I had never intended to HAVE pack mule characters.... so they all started out as normal characters. Got them to level 6 or 7 or so and all of a sudden the OTHER (more 'main') characters were shoving crafting ingredients onto them --- moreso since the bank slot disappearance bug (glad that's fixed).
So, in short, I AM leveling my pack mules as much as I can but I don't want to "powerlevel" them because I want them to experience the content. I just have to have them perform their pack mule duties, TOO. The hirelings are nice and I may eventually get my pack mules to pick them up; for now, they're too laden in the bank.
well my only pack mule got out of hell and is staying in the bank... thats safe he doesent want to go anywhere else.... that would be dangerouse. actually my packmule would love to be in the bank