To my knowledge, no other creature except homins has the Seed of Life. This is precisely what makes us able to reappear, and forbids mektoubs from being teleported around. You die once your Seed wears out. Mektoubs don't respawn in a roleplay sense, but simply produce more offspring :D
(This may or may not be official lore, but instead something I read in a certain document. Take with a grain of salt.)
Roleplay discussion aside:
The idea is interesting, but I feel the simplest solution - the one which requires the least new coding - has a chance to be implemented.
So, I would simply make the existing packers and mounts targetable by the NPC guards, only by the NPC guards. Maybe give them a special type of armor that will help them take more hits before they die.
(This may or may not be official lore, but instead something I read in a certain document. Take with a grain of salt.)
Roleplay discussion aside:
The idea is interesting, but I feel the simplest solution - the one which requires the least new coding - has a chance to be implemented.
So, I would simply make the existing packers and mounts targetable by the NPC guards, only by the NPC guards. Maybe give them a special type of armor that will help them take more hits before they die.
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