I'll just follow along behind Thomsen for now.
You do so, it is far from glorious. You come upon a holy shrine, no obstruction in any direction, though only the way east has been explored. You are two tiles west of the church.
Go 1 Tile West, and offer the Priest to become a Vassal. Well, kind off....
Go another Tile West, and use "Superiour Blood" on the NPC-Squatter there. Provided "accepting Vassalage" does not count as the use of an ability, that is.
Order my new Levy-Man to follow me another Tile West, and to search the area with me. Should the recruitment fail for whatever reasons, I will wait in the courtyard instead. Or search it, if my action-points would allow that.
(( On that note - can the NPC's become "attuned" with items, like PC commoners? Also, do I need to be in the vicinity of those PC's that would become my followers? ))
You Travel into the church, and while passing by the priest offer him vassalage, which he gladly accepts.
Travelling further, you come upon a rather uninspiring figure of lesser humanity, and feel perfectly justified in commanding him to follow you, a command which he meekly obeys.
Travelling yet further, you find the holy shrine, which is not useful to you in this moment. You may not search, but command your new serf to do so on your behalf. He finds a rusty axe underneath a layer of dirt, and asks your permission to arm himself with it. (The axe does 1d4 points of damage). From here you may travel freely in any direction, though the ways south, west and north have not yet been revealed. You are two tiles west of the church.
You have acquired a serf!
3/3 HP
1/1 SP
Speed of three, search of 1, combat skill of 0.
3 inventory slots.
Serfs may not attune as commoners can, except to unique items and relics.
Go down the catacombs, but put the pitchfork over my back (or my inventory) first.
Hopping down to the catacombs below you are glad for the light of your torch. The ways south and west have been obscured by rubble, perhaps from the collapsed ceiling that you just passed through. The floor here is covered in debris, which will slow travel out of the square. To your east is a wall, and so the only way north is traversable. You are one tile north from the church.
Oh Man I am finding ALL the corrupt shit.... Let's go south another block and search there.
You enter a new tile, this one blocked by walls south and east. The way west is clear though, and so is the way north. You are two tiles south of the church. Your initial search of the tile uncovers a set of leather armor! (reduces damage taken from physical attacks by 1d2) Your continued search finds prayer beads, which you cannot pick up without dropping both your tome and your sword.