Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-108.66.77.108-20130703033838/@comment-202.156.8.10-20131206114814

Count Creeper373 wrote: Ruka, they may be "real" people in-game, but the biggest difference between them and a mannequin is the fact that they actually level up your skills. And they occasionally make noise.

Beyond that, they're practically identical. How very true, you can't free them or anything.