HERE'S what I think. Yossy didn't want to be jumped in front of, as far as I could tell, and I thought it was kinda silly.
AND
Everyone and their AUNT wants a part.
SO
Make the player character customizable. Your own name, gender, class, etc.
Sound good?
(And Dante, I'm editing, but just for the general on map stuff, I want to do the mosters and such by hand.)