Managed to catch my first-ever population control party, culling the horrifying amount of ravenous bears on the otherwise-scenic outskirts of Velika. Can't be easy for merchants to make deliveries along these roads, when there's about 300 bears between them and their destination. How the hell did there get to be so many of these things...?
It's a shame the wildlife has grown so obscenely out-of-control around these parts, but hey, look on the bright side. There's something so inherently satisfying about bundling-up a giant Katamari of monsters, burning 'em all down, and standing triumphant over the mountain of corpses you and your allies just cleaved through.

Perhaps not as interesting as delving into dungeons with an expedition team, but there's no denying that these bear-culling sessions are most certainly an option to break through the awkward 58-60 bracket.
Only managed to snag about half a level at 59 before needing to bow-out, however. Maybe I'll catch the rest of it later today.

Also, apologies again for not really being around much lately. Losing and replacing my CPU, then losing and replacing my RAM, and now losing and eventually-replacing my motherboard, all within the span of like one-and-a-half weeks, has put me in a pretty mentally checked-out state. Not really "depressed", just empty. I'll get back on The Grind™ and hit 65 soon though, honest.