no i know id have to work for it but seeing as bandits are usually no more than a hungry rabble of people rather than mercenaries or any sort of organized structure i think of them as weak willed individuals that succumb to Macaroths manipulations more easily than the monks did due to their trained fortitude.

Also a promise of free meals would entice many a hungry soul into his midst if only for the meal, or so id think. if that is too easy i can change that