A question regarding AI for morrowind, how to make NPCs attack creatures. Options

[jack cloudy]

Title says it all. I want to learn how to mod so I'v taken on a rather ambitious idea. Anyway, my question regarding AI.

What I want to do is make certain NPCs attack creatures on sight, similar to what a guard does when one of those annoying Cliffracers follows you into town. The only problem is, I have no idea what to do.

According to the help file of the Construction set, an NPC attacks creatures automatically if they're of the class 'guard'. Except, my NPCs are best described as mercenaries so I don't want them to arrest the player like a guard would for all sorts of crimes.

Does anyone know what makes a guard attack creatures? Any help would be very appreciated.

[Pisces]

Oops, when I posted I didn't realise it was in the older game forums when I responded. I'm fairly sure if you go to AI and copy the gaurds fight and alarm rating I think it might work, might not, I think you might be forced to make them guards but you can change the conversation so they don't tell the player that.