Hostile NPC's/Neutral "performers" spawning in random places

Tsukijin

I'm just doing the Nashkel Mines (slow player I know!!)
Anyway, these NPC's from the carnival keep spawning randomly and saying "Come, see me swallow flaming knives" and, the other one is hostile, I believe I may have failed to pickpocket him back at the carnival. If I kill them they just reappear later. Here's a picture


Edit: ok this escalated rather quickly, here's another picture

Cerevant

This is a known problem that happens when you do th following:
1) play in multiplayer mode, even without connecting to someone else, and
2) cause an NPC to flee the area

The devs are hot on the trail of this one, but it is turning out to be a challenging one to nail down

StephymmmPotato

Anyone have an update on the spawning of hostile characters? I have an issue with the three fisherman originally from the "Area North of the Friendly Arm Inn" showing up in every map I go to. They stand in the upper-left corner chatting away and flooding my dialog box.