NPC

NPCs, or "non-player characters", are the creatures and people that populate the gameworld. Represented identically to a PC, the only difference is that in most cases they are controlled by the computer rather than a person, save when they are being animated by staff. Nevertheless, our sophisticated AI routines will allow them to react intelligently in many situations; although you will never be able to have conversations with them, you should certainly expect them to take whatever measures necessary to safeguard their own lives should you exhibit aggressive behavior toward them.

Some NPCs are also represented as vNPCs.