diff --git a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/api/npc/AbstractNPC.java b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/api/npc/AbstractNPC.java
index 4f6991df..80a0f55d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/api/npc/AbstractNPC.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/api/npc/AbstractNPC.java
@@ -178,6 +178,11 @@ public boolean hasTrait(Class<? extends Trait> trait) {
         return traits.containsKey(trait);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean isProtected() {
+        return data().get(NPC.DEFAULT_PROTECTED_METADATA, true);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void removeTrait(Class<? extends Trait> traitClass) {
         Trait trait = traits.remove(traitClass);
@@ -233,6 +238,11 @@ public void setName(String name) {
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void setProtected(boolean isProtected) {
+        data().setPersistent(NPC.DEFAULT_PROTECTED_METADATA, isProtected);
+    }
+
     public void update() {
         for (int i = 0; i < runnables.size(); ++i) {
             runnables.get(i).run();
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/api/npc/NPC.java b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/api/npc/NPC.java
index c0eddce3..d2c342f8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/api/npc/NPC.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/api/npc/NPC.java
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ public interface NPC extends Agent, Cloneable {
      */
     public void destroy();
 
+    /**
+     * Faces a given {@link Location} if the NPC is spawned.
+     */
+    public void faceLocation(Location location);
+
     /**
      * Gets the Bukkit entity associated with this NPC. This may be
      * <code>null</code> if {@link #isSpawned()} is false.
@@ -156,6 +161,8 @@ public interface NPC extends Agent, Cloneable {
      */
     public boolean hasTrait(Class<? extends Trait> trait);
 
+    public boolean isProtected();
+
     /**
      * Gets whether this NPC is currently spawned.
      * 
@@ -212,6 +219,17 @@ public interface NPC extends Agent, Cloneable {
      */
     public void setName(String name);
 
+    /**
+     * A helper method for using {@link #DEFAULT_PROTECTED_METADATA} to set the
+     * NPC as protected or not protected from damage/entity target events.
+     * Equivalent to
+     * <code>npc.data().set(NPC.DEFAULT_PROTECTED_METADATA, isProtected);</code>
+     * 
+     * @param isProtected
+     *            Whether the NPC should be protected
+     */
+    public void setProtected(boolean isProtected);
+
     /**
      * Attempts to spawn this NPC.
      *