As the train approached Carson City, it stopped short. All the Deseret who were on the train disembarked, and began walking west. Initially the party was confused, until the Engineer informed them - the train had reached the front lines and would go no further.
Spread out between the party and the city stood a long line of Deseret military tents. They quickly learned that the Empire of California and the Nation of Deseret had a history of conflict over this region, and that Carson had traded hands between the two powers on multiple occasions. They happened upon Carson the night prior to a Deseret attack on the entrenched Californians. At first they moved forward to the town just to meet the Rail Baron's deadline, but on the way they met with a new figure, the Robber Baron.
This new Baron was entrenched among the Nauvoo soldiers, masquerading as one of their military clergymen, manipulating them into attacking Carson. The Robber Baron was just enough like the Rail Baron that they party knew they were related in some way, but much more arrogant and flippant. He told the party that they would be helping the Californians defend the city, and that he would provide them with "certain boons" if they did as they were told.
So, the party was allowed to cross the Deseret line, to enter Carson, and after some quick negotiations with the Californian military, to help secure its defense.
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