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Apparently it's supposed to be possible to attack townspeople... can anyone tell me how? I can't seem to hit them with weapons or spells - my characters can walk through them, even.

You can definitely walk through them. They're just stationary sprites.

To attack them, just swing a sword at them. They should disappear with a splatter of blood.

No, I haven't used any strange spells. This has been the case with several characters ever since I got the game last September. Swinging weapons doesn't work, it just goes through them - no acknowledgement whatsoever, as is the case with spells too (and targeted spells won't use them as a target). Actually, it's the same with picking their pockets - clicking on them only results in dialogue.