Npcs feel very dead in this game, a server where your population begins to decline literally feels empty. I feel like to change this and add life to the cities, add a unique NPC system where things like taxes influence how many NPCS move into your territory. The NPCS moving into a territory should be able to pay their own housing fee so territories with less traffic can create profit if they make their “population” happy.
Town board quests to help feed the villagers would make higher demands for cooking, but please make it so players can actually profit on the boards once hitting level 60!
When a territory receives enough NPC presence, make it so special NPCS will start doing things like a merchant roll with a unique currency maybe effected by trade. A way for us to get rid of useless items like bear claws since no one needs a beast trophy.
An interesting idea for these NPCS is their own ability to throw a territory into conflict where it becomes an open declare for anyone to partake in if the taxes are outrageous, or the town boards aren’t being completed to meet their needs. If the NPCS throw the territory into conflict, there should be a debuff on the owners for the war so it is maybe easier to take.
I just feel like a system around this (Or something similar) could give more life to the territories. NPC presence is feeling a bit dead, and a way to see more in cities would likely be very interesting.