I always tried to face you on even footing, mano-a-mano, when possible. We had some really good exchanges. Yeah, my free time right now is really only limited by my scheduled depositions, doctors visits, mediation hearings, and own ability to stay up for hours upon hours. Since the things that actually require me to go out take up perhaps a whopping 2-4 hours of my week, the whole rest of the time I can spend plodding around the 'fields. I'll share my own observations with you.

The villagers, almost as a whole, seem to perform MUCH better, and to a higher standard of RP when some sort of village figurehead is around. The commander, general or some really well known and respected hero who could make trouble if they decided to speak bad about someone in the village. The quality and consistency of the courage and RP of the villagers honestly can be measured by who is higher than them and online. With no authority around, they gravitate quickly towards ganging, selective logging (This still tends to happen even when the higher ups are on, and in fact one of them has been known to do it himself) and in some cases travel with non magic using people who are popping pills and quaffing potions left and right, all while grouped with a villager. I used to see the same sort of #### each time I've been in the village, and it just seems like a recurring problem.