SilesiaDD16

A large group of American deserters, the last remnants of the 2nd Battalion of the 60th Infantry Regiment. The troops have camped out in the hillsides north of the deserted town of Jelenia Goria. They are survivors of the battle of Czestochowa who stopped responding to orders during the disastrous retreat. There are 80 soldiers and 40 camp followers holed up on a makeshift hillside camp. They are increasingly short on fuel and supplies and are looking for a secure location to rest and resupply. They sent out scouts a week or so ago to the east and west but neither group got through (both were taken out by Marauders). They are on half rations and morale is very low - half of the soldiers and all the civilians are starving, and an outbreak of pneumonia has taken out ten civilians and five soldiers.

When encountering PCs their first instinct will be to force them to turn over their supplies, especially if they have fuel or antibiotics. Although they are no longer formally part of the US Army they still keep to their Regimental traditions, including the "Scouts Out!" battle cry. However, if PCs comply with their demands for food and fuel they will not be hostile and may ask the PCs for help to bring them somewhere safe. Even with their reduced supply and medical situation they represent a formidable force that could turn the tables in any one of the nearby conflicts. They are deserters and are thus not especially loyal to the existing NATO command structure, but if this would lead to their being given a safe haven they would change their stance quickly.

80 AMERICAN SOLDIERS: Armed with M16s, 1-2 reloads each. 1 in 3 has a frag grenade. Half are starving. One is Amy Palmer