Each city has a pair of denizen companions who help guide newbies through their early adventures. These companions are:
City Location Companions Ashtan The Fire and Spice Nima de Vermiis and Dirax Lucoster Cyrene The Roadside cafe Trema Xanatov and Drathi Azon Eleusis The Oastan Eleusia Arixa Stormcrow and Armond Longshanks Hashan The Eventide Alehouse Zepra Rousseau and Remir Lokelinde Mhaldor The Worm and Grub Cassara Lichlord and Rathos Aristata Targossas The Salvaged Spirit Aurena Sa'Rithven and Gaheris Lighthawk
After helping the newbies fight their way out of the pygmy jail cell and enter Achaea proper, they provide encouragement until the newbie defeats the cultists of Great Rock, at which point they declare the newbie a hero over the city channel.