Chapter 1 - Down On The Farm

Blitz and Lineman, members of the Sigma Iota cabal in San Antonio, stopped in at the Blue Marlin on their way through Bristol. They made small talk and left, with only Jughead noticing that they were carrying something magical, linked to "hunger" and "fangs". Ralph then told Iceman to go to San Antonio to collect Gavin, a Sleepwalker assistant. Iceman rounded up all of the group except Agiope, who was still asleep, and headed north. Fifteen minutes outside of town, a wounded man stumbled into the road. It turned out to be Bristol Deputy Arroyo, fleeing a gun battle. The group engaged, killing a "Nordic-looking" Biker wielding a magical rifle and two assistants. They rescued Bristol (?) Sheriff Jackson, and destroyed an RV being used to cook meth. There was no presence of drugs or money, and some evidence of a sixth individual at the scene. Providing for the unconscious lawmen to be picked up, the group continued on to San Antonio, only to be flagged down by a fleeing Lineman. He led them to an ensorcelled Blitz, and a Suburban couple looting their car. A Mage-fight ensued, one that Iceman escalated into a firefight. One Mage was shot dead, while the other escaped with the still indeterminate magical item, leaving two small children behind. Pursued by police, the group eventually ended up at a local fast food restaurant, waiting for their windshield to be repaired. Concerned with the lack of service, Diesel went into the back, only to discover two employees cannibalizing a third in the walk-in freezer. The group debated the significance of this, while Jughead went around back to cannibalize a homeless person. Back in Bristol, Agiope's shift at the Blue Marlin was interrupted by the appearance of a ghost. Though primitive, it was able to reveal a connection to the Marston Farm. At the farm, Agiope discovered that the Marston Family graveyard had been dug up by persons unknown, and the bodies hauled away by a truck.