Hey Runey, hate to chime in on another person's post... BUT! While I understand your reluctance to give literally every minor char their own story ( I get it that it could get VERY overwhelming), you should DEFINITLY consider having them show up in some MINOR scenes ALONGSIDE major chars. Or just "special scenes" that a player only gets when&if they unlock all of the side chars.
Remember that "What breast size is better?" "secret scene" between Ashley and Kali? I don't think this would require THAT much work, maybe 1 or 2 renders and the text for those pics.
Additionally, while I see the WORK you'd have to do for those girls... I'd also invite you to flip the coin & see the POTENTIAL. Then again, that's exclusively YOUR call.
(Though, considering how you've "built up" Dark Elven heritage with Ann, that extremist society in their former ruins AND Maria's Dark Elven heritage, there should be some conclusion to that. In my humble opinion, anyway.)