Something I have always wanted to see in a game (mainly this type of game) is an option to allow your other charcters from other saves to some how exist in each others game.
Like maybe you would randomly incounter them on the road, and their actions would be directed by their stats in that save like if they had murdered a bunch of folk they might attack you or maybe they would come to your aid things like that.

any thoughts on this?

Spore did something like this on the galactic scale. ( I.e. you could encounter and possible destroy your own saves)

really? I remember hearing about spore...seemed like it might be a neat game.

Its a neat idea but sadly it goes to the 'wishful thinking" category. In my case, I wish that when inside an interior I could see the rain tapping on the windows and see the rain running down the windows. In oreder to do those things---including yours--- you have to have the right game engine.

I like this idea, rather interesting, but difficult to do.

That would be awesome.