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No-one knows what caused it, but one day, the dead started walking. It came out of nowhere, sudden, like an earthquake, one that would change America, and maybe the world, forever. The bite of a walker is worse than a death sentence, it's a guarantee that you'll become one of them, unless you put a bullet in your own head... Or let someone else do it for you.

It's been two months now, and still the radio is silent. We don't even know if there's anyone alive out there. We could be the last humans left on the planet. Me and my family were shopping at the mall when they came. It was pure panic, chaos that they created. No-one realized what was happening at first. Doesn't matter what kind of shit you see in life, nothing prepares you for seeing that, seeing people around you getting torn apart. We hunkered down in our basement until the world went quiet. Didn't take long to find a few more who survived. We've stayed in Summer Creek as long as we can. We've gathered our supplies. We're headed south. Looking for survivors, for some place safe enough to rest our heads. There has to be somewhere the dead haven't infested, right? The radios gone silent. The skies are just as silent. But we're going to keep going. This can't be how it ends..

If you find this letter please don't loose faith. The radio runs at noon every day. We'll find you. We'll come for you.

God be with you.
Calvin Edwards

Game Pilot

Escaping their hometown of Summer Creek wasn't easy. It was by the grace of God alone that they made it. Parked outside a rest stop just 20 miles east of the town, Calvin and the other survivors are preparing to head south, their hopes rested on a rumor of a South Texas safe zone. The Summer Creek survivors aren't alone. Others have come, some having come from as far as New York City. They come in all ages and types, some having survived due to their extensive survival training, while others have floated by on hope and luck alone. Now, their fates intertwined, the caravan is finding their grove as they follow leader, Calvin Edwards to what they all hope is a promise land.

Current Known Facts:

• Calvin Edwards was Sheriff in Summer Creek, Wisconsin
• The last radio transmission picked up was 3 weeks ago. It claimed that the government had erected a safe zone in rural South Texas
• Many of the survivors are from Summer Creek, but many more ran across the group out of luck.
• The group is preparing to start the journey south, but needs to finish building up their supplies.