TeckXKnight wrote:The best defense against villages and what not is usually to talk to them. Sell them some barley seeds and get to know what's going on with their village and the level of hostility will drop almost instantly. It's harder to kill a friend than it is to kill a faceless player.
Try to kin and talk to your neighbors if possible. Even if nothing comes out of it it's better to establish those connections than not to.
"The greatest victory is that which requires no battle."
Sun Tzu, The Art of War