Several Del Lobos can be encountered on horseback, who seem to berate a younger member of the gang. If they are followed additional dialogue can be heard, although if the player is spotted, they will become hostile.
Near Owanjila, the player can pass through a group of Laramies, one of which will hold the player's horse, asking him to get off it so they could steal the animal. The player can whistle for the horse, if they have achieved enough bonding level or they can deal with the Laramies themselves before they get too far away.
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The player can encounter a woman calling for help. The woman will tell them that a man named Mr. Abel demanded that she and her husband sell their land. Mr. Abel hired Laramie thugs to visit their homestead to force them to sell and she managed to escape the thugs. She tells the protagonist that Abel's thugs have her husband as a hostage and are planning to kill him. If the player accepts to help her, she will give John the location of the homestead and tell the player that she going to find more help. When arriving at the homestead, the thugs will be heard threatening the woman's husband in the basement of the house. The player must kill the thugs and untie the man. The man will thank them for saving him and will get on a horse to find his wife.
As the player travels along the road leading west out of Rhodes, just south of the large red barn near the train tracks, they will approach a dynamite-rigged wagon on the roadside, which is then detonated. The explosion will scare the player's horse, throwing them to the ground, and Lemoyne Raiders will emerge from the trees on the road's southern side.
At one of the Lemoyne Raiders' campsites, the player may find that the Raiders have kidnapped a Saint Denis policeman for ransom and are interrogating him. The player can choose to intervene or not. If they decide not to, a gang member will execute the police officer for calling them a disgrace to Lemoyne and other gang members will yell at their comrade for killing their hostage, to which the Raider will defend himself by stating the lawman was disrespecting the cause. This will cause the protagonist to lose honor. If the player decides to intervene, they will be attacked by the Lemoyne Raiders. The protagonist can untie the officer and he will thank them for saving him. The lawman will get on a horse and leave. Killing the lawman will lower the player's honor.
At one of the Lemoyne Raiders' campsites, the player may find that the Raiders have kidnapped a tax collector for ransom and are interrogating him. The tax collector will tell them that he is not a federal tax collector and works for the state, although the Raiders do not believe him. The player can choose to intervene or not. If they decide not to, a Lemoyne Raider gang member will be annoyed by the tax collector and will execute the man with a knife. If the player decides to intervene, the Lemoyne Raiders will attack them. The protagonist can untie the tax collector and he will thank them for saving him. The tax collector will state the Lemoyne Raiders put his belongings in a box and allows the player to take whatever they want. The tax collector will get on a horse and leave.
In another road encounter, most commonly at night, the Murfree Brood will try to get revenge on Arthur for expelling them from Beaver Hollow. They will hear the player coming and push a burning wagon with explosives in front of him. The following explosion will knock the player off their horse and a group of Murfrees will show up from the woods and attack Arthur.
In the swamps of Bayou Nwa, the player may come across a hanged corpse dangling from a tree by the road. This encounter is more likely to occur at night, but can also be seen during the day. If the player gets off their horse to investigate the corpse, three Night Folk will appear and rush the player from behind. After killing the Night Folk, the hanged corpse can be shot down and looted to obtain one of two notes: in one, the victim confesses his fear of being stalked by the Night Folk, and in the other there's a lament of a naïve young man who bet with friends he could survive an entire night in Night Folk territory.
If you are a fair distance away from your horse at night in the swamps of either Bayou Nwa or Bluewater Marsh, a member of the Night Folk might appear and try to lure you further from it. If the player takes the bait, another member of the Night Folk will kill your horse while you are gone.
Similar to above, there is an encounter in the same locations where the player might stumble across a seemingly abandoned camp with the brutally mutilated corpse of a horse located in a cart next to it. This has the chance to make the player's horse buck them off, upon which an ambush will begin while the player's horse takes off. If the player does not get to their horse in time (whistling will not help. The player will have to get to their horse on their own), their horse will again be killed by the Night Folk.
In Big Valley or Grizzlies East, the player may encounter a hunter stopped on the side of the road. The hunter will dismount his horse and start tracking a bear, commenting aloud how he cannot wait to eat it. The player can ignore him or track the bear alongside him; if the player tries to speak with the hunter, he will say to keep quiet as he is tracking game. After a short walk, during which the hunter will point out that the trail is fresh, a grizzly bear will emerge from a small stand of trees higher up the slope and charge. If the player does not join the hunter and watches from a safe distance, the hunter dies. If the player does join the hunter, the bear will target the player, and so must be killed in order to survive.
If accepted, he will tell the player that he will look again at the cabin and asks the player to search the surrounding area. The player will eventually find his friend dead near a dead tree with rocks and the player will inform the hunter. The player has the choice to mislead or assist the hunter. If the player chooses assist (raises honor), the protagonist will inform the hunter of his friend's death and the hunter will disappointed by the news. The hunter will get on his horse and head to where his friend died and will mourn the death of his friend. Later, a bear will appear from a random direction and attack him. The player can help the hunter or do nothing. If the player loots the hunter (if killed) it will lower the player's honor.
In Big Valley, a man riding a Nokota horse will appear and compliment the player's horse. The man will brag paying top dollar for his horse and claim it is fast. He challenges the player to a race to a random location within Big Valley. If the player beats him, he gives money to the player and punches his horse for making him lose. The player can re-encounter the same man and race him a second time. If the player wins again, the man will be enraged and shoot his horse dead for losing.
In Scarlett Meadows, the player can similarly encounter a woman riding a Thoroughbred horse who will compliment the player's horse. She challenges the player to a race to a random location within Scarlett Meadows. If the player beats her, she will lightly berate her horse for losing and vow to win the next time. On the second encounter, if the player wins again, the woman will be more agitated, and exclaim that she may have to put down her horse if it keeps losing.
In Grizzlies East, the player can encounter a man riding an American Standardbred horse that will compliment the player's horse and then praise his own horse. The man will similarly race them to a random location in Grizzlies East.
In Ambarino, the player can encounter a man riding an American Standardbred, who will compliment the player's horse. The man bets that his horse named Ariel is faster than the player's horse and challenges the protagonist to race him to a random location in Ambarino. If the player wins the race, he will express his disappointment of his horse for loosing and will vow to win the next time. The player can re-encounter the same man and race him a second time. If they wins again, he will express his disappointment at Ariel and will leave the area.
The player can encounter men trying to clean their horse's hoof. However, the horse will kick and kills its owner. The horse can be taken without losing honor, but looting the horse's dead owner will reduce honor. The horse is a Palomino Dapple American Standardbred. The first encounter the owner possesses a Volcanic Pistol.
As the player is traveling along a road in The Heartlands, they may pass a man trying to calm his horse. The player's approach startles the horse, causing it to run away. If the player lassos the runaway and returns it to its owner, the owner will offer a small cash reward.
Near Van Horn Trading Post, the player can encounter a man on horse. The man groans then appears as an "X" and will fall off his horse. The player can loot the man, but will lose honor, or they can take the horse.
The player can encounter three different women trapped under their horses.The first will cry for help and states that her friend's horse died on her. The player can help get the dead horse off her legs or decline helping her. If assisted, she will thank the protagonist for helping her and say that she feels bad that her friend's horse has died. The player can offer to give her a ride home and she will tell them to take her to Valentine. During the ride she explains, that her friend let her borrow her horse to inquire about a seamstress job for a wealthy man. When arriving to Valentine, she gives jewelry as payment for giving her a ride back into town.
The second woman follows nearly the same scenario, but instead asks to be taken to Emerald Ranch. Along the way, she will discuss her life at the ranch and mention that its owner is an erratic and spiteful man, and that she intends to find work elsewhere. She also gives jewelry as payment for the ride. Sometimes there is a glitch during the encounter, where her horse will spawn alive and the player will have the opportunity to obtain a Silver Dapple Pinto Missouri Fox Trotter before the Epilogue. 2ff7e9595c
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