Adventures in PoE, Party Dynamics are working well, as a result I managed to clear most of the Act1 areas I skipped and get wicked loot. After figuring out that the direction you leave an area effects which paths are open, I found SideQuest Castle. After a long sequence of sneaking, fighting, and talking, I help out robin hood and kill the lord of the Castle. What a chump, now I have his Sword. After cleaning up what was left of Act1's sidequests and bashing my face against the endless roads a little, I start tackling Act2 proper. So far this has involved giving a young boy a knife, stealing from thespians, stumbling into a bandit den, and stabbing rainclouds for their water. Judging from the Boxart, I believe I've stumbled into my next party member, although they're being a whiner and won't let me recruit them yet. I hope they're a paladin, because I want to try their Get The Fuck Up "Reviving Exhortation" skill.