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A history of Post-Holocaust Deadlands.

The 'Poclypse

In the long ago a star fell from the heavens and the world burned.

The Four

This is the tellin' of things come long before. It is the Tellin' of the four and how they came to be. First came the Preacher out of Eden to wander the wastes as he read in the word. Then from Eden came Szander and Lena. Szander and Lena were still little ones under the care of Ethan and Rebekah. Parents and children cast out from Eden for reasons known only to Ethan and Rebekah. Learnin' to survive in the surface world was difficult for the family of Edenites. Fortunately for them they crossed path with the Preacher, who recognized Ethan and Rebekah from times before. He helped them with the knowin' of Livin' on the surface and then returned to his wanderin'. Then on a dark day the family crossed paths with The Black Diamond and his Rattlers. Ethan and Rebekah were killed and Szander was left for dead. Only Lena, hidden and overlooked, survived. Szander lay hurt and dyin', but he was able to tell Lena what they needed for Livin'. The Rattlers were still nearby and little Lena was able to sneak in to their camp many times to filch the things they needed for survivin'. The Black Diamond was crafty and he knowed that somethin' was up when things kept goin' missin'. So he set some of the Rattlers to watchin', and after a bit one of 'em spotted Lena. They followed Lena right back to the hole where Szander was hidden'. Seein' that they were just two kids, they snatched 'em up and brought 'em back to The Black Diamond in chains. The Rattlers were runnin' low on gas, so The Black Diamond decided to sell Szander and Lena instead of Killin' 'em. The Rattlers headed for the city of Law where tradin' is the way of life. On the way they crossed paths with El Circo Asombroso del Desierto and sold Szander to them. Things were certainly lookin' dark for little Lena, but when the Rattlers arrived in Law to trade her, the Preacher recognized her and brought her salvation. Rallyin' others around he started a ruckus over the sellin' of an innocent child. Humiliated and threatened by the righteous rabble raised by the preacher, The Black Diamond agreed to quietly trade the child into the Preachers custody. The Preacher was full of sad when he heard of what had happened to Lena and her family. The Preacher heard tell of a gatherin' in the desert, a festival of music in a great natural amphitheater. Knowin' there would be crowds he reasoned that El Circo Asombroso del Desierto may be there and that they may be able to free Szander. Now Szander had been nursed back to health and put to work by El Circo Asombroso del Desierto, and as fate was feelin' kind, El Circo had come to the festival to entertain the crowds. To the festival came Frankee, a wanderer from nowhere. When Frankee arrived at the festival he smelt somethin' funny. Some no good mischief makers had set fire to El Circo. In the fire a beam fell and Szander was trapped beneath it. Despite the fear he felt, Frankee knew he had to do somethin'. Without a second thought he rushed into the fire and freed Szander. After makin' sure Szander would live, Frankee set out to perform. Now Frankee was always a touchy fella. When a Rattler started hecklin' his performance, Frankee called him out and challenged him to a six string duel. Frankee bet his six string and the Rattler bet his horse. Frankee won the duel, but the Rattlers were never good losers and never played fair. The Rattlers at the festival went off to sulk and drink and soon they got to talkin' about how Frankee didn't deserve that horse and how Frankee really deserved to be skinned alive and left for the buzzards to pick his bones. Meanwhile the Preacher and Lena had arrived and heard how El Circo had burned. Things were still in chaos, so they weren't knowin' who had survived and who hadn't. The Preacher left Lena to watch the horses and listen to music while he investigated further. It was just by chance that the Preacher came across the Rattlers while they were plotting against Frankee. The Preachers ears burned to hear their evil plots. the Rattlers laid in wait and would of jumped Frankee, except the Preacher jumped the Rattlers first and warned Frankee of the ambush. Szander had been wanderin' the festival lookin' to thank the man who saved him, Seein' that man and the Preacher Fightin' rattlers, he waded in and helped run 'em off. As they ran one of the rattlers turned and called down to the Preacher. He told the Preacher that The Black Diamond hadn't forgot him and that someday soon all the rattlers would come and kill him and his friends. Now Lena and Szander were reunited and the four were together. At this time, The Black Diamond and his Rattlers were the largest most fearsome gang in the wastes. The four knew they would not stand a chance against an army of that size. So they set out for Law. In Law the preacher went to talk to the Cassidys and McCalls. He convinced them that the Black Diamond and his Rattlers were a threat that needed to be hunted down. The Cassidys and McCalls agreed to help form a posse and send the Marshal along, but the Preacher would be obligated to help them in the future. So the four set out with the posse and the marshal. The battle was long and brutal. Many died on both sides. All of the four saw action that day. When the dust cleared, The Black Diamond was dead and the remaining rattlers had scattered. That's the tellin' of it like I heard from my Ma and she from hers and she from hers and so on all the way back to the long ago.