A number of dangerous creatures patrol the surrounding woods; several more groups of goblins and hobgoblins, a lone gray render, an ettercap accompanied by a contingent of scorpions, a pair of owlbears, and a relatively large cluster of dryads, all within an hour of them, many closer... though none close enough, now, to threaten them, except, maybe, the dryads. The biggest, nastiest thing in the area, besides him, of course, is an ancient forest giant, near the base of the hills, nearby, at the edge of the forest.