The Dangers of Diverse Side Characters

The other thing that I want to point out while we're talking about making sure that your character has wants is to make sure that these wants do not take over the story. You know, for instance, using Colson as an example, he wants to be with his cellist. There are no side quests about the cellist. Another big danger with side characters is letting each one represent a culture or society. This makes everything seem more shallow in the story. That's what our side characters end up turning our main character into a merry suit. Yes.