NPCs, your day of reckoning has come. You thought that your meager possessions were safe from the rampaging player army in Gloria Victis, but no longer. A recent small pre-alpha patch has changed the rules so that all NPCs can be looted by players.
Also included in the patch is the town of Fangsborough, PvP headshot detection, experience for PvP kills, faster movement speed when blocking, and objects to throw down from the gate tower on attackers. Players will also be cautioned that PvE experience is now earned only by the person who strikes the killing blow on a mob.
Source: Patch notes