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Message: <blockquote data-quote="airwalkrr" data-source="post: 3904426" data-attributes="member: 12460">[sblock=Bihlbo]There's a number of folks who take part in the town militia when the need arises, the young man says, but they haven't been called up in years. As for regular defense, Burne's Badgers take care of that. They work for the wizard that lives in that tower over yonder and his partner, Rufus. Mostly they just keep the roads safe. There hasn't been much else for them to do of late. Hommlet has few enemies. There have been reports of bandits in the area. Maybe Ostler at the Inn of the Welcome Wench has heard something about that from the travelers passing through.[/sblock]Most of the locals at the Inn of the Welcome Wench aren't particularly chatty. When questioned about their most preponderant woes, they express the typical concerns about the upcoming planting season and the hopes that large numbers of birds don't come to steal away the seeds. Some of the travelers in the tavern report having heard of bandits in the area and took extra precautions on their journey here, such as hiring men-at-arms and such. There are no eye-witness reports, but one group does recall hearing strange hoots and howls on their way into town. They seem to suspect they were being followed, but by what they cannot say.</blockquote>