Aah yes, sounds great. That would make ways and paths obsolete indeed <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />.
And I hope the way the character looks, is really customizable, like inmporting your own potraits (Baldur's Gate series).
Personally I disliked most portraits in <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/div.gif" alt="" /> ... sorry Marian.