Update to the Rules

[Karl Jak]

NPC Strength and Interaction with Players
Prime NPCs may either be up to your own character's level, or Level 5 if your character is Level 5 or below. When running larger storylines you may request special permission for stronger NPCs. Regardless of these limits, NPCs are not in place to give your character an in-character advantage. That's what Assists are for. These limits are in place to prevent 'NPC inflation' among newer players and for worldkeeping reasons.

While we don't want to put too many limits on your creativity, NPCs are not there to give your character a game advantage. For example, you cannot create an NPC with a base and then use that base for yourself, circumventing the need to buy one. You cannot create artefacts to give to your NPCs. You cannot make them members of a Faction without approval or otherwise use them as a way to gain cheap influence or fame. If you have NPCs act as a 'deus ex machina' for your character in competitive situations, staff will step in to stop it. Etcetera.

Is that the information you were looking for?