That being said, I think their stories and characters seem so much less polished or fleshed out compared to the other characters because everyone else is so well written and have engaging character development. While Nia and Vanessa, but Vanessa specifically, just appear and almost immediately start putting the hotel at risk with their own carelessness. Kali seems to even address this within the story with her annoyance with Vanessa's zealous lecturing.
I just don't understand what all the political posturing through most of the story is for if it's seemingly got thrown out so easily. The trajectory of the story up to that point places the PC in a position to actually be able to have some sway on Mr. Cornwall (and the church) and Mr. Trenero (and the human politicians) opinions towards living as equals with the elves.
I hope that the slow progress of v0.18 is a restructuring of the story up to this point to set it up for a more meaningful, long term story. I would rather see the story span 10-20 years, where the change is the result of character development and support than through divine intervention in less than 2 years.
TL;DR
Amazing story and characters. Please don't lose motivation, there's a number of beautiful stories here that deserve closure.
Also, give Ashley babies already!