At last count I want to say there were five to six submitted characters.  So I will go ahead and set the Obligation at 5 currently being fairly certain most will opt to take on more.<br/><br/>A NPC buddy is primarily part of the business rules.  This provides some flavor and a resource for the actual business to utilize.<br/><br/>Also I have no idea why Twi'leks became a thing but by all means.  A group could do worse than a harem of Twi'leks.  Few more and you can turn your waiting room into a cantina.