Tension has been building for Margaret ever since the settlers struck their uneasy bargains in Missouri Crossing. Convinced something in town isn’t right—and unwilling to wait for someone else to act—she slips into the Silver Dollar to see the truth for herself. What she finds is a crowded, complicated place where power, fear, and survival quietly mix beneath the surface.

A risky attempt to blend in brings her face-to-face with the people who truly run the saloon, but it also leads to an unexpected connection with the women who work there. When one of them seeks her help for a troubling injury, Margaret realizes the trouble in town may be deeper—and stranger—than she imagined. And despite her disguise, her offer of aid may have just started something she can’t walk away from.

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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