Non-player character

Non-player characters more commonly known as NPCs are characters that are not controlled by the player.
NPCs range from characters that can be interacted with directly, through conversation or trade to hostile creatures that attack on sight.
In The Outer Worlds NPCs are comprised of humans, (auto) mechanicals, creatures and Artificial intelligence (AI).
==Human NPCs==
Humans are the non-native species of Terra 2 and Monarch who came to the Halcyon system in order to expand and terraform the system for their own uses. Many are employees of the various corporations which operate within the system; however, there also those who have taken to banditry or run their own companies.
==Mechanicals==
Mechanicals are robots that have been developed to carry out various operations in the place of humans.