The first part of the game progresses as followed
- Talk to Blackie, do his quests
- Get Sullen
- Do the encounters listed in "Check out the rich areas identified by Sullen"
- Talk to Blackie for info on Kruger
- Get Kruger
- Do the encounters listed in "Check out the rich areas identified by Kruger"
- Get Demon
- Do the encounters listed in "Check out the rich areas identified by Demon"
- ???
- Profit