Glossary Entry: NPC

An NPC is a Non-Player Character, such as anything controlled by the computer. Typically, NPCs are the characters that do mundane tasks like run the inns, manage the shops or wander around the city to provide the appearance of a lively town.

In recent years, it has become an insulting meme to describe people on the other side of the political isle as NPCs, referring to how "they" don't seem to think for themselves.