a little preparation can go a long way.
they only show up after midnight (hour 0) and only once per day. i may be mistaken but only two groups actually attack you, possibly none if you get the encounters before picking a side.
as you've probably found out, you can be level drained even with stoneskin or ironskin on, so have an invisibility potion or spell handy; the biggest inconvenience, besides death, about level drains is losing your spells.
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