A question about self defense

[zombieexpert]

So i had to defend myself against two thugs today, and now hes making more threats becuase he has my scents apparently.

Can I really be tracked simply for defending myself?

[Blaze]

Yup. Battery scents are summon-worthy.
I suggest you join a town with a brick wall.

[zombieexpert]

Well this is quite broken I must say

[theTrav]

Well this is quite broken I must say

Many people agree. They can summon you while you're offline and kill your defenseless character. Currently the best defense against it is to put your hearth fire behind a brick wall with a gate, that will require a spastic amount of strength and time to plow through

[zombieexpert]

Is it possible to just not have a hearthfire? Thats how they summon you right?

[Blaze]

If you don't have a hearthfire, they'll just summon you at the Ring of Brodgar.

[sabinati]

hmmm so you don't have their scents?

[zombieexpert]

I do now actually, I got one of their assault scents

[Ferinex]

Too bad assault isn't summonable.

[theTrav]

yerp, the only thing you can summon on is if they take or break some of your claimed stuff, or if they knock you out or kill you... or do any of those things to other people.

For bonus points, other people can also take scents off you knocking lazer out and store them in a crate forever. (or until map reset, or until Loftar overhauls inventories and makes scents decay)