Imagine running around in the Mountains but with a constant blizzard effect going across your screen. That is Mistlands to me but worse. Wisp light and wisp torches do not have a good enough aoe imo and I feel like the environment has way too many crags and not enough valleys.

I've only died once due to angering the little bearded dvergers when I was up top a tower and the fall damage / aggro'd damage ended me before I could retreat. I try not to bother with the other mobs without Frostner's slow or exploiting terrain as I'm unsure of the developers thought process when it comes to scaling difficulty.