Problem 1: I expect to be able to tess with my special guards as the Vindicator, however I cannot take them with me.
Problem 2: Mana is still taken off as if they went with me despite them not traveling.

PROTECTED civilized <747hp 677m 851mv 16478tnl outdoor 6 AM>
c tesseract tebor
The special guard is protected against interdimensional travel and fails to join you.
The special guard is protected against interdimensional travel and fails to join you.
As you utter the words, time and space seem to blur. You feel as though
space and time are shifting all around you while you remain motionless.
The Feanwyyn Weald


A yellow pear is here, ripe and delicious looking.
A juicy green apple lies in the grass.
(WANTED) Tebor is here.
A short human struggles to raise an axe above his head.

wilderness <747hp 77m 851mv 16478tnl outdoor 6 AM>

(This did not end well as a result of the above problems)

Special guards are protected against interdimensional travel, as the echo you see indicates.

That means you can't tesseract with them.

Try dismissing them before tesseracting and the issue is solved.