The time that my characters were having monster-of-the-week adventures, it was simply because the elder elven member of the coterie was bored. He constructed most of the "trouble" and brought them in and around it as entertainment, distraction and protection for himself. ^^ So that's that. For the later years--the actual subject of my book--well, there's only this one "adventure" (synonym for "little trip through hell") and then they all retire. So. That's how I handle it. For this story.
For others, well, the characters take the attitude to "adventure" that veteran homicide cops take to their work: "Okay, what's going to try to destroy the world TODAY?" They're also paranoid. Extremely.
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