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Wednesday Feb 17, 2021
Wednesday Feb 17, 2021
The hard-won crossing of the Mississippi leaves the wagon train on the far bank—but not yet in the clear. As Bjorn, Gregory, and Sister Margaret each take point in getting cattle, wagons, and precious supplies over the river, the settlers finally touch the edges of civilization again in the booming town of La Crosse. Gregory steals a rare moment of normal life with Samantha—music, a saloon, and a dance that almost lets them pretend they’re not living out of a wagon.
But once the train pushes north along the river, a new threat starts quietly in the flour barrels. Strange green contamination turns daily bread into a gamble, and by the time anyone realizes how bad it is, sickness is already moving through camp and the food stores are dwindling fast. With less than a week to go before the next real town, difficult choices loom: tighten belts, risk slaughtering the herd, or send someone ahead. Bjorn volunteers to ride on alone toward the Twin Cities in search of fresh provisions, leaving Gregory to hold a hungry caravan together and Margaret to sit vigil over a fellow sister whose body—and faith—are both starting to fail under the weight of the journey.
About the Chronicle
Call of Cthulhu – Down Darker Trails: Missouri Crossing is a Western horror campaign set in 1867, using the Down Darker Trails supplement for Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition. The story follows the founding generations of Missouri Crossing, a rough camp town in what will one day become Bismarck, North Dakota—decades before the events of The Ultimate Evil. As immigrants, veterans, and drifters stake their claim on a cold, contested landscape, they must navigate community, lawlessness, prejudice, and the brutal realities of frontier life. Against this backdrop of manifest destiny, “northern horror” takes shape: long distances, bitter weather, scarce resources, and the creeping realization that some things lurking beyond the firelight are far worse than bandits or hunger.
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