NPCs should talk amongst themselves.

[quantumsaint]

They should make NPC's in general act like there alive. Have them walk to diff places, craft, talk laugh interact with players. Have the guards have shifts at different posts where u can see them being relived of duty for ther shift.

Would be cool to have monsters that roamed near the gates and see the gate guards have to put something down from time to time. Dusty Mongrels or something that would actually encroach on a population. Marmots probably wouldn't be all that threatening.