What sort of NPC notes do you keep?

[SlyFlourish]

So I'm in the process of putting together a major NPC for the party, one I want them to remember and one who may have future involvement with them. I personally use the following list to build out an NPC enough that I can get them into the story, describe them well, and act them out during roleplaying. What sort of notes do you keep on an NPC?

Name: Elma Longbarrow

Actor / Actress who the NPC most resembles (example, Kathy Bates in Six Feet Under)

Appearance: large woman, red hair and red cheeks, dark piercing eyes, wears a green dress and a stained apron muddy at the seams. Always has one of her seven kids in tow.

Motivation: Wants a nice status quo for her town and her family. Wants a quiet life but seems to always be the loudest voice.

Background: Grew up in the hard lands on the border of the Trollhaunt. Has had many friends and a few of her fourteen siblings killed in the swamps. Got married at fourteen but has remained faithful if not loving in a partnership with an older weaker man who lets her strong personality thrive.

Conversational DCs: (assumes level 12 PCs)

Bluff (she succombs to flattery): 10
Diplomacy (she likes polite people): 10
Intimidate (she's not used to people pushing her around: 14
Street Wise (she doesn't like gutter talk): 21

Then I usually stick a picture pulled from the Wizards gallaries to give the players a handout.

So what sort of NPC notes do you guys keep?

 

[Hand of Evil]

• Name - nuff said but may include aliases
• Class/level
• Description - just a quick appearance of the character but will add a pic
• Level of Familiarity - this is how well they and the party know each other, I have set up 5 levels: 1) Cold (Hostle) 2) Indifferent (know each other) 3) Acquaintance - 4) Warm (friendly) - 5) Close (As family). This is just a simple plot point.
• Location: Place to find the NPC but will also put in other locations that they may turn up, their route.
• Stat Block

 

[Lord Xtheth]

Name, Class/Level
Stats/bonuses
Appearance
Where they hang out
Flirty/friendly points (1 row for each player)

 

[Celebrim]

Name, class, level, alignment. Stats as the become needed.

Seven descriptive sentences - what is distinctive about them (speach, dress, manners, appearance), what motivates them, what secret they know, etc.

If it goes beyond seven sentences you're dealing with two much descriptive text.

Notes on their relationship to the PC's as they become necessary.