diff --git a/src/server/components/follower.js b/src/server/components/follower.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8f0ddab0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/components/follower.js
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+define([
+	
+], function(
+	
+) {
+	return {
+		type: 'follower',
+
+		master: null,
+
+		lifetime: -1,
+
+		fGetHighest: {
+			inCombat: null,
+			outOfCombat: null
+		},
+
+		bindEvents: function() {
+			this.lifetime = 30;
+
+			this.fGetHighest.inCombat = this.master.aggro.getHighest.bind(this.master.aggro);
+			this.fGetHighest.outOfCombat = this.returnNoAggro.bind(this);
+		},
+
+		returnNoAggro: function() {
+			var master = this.master;
+			var obj = this.obj;
+			var mob = obj.mob;
+
+			mob.originX = master.x + ~~((Math.random() * 2) * 2) - 1;
+			mob.originY = master.y + ~~((Math.random() * 2) * 2) - 1;
+
+			return null;
+		},
+
+		despawn: function() {
+			var obj = this.obj;
+
+			obj.destroyed = true;
+			this.obj.instance.syncer.queue('onGetObject', {
+				x: obj.x,
+				y: obj.y,
+				components: [{
+					type: 'attackAnimation',
+					row: 0,
+					col: 4
+				}]
+			});
+		},
+
+		update: function() {
+			this.lifetime--;
+			if (this.lifetime <= 0) {
+				this.despawn();
+				return;
+			}
+
+			var obj = this.obj;
+			var master = this.master;
+
+			if (master.destroyed) {
+				this.despawn();
+				return;
+			}
+
+			var doMove = (
+				(Math.abs(obj.x - master.x) >= 10) ||
+				(Math.abs(obj.y - master.y) >= 10)
+			);
+
+			if (doMove) {
+				if (obj.aggro.getHighest == this.fGetHighest.inCombat)
+					obj.mob.target = obj;
+			}
+
+
+			obj.aggro.getHighest = doMove ? this.fGetHighest.outOfCombat : this.fGetHighest.inCombat;
+		}
+	};
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/server/components/inventory.js b/src/server/components/inventory.js
index 96e0bc88..40bc3285 100644
--- a/src/server/components/inventory.js
+++ b/src/server/components/inventory.js
@@ -40,12 +40,14 @@ define([
 					item.spell.properties = item.spell.properties || {};
 					item.spell.properties.range = item.range;
 				}
+			}
+
+			this.hookItemEvents(items);
 
+			for (var i = 0; i < iLen; i++) {
 				this.getItem(items[i], true);
 			}
 
-			this.hookItemEvents();
-
 			if ((this.obj.player) && (!isTransfer)) {
 				this.getDefaultAbilities();
 
@@ -75,8 +77,8 @@ define([
 			this.hookItemEvents();
 		},
 
-		hookItemEvents: function() {
-			var items = this.items;
+		hookItemEvents: function(items) {
+			var items = items || this.items;
 			var iLen = items.length;
 			for (var i = 0; i < iLen; i++) {
 				var item = items[i];
diff --git a/src/server/components/mob.js b/src/server/components/mob.js
index 593ac9b9..a16934f8 100644
--- a/src/server/components/mob.js
+++ b/src/server/components/mob.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ define([
 			if (this.obj.aggro)
 				target = this.obj.aggro.getHighest();
 			var goHome = false;
-			if (target) {
+			if ((target) && (target != this.obj)) {
 				this.fight(target);
 				return;
 			} else if (this.target) {
diff --git a/src/server/components/stats.js b/src/server/components/stats.js
index ac842d42..b31fa39d 100644
--- a/src/server/components/stats.js
+++ b/src/server/components/stats.js
@@ -315,6 +315,10 @@ define([
 				if (death.success) {
 					var deathEvent = {};
 
+					var killSource = source;
+					if (source.follower)
+						killSource = source.follower.master;
+
 					if (source.player)
 						source.stats.kill(this.obj);
 					else
diff --git a/src/server/config/factions/gaekatla.js b/src/server/config/factions/gaekatla.js
index d3b76b2b..f62ea858 100644
--- a/src/server/config/factions/gaekatla.js
+++ b/src/server/config/factions/gaekatla.js
@@ -69,12 +69,20 @@ define([
 							y: mob.y,
 							cell: 34,
 							sheetName: 'mobs',
-							name: 'Squiggle'
+							name: 'Squiggle',
+							properties: {
+								cpnFollower: {}
+							},
+							extraProperties: {
+								follower: {
+									master: this
+								}
+							}
 						}
 					});
 
 					mobBuilder.build(mob, {
-						level: 5,
+						level: item.level,
 						faction: this.aggro.faction,
 						walkDistance: 2,
 						regular: {
@@ -82,7 +90,14 @@ define([
 							hpMult: 1,
 							dmgMult: 1
 						},
+						spells: [{
+							type: 'melee',
+							damage: 1,
+							statMult: 0.1
+						}]
 					}, false, 'regular');
+
+					mob.follower.bindEvents();
 				}
 			}
 		},
diff --git a/src/server/config/maps/city/zone.js b/src/server/config/maps/city/zone.js
index fdc5d64f..a4a62e04 100644
--- a/src/server/config/maps/city/zone.js
+++ b/src/server/config/maps/city/zone.js
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ module.exports = {
 					},
 					faction: {
 						id: 'gaekatla',
-						tier: 6
+						tier: 5
 					},
 					markup: {
 						buy: 0.25,