diff --git a/src/world/Actor/BNpc.cpp b/src/world/Actor/BNpc.cpp
index d95e9056..ae698688 100644
--- a/src/world/Actor/BNpc.cpp
+++ b/src/world/Actor/BNpc.cpp
@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@ void Sapphire::Entity::BNpc::spawn( PlayerPtr pTarget )
   pTarget->queuePacket( std::make_shared< NpcSpawnPacket >( *getAsBNpc(), *pTarget ) );
 }
 
+void Sapphire::Entity::BNpc::despawn( PlayerPtr pTarget )
+{
+  pTarget->freePlayerSpawnId( getId() );
+}
+
 Sapphire::Entity::BNpcState Sapphire::Entity::BNpc::getState() const
 {
   return m_state;
@@ -306,6 +311,10 @@ void Sapphire::Entity::BNpc::update( int64_t currTime )
 
     case BNpcState::Idle:
     {
+      // passive mobs should ignore players unless aggro'd
+      if( m_aggressionMode == 1 )
+        return;
+
       CharaPtr pClosestChara = getClosestChara();
 
       if( pClosestChara && pClosestChara->isAlive() )
diff --git a/src/world/Actor/BNpc.h b/src/world/Actor/BNpc.h
index 65bd166a..04a39164 100644
--- a/src/world/Actor/BNpc.h
+++ b/src/world/Actor/BNpc.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ namespace Sapphire::Entity
     virtual ~BNpc() override;
 
     void spawn( PlayerPtr pTarget ) override;
+    void despawn( PlayerPtr pTarget ) override;
 
     uint16_t getModelChara() const;
     uint8_t getLevel() const override;