Well. For many reasons, to be perfectly honest. For one, I believe I love creating characters above all other forms of interaction with my imagination because it's a large part of how my mind works.

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Example: I hear an unusual word and my mind, unaware of its true meaning, will yearn for that word to be someone. The sound of the word will often point to what kind of an entity this new friend is: a robot (kinda my favorite sort), a creature, an animal, an alien, or any combination of these mentioned.

 

Then if something clicked within that process (yeah, even that early on) I'll crave knowing what that character looks like. Then what they're all about: their personality, their habits, their likes and dislikes, and on and on.

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But perhaps the most fascinating aspect I've witnessed with character design is this: the longer I hang out with a character, the more likely that character is to reveal things about themselves. And the whole journey with a character takes me from meeting a cool little stranger to forging a lasting friendship with a trusted pal. Sometimes, and I kid you not, characters will share secret info about fellow beings in the world they live in. Hilarious to no end. It's never not a journey (and I find it to be) always a worthwhile and highly entertaining adventure!