"Dude, you're snoring!"
"Nah, I don't!"
*click*
"Alright!"
Hello Cowboys and Cowgirls!
Now that you have a few weeks to kill, we've dug up a sinister western legend from the trove and hope that your in-game fate won't end the same way or that you'll follow the same path as this man: John Wesley Hardin.
Never heard of him, some of you may say. Very well, Mr. Hardin was an outlaw and gunslinger who shot his first man in 1868 at the tender age of 15. He then went on the run with another outlaw and the legend unfolded. The next shooting was recorded in 1870, when a card player was somewhat unhappy about Hardin's alleged streak at the game. More alleged killings followed.
After Hardin was arrested in 1871, he evaded transfer to prison by duping the guards and a fellow inmate. You guessed it: at gunpoint. In the years that followed, Hardin was active in Texas as a gunfighter, crossing paths with the far more famous "Wild Bill" Hickok, for whom he had respect.
Hardin was sentenced to 24 years in prison for his actions in the years from 1871, but he was not caught until 1877, after his involvement in the Sutton-Taylor feud. In the meantime, he had - according to his own statement - shot 44 men.
Hardin spent 14 years of his life in prison, where he educated himself to become a lawyer. He was released in 1894, but the following year the arrest of one of Hardin's acquaintances and a subsequent quarrel abruptly ended his life when he was shot in the back by a former gunfighter, John Selman Jr.
A tragic story, from beginning to end. Perhaps we'll see tragedies for you to resolve in Wild West Dynasty? Maybe some comedy as well? Let's find out in just over ten weeks, the NPCs are being briefed right now! As always, feel free to share your comments here or on our social media.