> The old sheriff is gone, and you come in to take his place, and
> there's the gun cabinet, but it's locked, and you have no idea
> where the key is. Where'd the key go?
>

Sheriff Allister is very protective of his rifles. He always keeps the key on him, so it's with him the whole time.

> Why did Garston want to talk to the sheriff about Piano Wire?
>

He's being a good salesman, i.e., trying to interest everyone possible in his product. Even if, like the player, they have no use for it.

> What exactly is "cutting"? Like, you have a cutting horse, but I
> have no idea what that is. I think that was the term. I'm not an
> equestrianic person, so I don't know horsey terms.
>

If I'd realized how confusing this would be, and for how many people, I wouldn't have put it in. Cutting is an event in which the horse does most of the work in separating a selected cow from the herd. Some horses do this better than others, so that's why you have a cutting horse in the game.

> What exactly transpired between Sheriff McAlister (was that his
> name?) and the player that would make the Shurf not like him
> anymore?
>

This was pretty well answered already. Basically, "you" (the player) were just a snotty little brat as a kid. ;-)

> What happened to Delhi Shanks after the story? Last we knew, he
> was sitting in the desert. Did he just wander off back to Lynville?
>

He probably wandered the mountains for a while before travelling up north to the Oregon territories. He's the kind of guy who doesn't have much use for cities and crowds of people, and Southern California was getting too populated for him. I think he trapped for a while; then settled down in a backwoods cabin and married a chief's daughter. He wore that pair of boots you bought him til the day he died.

> Great game. Thanks!

You're welcome. :-)

> Rift "I want some happily ever after" Traveler

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