thanks, I don't know how to gauge how further I got given the game's non-linearity, but I managed to meet Miriam and Grace. What do I do in the fight against the grey Cycloptopus in the marsh and where is Grace after her first encounter?
Also, and this is kinda dumb, but interacting with the demoness in the Forsaken Keep doesn't have any major drawbacks, right? I've been avoiding her like the plague out of fear of her quest derailing the game in some manner.