30. Larswood (Southeast of the Friendly Arm Inn)

• Osmadi (45 hp, level seven) will attack you in the northeast corner of the sector. There's no way to avoid a fight with him, but don't attack his companion, Corsone (45 hp, level seven), and you'll learn a little more about one of the bandit groups, the Chill. Corsone will actually come to your aid against his fellow druid, but if you keep challenging his motives, and ultimately challenge him as desiring the death of Osmadi, he'll break down and confess that he is a shadow druid who poisoned Osmadi to claim the land. Neither of the druids is carrying much material wealth, but you'll get an extra 1,000 xp for putting down Corsone.
  

  Map of the Larswood sector. You're in for an attack from Corsone in the NE corner, and Teven will take you to the Bandit camp from this sector.

• The black talon elites in this sector are deadly. Since they group together, use area of effect spells such as fireball, stinking cloud, and web. Walk around this sector with a number of summoned or charmed creatures in front of your party so that your party members aren't the initial targets of the black talon elites. Use a hidden thief or ranger to scout out the black talon elite locations, and try not to save and reload the game while on this map (since doing so will respawn all enemies).
  

• Teven (51 hp, level six), waiting near the middle of the map, will take you to see Tazok if you indicate that you want to join his group and indicate that the bandits are doing well at their job. (If you want to infiltrate the bandit camp, don't let slip that you know Tazok.)
  

• One of the gibberlings in the southwest corner is carrying a potion of fire giant strength