Would companions be part of the story quest, like in Viking conquest? That would be pretty cool, making decisions, and if the companions would agree or disagree to your decisions. Also it'll be cool seeing different types of personalities for each companion, and the companions would have connections with other companions, so you would have to meet them to continue the quest or something like that. But considering that the companions at this stage kinda act like NPCs or 'tools', not sure if this would be possible. What do you guys think?