Out in the Black Session 3
Setting out for the planet of Beylix with thier passengers onboard, the Ring of Fire managed to both take off and land without falling apart. Arriving at Beylix, Chad Sloat headed off to have his votes counted, Jimmy Blake went to do whatever it was he came to do, and the town council headed out to find themselves a new Sheriff. Yume and Cecelia headed off to find Benny Xiau, who has a "package" that the Tong leader back in Frisco wants.
At the city jail, the Sheriff of Newhouse was spectacularly unhelpful until it was mentioned that the group wanted to hire his deputy Luke Pearson, as the Sheriff of Frisco. He then fell all over himself to be helpful. Meeting Luke himself the town council was impressed by his credentials, while the crew was somewhat suspicious.
Meanwhile, Yume and Cecelia found Benny Xiau only to discover that Jimmy Blake is also trying to get the package. He wants to get it for Bridget, not the Tong though. Through the use of some clever distractions and the threat of violence they are able to obtain the package and keep Jimmy Blake in the dark about whats going on. The package turns out to be a special game piece.
Cruxain goes with Chad Sloat so the Miner's guild votes can be turned in. Unfortunately for Chad, the votes have been tampered with and show him as the winner. The Miner's guild officers move to arrest him and he bolts out across town. The guild guards give chase shouting for him to stop.
Back at the jail, the Sheriff and his deputies hear the ruckus and go to check it out. Without so much as a word, Luke Pearson draws his gun and shoots Chad in the back twice, killing him. This convinces the town council that he really is the man to clean up Frisco and makes the crew even more suspicious.
Having finished what they came to do on Beylix, the crew heads back into the black bound for Regina, without Chad Sloat, but with the new Sheriff. There's not enough time to go back to the comet and pick up more ice and drop the passengers off at Frisco, so the crew allows the passengers to take them shuttle down as they pass by Regina.
Cecelia tries to warn the town council that their new sheriff may be unstable but they don't seem to keen on listening.
Arriving at the comet, the crew is greeted by Sam Hawkes, who does not shoot at them this time. After explaining to Sam about Bridget and the Lucios Newberry, he says he does know her, but she always went by the name Saffron back then.
*Collective groans when the crew realizes who they are working for.*
Turns out the the Lucious Newberry is the ship that stranded Cruxian and his squad back in the war. Sam tells him that not long after that the crew of the ship mutinied and made off with the cargo that Colonel Maddox and Saffron had stashed aboard it. He didn't know what the cargo was.
The crew helps to cut and load the ice and Sam agrees to come back with them to Frisco, just to see what Saffron is up to now.
Arriving back at Frisco, the crew finds the blockade has been lifted and the town seems to be deserted. On investigating, it seems that the "Sheriff" was a little to diligent in his job, shooting or arresting almost everyone in town. The townsfolk are all in hiding. It seems that Bridget and the new Sheriff were last seen headed for the mine outside town.
It's snowing now and when the crew reaches the mine, they are told by the mine foreman that the mine is in serious danger of collapse due to the weight of all the snow. He also tells them to the lift has been used twice today but he doesn't know who is in the mine.
The crew enters the mine and first encounters Lau Tsu, the tong leader. He tells them that Bridget and the Sheriff are there searching for the lost cargo of the Lucious Newberry. The pilot hid it there many years ago and said it was cursed. The tong leader is planning to kill Bridget and the Sheriff to keep them from getting it.
The crew convinces Lau Tsu to withdraw and let them handle it.
The crew finds Bridget on the lowest level of the mine searching in ankle deep water for the entrance to a vault that holds the cargo, which she says is a fortune in platinum coins. The crew quickly disables her and prepares to leave the mine when they come under fire from the Sheriff. He is using explosive ammo, causing the mine to become even less stable.
After a running gunfight through the mine, the crew captures the sheriff and emerges from the mine before it collapses. They turn the sheriff over to the tong leader while they throw "Bridget" in the town jail. The 10,000 promised for the new load of ice was a lie of course. The town is so happy to be rid of the sheriff though they offer the crew a substantial amount for the ice and the Tong rewards them as well.
Both the Town of Frisco and the 14k Tong can now be considered contacts.
At the city jail, the Sheriff of Newhouse was spectacularly unhelpful until it was mentioned that the group wanted to hire his deputy Luke Pearson, as the Sheriff of Frisco. He then fell all over himself to be helpful. Meeting Luke himself the town council was impressed by his credentials, while the crew was somewhat suspicious.
Meanwhile, Yume and Cecelia found Benny Xiau only to discover that Jimmy Blake is also trying to get the package. He wants to get it for Bridget, not the Tong though. Through the use of some clever distractions and the threat of violence they are able to obtain the package and keep Jimmy Blake in the dark about whats going on. The package turns out to be a special game piece.
Cruxain goes with Chad Sloat so the Miner's guild votes can be turned in. Unfortunately for Chad, the votes have been tampered with and show him as the winner. The Miner's guild officers move to arrest him and he bolts out across town. The guild guards give chase shouting for him to stop.
Back at the jail, the Sheriff and his deputies hear the ruckus and go to check it out. Without so much as a word, Luke Pearson draws his gun and shoots Chad in the back twice, killing him. This convinces the town council that he really is the man to clean up Frisco and makes the crew even more suspicious.
Having finished what they came to do on Beylix, the crew heads back into the black bound for Regina, without Chad Sloat, but with the new Sheriff. There's not enough time to go back to the comet and pick up more ice and drop the passengers off at Frisco, so the crew allows the passengers to take them shuttle down as they pass by Regina.
Cecelia tries to warn the town council that their new sheriff may be unstable but they don't seem to keen on listening.
Arriving at the comet, the crew is greeted by Sam Hawkes, who does not shoot at them this time. After explaining to Sam about Bridget and the Lucios Newberry, he says he does know her, but she always went by the name Saffron back then.
*Collective groans when the crew realizes who they are working for.*
Turns out the the Lucious Newberry is the ship that stranded Cruxian and his squad back in the war. Sam tells him that not long after that the crew of the ship mutinied and made off with the cargo that Colonel Maddox and Saffron had stashed aboard it. He didn't know what the cargo was.
The crew helps to cut and load the ice and Sam agrees to come back with them to Frisco, just to see what Saffron is up to now.
Arriving back at Frisco, the crew finds the blockade has been lifted and the town seems to be deserted. On investigating, it seems that the "Sheriff" was a little to diligent in his job, shooting or arresting almost everyone in town. The townsfolk are all in hiding. It seems that Bridget and the new Sheriff were last seen headed for the mine outside town.
It's snowing now and when the crew reaches the mine, they are told by the mine foreman that the mine is in serious danger of collapse due to the weight of all the snow. He also tells them to the lift has been used twice today but he doesn't know who is in the mine.
The crew enters the mine and first encounters Lau Tsu, the tong leader. He tells them that Bridget and the Sheriff are there searching for the lost cargo of the Lucious Newberry. The pilot hid it there many years ago and said it was cursed. The tong leader is planning to kill Bridget and the Sheriff to keep them from getting it.
The crew convinces Lau Tsu to withdraw and let them handle it.
The crew finds Bridget on the lowest level of the mine searching in ankle deep water for the entrance to a vault that holds the cargo, which she says is a fortune in platinum coins. The crew quickly disables her and prepares to leave the mine when they come under fire from the Sheriff. He is using explosive ammo, causing the mine to become even less stable.
After a running gunfight through the mine, the crew captures the sheriff and emerges from the mine before it collapses. They turn the sheriff over to the tong leader while they throw "Bridget" in the town jail. The 10,000 promised for the new load of ice was a lie of course. The town is so happy to be rid of the sheriff though they offer the crew a substantial amount for the ice and the Tong rewards them as well.
Both the Town of Frisco and the 14k Tong can now be considered contacts.
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Posted on May 19, 2010 13:35
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