Originally posted by Zep Tepi:

Was there a patch of black forest nearby? Occasionally it can get uncomfortably close to spawn. I once had a troll hanging out within view of the spawn point. Another map might fix it.

Originally posted by Moonshine Fox:

Oh yeah. Had the spawn be real near the Black Forest a few times and they decide they want some fresh meat early. Got my parry game going strong though thanks to that.

Oof. I remember Solace Crafting seemingly solving the problem by having a circular area around the starting point definitely be the Meadows.