You're welcome, Dang. Once you get started, it's a lot of fun. And when you start a new game, it gets to be fun as well -- you get to relive all this "joy" again [img]smile.gif[/img]
One more thought... the motto of the Gael Serran is "They WILL hunt you down". Many beasties will run after you... check out the start of Missy's adventures (up top in the sticky threads) for her example.
But you can use that to your advantage (as Missy did). By luring a group of monsters after you, they will eventually separate... and while you can't take on six bandits at once, you can probably take on one at a time... six times over. That's how Missy took out... some other critters who you will encounter later
It's a lot of fun. I find it more enjoyable than Wiz7 and Wiz8... so keep on comin' back!