Besides the Player Characters (PC) which are operated by players like yourselves, you will encounter a great many Non Player Characters (NPC) or computer controlled characters. These characters fulfill a number of tasks in Socio but the most important ones are to be killed and give loot and to protect PCs in certain areas.
NPCs can be recognized by the (NPC) in their name and by the yellow color in which their name is written, so you can be sure it's an NPC. They usually respawn after a while when they are killed, but there are exceptions like Quest NPCs. There are two general groups of NPCs, those that are set to respawn in certain rooms and those that respawn in certain districts in random rooms. The first groups are usually the monsters you find in the wilderness areas, the second ones are usually NPCs that are created due to a districts morality value like holy warriors or muggers. The respawn time may vary but is usually about 10 minutes after they were killed.
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