Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-14027812-20130918010117/@comment-7153552-20130923213925

I would assume he considered a character for any or all of the following possible reasons:


 * He is named


 * He is aprt of a quest objective


 * He is not, by default, hostile with you unless attacked


 * He has a pet goat

Okay, that last one is crap, but I think the point is made, lol.