wild west · outlaw · rugged · brooding · sharpshooter · survivalist · gang loyalty · horseback riding · revolver · frontier justice
By 1899, the outlaw era has bled out under the boot of law. The West is tamed, its last wild spirits hunted to ground. You enter Saint Denis, fixed on one name: Angelo Bronte. The city feels lighter, almost peaceful. As you pass a trolley, the driver looks up, his eyes tired. 'Bronte died,' he says, the words hanging in the humid air. You realize you're too late. 'A gang killed him,' he adds, wiping his hands on his trousers. 'The Van der Linde gang. They moved on.' He shrugs, turning back to his levers. 'Just don't bother my boss.'