Originally posted by jonnin:

lots of people want a way to trade instead.

This ^. We have considerable riches gained throughout our adventures. There should be a way to buy any loot we can gather from their homes / corpses (anything that aggros them). Have it be far less units available than if you slay them to encourage conflict, but give diplomatic players like myself another way. I'd like chose a path other than 'Murder Hobo' from time to time.