Eleria said:

I apologise for this as I'm sure there is already a thread on this topic somewhere but I couldn't find it.

1: How long will reinforcements stay in a clan mates town if they are not sent back? 

2: Do any factors affect the amount of time allied troops will stay in a town such as having a shield, length of time without combat actions, length of time host is offline, etc..?

3: Can reinforcements be killed or just injured? 

4: Whose combat stats (skills/knowledge/equipment, and so on) govern reinforcements; you or the host? 

5: Do any active attack or defense bonuses affect the stats of troops that you send or host?

6: Who feeds them? ;D

Thanks in advance for your responses!

1. Forever unless they are killed because the town shield fell and the town was attacked.

2. Only thing that can cause a problem is answer to number 1.

3. Reinforcements are killed ... they can not be healed but can be resurrected ... except when there is a daily bonus that has 10% of troops that would go to resurrection go to healing.

4. The combat stats are determined by the person whose troops they are.

5.  I am not totally sure about that ...

6. The person whose troops they are feeds them.

Thank you for the responses! 

RYANG - It's nice to have these answered in one place instead of scattered throughout various semi-relevant there's.

CIM - I appreciate how thoroughly you covered what you could. I'm surprised to hear that they will stay for an indefinite amount of time since I swear I've had them return automatically in the past. Just a fluke I suppose. Thanks again!

KITZEN - That's a handy method of protection in a bind, for sure. Thanks for the input.

Still wondering...

-Do any active attack/defense bonuses in home town or host town affect the stats of reinforcements?

-Do reinforcements that kill enemy troops in an attack gain event points for either the host or their home town?