Who is This?
When meeting other characters for the first time, there’s a great deal you can discover about them without ever saying a word.
If you want to know how to address someone, you can click on him to display his name (and Guild affiliation, if applicable). You can get extremely important information from the color in which the name is displayed – blue characters are basically law abiding (which does not necessarily mean they’re friendly), gray characters have known criminal tendencies (which does not necessarily mean they’re evil, but due caution is called for) and red characters are known serial murderers of law-abiding citizens, and should be presumed to be both dangerous and malicious. If you’re in Combat Mode the entire character will highlight the appropriate color when you pass your cursor over it.
To find out more about someone, double-click on him (or her) to open his Character Window and get a large-scale view of his appearance. This will also show his full name, which includes any titles he may have earned. Click on the scroll icon in the lower left corner of the window to read his character profile (if any).
It is possible to get a look at another character’s possessions by clicking on his Backpack, but be warned! Secretly peeking into somebody else’s possessions requires a special skill called Snooping, and most people will not take kindly to anyone caught peering into their packs. Although Snooping others’ belongings is not actually a crime, if you are detected you will probably be assumed to be a thief and be treated accordingly.
To find out if a creature or character is wounded, click on him, hold the click, drag the cursor off the character and release. This will create a window with a bar graph showing his current hit points in relation to his maximum. You can also click and drag a similar window off your own character, but this one will also show your current mana and stamina.
