[quote=@NuttsnBolts] It probably depends. If you are going to flesh them out as people, I would. However if they are merely blank NPCs that are there for your main characters development, they probably don't need a CS. Thats why Thomas and Philip don't have any surnames. Theyre just mechanics to add a voice for Tahlia to talk to and generate a feeling of multiple people on the base. [/quote] In all honesty, my idea of the side character would do both of those things. Nothing too personally deep, but enough to define character. As soon as I get around to finalizing what that character is...