Jesters deadlands campaign

Uncle Jeds rather frequent telegraphs from iron springs have suddenly and alarmingly ceased. It was well known that he had to defend his claim from jumpers on numerous occasions. What with the warring in Virginia, and the razing of most of their homes, the posse has set out across country... Destination: iron springs, Utah to find uncle Jed and to get the hell away from the war front. First stop: visit family in fort smith Arkansas and catch the black river train across coyote indian country.

Brigadier General Ephriam Backhouse Van Rensselaer, US Army (Retired) (or Old Man Ephriam as everyone knows him) has become quite distraught - word has ceased coming in from his younger brother out in Utah. Having not heard form the old coot in some time, and with the prospectin drying up here, Ephriam has decided to head out and see what the hold up is.

Even though Ephriam is old (no one is quite certain how old exactly) he still has a spring in his step and spit in his swing. The same can't be said of his mental, visual, or aural senses.

Ephriam is rip roaring and ready to go. His gun is loaded, his pick-axe polished, and he even scrounged up enough coin for a fresh pack of chaw.

Snake oil Salesman James Walter O'keefe, was Medical officers assistant in the US army where he found his knack for hawking "cures" for diseases that afflicted most soldiers until is discharge. chose to distance himself from the war heading south going from town to town and never staying long enough for folks to catch on to his game.

Slowly running out of territory he's desided to ply his wares abroad meanwhile searching for a mysterious plant said to have healing properties.


Armed with his peacemakers and looking around for unhappy customers James is ready get out of town and quick.

Murphy R. Gunderson, a.k.a. Charles Wonderwirth, a.k.a. Ignatius Sullivan…and, most recently, a.k.a. Liam Silverton has recently run into a spot of trouble. A periodically successful card player, his luck seems to have run out. It would seem a stately elderly fellow in Boston took offense to our gentleman card player’s abilities and has since used his ties to local law enforcement to make “Liam’s” life endlessly diverting. After weeks of running, Liam believed he had found sanctuary in a small town in Virginia, but the remarkably pious locals decided that some of his activities could be characterized as “demonic.” So, Liam now finds himself mere hours ahead of professionally wielded pitchforks and a date with a bonfire.
He has decided to flee to the West where the lawmen and the morals are less common. Fortunately, family always has to take you in, so after a brief respite visiting relations in the happening town of Ft. Smith, AR, Liam plans to strike out with little more than the clothes on his back, the pistol under his quite dapper jacket, the deck of cards he habitually shuffles from hand to hand, and his poorly affected British accent.

Mother Gertrude Bach (Sister Gertie to her friends) is a Nun in the Catholic Church. After being the Mother of an Abbey in Victoria, Virginia for many years, warring in the region has torn the Abbey apart. Being the brave soul that Sister Gertie is, she has set out to find a new location for the Abbey. She has heard tale of beautiful lands in the West that might be a place to start a new Abbey that could draw many members. She hopes to find this perfect place and send word back to what remains of the Abbey in Virginia. The vast lands of the West could provide solice from the warring of East and bring her Abbey back to what it once was.

Gertrude is one of the largest women that has ever walked this earth. Looking at her habit and cross is like looking into a black hole, though she is strangely comforting. Gertie has taken vows of poverty, chastity, and obidience, for which God blessed her and those around her. She walks slowly, walking stick in hand, armed with faith........ and a 12 gauge. She's ready to head west.