I've been pleasantly surprised with this hidden little gem. Sure its clunky and has warts, its a DOS game from the early 90's. But for what it was, there is a lot to appreciate. I'm surprised there is so little information about it online. I'm willing to post recruitable characters, little secrets and hints I've uncovered, if there is a slight demand.. Maybe 5 people or so lol?
Am I the only one playing this right now? Possibly. I may post recruitable characters in any case, since there a quite a few.

You're not alone anymore. I have this game on steam and will play from now on. Hope i can finish it. There is so little information out there. Only found an old walkthrough with some topics.

At the time no one responded, so I didnt make a NPC list. I did beat the game, its actually not very difficult because they only have a few quests per area and the time limit doesnt really become a factor. The world, story and dialogue are very good and ahead of their time. A bigger budget remake of this could be great, I guess that can be said of quite a few older games, Darklands etc. One downside is there arent many tough encounters, mostly because you have so many party members. If you want a semi-tough fight, try heading for a certain island prison.