Bigbuta

Nevermind. I just reloaded an old save and went through the area again.

So could anyone tell me if there's hope to be able to continue the game, or should I just start over?

The first spirit won't spawn for me in the Drowned Kingdom. I suspect this is because I was supposed to pick it up first, but I ended up getting the other spirits first and then trying to come back and get it. The "first spirit" is indicated by the [1] iin the picture below (gamepressure's guide): https://guides.gamepressure.com/pillars_of_eternity_2/guide.asp?ID=45939 Here's a link to the saved game: https://www.dropbox.com/s/iszls7aj7ln8ef9/Raloen%20%2891959c01-b05a-4353-9d87-c93869bdb79b%29%20%28LAX-123FG%29%20quicksave.savegame?dl=0