Aeric
Explorer
I run an Eberron campaign with seven players. As if that wasn't challenging enough, I recently introduced an NPC who is going to be interacting with the PCs a lot - the pilot of the PCs' airship. As she is no ordinary pilot (she's a dryad that is bound to the ship), I would very much like for there to be interaction between her and the PCs. However, while the PCs often roleplay small talk with each other, they rarely do so with any of the NPCs they have encountered. I'm worried that a unique and (IMHO) interesting character is going to be glossed over as simply part of their equipment. How can I encourage the PCs to interact with this character?