diff --git a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town0.xml b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town0.xml
index 49cddd20..b359fa52 100644
--- a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town0.xml
+++ b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town0.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     <difficulty>0</difficulty>
     <lighting>lit</lighting>
     <flags>
+        <chop kills="30000" />
         <tavern>true</tavern>
     </flags>
     <item id="0">
diff --git a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town1.xml b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town1.xml
index cc937229..c9d340bf 100644
--- a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town1.xml
+++ b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town1.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
     <lighting>dark</lighting>
     <onenter condition="alive">15</onenter>
     <onenter condition="dead">15</onenter>
-    <flags />
+    <flags>
+        <chop kills="30000" />
+    </flags>
     <item id="0">
         <type>28</type>
     </item>
diff --git a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town10.xml b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town10.xml
index 6f6a7fd6..73f6b652 100644
--- a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town10.xml
+++ b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town10.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
     <bounds top="0" left="0" bottom="47" right="47" />
     <difficulty>4</difficulty>
     <lighting>none</lighting>
-    <flags />
+    <flags>
+        <chop kills="30000" />
+    </flags>
     <item id="0">
         <type>387</type>
     </item>
diff --git a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town11.xml b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town11.xml
index b095e4f4..5449a1cb 100644
--- a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town11.xml
+++ b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town11.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
     <bounds top="0" left="0" bottom="47" right="44" />
     <difficulty>3</difficulty>
     <lighting>lit</lighting>
-    <flags />
+    <flags>
+        <chop kills="40" />
+    </flags>
     <wandering>
         <monster>13</monster>
         <monster>13</monster>
diff --git a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town12.xml b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town12.xml
index e73d5623..553b19b1 100644
--- a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town12.xml
+++ b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town12.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
     <bounds top="0" left="0" bottom="47" right="47" />
     <difficulty>3</difficulty>
     <lighting>dark</lighting>
-    <flags />
+    <flags>
+        <chop kills="30" />
+    </flags>
     <item id="0">
         <type>390</type>
     </item>
diff --git a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town13.xml b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town13.xml
index a8ae7af3..adc88a32 100644
--- a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town13.xml
+++ b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town13.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
     <lighting>lit</lighting>
     <onenter condition="alive">2</onenter>
     <onenter condition="dead">2</onenter>
-    <flags />
+    <flags>
+        <chop kills="30000" />
+    </flags>
     <item id="0">
         <type>3</type>
         <charges>26</charges>
diff --git a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town14.xml b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town14.xml
index 434d103e..b47be16d 100644
--- a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town14.xml
+++ b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town14.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
     <lighting>dark</lighting>
     <onenter condition="alive">23</onenter>
     <onenter condition="dead">23</onenter>
-    <flags />
+    <flags>
+        <chop kills="30000" />
+    </flags>
     <wandering>
         <monster>193</monster>
         <monster>193</monster>
diff --git a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town15.xml b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town15.xml
index 686ecaab..4076b8be 100644
--- a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town15.xml
+++ b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town15.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
     <lighting>lit</lighting>
     <onenter condition="alive">0</onenter>
     <onenter condition="dead">0</onenter>
-    <flags />
+    <flags>
+        <chop kills="30000" />
+    </flags>
     <creature id="0">
         <type>71</type>
         <attitude>hostile-a</attitude>
diff --git a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town16.xml b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town16.xml
index 984e7da1..84e9955e 100644
--- a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town16.xml
+++ b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town16.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
     <bounds top="3" left="3" bottom="28" right="28" />
     <difficulty>6</difficulty>
     <lighting>dark</lighting>
-    <flags />
+    <flags>
+        <chop kills="30000" />
+    </flags>
     <item id="0">
         <type>176</type>
         <contained>true</contained>
diff --git a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town17.xml b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town17.xml
index 0681eed5..1d064302 100644
--- a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town17.xml
+++ b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town17.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
     <bounds top="0" left="0" bottom="47" right="44" />
     <difficulty>6</difficulty>
     <lighting>dark</lighting>
-    <flags />
+    <flags>
+        <chop kills="30000" />
+    </flags>
     <item id="0">
         <type>30</type>
         <contained>true</contained>
diff --git a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town18.xml b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town18.xml
index b1dc7ae0..6055a387 100644
--- a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town18.xml
+++ b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town18.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
     <lighting>lit</lighting>
     <onenter condition="alive">12</onenter>
     <onenter condition="dead">12</onenter>
-    <flags />
+    <flags>
+        <chop kills="75" />
+    </flags>
     <wandering>
         <monster>149</monster>
         <monster>149</monster>
diff --git a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town19.xml b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town19.xml
index 56877377..446535e6 100644
--- a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town19.xml
+++ b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town19.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@
     <bounds top="0" left="0" bottom="47" right="44" />
     <difficulty>4</difficulty>
     <lighting>lit</lighting>
-    <flags />
+    <flags>
+        <chop kills="30000" />
+        <hidden>true</hidden>
+    </flags>
     <item id="0">
         <type>93</type>
         <property>true</property>
diff --git a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town2.xml b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town2.xml
index 117bed48..da033fc0 100644
--- a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town2.xml
+++ b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town2.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
     <lighting>dark</lighting>
     <onenter condition="alive">0</onenter>
     <onenter condition="dead">2</onenter>
-    <flags />
+    <flags>
+        <chop kills="40" />
+    </flags>
     <item id="0">
         <type>90</type>
         <property>true</property>
diff --git a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town20.xml b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town20.xml
index a9f1f9d4..3f80f9f6 100644
--- a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town20.xml
+++ b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town20.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
     <bounds top="3" left="0" bottom="60" right="63" />
     <difficulty>8</difficulty>
     <lighting>lit</lighting>
-    <flags />
+    <flags>
+        <chop kills="30000" />
+    </flags>
     <item id="0">
         <type>23</type>
     </item>
diff --git a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town21.xml b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town21.xml
index 08345e4d..2745f363 100644
--- a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town21.xml
+++ b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town21.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
     <lighting>lit</lighting>
     <onenter condition="alive">0</onenter>
     <onenter condition="dead">0</onenter>
-    <flags />
+    <flags>
+        <chop kills="30000" />
+    </flags>
     <item id="0">
         <type>14</type>
     </item>
diff --git a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town22.xml b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town22.xml
index e7f35c1c..f3713532 100644
--- a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town22.xml
+++ b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town22.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
     <lighting>lit</lighting>
     <onenter condition="alive">0</onenter>
     <onenter condition="dead">0</onenter>
-    <flags />
+    <flags>
+        <chop kills="30000" />
+    </flags>
     <wandering>
         <monster>48</monster>
         <monster>48</monster>
diff --git a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town3.xml b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town3.xml
index 22d39e65..6a29d8f8 100644
--- a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town3.xml
+++ b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town3.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
     <lighting>lit</lighting>
     <exit dir="w" x="40" y="25" />
     <exit dir="e" x="44" y="25" />
-    <flags />
+    <flags>
+        <chop kills="100" />
+    </flags>
     <wandering>
         <monster>155</monster>
         <monster>155</monster>
diff --git a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town4.xml b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town4.xml
index c3f4aae9..fd557690 100644
--- a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town4.xml
+++ b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town4.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
     <bounds top="0" left="0" bottom="47" right="47" />
     <difficulty>5</difficulty>
     <lighting>dark</lighting>
-    <flags />
+    <flags>
+        <chop kills="60" />
+    </flags>
     <item id="0">
         <type>33</type>
     </item>
diff --git a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town5.xml b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town5.xml
index a5de852e..b5e30116 100644
--- a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town5.xml
+++ b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town5.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
     <lighting>lit</lighting>
     <onenter condition="alive">3</onenter>
     <onenter condition="dead">3</onenter>
-    <flags />
+    <flags>
+        <chop kills="30000" />
+    </flags>
     <item id="0">
         <type>104</type>
     </item>
diff --git a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town6.xml b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town6.xml
index 0eb943e8..fc932574 100644
--- a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town6.xml
+++ b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town6.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
     <onenter condition="dead">1</onenter>
     <exit dir="n" x="30" y="22" />
     <exit dir="s" x="30" y="26" />
-    <flags />
+    <flags>
+        <chop kills="10" />
+    </flags>
     <item id="0">
         <type>0</type>
         <charges>50</charges>
diff --git a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town7.xml b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town7.xml
index 53338755..2d7fa4df 100644
--- a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town7.xml
+++ b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town7.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
     <lighting>lit</lighting>
     <exit dir="n" x="7" y="27" />
     <exit dir="s" x="7" y="31" />
-    <flags />
+    <flags>
+        <chop kills="30000" />
+    </flags>
     <item id="0">
         <type>24</type>
     </item>
diff --git a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town8.xml b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town8.xml
index ffef1902..043059c8 100644
--- a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town8.xml
+++ b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town8.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
     <difficulty>0</difficulty>
     <lighting>lit</lighting>
     <timer freq="60">37</timer>
-    <flags />
+    <flags>
+        <chop kills="30000" />
+    </flags>
     <wandering>
         <monster>190</monster>
         <monster>190</monster>
diff --git a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town9.xml b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town9.xml
index 8da938af..02782026 100644
--- a/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town9.xml
+++ b/rsrc/scenarios/zakhazi/towns/town9.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
     <onenter condition="dead">47</onenter>
     <exit dir="w" x="24" y="30" />
     <exit dir="e" x="27" y="30" />
-    <flags />
+    <flags>
+        <chop kills="30000" />
+    </flags>
     <item id="0">
         <type>14</type>
     </item>