Non-player character

A non-player character, or NPC, is a character not controlled by a player. As a character, a non-player character is a sentinent being who players can interact it, but most often it cannot be attack. Non-player characters include store owners, quest contacts, access granting characters, and some others that seem to have been added with the intent of adding future quests or content, or simply for entertainment value.

Store owners can be spoken to or traded with using the trade action in the right-click menu, and some can offer special items for members with the proper pre-requisites. They may also be needed for quests, or may require that you supply them with some items in order to make the items you wish to purchase from them, such as apothecaries.

Quest contacts are non-player characters that need to be interacted with in order to further quests, gain information on where to go or what items are needed for the quest, or to aquire items or rewards for the quests.

Access granters are characters that can grant a player character access to certain areas, such as guilds or through gates.

There are also a few entities that cannot be attacked for other reasons, such as some of the random event entities, or dairy cows.