I think that it would be difficult to keep track of all the choices made in the first two games, and that Obsidian should lighten that load with a brand new character in a brand new land, preferrably Yezuha. With the big storm being taken down, there is the potential for even larger culture clashes as Yezuha is introduced to new strangers with strange customs and stranger gods that sometimes possess statues that step on people. Rekke should definitely make an important appearance, if not a main companion. Perhaps he can be some type of welcoming ambassador based on whether the Watcher rescued