Fascinating. That first bit is almost the inverse of me personally: the person who is in the office every day, but has nothing to do with the project. Yes, I'll have to chew on that -- might make a very interesting character.

Very good point about nepotism: have to get that in *somewhere*.

And yes, many characters will be NPCs or such. Actually, I'm suspecting that this game will be "a little bit Horde", with a small number of players trading in smallish roles of 5-60 minutes...