Perturbulent
10-10-2012, 08:44 AM
Background:
We're in the Wild West town of Nazareth. It exists in what would now be the northeast quadrant of Arizona. Everyone is aware of the recent Transcontinental railroad act, although the railroad has yet to reach much more than halfway across the continent, the idea that soon big industry may arrive is on everyone's minds. Reasonable knowledge may be assumed, but as you probably have guessed, news still travels somewhat slow, and you might not be hugely informed. Gold, Silver, Copper, and Coal mines exist in the periphery. The local copper mine recently had a change of pace when gold was found. This has been kept secret so far, so no new rush of people has arrived, for now.
Some Notable places and people in town:
1 Rusty Saloon:
The Rusty Saloon is run by Michael. It's a decent place that's had steady business since the advent of the town. But like everything, when travel slows down, it took a hit in business. It still runs fine, just not quite what it used to be when Nicholas held it. It’s got a nice selection of liquor. It’s got a pile of outhouses out back.
2 Ol' Saint Mary's:
Some things took the hit harder than others. Ol' Saint Mary's’ become exactly that. It was built in the early days, and was farther than intended from the town. Wasn' so much an issue when travel was frequent, even had a few legitimate doctors takin' care of folks there. But it was a bit too far out, and two o' the doctors died and all the patients back in ‘50. 1 doctor survived, along with 3 kids, one just a babe. He claims he managed to save them from something strange, but it's best not to think about what outlaws did there, nor whether it was the injuns or just some crude folk. No one was ever arrested. It was left as a tragedy and most know that the ol' doctor is a frequenter of the Rusty Saloon. A lot of folks remember the good work he did, even some of those kids he saved, and will pay off his tab from time to time.
3 Samson's General Store: This place is run by a spindly bald man. He's probably 5'3". He looks remarkable thin and his flesh is pullin' from his face. Parkinson's has a hold of his frame now. He's a nice enough old man, and has a weakness for young girls, often he'll let'm take a sweet free when they buy something.
4 Edmund's (The Whore House):
Edmund's probably the richest man in town. He owns the local mining operation, and the whore house. He is dressed consistently in his Sunday's best. He consistently uses a pipe and carries a cane. He's more or less congenial, unless he thinks someone's trying to slight him. He tolerates next to nothing as far as his women's harm is concerned, and everyone pays him his due promptly. No questions asked. Those who work in the mine pay tribute to him, and though no one'll be caught discussing it, more than a few miners went missing who didn't give him what's his. He's kinda old. He wears a white mustache and goatee. Some of the more perceptive'll notice he gets stuck looking at his pocket watch too much, as though absorbed in the time.
5 Stable: One of the farmers, a little man named Kurt, built a stable right next to the Rusty Saloon. It’s free access to anyone who uses the saloon, ‘less they give him trouble. In exchange he receives free drink and meals from the bar.
6 Father Caleb came to Nazareth when he was young, maybe 19, with full seminary training. Interestingly, he rode in on the same caravan Edmund once had. There is some defined animosity between the two. If you ask Father Caleb what the source is, he'll only say "I forgive all sins that lie in any man's past. It can be slightly more taxing to deal with men in the present. Of course, Edmund's business is his own, assuming you don't get involved in such things." Edmund tends to dismiss such questions by saying "You know how priests are." Father Caleb doesn't have funds for a church of his own, but has opened up his home for those who wish to worship, or are in need. He has rigged it up into as close a church as he can while living in it with limited funds. All of which (his funds) come from those few worshipers who are willing to help where they can.
7 "The Foreman" Anthony Foreman came to Nazareth as a youngster, with Edmund. The boy worked in the mines for a while. When he was older, perhaps his teens, or maybe even his twenties, he managed to pull three men out of a collapsing mine. Since then he's been the foreman for Edmund. If he's not busy, though, he doesn't mind joining his boys with a pick. Anthony is oddly protective of Edmund, and won't hold with any slandering against him.
8 The Ol’ Doctor’s house: It’s this little hovel down by the creekbed.
9 Brink Hotel: This is an old two-story hotel that can house a maximum of 60 people (3 in each room, when the rooms are intended for 1, for the most part) It’s an alright joint, and relatively safe, business has been low lately though, and there have been days almost completely without business.
10 Sheriff's: Sheriff works out of this old building. It has a jail in it, though it’s rarely been used. The 4 cells are both upstairs “‘cause,” the sheriff explains “If you can’t come down the stairs right, and by yourself, you ain’t good ‘nough to leave yet. I also enjoy watching them smack their head on that beam on the way up...every time.” The only thing it’s ever held so far are those who’ve had far too much to drink, and two men to protect them from the wide public who were a little harsher than he thought the law should be. Those two men have since left the town. The sheriff has two provisionary deputies, though they’ve never done more than guide a drunkard back to the jail. The Sheriff does carry a six-shooter, though he’s never used it on a person. Everyone knows he has a nice rifle from the war, and something about his demeanor says he hasn’t had to shoot anyone, because no one’s that stupid, and he still knows a thing or two about shootin’. Some folk say they saw a saber being transferred when he was moving in, others say they must be joking. He’s a trained horseman, and has a nice specimen that he rides daily.
11 Nazareth Firetower
12 Nazareth Bank
13 Post Office
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General population: There are a lot of stock farmers and miners in and around the town. There are even a couple of fur-trappers. Some are rowdy, some aren't. Some have kids, some young, some old. Some little ladies have had some issues with the boys, and some men have found issues with each other, sometimes involving each other's wives. Additionally, there’re a few new guys on the mining side of town that are still in tents, as soon as a new shipment comes in, their intending to build up homes.
Main Street’s got the saloon and most of the houses on it, particularly of the farmers. Lady’s court (the red light district) branches off of it, as does second street, the bit of town where most miners find their home.
We're in the Wild West town of Nazareth. It exists in what would now be the northeast quadrant of Arizona. Everyone is aware of the recent Transcontinental railroad act, although the railroad has yet to reach much more than halfway across the continent, the idea that soon big industry may arrive is on everyone's minds. Reasonable knowledge may be assumed, but as you probably have guessed, news still travels somewhat slow, and you might not be hugely informed. Gold, Silver, Copper, and Coal mines exist in the periphery. The local copper mine recently had a change of pace when gold was found. This has been kept secret so far, so no new rush of people has arrived, for now.
Some Notable places and people in town:
1 Rusty Saloon:
The Rusty Saloon is run by Michael. It's a decent place that's had steady business since the advent of the town. But like everything, when travel slows down, it took a hit in business. It still runs fine, just not quite what it used to be when Nicholas held it. It’s got a nice selection of liquor. It’s got a pile of outhouses out back.
2 Ol' Saint Mary's:
Some things took the hit harder than others. Ol' Saint Mary's’ become exactly that. It was built in the early days, and was farther than intended from the town. Wasn' so much an issue when travel was frequent, even had a few legitimate doctors takin' care of folks there. But it was a bit too far out, and two o' the doctors died and all the patients back in ‘50. 1 doctor survived, along with 3 kids, one just a babe. He claims he managed to save them from something strange, but it's best not to think about what outlaws did there, nor whether it was the injuns or just some crude folk. No one was ever arrested. It was left as a tragedy and most know that the ol' doctor is a frequenter of the Rusty Saloon. A lot of folks remember the good work he did, even some of those kids he saved, and will pay off his tab from time to time.
3 Samson's General Store: This place is run by a spindly bald man. He's probably 5'3". He looks remarkable thin and his flesh is pullin' from his face. Parkinson's has a hold of his frame now. He's a nice enough old man, and has a weakness for young girls, often he'll let'm take a sweet free when they buy something.
4 Edmund's (The Whore House):
Edmund's probably the richest man in town. He owns the local mining operation, and the whore house. He is dressed consistently in his Sunday's best. He consistently uses a pipe and carries a cane. He's more or less congenial, unless he thinks someone's trying to slight him. He tolerates next to nothing as far as his women's harm is concerned, and everyone pays him his due promptly. No questions asked. Those who work in the mine pay tribute to him, and though no one'll be caught discussing it, more than a few miners went missing who didn't give him what's his. He's kinda old. He wears a white mustache and goatee. Some of the more perceptive'll notice he gets stuck looking at his pocket watch too much, as though absorbed in the time.
5 Stable: One of the farmers, a little man named Kurt, built a stable right next to the Rusty Saloon. It’s free access to anyone who uses the saloon, ‘less they give him trouble. In exchange he receives free drink and meals from the bar.
6 Father Caleb came to Nazareth when he was young, maybe 19, with full seminary training. Interestingly, he rode in on the same caravan Edmund once had. There is some defined animosity between the two. If you ask Father Caleb what the source is, he'll only say "I forgive all sins that lie in any man's past. It can be slightly more taxing to deal with men in the present. Of course, Edmund's business is his own, assuming you don't get involved in such things." Edmund tends to dismiss such questions by saying "You know how priests are." Father Caleb doesn't have funds for a church of his own, but has opened up his home for those who wish to worship, or are in need. He has rigged it up into as close a church as he can while living in it with limited funds. All of which (his funds) come from those few worshipers who are willing to help where they can.
7 "The Foreman" Anthony Foreman came to Nazareth as a youngster, with Edmund. The boy worked in the mines for a while. When he was older, perhaps his teens, or maybe even his twenties, he managed to pull three men out of a collapsing mine. Since then he's been the foreman for Edmund. If he's not busy, though, he doesn't mind joining his boys with a pick. Anthony is oddly protective of Edmund, and won't hold with any slandering against him.
8 The Ol’ Doctor’s house: It’s this little hovel down by the creekbed.
9 Brink Hotel: This is an old two-story hotel that can house a maximum of 60 people (3 in each room, when the rooms are intended for 1, for the most part) It’s an alright joint, and relatively safe, business has been low lately though, and there have been days almost completely without business.
10 Sheriff's: Sheriff works out of this old building. It has a jail in it, though it’s rarely been used. The 4 cells are both upstairs “‘cause,” the sheriff explains “If you can’t come down the stairs right, and by yourself, you ain’t good ‘nough to leave yet. I also enjoy watching them smack their head on that beam on the way up...every time.” The only thing it’s ever held so far are those who’ve had far too much to drink, and two men to protect them from the wide public who were a little harsher than he thought the law should be. Those two men have since left the town. The sheriff has two provisionary deputies, though they’ve never done more than guide a drunkard back to the jail. The Sheriff does carry a six-shooter, though he’s never used it on a person. Everyone knows he has a nice rifle from the war, and something about his demeanor says he hasn’t had to shoot anyone, because no one’s that stupid, and he still knows a thing or two about shootin’. Some folk say they saw a saber being transferred when he was moving in, others say they must be joking. He’s a trained horseman, and has a nice specimen that he rides daily.
11 Nazareth Firetower
12 Nazareth Bank
13 Post Office
http://i45.tinypic.com/2e2p20n.png
http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/thumblarge_444/1255478961n1voRa.jpg
General population: There are a lot of stock farmers and miners in and around the town. There are even a couple of fur-trappers. Some are rowdy, some aren't. Some have kids, some young, some old. Some little ladies have had some issues with the boys, and some men have found issues with each other, sometimes involving each other's wives. Additionally, there’re a few new guys on the mining side of town that are still in tents, as soon as a new shipment comes in, their intending to build up homes.
Main Street’s got the saloon and most of the houses on it, particularly of the farmers. Lady’s court (the red light district) branches off of it, as does second street, the bit of town where most miners find their home.