed them, and observed them open a crate and then get attacked by four people. When Viktor and Percival approached, everyone was gone. In the box was a steel canister that contained four beating hearts.

Convinced that these were the actions of vampires, the posse constructed a device to burn the warehouse to the ground using a mixture of greek fire and ghost rock. The plan succeeded, and also offered a distraction for the vampires to strike and for J.B. Halstead to escape with the hearts. With the assistance of a mysterious woman named Clarice McDonald, the posse was able to stop the vampires using garlic soaked bullets and knives. They were also able to wound the escaping J.B. Halstead.

Icie had a recurring dream of the last day she saw Johnny Hunter. This time he had a warning to keep the gun safe. The frightening visage of Johnny Hunter’s eyes forced Icie awake. She was tied to a bed, wearing only a simple white gown. The albino woman, Natalie Ezrah, was sitting astride her looking down. Natalie said, “Daddy always told me that people who talk in their sleep are crazy.”

The familiar sound of Zane Sharkey screaming floated through the air like a swarm of bees. Smokin’ Cho and Percival could see Zane from their room. He was naked, gagged and tied to a dolly-like device. They could clearly see his open gut wound from Weaverville which still hadn’t healed. They could also see that he had been recently circumcised.

Two doctors were standing on either side of Zane, discussing how their hypothesis of the operation had failed. They ordered Zane be sent to “The Basement”.

Everyone was tied to a bed and wearing a hospital gown. One-by-one they were taken to meet Dr. Douma. Dr. Douma explained that they were all sharing a psychosis caused by Icie. The Posse was being kept here because of the violent massacre at Weaverville. Dr. Douma believed that Posse had killed everyone in the town of Weaverville.

Smokin’ Cho told a series of effective lies, convincing Dr. Douma that the weapon was either in Weaverville, or in the possession the Shan Fan Triads. Each time, when the lie was eventually uncovered, Dr. Douma was violent with his punishment. First he proposed a form of lobotomy by sticking a rusted spike past Cho’s eyeball. The second threat became a reality when Cho was held down and Dr. Douma circumcised him. Then Dr. Douma and Dr. Simiel donned protective gear and forced Smokin’ Cho to inhale Ghost Rock dust.

The floor beneath the Posse held other patients. These other patients would become enraged whenever a loud noise was heard. They did not appreciate the playing of a harpsichord which happened every night after sundown.

Frustrated with Icie’s unwillingness to discuss her gun, Dr. Douma placed her under hypnosis. She admitted that she didn’t know where her gun was, but also admitted that she had shown the gun to four people. She gave Dr. Douma their names.

Eventually the posse was taken downstairs for Sunday Services. They were given a box of their personal effects. Weapons were missing with two exceptions: Viktors devices were in his box, but all of the Ghost Rock had been removed. And Icie’s gun was in her box. It was later revealed that the runes carved in the gun prevented Dr. Douma from seeing it.

After services, Percival summoned a gun using his new huckster abilities. He tossed the gun to Cho who quickly killed two of the orderlies. Dr. Douma fled to another room and began chanting. Dr. Simiel used powers to try and get Cho to sleep. Thundering sounds of activity started on the floor above them as the fight continued. Dr. Douma revealed his true form, two wings covering his body, another two wings raised behind him, and four faces. The visage was blinding to all who saw it, but they were able to resist it enough to prevent permanent blindness.

The two doctors and the remaining orderlies fled. The occupants of the second floor fled as well. The posse was able to find Zane Sharkey downstairs.

This large image is the flowchart of events from the moment Season Two ended in a tunnel beneath El Dorado, to the end of our gaming session last night. Try opening the image in a new tab so that you can see it in full resolution.

Horizontal cards at the top represent major events, flowing from left-to-right. Vertical cards are minor events that occurred either as a result of the major event, or around the time of the major event.

The cards are just a representation of history. They neither infer a link nor a causality between themselves, although in some cases there may be.