Actually, the pack mule isn't your only pet. I had a wolf as a pet. In fact, I looked it up again just now, here's the list:
Note : All pets have some special abilities when fully grown , as listed below :
Pack mule (instantly open any chests and smash any barrels within 4 meters, useful to reveal hidden chests. Pack mule also helps you store more loot as it matures.)
Scorpion Queen (20% dodge resistance)
Ice Elemental (40% ice resistance, mana regen rate 150%)
Dire Wolf (reflects 60% of damage to party)
Dark Naiad (constantly heals the party)
Fire elemental (40% fire resistance and +8% magic damage)
Necrolithid (all party members a 10% mana steal on all their attacks)
Lap Dragon (gives a generous dexterity boost, and a smaller boost to intelligence and strength.)
Mythrilhorn (gives a nice, simple 12% boost to your parties armour.)
Light Naiad (same as Dark Naiad with better healing and elemental resistance)
@GamerAnand,
Yes, you can control AI members as well. When you switch to an AI member , your old character gets taken over by the AI . It was pretty awesome to see the AI crowd-control mobs with my player created Archer.
Also, you do have limited control over how your party attacks :
1)Rampage : In this mode, all the AI controlled members choose their own targets.
2)Mirror : You'll want to use this mode a lot , here the AI members only attack your target and move where you move.
3)Hold Ground: If you want everyone in your party to hold their positions, you can do so with this command. Helpful if you want to go ahead alone and kite some mobs back to your party.
4)Formation Rank determines where in the formation each party member will stand. You can change this (useful if you want to place healers at the rear) and also expand & contract the formation.
Regarding your question about deaths in Dungeon Siege 2 (including pets) :
If a character is hit hard enough by an enemy, or if an enemy is persistent in attacking an unconscious character, the character may eventually be killed. Once death occurs, the character can no longer be healed and must be resurrected by another character or by a special NPC in town.
If the entire party is slain, the party may choose to continue by respawning back in town without their equipment. Their equipment is left on their corpses. The party must then find a way to retrieve its fallen equipment, either by venturing back to the characters' corpses or by having them summoned to town by an NPC for a monetary charge.
