i have the opposite impression on mini-camps. Why does my whole entourage show up at all of my mini-camps? it's ridiculous. So i have a bunch of pets, a weird skeleton, etc all following me around everywhere I go? it's ridiculous.
Agreed ...
I would not mind inactive characters to get there, if they have conversation unlocked ... as long as they would start the sentence with "finaly i catched you".

But the rest is really weird.
But dont get me wrong here! I like the idea of mini camps ...
I like the suroundings, it looks nice, it have better immersion ... but it would be much better, if our actual camp would stay where it is, and we would just resting outside.