Hi. I haven't been playing long (I'm still in Broken Valley), and I had a couple of quick questions if you'll endulge me.

Firstly, where can I store some of this junk I'm carrying around? I literally can't pick anything up because of all the books, plants, ore, formulas and jems that I've got. I'm afraid to sell them incase I need them. I thought I'd stash them in a chest for now but the chests don't work that way. Is there somewhere safe I can stash them or should I just get rid of everything I'm not using?

Is there a way to increase the distance I lock onto a target with my bow? At the moment I have to get so close to an enemy I can only get a couple of shots off. I'd assumed there would be a skill for that but I've studied the Ranger skills and there doesn't seem to be.

Just to be certain I understand this, Ranged Armour Rating is only for attacks from bows. So if I have a shield that has a Ranged Armour Rating it is absolutely no good in melee. Is that right?

This is just my personal preference, but I really hate the way shields and swords are really oversized and stylised. I think it's stupid. Are all swords and shields like that, or do differnt types (more realistically modelled) become available later on?

Thanks very much.