Hooray, I love it when people write about their videogame adventures! (And you do it so well.)

I didn't think Wild Saurians ever attacked without provocation. Oh, no, wait: I've just looked it up, and apparently it's just that the Saurians north of the Nebra are hostile. I have learnt something today!

The Feather of the Flock allows you to understand cockatrices. I always feel a bit guilty about killing the wild ones after hearing the tame ones speak.