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Are there any uses for the misc. items found throughout Avernum 3? Things like:

Horns

Rope

Tongs

Scalpels

Stuff like that. Do they have any actual use or are they just in the game for flavor?

Thanks for reading :-)

I've attacked the army at least 200 times by now -=/

Are there any hidden secrets that crop up as time passes? Or do the towns just get more and more ruined?

Recently I have been grinding on the Empire Army near Blackcrag Fortress and was wondering if it was possible to ever actually kill off the army or defeat it somehow.

Also - are there any things that open up as time passes? It's almost day 900. Was wondering if the Alien Beasts ever break out of Footracer or the Empire invades and tries to stabilize Valorim or something.

Furthermore, I went on a rampage and wiped out every guard and townsperson in all the surface cities. Will they ever respawn? Also, are there any ways to find quests for the Pachters Plate/Black Halberd/ etc... without being able to find and talk to that lone wizard?

Thanks for reading and thanks in advance to anyone who replies :-)