Using Nacesh's cache trick, the sig links for Selena and Marrick don't go anywhere but for the characters who had them, their links worked fine. So chances are they deleted their characters. 
I was leaning toward an NPC. Maybe an Adept who is weaker than a regular class; or because the group doesn't have many knowledge skills to identify encounters an Archivist or Bard would be nice.
Would you guys prefer an NPC you can interact with and can possibly provide information or would you rather find a few healing magics here and there? On one hand, the NPC is more work for me which I'm fine with playing but the group would share their treasure. Then on the other, magic items would mean no treasure sharing with an NPC but retrieving magic from pouches/backpacks and using them, especially in combat, takes up actions. Also, healing items aren't as efficient as a caster. Magic items heal normally (Cure light wounds: 1d8+1/level) but Casters get the house rule bonus (Cure light wounds: 1d4+4+1/level).
I was leaning toward an NPC. Maybe an Adept who is weaker than a regular class; or because the group doesn't have many knowledge skills to identify encounters an Archivist or Bard would be nice.
Would you guys prefer an NPC you can interact with and can possibly provide information or would you rather find a few healing magics here and there? On one hand, the NPC is more work for me which I'm fine with playing but the group would share their treasure. Then on the other, magic items would mean no treasure sharing with an NPC but retrieving magic from pouches/backpacks and using them, especially in combat, takes up actions. Also, healing items aren't as efficient as a caster. Magic items heal normally (Cure light wounds: 1d8+1/level) but Casters get the house rule bonus (Cure light wounds: 1d4+4+1/level).
