Black Horse Press Issue 2

Black Horse Press Issue #2.

CONVICTS SEIZE PRIMM
PRIMM - I write this report from the safety of the NCR encampment outside of Primm. Soldiers man the perimeter of the camp, stemming the flow of the escaped convicts that seized Primm late last night.

The battle was over before it began. As the moon dipped behind the dunes, the Powder Gangers launched their assault. I was preparing to interview a few NCR soldiers, so at least I was out of harm's way when the attack began. The explosions of dynamite and gunfire of varmint rifles echoed across the night.

A few Primm citizens escaped to the camp. They explained the convicts ambushed the town, assaulting Sheriff McBain's shack while he was asleep. Deputy Beagle, on duty at the time, was quickly captured and brought to the convict stronghold at the abandoned Biston Steve Hotel. The townspeople either fled to the Vikki and Vance Casino where they barricaded themselves inside, or to the NCR camp. Those that remained in the streets were gunned down, including an unlucky courier from what I'm told.

Lieutenant Hayes remains committed to keeping the Powder Gangers contained in Primm, but couldn't promise a reclamation of the town any time soon. "Our forces are stretched thin across the Mojave, not sure if McCarran can spare any troops. Especially with Legion raids increasing along the Colorado River."

It's suggested that all travellers avoid heading up the Long 15 toward Vegas until the situation is resolved.

COURIER BACK FROM THE DEAD
GOODSPRINGS - The unlucky courier found shot in the head in Goodsprings Cemetery is alive and kicking, finally awakening from his coma a few days ago. Congratulations to Doctor Mitchell for an incredible job on saving the young man's life. The courier, his name revealed to be Red, agreed to meet with me over drinks at the Prospector Saloon for an interview.

Welcome back to the living.

Red: It's good to be back.

So, Red, where are you from? And what brings you to the Mojave?

Red: I grew up in my family's workshop in Shady Sands. My pa had me do errands all over the town, and even later to other towns. I guess that's why I became a courier. I liked to walk. Certainly a lot of that. I was offered a job by the Mojave Express, so I've been here for about a week. This was my first major delivery.

Quite an impressive memory there. Seems like the bullet didn't scramble your brains.

Red: Fortunately, no. My brain's all good.

What's next for the Courier back from the grave?

Red: Gonna work a few odd jobs around Goodsprings, get back on my feet and earn a few caps. Travelling might be difficult from what I've heard, with all these escaped convicts crawling over the Long 15.

Long 15 is under siege right now, it seems. Where will you be traveling?

Red: I'll be taking the long way, but eventually I plan on reaching Vegas. Or meeting with the guy from Goodsprings Cemetery. Got some unfinished business.

Ah, what a meeting that would be. Best of luck, Courier.

SMOKE FROM NIPTON
NIPTON - Large clouds of smoke hang over Nipton while a few fires can be spotted raging below. A party gone wrong, or something more sinister at play? Our experts are divided, and our Nipton contact has remained silent.

SQUATTERS IN FREESIDE
FREESIDE - Attention has recently been brought to the large number of squatters, mainly NCR travellers and immigrants, arriving in the slums of Freeside outside of New Vegas. We suspect a local turf war may be brewing between the local, established gang of the Kings against the new gangs formed by fresh arrivals.

EDITORIAL: LEGION AIN'T SO BAD
Slavers. Rapers. Killers. All words commonly used to describe Caesar's Legion. By whom, you might ask? That's right, people living in the Mojave, not actually in the Legion. If you take the word of a Mojave man about a nation he's never lived in, let alone been too, then you might as well get your advice of raising brahmin from a casino floor manager. The Legion has brought peace, trade, and prosperity to the former Arizona.

STOCKS: CRIMSON CARAVAN DIPS
The chaos in the Long 15 from the Mojave Outpost to New Vegas is wreaking havoc on Crimson Caravan stock, sending it dipping into the red. Investors fear that the Long 15, with Fiends, mutants, wildlife, and now Powder Gangers, may be permanently shut down as a trading route. This would severely hurt the stock of caravan companies, such as the Crimson Caravan.

This analyst recommends buying CC at this low dip for a long hold. There is too much involved in Vegas for the Long 15 to be shut down for good.