::The list was focused on characters that weren't likely to get an individual article. It was then expanded to add the notable characters as well. As for dividing, we will have to build a custom TOC to handle the long size. I agree that the division must be understandable to the casual user. Maybe by Age, Guild or Race instead of just hero/villain. If the list becomes just too big, we could split the list. However, note that size limits are not applicable to lists, as it is supposed every entry is not worth of an article.