%^RESET%^Jennybot says, "%^BOLD%^CYAN%^	Ok, we're coming close to the end of my speech here. Whew!

	There are two kinds of living beings you will encounter on LPC University. The first are called "player characters". They are players like you: human beings manipulating their virtual bodies and using the MUD as a way to communicate.

	The other kind are "non-player character". This kind of living being is most often referred to as an "NPC". I am an example of an NPC. Although I am talking to you, this body is under the control of the MUD program. I can't talk to you about the latest reality TV show or your favorite performer...because the MUD is just a program and doesn't understand such things.

	NPC's are a way for the MUD to provide the virtual environment some added realism. If you walk through a forest, you might expect to see birds, or rabbits, or foxes. When NPC's arrive in your environment, or you arrive in theirs, you can interact with them...but only up to a point. There isn't a person controlling their bodies...just the MUD simulating a living being.

	NPC's are sometimes referred to as MOB's or mobiles, because they often can wander from one place to another in this virtual environment.%^RESET%^"