after walking around the dunes for a bit, you encounter the town in the wild east with your friend martlet getting lost behind you. On the gates of the town, you are blacked off by a group of 5 monsters, and their Leader, Starlo walking in right after you encounter all 5 of them

“Well, well, well! Seems like a human has come into our ol’ town here!”

This monster, starlo, felt pretty threatening, and a bit powerful with his group of 5.