Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-14027812-20140424234520/@comment-3076045-20140511220016

(I'd actually like the Character template names changed for that very reason, but its going to be the job of a bot to do so, and is another discussion entirely)

What you've said though... It's a very good point.

I can say that in the quests where you have a follower (because you often DO have a follower with you during quests - I've encountered about a dozen instances so far, and I've only done Auridon and Grahtwood), the game actually makes a distinction for us. In, say, the main quest, "The Tharn Speaks", in Wormroot Depths, your follower is Abnur Tharn. To avoid confusion, any other Abnurs are "Mages Guild apprentices" (that's what he's disguised as).

That doesnt help with players though.... Allies maybe?