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"They Rode to Perdition" starring Arcade's Gang (D&D/Boot Hill)
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<blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 452967" data-attributes="member: 8530"><p><strong>Promise City, Arizona</strong></p><p></p><p>Chapter 7, "Morgana's Investigation, April 20, 1881, 3:00 P.M. </p><p></p><p>Morgana wanders over to the Breakheart Mill and Smelter, seeing a group of workmen working on the broken pipe. The pipe is metal, around a foot in diameter, and runs for 150 feet. The break was just before the Breakheart building, at the top of the hill. She speaks to a well dressed gentleman supervising the repairs, finding him to be Elton Hubbard, the owner of the Silverbell Mining Company, the parent company of both the Mill & Smelter and the adjacent Breakheart Mine. </p><p></p><p>Hubbard says that the pipe broke in the middle of the night, and it took over an hour before he could get the water pump turned off, the controls having rusted in place during the past year. The house at the bottom of the hill that got the most flooding was his own, something that his wife is very upset about. He asks Morgana why she is so interested in this. She says she works as a guard at the Liberty Hill Mine. Hubbard replies "Oh, well tell your bosses not to worry. They can bring their ore over here at the end of the day. We'll have this working again in no time." </p><p></p><p>Morgana wanders up to the workmen, examining the break in the pipe. She notices that the break is about six inches in diameter, and that several rivets are missing. She speaks to her dog and the two look around the immediate area for the rivets, not finding any. She points this out to Hubbard; suggesting that is was sabotage rather than an accident, because the rivets are missing. He dismisses this, saying that "When the pipe burst the pressure would have sent them flying far away, and they were then washed down hill by the water." She rechecks the angles and flood erosion, not buying this explanation. She inquires as to who might hold a grudge against him, being told "Only that crazy guy at the Belle Mine. He says that I burned down his house because he doesn't use my smelter. A lot of hogwash that is, I don't give a damn if he wants to cart his ore all the way to Tombstone, I'm busy enough with my own and the other two mines in town."</p><p></p><p>The group hangs out again at the El Parador until well after dark. They arrive late at the mine again, earning them another rebuke from Hank. Morgana decides to go check out the area a bit further away from town. She comes across a series of a dozen or so fresh horse tracks. The tracks do not show that the horses had horseshoes, making her think Apache.</p><p></p><p>She returns to the mine, informing the others of this. They decide that it should be further investigated, asking Hank if he can keep any eye on things there on his own. He replies "Well, it's not like you haven't left me alone here before." The group retrieve their horses from the El Parador stable (Louie riding with Sam), and head off out of town following the tracks.</p><p></p><p>The tracks head towards the distant hills and mountains to the east. The group continues into the hills. Morgana hears the distant sound of horses, and has the party stop. She dismounts, and moves up on foot, peering over some rocks. She sees a group of 8 Elvan Apache warriors on horseback, stopped in a circle and talking to themselves. </p><p></p><p>The others hear the sound of horses riding up behind them, and turn to see nine Elvan Apache rapidly riding up, each holding shotguns. Two other Apache warriors, each holding a repeating rifle, then rise up from behind rocks to both the left and right of the party, as the ones who Morgana was watching now ride up to the group as well, leveling their own rifles on the party.</p><p></p><p>Outnumbered 19 to 4, Arcade suggests that his party "Stay calm, and keep your hands away from your weapons." Morgana has assessed who the leader of this group appears to be, and begins to approach him, raising her hands in the air to show that she is unarmed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silver Moon, post: 452967, member: 8530"] [b]Promise City, Arizona[/b] Chapter 7, "Morgana's Investigation, April 20, 1881, 3:00 P.M. Morgana wanders over to the Breakheart Mill and Smelter, seeing a group of workmen working on the broken pipe. The pipe is metal, around a foot in diameter, and runs for 150 feet. The break was just before the Breakheart building, at the top of the hill. She speaks to a well dressed gentleman supervising the repairs, finding him to be Elton Hubbard, the owner of the Silverbell Mining Company, the parent company of both the Mill & Smelter and the adjacent Breakheart Mine. Hubbard says that the pipe broke in the middle of the night, and it took over an hour before he could get the water pump turned off, the controls having rusted in place during the past year. The house at the bottom of the hill that got the most flooding was his own, something that his wife is very upset about. He asks Morgana why she is so interested in this. She says she works as a guard at the Liberty Hill Mine. Hubbard replies "Oh, well tell your bosses not to worry. They can bring their ore over here at the end of the day. We'll have this working again in no time." Morgana wanders up to the workmen, examining the break in the pipe. She notices that the break is about six inches in diameter, and that several rivets are missing. She speaks to her dog and the two look around the immediate area for the rivets, not finding any. She points this out to Hubbard; suggesting that is was sabotage rather than an accident, because the rivets are missing. He dismisses this, saying that "When the pipe burst the pressure would have sent them flying far away, and they were then washed down hill by the water." She rechecks the angles and flood erosion, not buying this explanation. She inquires as to who might hold a grudge against him, being told "Only that crazy guy at the Belle Mine. He says that I burned down his house because he doesn't use my smelter. A lot of hogwash that is, I don't give a damn if he wants to cart his ore all the way to Tombstone, I'm busy enough with my own and the other two mines in town." The group hangs out again at the El Parador until well after dark. They arrive late at the mine again, earning them another rebuke from Hank. Morgana decides to go check out the area a bit further away from town. She comes across a series of a dozen or so fresh horse tracks. The tracks do not show that the horses had horseshoes, making her think Apache. She returns to the mine, informing the others of this. They decide that it should be further investigated, asking Hank if he can keep any eye on things there on his own. He replies "Well, it's not like you haven't left me alone here before." The group retrieve their horses from the El Parador stable (Louie riding with Sam), and head off out of town following the tracks. The tracks head towards the distant hills and mountains to the east. The group continues into the hills. Morgana hears the distant sound of horses, and has the party stop. She dismounts, and moves up on foot, peering over some rocks. She sees a group of 8 Elvan Apache warriors on horseback, stopped in a circle and talking to themselves. The others hear the sound of horses riding up behind them, and turn to see nine Elvan Apache rapidly riding up, each holding shotguns. Two other Apache warriors, each holding a repeating rifle, then rise up from behind rocks to both the left and right of the party, as the ones who Morgana was watching now ride up to the group as well, leveling their own rifles on the party. Outnumbered 19 to 4, Arcade suggests that his party "Stay calm, and keep your hands away from your weapons." Morgana has assessed who the leader of this group appears to be, and begins to approach him, raising her hands in the air to show that she is unarmed. [/QUOTE]
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