@ThinslayerThis is what I mean. The entire RP is thrown out of whack because there is this "I must post as much as possible" mentality. I've already made it a point earlier to say that many people are posting half-assed. People are being left behind, the quality of posts is waning, which in turn is making people lose interest, and now with the introduction of your friend, character relationships feel forced.
Why would Xen give a shit about Vert? I don't mean that in a 'screw Vert' way, but there wasn't enough explored between all characters. Everyone was very impatient on starting the journey and all of a sudden there was a warg attack. That's fine. It's the wilderness, shit happens, but what wasn't expected was the sudden appearance of a "wtfpwnurface" character. The godmodding in Dark's post was just shocking to read and as I was contemplating how best to have Xen react to the situation, I'm now left wondering if I shouldn't just go take a seat on a log and rest my head on my hands.
I'm not sure if I'm explaining it properly, but it seems like you're attempting to shove so much into the RP so quickly that everything else is being neglected, including players.