I was just another nobody, not part of the clique, not one of the Heathers, just a nameless, faceless nobody. Then, I died.

And became somebody.

NPCs can be so dry and bland when they come up and you aren't prepared for them. Other NPCs often times only have the stats rolled up and their personalities are neglected. That is where a list of simple characteristics can come in handy and you can stereotype the NPC and at least give them some kind of quirk that defines them a little better. Nobody may remember the innkeeper at that one city, but they may very well remember the innkeeper that picked his nose right before he gave the players their change. Just some little things to define the NPCs and make them more real. Some can be used by players as well to spice up their character a little.

Robotic Poet or Paperweight

Shababa sat sadly in a corner, tears falling from her yellow eyes and dripping from her tusks. "All I want to do is be a dancing girl, it’s not my fault that the Gods made me an Orc. Why is eveyone so narrow minded?"

30 entertainers to make even the miserable forget their troubles and be happy again, if only for a short time before their sorrows close in again.

Andrew Wells is a reluctant outlaw, and this former royal singer has become one of the most unlikely members that ever joined an outlaw band.

"Hello, (insert village’s name)! It’s great to be here!"

Lithe as a willow and just as flexible

Quest

Elias and Manfred are basically a ventriloquist act. However, the major difference between them and other ventriloquists is that Manfred the Talking Cat is a real cat and not a puppet.

A two-woman rock band of the future, Seh’Ahna and Tara Watt are well known for their vividly suggestive music and for the riots they tend to leave behind.

Codex

"It has been said that humanities’ mortality is the root cause for its creation of art.  I am the embodiment of contradiction for that theory."

Space-Faring, Hard-Rocking, Metal-Grinding, Star-Tripping, Deathdealing, Dwarves.

30 painted ladies of the oldest profession. Reader discretion is advised.

The 13 living statues of the Dal Nastro ruins

The Arcade is a long narrow entertainment district built upon the dried up Arcadey creek. This jurisdictional no mans land has become a vibrant section of the city.

30 musicians to entertain at balls, taverns, and other social gatherings.

Come!  Hear Uncle Jehan's band, by the river's side...

The Black Bard of Nihilism

Alowin Brackwater is a beautiful young man, with mesmerizing eyes and a sly, mischievious expression. He just happens to be painted on a large canvas, rather than being alive. Surely, this cannot be held against him.