Loryen
You should visit Kitin Lair as it's almost like you describe. patrols, certain death if auras are down, npc welcoming party, etc ;-)Perhaps even some hidden or fortified homin survivors, some welcoming the visitors...some very angry for being abandoned.
Would require several teams working together to explore
+1 Level cap increase. Adding more to do will always be better imo, especially when it comes with additional patterns and fighting styles...perhaps that must be found in these old lands?
same with crafting/foraging. over-crafting/foraging would make it a challenge.
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