When dealing with the critters
the Enslaved Cyclops Wizard, the Blood-Wind Demon, and the Charred-Bone Lieutenant,
summoned by .. um, the being who resolves the murder mystery ..
I knocked all three down. In all three cases the knockdown animations went into long loops, so they'd fall, instantly stand up, and fall again. It was most amusing to watch them flop around, especially since they still behaved correctly .. it is just the animations that were bugged.
The .. um, summoned animals ..
sounded like dogs instead of what their labels indicate.
Then, after the fight, .. um, the character ..
spawned in a fire and immediately aggro'd, which was going to make the follow-up conversation difficult. Luckily, my experiment worked: I charmed him and did not attack. When the charm wore off, he was -45 attitude toward me, but was willing to talk. Quest completed!