npcs

Bioware has a good reputation for NPCs being cool, especially in the Mass Effect series. Although most of the character appeal in that game comes from the squad who can be considered main/side characters.

I do wish the Elder Scrolls had better NPCs, yes, especially Morrowind. The dialogue system in that game is super awkward and is pretty much just you saying DIRECTIONS, then every character having the same line, or from a list of other same lines.

As for Sycamore x Lysandre, all I can say is let me plug this fanfic I wrote way back https://m.fanfiction.net/s/10399511/1/Sunrise

(just realized I haven't shared my fanfiction here... huh. well there's only one other and both are dead anyways.)