294 "Smith Johnson"

About

Player 294, going by the name of "Smith Johnson" (which is thought to be inspired by 663 "John Smith" since it is the same names but in reverse order), is a Dead Horse miner in Trial 1.

History

Smith Johnson started out in Berrywood, where he originally worked as a Guardsman during the early stages of Session 2, eventually fleeing, reaching a small cluster of players - Dead Horse. It is believed that Smith may have been one of the first Berrywood players to emigrate to Dead Horse, especially since there was a mass exodus of Berrywood refugees during the latter stages of Trial 2 and into Trials 3 and 4.

Early into Trial 4, Smith Johnson died without a set bed and ended up in the relocated Berrywood, where he encountered player 128, and joined him on a trek to Dead Horse along a skybridge. Upon returning, he checked the guild boards and was somewhat pleasantly surprised to find his number marked as Deputy Mining Head. He would then establish the Smith Johnson Quarry Company (which draws its inspiration from the previous season's John Smith Quarry Company), which inadvertently led to the discovery of the 267 tunnel network, and would construct his house (which doubled as an office for the SJQC) directly adjacent to the quarry.

During Trial 6, Smith finished building his house, despite it being griefed with a large number of furnaces, and constructed the First and Central Church of Johnsmithism Dead Horse. He helped extinguish fires during the arson crisis and was online during the Lava Rain.

Important Events

Smith Johnson played a major role in the discovery of 267's tunnel network, as the nefarious evildoer broke through the walls of the SJQC midway through Trial 4.

He was an eyewitness to the Lava Rain attacks perpetrated by 267, but was on the ground for the whole of the crisis, mainly sheltering in his house or underground.