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GM: The sun is just about all the way down and it's almost dark. You start to hear a really weird sound. It sounds like somebody talking at an amazingly fast rate with the constant drum of machinery in the background. Harmonica looks up and narrows his eyes. GM: You're all done w/ the graves, by the way. Preacher: ((Where is it coming from?)) GM: All around. Preacher: "You heard this before, Harmonica?" GM: "We must get indoors." GM: He stands up, a metallic ching is heard when his feet hit the ground. He starts heading toward the church. Preacher: "..." GM: Preacher, dont see anything, except the sun dissappearing. GM: Preacher, Joan looks at you with wide eyes, "Johnathon! He's dead!" GM: Joan walks inside, talking to herself, and looking a bit frusterated. Preacher: "So, Harmonica, what's making this sound?" GM: Harmonica doesn't bother closing the door, or answering you for that matter. Only starts taking every candle and source of light from upstairs and moving toward the basement. GM: He comes back up, "Basement." GM: Joan looks around, and then goes in the basement. Preacher: "What about our horses?" Lila: "Zeke!" GM: "If you want them to live, bring them inside, and do it fast." GM: Preacher/Lila, you see somethings in the distance where it already is dark, Joan runs out and retrieves her horse. Preacher: ((What kind of somethings?)) GM: They're too dark to see, it looks like moving shadows. GM: Harmonica ushers everybody into the back room, and sets the candles and torches up so, that not any one part of the room is without at least a small amount of light. Preacher: "Come on, Harmonica knows what he's doing." GM: You bring everyone and all the horses into the back room, Harmonica is calming everyone down. He leaves the doors open, and says, "No one panic." GM: He points to one of the candles. GM: "These lights never go out. Do you understand?" GM: Harmonica points to Preachers lantern, "Light that." GM: "This may seem like a waist of candles and latern oil. But its not. Tomorrow everyone goes back to wherever they came from. No one remains here." Preacher: "Are those the things?" GM: "The shadowlings." GM: "No one fires a bullet, no one swings a sword, no one throws a punch, and no one leaves this room. Those are the rules." GM: He sits down and puts his hat over his eyes. Preacher: "Wrong." Preacher: "If I have to, I'm firing." GM: He sighs. Preacher: "Unless you can give a better reason." GM: He doesn't say a word, only sits there with his hat over his eyes. GM: After about an hour, people have calmed down, and are sitting around the room. The lights all remain on, and you see some shadowlings just a bit through the open doors. In dim areas of this room, you see them too. Lila: ((Why does Preacher keep starin' at Evan's corpse?)) Preacher: ((Cuz he's a necrophiliac, dear.)) GM: A frantic woman stands up when she sees one. GM: "THEY'RE IN HERE!! THEY'RE HERE!!" Preacher: "Sit down, it's alright." GM: Harmonica says without moving, "Sit down." Preacher: "They can't touch you." GM: She keeps going, "WE ARNT SAFE! WILL SOMEBODY THINK OF THE CHILDREN?!" Preacher: "SIT DOWN!" Preacher: "NOW!" GM: She screams as one of the things reaches out to her. Lila: "I ain't likin' this much...nope, not atall Preacher." Preacher: "Joan, get her." GM: She starts backing up without looking where she's going, Joan grabs her from behind, and knocks her onto the table, holding her down. Preacher: "Though I never did catch your name." Lila: "I thinks you kins start callin' me Lila under the circumstances." Preacher: "You alright, Joan?" GM: "Just dandy." She is still struggling with the woman. Preacher: "Lila, can you help her?" Preacher: "Use some rope from my horse if you have to." GM: Roll Brawling. Lila: ((Ain't got it.)) Preacher: ((Then roll 1 nimbleness.))
 * Preacher looks back at the grave, staying seated.
 * Preacher scans the horizon.
 * Lila stops diggin', listening...then drops the shovel and starts to run toward the church.
 * Preacher stands, glad he thought ahead, and pulls Evan's body out the the dirt.
 * Preacher ignores her, carrying the corpse inside with him, propping it up against a wall and sitting to face it.
 * Preacher agains unholsters a Peacemaker and places it in his lap, covering the butt with his palm.
 * Preacher watches Evan's corpse like a hawk, speaking without looking up.
 * Lila leans against a wall, sliding down it till her butt hits the floor, she pulls her knees up close to her chest and wraps her arms around them, huggging them to her as she rests her head on them.
 * Preacher grabs Evan's collar with one hand and holds his Peacemaker in the other, dragging the body with him, waiting for everyone to go downstairs.
 * Lila groans, getting up and makeing her way to the basement.
 * Preacher heads outside with Evan's body in tow, bringing his Horse With No Name inside the church.
 * Lila runs for the door, down the steps to the hitchin' post. Untethering Zeke, she leads him back in the churh.
 * Lila's eyes grow wide seeing the shadowy things.
 * Preacher narrows his eyes and brings his horse down.
 * Preacher props Evan up in a corner again and sits, watching the corpse.
 * Lila nods.
 * Preacher looks blandly at him and strikes a match, lighting his lantern.
 * Preacher takes his place accross from Evan's body, a pistol once again in his lap.
 * Lila stands by her horse, patting his neck and talking soothingly to him.
 * Preacher motions to the body across from him with his pistol.
 * Preacher returns to watching Evan's corpse.
 * Lila moves closer to the lantern.
 * Preacher reasons he could have stayed his ass outside with his lantern by his side.
 * Lila moves closer to the Preacher.
 * Preacher continues to stare at the corpse, watching the woman in his peripheal vision.
 * Preacher glances at Lila, "I'm not too partial myself, ma'am."
 * Preacher nods.
 * Preacher continues to look grim, his eyes glued to Evan.
 * Lila mutters as she gets to her feet, walking over to where Joan and the woman are, she doubles up her fist and punches the woman square on the jaw, knocking her out cold... "That oughta hold her."

Lila rolled -+ 6 +- Result -> 6 Lila rolled -+ 3 +- Final Result -> 9

GM: You punch her really hard in the face, and she rolls off the table, unconcious. GM: Joan says, "Holy! Nice punch!" GM: A man in the crowd stands up, its the jerky guy whom bothered Preacher and grabbed Lila's ass back in the Brimstone bar, "HEY! Nobody hits my wife!" He cocks his gun with one hand. Lila: "Dont even start with me dude, I am in no bitchin' mood fer any of yer shit tonite!" Preacher: "Sit down." Preacher: "Or I'll decorate this room with your brains." GM: "Fuck you." GM: He just stands there, staring at you. Preacher: "If she's your wife, you keep her calm." Preacher: "Count yourself lucky she's alive." Preacher: "And you are too." GM: He turns around on his heel and says, "This is fucking bullshit!" Lila: "Yeah, well yer wife was actin' like the south end of a north bound mule mister." Preacher: ((Damn, these womens wants me killt I tell you!)) GM: He raises his gun chest high and fires it into one of the dim corners, one of the shadow men should have gotten hit but nothing happens. "FUCK THIS PEICE-A..." #BLAM BLAM BLAM BLAM BLAM BLAM# GM: The shadowling keeps moving around just as if nothing happened. GM: The man reloads and fires into the corner again, stepping a little closer to it. GM: "THIS IS SO FUCKING POINTLESS TRAPPED IN THIS FUCKING ROOM WITH INSANE PEOPLE! GM: #BLAM BLAM BLAM BLAM# GM: Harmonica says, "You cant hurt them like that." And the other people in the room seem somewhat disturbed. Lila: "Oh great, he's an even bigger jackass than his wife" GM: The crazed guy turns his back to the shadow, pointing his gun at Harmonica, "WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU..." His sentence is cut off as he is pulled back into the shadows, followed by several screams, and the sounds of bones snapping. GM: Now people go apeshit.. GM: Sevaral people stand up. Harmonica doesn't do anything aside from saying, "Shoulda listened to me." He holds onto one of the candle holders next to him as people get frantic. Preacher: "Joan, Lila." GM: Preacher, Joan works her way over to you, and holds onto you tightly. Preacher: "Stay by me, as close as you can." GM: One of the people knocks over a candle, which goes out and you hear screaming. GM: Another knocks over a lantern, spilling the oil and starting a fire. Actions? GM: Several people are running out the doors from fear of fire, met by snapping bone sounds and screams. GM: Harmonica man, for the first time, looks somewhat concerned. GM: The blankets are working somewhat, but it is oil that started the fire, you're simply soaking the oil into the blanket. GM: Lila, you grab your horse. "Stay in the light," Harmonica man shouts. GM: You start to stamp out the fire, it starts working, however the darkness in the room is spreading like a virus. Now only lantern light, and the candle Harmonica has are illuminating the room. GM: Lila and Preacher put out the fire. GM: ...and might have killed several people. Preacher: "I suggest you close your eyes." Preacher: ((Is Evan's body in enough light?)) GM: Preach: Lila and Joan hang with you. Lila: "Preacher, if the light goes out...just do what you have to do...dont let those things get me alive." Preacher: "You alright, Harmonica?" GM: "Yes." GM: It's almost midnight. GM: In a few hours, you notice that the humming has stopped. Looking at your watch you realize it is almost 5 AM, and Harmonica says, "Time to go." GM: Joan stands up. GM: "Wha...what time is it?" Preacher: "Five." GM: "Dawn's coming..." GM: Joan looks at where the light ends for the cellar, and tells you to light the torches on the wall. GM: :) Preacher: ((SEE!! I'm tellin' you!)) GM: You've used about 1/4th gallon this night. GM: The room is vacant of people, save for you 3, harmonica man, and your horses. Preacher: ((No blood?)) GM: Nope. Preacher: "Lead the way, Harmonica." GM: He exits the room, and doesn't put out his candle until he gets upstairs. The upstairs door is closed. He opens it. GM: Joan follows Harmonica. GM: Upstairs all the pews are thrown to one side of the room, blocking the doors, and creating a huge tower of pews. "Fuck," he says. Preacher: ((And the windows?)) GM: 30 feet high. Stained glass of biblical references. Jesus' stations of the cross to be exact. Preacher: ((30 feet above our heads?!)) GM: Ya. Preacher: "Marvelous." GM: Harmonica turns. GM: "What?" Preacher: "Any ideas?" GM: Joan walks over to the door and starts pounding on it. GM: Harmonica looks at Joan and Lila, "Move to the sides of the building." He grabs the edge of one of the pews on the leaning tower. GM: You hear pounding on the other side of the door. Preacher: "..." GM: Joan moves to the side. GM: Joan yells "WHO'S THERE?! WE'RE TRAPPED!" Preacher: "Shhh!" GM: "Stand back!" GM: You hear a muffled voice from behind the door, "Hey, it's Cassidy!" GM: Roll Strength.
 * Lila pivots and returns to the spot where she was sitting, "Thanks."
 * Preacher levels his pistol at his head.
 * Preacher pulls the trigger if the man makes a move.
 * Preacher keeps his pistol leveled, finger on the trigger.
 * Lila glares at the man.
 * Preacher lowers the gun, but keeps it upright and level in his hand.
 * Preacher aims his pistol at the man.
 * Preacher keeps an eye on Evan too.
 * Preacher shakes his head slightly.
 * Preacher places his pistol back in his lap, his hand over the butt, watching Evan's body.
 * Preacher clears his throat.
 * Lila cringes and closes her eyes.
 * Preacher takes his lantern as well.
 * Lila opens her eyes and looks at him questioningly.
 * Preacher watches Evan's body through the commotion.
 * Lila nods, moving in close...he can nearly feel her breathing.
 * Preacher keeps his aim trained on the body.
 * Lila grabs a blanket and starts pounding at the fire.
 * Lila drops the blanket as it catches fire, grabbing the reigns of her horse, trying to calm him as he becomes frightened.
 * Preacher pulls Evan's duster off his body and uses it.
 * Preacher brings Lila and the lantern to their cubby, sitting down across from the corpse once again.
 * Lila gets as close to the Preacher as flys on flypaper.
 * Lila buries her face against his shoulder.
 * Preacher watches the body, keeping the girls and the lanterns by him.
 * Preacher nods, watching Evan's body and the horrible creatures lurking in the darkness. "I will."
 * Preacher checks his watch.
 * Preacher keeps the lantern in the most advantageous spot.
 * Preacher stays silent, watching the oil levels and refilling when necessary.
 * Lila hopes we have enough oil to make it till dawn.
 * Lila lifts her head from the priest's shoulder, realizing there is suddenly 'silence'.
 * Preacher hasn't shifted all night.
 * Preacher waits for Lila to rise before he stands as well.
 * Lila inches away from him, and gets to her feet.
 * Preacher stands, holding his lantern.
 * Preacher hog ties Evan's body, tossing it over the back of his horse.
 * Preacher waits for the women to begin moving, following them out.
 * Preacher checks the fluid amount on his lamp and moves to the torches.
 * Preacher lights the torches for Joan.
 * Lila leads her horse out.
 * Preacher follows behind the women, keeping them safely in the middle.
 * Preacher pats his horse's head.
 * Preacher moves to the pews, waiting on Harmonica.
 * Lila mechanically does at she is told.
 * Preacher moves into position.
 * Preacher moves the horses to the girls.
 * Lila holds the reins.
 * Preacher tries with Harmonica.

Preacher rolled -+ 5 4 5 +- Result -> 5 Harmonica rolled -+ 3 7 8 3 +- Result -> 8 Harmonica rolled -+ 4 +- Final Result -> 12

GM: Harmonica starts shoving really hard, but Preacher half-asses it. The tower of pews starts to fall diagonaly in that direction. Pews smash through the stained glass windows as the doors almost buldge open. You're all luckily not hurt and are now free. Preacher: ((Hey man....)) Preacher: ((Preacher's been haulin' it for 2 days straight.)) GM: :) GM: Cassidy and Zach are standing outside. GM: Zach drops some cards. Cassidy: "Lord."

GM: There is a Harmonica man, Lila, Preacher, Joan, and their horses inside. Cassidy: "What happened to the rest?" Preacher: "They died." Zach: "Good thing we saved them then" Cassidy: "This place is cursed." Preacher: "Well at least now the town's at rest." Zach: "That Ranger wont like us lying to him." Preacher: "..." Preacher: "Ranger?" Zach: "From the next town." Preacher: "Then we won't go back to Brimstone." Zach: "Not that next town." Zach: "Then theres a forest, and a three... two-headed monster."
 * Preacher looks weary and grim, Evan's body hog-tied on the back of his Horse With No Name.
 * Cassidy looks away.
 * Preacher leads his horse outside, his head lowered.
 * Zach points west.
 * Preacher unpacks something from his horse.
 * Preacher produces a Colt Lightning pistol and a box of cartridges, walking to Joan.
 * Cassidy waits around for the Rangers.
 * Zach shrugs and walks toward an old burnt building.

Zach rolled -+ 4 2 +- Result -> 4

GM: Preacher, Joan takes it by the handle, "What's this?" GM: She looks at Evan's corpse. GM: "Nevermind..." GM: Zach, you look around the building, but there is an absence of shiney things within. GM: She takes it and wraps it around her waist, dropping the gun into it. GM: "I'll need to learn how to use this."
 * Preacher nods.
 * Preacher hands her the gunbelt and the holster as well.
 * Zach checks the next one.

Zach rolled -+ 11 11 +- Result -> 11

GM: Zach, you find a small box under a burnt mattress. Cassidy: "Why the curse on this blasted town?" GM: The box is made of fine silver, and inside it there are some shiney buttons, and a small shiney pin. This person apparently like shiney things too. Preacher: ((Hero??)) Preacher: (("Being the last men standing...fun and profitable.")) GM: "Yeah. Take my warning. Don't stay the night." GM: He pulls out his harmonica and starts to play, walking out of town in a north-westernly direction. GM: By the way Preacher and Lila, outside of the churches doors there is a burnt tent and a burnt bedroll. You also notice three clawlike gashes on the back end of Cassidy's horse.
 * Zach opens it up.
 * Zach thinks, 'Being a hero, fun and profitable.'
 * Preacher looks at Harmonica, "We appreciate the help."
 * Cassidy looks closer at Harmonica.
 * Zach goes to his horse, shining the silver box and sets it in his horse bag.
 * Cassidy keeps waiting on the Rangers.
 * Zach saddles up.
 * Cassidy tries to patch up the slashes.

Cassidy rolled -+ 1 2 9 +- Result -> 9

GM: Preacher, you go over to the pump with your clothes. GM: Cassidy, you bandage your horses wounds as you see fit. GM: Ok, about an hour after sunrise, you guys see three men in black suits on brown horses start coming into town from the west side, they look around at all the graves. "Jesus..." GM: They are all wearing badges. Cassidy: "The ground here is cursed. Make sure no one else tries to settle hereabouts." GM: One man looks at you with a raised eyebrow, "By the looks of all these graves...what happend?" Cassidy: "An attack... Cultists, jackolopes, shades of darkness..." GM: "Shades of darkness?" GM: Joan says, "Yes, they looked like shadows, with dog heads." Cassidy: "Man shapes made of shadow, with the heads of dogs... devoured men whole." Cassidy: "You see the graves? What do ya' think happened to the people o' this town?" GM: He frowns. GM: He looks around, "There was obviously a fire..." GM: "You folks been doin' a little drinkin, have ya?" Preacher: "They most certainly have not!" GM: Preacher, one of the men turns around. Preacher: "Yes, there was, this town has seen many hard times in its past." Preacher: "And the horrors that attacked us were straight from the pits of Hell." GM: "I'm still wondering why we haven't gotton any telegrams. We'd have sent men out a day after the fire if we knew about it..." Preacher: "Burmington HAD no telegram." Preacher: "It was just a trading post." Preacher: "The goods would come through and leave." Preacher: "It was the only thing keeping this town alive." GM: "Whoa, whoa, calm down pal. Just trying to get the stories straight." GM: "You from around here...father?" Preacher: "Born and raised, God bless." GM: "Right..." Preacher: "Although there's not much else left here, I suppose." GM: Cassidy, the man with the red parted hair you met last night is one of them. Preacher: ((Fat chance, kid.)) Zach: ((Hey, I got enough money.)) GM: ((Yeah, but you can't get it up yet.)) Preacher: ((LOL!!)) Zach: ((Yes I can!)) Preacher: ((lololol)) Cassidy: ((No, like, I had Rangers come to my bar pretty often, one of my friends was one but he got killed.)) GM: You don't know any of these rangers that way, Cassidy. Preacher: "We've been through a lot, son." Preacher: "We'd just like to forget about it and move on." Preacher: "The dead are in the hands of God now, may their souls rest in peace." GM: "Yes...well...if what you say is true, I do suggest you move on..." GM: "We've got room at the station if you need it..." Preacher: "No, that's alright. The good Lord will provide." Cassidy: "If you don't believe us, stay for the night. Just remember to have some torches handy when the shades come a callin." GM: Cassidy, one of the men gives you a glance. GM: "Alright..." Preacher: "My sheep would lead you astray, gentlemen." Preacher: "For your own safety, you shouldn't stay here any longer than you have to." GM: The third man who as-of-yet hasn't said anything reaches into his belt and pulls out a tattered yellow paper thats been rolled up, interrupting you, he opens it, "You seen this man?" GM: Its Harmonica, with WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE above his head. GM: You also notice the '$30,000 Reward' at the bottom. Preacher: "I can't say I have." Preacher: "What are his crimes? His sins against the good people?" GM: "Cattle rustling, bank robbing, second and third degree murder." GM: "He was heading this way when we last saw him." Preacher: "I wish I could be of some help, but most likely he perished in the night with those...demons." Preacher: "Now gentleman, I have some wash to attend to." Preacher: "Then we'll be on our way." GM: He nods, "Thank you for your time, father." Preacher: "Have a good day." GM: You saw his name was "Stephan Spock" too. GM: ((Joan don't give it up tonight, cause you wear Ichor-Bay clothing.))
 * Preacher pulls his dirty clothing from his bedroll and heads to the water pump.
 * Preacher considers stripping down and washing right there in the bin.
 * Preacher dunks his head under instead, pumping water over his hair and face.
 * Zach finds a place to change and does so, putting on a pair of slacks and a black thick shirt and a vest.
 * Preacher uses the water that ends up in the bin to wash his clothing.
 * Preacher washes his clothes silently.
 * Zach steps out from behind a burnt building rolling up the sleeves on his duster that's a bit to long for him.
 * Zach leads his horse by the tether over to Lila.
 * Preacher watches them from the water basin.
 * Zach sets down by Lila and ganders at her.
 * Cassidy turns away.
 * Preacher closes his duster around his pistols, allowing his collar to show, and approaches the men.
 * Preacher carries his bible with him.
 * Preacher hams up the priest role.
 * Cassidy looks to see if he knows any of the Rangers.
 * Zach's aqua eyes look at Lila.
 * Zach looks at Lila like a kid who's got his first crush.
 * Preacher shoots Cassidy a glare.
 * Preacher examines it.
 * Preacher lowers his head, "It's a shame, really. That the devil corrupts so thouroughly."
 * Preacher strolls back to the wash bin.
 * Cassidy waits for the Rangers to leave.
 * Preacher finishes washing the ichor from his clothing.