by Benkyo
I would say that the following quote from the manual strongly implies that aside from the two exceptions nothing else on Volkare's space influences the combat in any way.:"The combat goes exactly the same way as described above, except
for a few details:
• Any rampaging enemies provoked by players movement also
join the battle. Keep them separated; if you do not kill them,
this does not affect the outcome of the battle.
• If Volkare is at a fortied space, or if the player is attacking
across a wall (see New Map Features), Volkare’s troops are
fortied."