Iron Golems are nasty, and worse yet, they tend to go after magic-users. I'm pretty sure they are magic resistant in general, so your best bet is to maul them before they can do too much damage. As for other creatures which confuse you, clerics have protective spells against that, so it's good to cast these spells on everyone (or at least your toughest characters) so that they don't turn on one another (I know this is one of the most annoying spell effects out there). Also, Clerics can dispel such effects if they do happen, as long as the cleric himself isn't charmed.
Usually, rings are incompatible with other items that carry a similar effect (especialy Rings of Protection), but there are other effects which are incompatible. Often times I don't even know why, and it's a pain.
The badges will come in handy later on in the game. I won't spoil it for you by telling you what exactly, but be sure to hang onto them!
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