I really like having the npc characters for the house but I originally thought it was going to be more. This led to this idea:

To create an addition to the free company house that a hired npc would inhabit and sell wares made by the free company for everyone else. I see this as being a stall outside but attached to the house in some way. Half of the money from the sold item would go to the company and the other half to the crafter who made it. This would help raise money for the company and give reason for people to see the other housing areas and interact with other companies while shopping and searching for deals. Plus it might increase the traffic in empty wards.

I plan on building an in-house crafting area for new crafters in our medium sized house but it would be nice to have an outlet for the goods other than the marketboard.