diff --git a/assets/behaviors/pawn.behavior b/assets/behaviors/pawn.behavior
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+{
+    dynamic: [
+        {
+            guard: {
+                componentPresent: "LightAndShadow:NearbyEnemies",
+                values: ["N enemiesWithinRange nonEmpty"],
+                child: {
+                    sequence: [
+                        set_target_to_enemy,
+                        {
+                            lookup: {
+                                tree: "Behaviors:hostile"
+                            }
+                        }
+                    ]
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            lookup: {
+                tree: "Behaviors:stray"
+            }
+        }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/terasology/ligthandshadow/actions/SetTargetToEnemyAction.java b/src/main/java/org/terasology/ligthandshadow/actions/SetTargetToEnemyAction.java
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+++ b/src/main/java/org/terasology/ligthandshadow/actions/SetTargetToEnemyAction.java
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+// Copyright 2021 The Terasology Foundation
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+package org.terasology.ligthandshadow.componentsystem.actions;
+
+import org.terasology.behaviors.components.FollowComponent;
+import org.terasology.engine.logic.behavior.BehaviorAction;
+import org.terasology.engine.logic.behavior.core.Actor;
+import org.terasology.engine.logic.behavior.core.BaseAction;
+import org.terasology.engine.logic.behavior.core.BehaviorState;
+import org.terasology.ligthandshadow.componentsystem.components.NearbyEnemiesComponent;
+
+/**
+ * Action which sets this agent's move target to the nearest player from the opponent team, as
+ * defined in {@link NearbyEnemiesComponent}.
+ */
+@BehaviorAction(name = "set_target_to_enemy")
+public class SetTargetToEnemyAction extends BaseAction {
+
+    @Override
+    public BehaviorState modify(Actor actor, BehaviorState result) {
+        if (!actor.hasComponent(NearbyEnemiesComponent.class)) {
+            return BehaviorState.SUCCESS;
+        }
+
+        NearbyEnemiesComponent enemiesComponent = actor.getComponent(NearbyEnemiesComponent.class);
+        FollowComponent followComponent = new FollowComponent();
+
+        followComponent.entityToFollow = enemiesComponent.closestEnemy;
+        actor.getEntity().addComponent(followComponent);
+
+        return BehaviorState.SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/java/org/terasology/ligthandshadow/componentsystem/components/NearbyEnemiesComponent.java b/src/main/java/org/terasology/ligthandshadow/componentsystem/components/NearbyEnemiesComponent.java
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/terasology/ligthandshadow/componentsystem/components/NearbyEnemiesComponent.java
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+// Copyright 2021 The Terasology Foundation
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+package org.terasology.ligthandshadow.componentsystem.components;
+
+import org.terasology.engine.entitySystem.Component;
+import org.terasology.engine.entitySystem.entity.EntityRef;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Keeps track of enemies in the range of the entity.
+ */
+public class NearbyEnemiesComponent implements Component {
+
+    public float searchRadius = 20f;
+
+    public List<EntityRef> enemiesWithinRange;
+
+    public EntityRef closestEnemy;
+
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/java/org/terasology/ligthandshadow/componentsystem/controllers/EnemiesUpdateSystem.java b/src/main/java/org/terasology/ligthandshadow/componentsystem/controllers/EnemiesUpdateSystem.java
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/terasology/ligthandshadow/componentsystem/controllers/EnemiesUpdateSystem.java
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+// Copyright 2021 The Terasology Foundation
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+package org.terasology.ligthandshadow.componentsystem.controllers;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
+import org.joml.Vector3f;
+import org.terasology.engine.entitySystem.entity.EntityManager;
+import org.terasology.engine.entitySystem.entity.EntityRef;
+import org.terasology.engine.entitySystem.systems.BaseComponentSystem;
+import org.terasology.engine.entitySystem.systems.RegisterMode;
+import org.terasology.engine.entitySystem.systems.RegisterSystem;
+import org.terasology.engine.entitySystem.systems.UpdateSubscriberSystem;
+import org.terasology.engine.logic.characters.AliveCharacterComponent;
+import org.terasology.engine.logic.location.LocationComponent;
+import org.terasology.engine.registry.In;
+import org.terasology.ligthandshadow.componentsystem.components.LASTeamComponent;
+import org.terasology.ligthandshadow.componentsystem.components.NearbyEnemiesComponent;
+import org.terasology.ligthandshadow.componentsystem.components.PlayerStatisticsComponent;
+
+/**
+ * Tracks nearby enemies much like {@link org.terasology.behaviors.system.FindNearbyPlayersSystem}, and stores
+ * the results in the required entity {@link NearbyEnemiesComponent}.
+ */
+@RegisterSystem(value = RegisterMode.AUTHORITY)
+public class EnemiesUpdateSystem extends BaseComponentSystem implements UpdateSubscriberSystem {
+
+    private static final float ENEMY_CHECK_DELAY = 5;
+
+    private float counter;
+
+    @In
+    private EntityManager entityManager;
+
+    @Override
+    public void update(float delta) {
+        counter += delta;
+
+        if (counter < ENEMY_CHECK_DELAY) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        counter = 0;
+
+        for (EntityRef entity : entityManager.getEntitiesWith(NearbyEnemiesComponent.class)) {
+            checkForEnemies(entity);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks for players of the oppsite team that are near the entity.
+     * <p>
+     * Results are stored in {@link NearbyEnemiesComponent}.
+     *
+     * @param entity The entity to check enemies for.
+     */
+    private void checkForEnemies(EntityRef entity) {
+        if (!entity.hasComponent(NearbyEnemiesComponent.class) || !entity.hasComponent(LASTeamComponent.class)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        NearbyEnemiesComponent enemiesComponent = entity.getComponent(NearbyEnemiesComponent.class);
+        LASTeamComponent teamComponent = entity.getComponent(LASTeamComponent.class);
+
+        enemiesComponent.enemiesWithinRange = Lists.newArrayList();
+        enemiesComponent.closestEnemy = EntityRef.NULL;
+
+        float minDistance = Float.MAX_VALUE;
+        Vector3f actorPosition = entity.getComponent(LocationComponent.class).getWorldPosition(new Vector3f());
+
+        for (EntityRef otherEntity : entityManager.getEntitiesWith(AliveCharacterComponent.class)) {
+            if (!otherEntity.hasComponent(PlayerStatisticsComponent.class) || otherEntity.equals(entity)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            LASTeamComponent otherTeamComponent = otherEntity.getComponent(LASTeamComponent.class);
+            if (otherTeamComponent.team.equals(teamComponent.team)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            LocationComponent otherLocationComponent = otherEntity.getComponent(LocationComponent.class);
+            float distanceApart = otherLocationComponent.getWorldPosition(new Vector3f()).distanceSquared(actorPosition);
+
+            if (distanceApart > enemiesComponent.searchRadius * enemiesComponent.searchRadius) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (distanceApart < minDistance) {
+                enemiesComponent.closestEnemy = otherEntity;
+                minDistance = distanceApart;
+            }
+
+            enemiesComponent.enemiesWithinRange.add(otherEntity);
+        }
+
+        entity.saveComponent(enemiesComponent);
+    }
+}