I never said WELL ARMED under the law their big weapons are likely being held by the city guard, and with the city having likely land routes to it mercs would be around caravans would hire them would they not so finding armored men with daggers (legal) willing to work for one night for some coin and room & board (so they can take their coins and save them or what a caravan master gave them for a room and sex should not be hard.<br/><br/>But I figure if they have their own chainmail, shields and daggers (a few maybe knowing them each) its better than nothing. And your character didn't send a carriage for me. And my few guards are needed to protect the faiths one open sanctuary and the money making whores there. :)<br/><br/>As for the flying things maybe the god let her fly in?  She coiuld help with the bigger threat to his interests Cthulue. As for could she fly in let TGT worry about that. Maybe she came in low just off the ground until reaching the tower Genie's are not stupid if they sensed an issue it would likely adapt.