The Tribe will be ambushed by opportunistic raiders while on the way to Springfield, IL. NPC bandits will be written by Erin and Char, feel free to get in touch with them if you want to have your character react to the attack in progress. The actual attack itself will not be written in any one giant group scene, this information is presented so you and your characters know what happened.
During the attack, most of the group will 'circle wagons' and noncombatants (children, pregnant women, civilians who can't fight, etc) protected in the center while the rest of the group fends off the attackers. During the initial fighting the fuel truck is separated from the group and temporarily captured by the bandits, resulting in the death of Andrew Dorsen. If you want your character injured or roughed up in this attack, feel free to show it!
The attack will result in the loss of a significant amount of the Tribe's fuel reserves and some of their hard earned salvage, and several of the vehicles will be damaged from the fighting. They will locate a fenced in facility on the outskirts of Springfield Columbus that will serve as a convenient place to hold up and repair/recover for the following few days. Trading as well as scavenging can take place, and an exploration of the facility will find the entrance to a bunker containing useful salvage goods as well as a certain unknown item and mysterious plans...