From day 1 they've been at our throats, and they are not giving up.
And if it serves for something thus far, it is as clear evidence that you can have conflict without PvP (For now, at least

Special shout out to Elisha and Hyskos, for being the latest headache of my mage!
When we started this story arc, I honestly did not expect remotely to get a fraction of the attention we are getting, and while we've encountered our sour apples, the persistent ones are the interesting ones, and the ones I don't mind to keep nibbling at.