I think this looks like a pretty darn cool and fun concept. I really like the idea of a fantasy Western in an appropriately imaginative setting. I've already got ideas brewing for a possible former scholar / current hermit dedicated to the study of exotic/supernatural life in the desert. My only possible concern is the limit of four players. That means that a lot is riding on every one of them and the loss of one could do a lot of damage. Just out of curiosity, do you count as one of the four?