Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-35010010-20180828131559

I just noticed that the current lore description for the Sheriff role reads:

"On the run from the mafia, the battle-hardened sheriff knew his only escape was to fly far away from his homeland, and start a new life in the quiet town of Salem. But as he took the long journey by road to this town, the mafia were constantly on his trail. He soon realised that his own business should’ve stayed his own, because the mafia began to kill an innocent town member each night in an effort to weed him out of hiding."

While I do know that this was written by a user and not BMG, I think of this as canon due to this text excerpt being the first thing you see on the Sheriff's wiki role page, and the text has won a writing contest.

Anyhow, canon or not, it appears that the Sheriff is the one that caused all of the chaos you see in ToS.

Before the Sheriff arrived, Salem was a peaceful American town. However, the Sheriff soon came to seek a new life and unfortunately brought their massive troubles with them.

This means that the Mafia may solely exist in Town of Salem to hunt down the Sheriff.

THE SHERIFF IS THE REASON TOWN OF SALEM IS A GAME.

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