Hail to the King, Baby

Johnny Appleseed
Freelance Farmer

by Rob Vaux and John Wick

Dexterity: 9 Strength: 8 Toughness: 8 Perception: 10 Mind: 12 Charisma: 14 Spirit: 12 Possibilities: 10

Equipment: Iron pot (on head), work clothes, bag of seeds (special: see notes below)

Quote: "Plant these seeds wherever you can; you'll be surprised at the wonderful things that'll happen."

Johnny Appleseed appeared in Eastern Washington just after Elvis and his entourage managed to uproot one of the Living Land's stelae. The influx of Possibility Energy and the presence of three living legends in such close proximity caused the young Appleseed to fall right out of a transformed apple tree onto John Henry's head. Never one to look a gift horse in the mouth, the King took the young Appleseed into the group, and he has ridden with them ever since.

With his constant spreading of apple seeds, Johnny has accomplished something monumental. By planting the seeds (and encouraging others to do so as well), he has begun to make North America a literal orchard of possibilities.

When he gathers a group of Core Earthers together to plant a tree, their investment of Possibility Energy causes the tree to become a kind of "little hard point." It certainly does not have the powers of something as great as the Grail or the Eiffel Tower, but the trees do provide a kind of stelae for Core Earth, making all rolls a character from another Reality makes at -1 and all core Earth characters' rolls at + 1. The recent successes of the U.S. Army against the Living Land are in part due to Johnny's trees.

Appearing as a youthful seventeen year old lad with red hair and dimples, Appleseed has become an endearing addition to the Four Horsemen. He tends to ride in Davy Crockett's side car, but has been known to lay in the bed of John Henry's truck, riding with the wind whipping through his hair. His optimism and eternal energy have instilled a new fire in the King of Rock 'n' Roll, inspiring him to even greater moments of courage and humanity.

Hail to the King, Baby

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