Guy Sclanders: I'm just an NPC

Breathing life into the lifeless... Every story needs background characters who may give the hero some words of wisdom or some guidance. They may just hand the hero a sword. Or lose a poker game and end up giving the hero a starship. That doesn't mean that they shouldn't have a life too! Secondary characters, supporting characters, extras', call them what you will but you miss an golden opportunity when you don't give these fine folk some tender loving care. Learn how to make even the smallest background character feel like a hero... even if their only job is to die so the hero can avenge them... Nobody said it was a happy life that we give them.