That is also why, as the tips suggest (those tips that appear when you load and save), you should go elsewhere before coming back.
Ha! I note a certain sense of...sarcasm...there. Probably deserved. : )
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Hrmf. In all honesty, it had just never occured to me to leave the town until after the Catacombs. After all, when you try, some soldier guy pushes you back in saying 'Don't do it, you'll die! Get the healers!' and the healers go 'Not leaving till our leader is cured, so git into the Catacombs!' and everyone's saying 'Do {this} and {that} to get into the Catacombs', but no one's saying leave town.
Anyways, enough excuses. I am going out tonight, so I shall try the orcs tomorrow morning. Thanks for the advice, all!
