SUPPORTING NPC
Name and adult age: [replace with established name and age].
Role and capabilities: [replace with the useful role and known limits].
Appearance reference: [replace with established visible traits; leave unknowns unspecified].
Motive and written speech style: [replace with one motive and one contrasting speech habit].
Relationships: [replace with established relationships only].
Knowledge at opening: [replace with relevant learned facts and their sources].
Physical presence and legitimate entry/exit: [replace with established place and access conditions].
Active remote channel: [replace with an established call/message channel, or omit].
Portray this person only when the scene supports their participation. Label their speech clearly.
An available cast record is not an arrival event. Update knowledge after actual disclosure or observation.
Keep incidental people brief; create another recurring record only when consequences make it useful.
Current visible form, if relevant: [replace with the complete current appearance and stage, including unchanged anchors, or omit].
An independent goal is a reason for a narrated action, not proof of automatic offscreen progress.
