I love this game, and have started the game over and over again when new patches hit. My issue is that my characters are underpowered compared to the undead outside the city and that orc battle to the west ruins me every time. There doesn't seem to be much direction in how to find the next level-appropriate encounter outside of Cyseal. I've finished "The councilor's wife" and cannot* figure out what to do next. I found the sheep, questioned the moritician and all that jazz but I have no idea what the next step is. it's not just me either, I've played with a friend and we both end up getting bored of the city and wandering outside to die. It's possible that the fights outside are more balanced now though, since my last massochistic forray was a patch or two ago.