Finally back home! It's so nice to be back on a computer again. I'll be posting in a moment, although Narza won't really have much to add. 

Also, I've come to the sad realization that Narza won't be learning any new magic at the current rate of things. All she's going to be eating are priests and paladins, who use holy magic she can't use anyways. 

It'd be nice if there was a Mage Guild Branch in the Regional Capital that could attempt to offer some resistance. 
Aside from mages, I suppose Adventurers would be rather formidable as well. 

Actually, Adventurers would be more common at these remote towns than heroes since they'd only stop in at  nearby towns to resupply, whilst heroes are probably basking in glory in larger towns.