These, as well as jopal protectors, inhabit the tunnels into which you emerge from the river of fire at the north end. This is a way to get into the fort without jumping over the wall, a task that some players find daunting. In fact, anyone could on a bad day. Unfortunately there are about a half dozen or more of these guys waiting for you when you emerge from the river. A rogue or class that can drop aggro can get by., Otherwise you open the door to the fort with a nnice train which will get augmented by the guards and other mobs inside the fort. Too bad...