Gregory’s work to secure land for the settlers leads him deeper into the heart of Missouri Crossing’s power structure. A quiet stare from a well-dressed gambler draws him into a tense card game with stakes far beyond money, while a meeting with the town’s shrewd land agent forces Gregory to negotiate hard just to give his people a fighting chance. Deals are struck, signatures promised, and the foundation of a new community begins to take shape—though not without cost.

As construction preparations start along the river, an unexpected reunion brings warmth to Gregory’s camp: his brother Georgie arrives to share a meal, a bottle, and memories of home. But even in moments of comfort, hints of hardship and vulnerability surface. With new land claimed, uncertain allies made, and the prairie stretching wide and watchful around them, the settlers step into a future that feels full of promise—and quietly, undeniably, full of risk.

About the Chronicle

Call of Cthulhu – Down Darker Trails: Missouri Crossing is a Western horror campaign set in 1867, using the Down Darker Trails supplement for Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition. The story follows the founding generations of Missouri Crossing, a rough camp town in what will one day become Bismarck, North Dakota—decades before the events of The Ultimate Evil. As immigrants, veterans, and drifters stake their claim on a cold, contested landscape, they must navigate community, lawlessness, prejudice, and the brutal realities of frontier life. Against this backdrop of manifest destiny, “northern horror” takes shape: long distances, bitter weather, scarce resources, and the creeping realization that some things lurking beyond the firelight are far worse than bandits or hunger.

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