thanks for playing!
The game saves as you go. If you reload, you can continue where you left off and you will find out more about them :)
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OK, I was indeed able to continue and, in fact, finish.
(The "you've found everything in this region" is a great QoL improvement, BTW.)
The story is compelling, and the mechanisms generally solid. There was some frustration in knowing information ("the Shaman is alone in the room at this time"; "Aisyah is at the secluded cove") but being unable to fill it in because the name or location hadn't yet been found. (I possibly could have found the letter, and thus the location of the cove, much sooner, but that's neither here nor there, really.) But overall, well worth playing through to the end.
Fascinated to see what comes next for you!