I'm not fussed with what type of character we recruit. Basically any form of damage dealer/controller would be needed, not necessarily an arcane caster.
As far as the plan for the immediate future, I think we need to rest up somewhere before going into town, so as to read the tome, if nothing else, but this could simply be a 2-3 hour stop on the side of the road. Of course it depends on just what time of day it is as we leave the castle.
Regarding the tome, Ashlyn's opinion would be that it 'belongs' to the living descendant of the family that owned the castle. Since she has seen no evidence of a living descendant, ('Lord Sergei' is suspect) and since she has seen no other indication to the contrary, she considers it treasure, and since it is the object that Jarrith, Khensu, Marot, and Janis were after, she considers it to 'belong' to them.
However, Ashlyn may have a personal opinion regarding the tome once she knows what it contains. For example if (as I suspect) it contains information about the creation of undead, then she is likely to be fairly outspoken about destroying the book. Of course, she will respect that the actual disposition of the book will be up to the Thailost Four (Jarrith, Khensu, Marot, and Janis), but in such a situation she will attempt to convince them of her perspective.
As far as the plan for the immediate future, I think we need to rest up somewhere before going into town, so as to read the tome, if nothing else, but this could simply be a 2-3 hour stop on the side of the road. Of course it depends on just what time of day it is as we leave the castle.
Regarding the tome, Ashlyn's opinion would be that it 'belongs' to the living descendant of the family that owned the castle. Since she has seen no evidence of a living descendant, ('Lord Sergei' is suspect) and since she has seen no other indication to the contrary, she considers it treasure, and since it is the object that Jarrith, Khensu, Marot, and Janis were after, she considers it to 'belong' to them.
However, Ashlyn may have a personal opinion regarding the tome once she knows what it contains. For example if (as I suspect) it contains information about the creation of undead, then she is likely to be fairly outspoken about destroying the book. Of course, she will respect that the actual disposition of the book will be up to the Thailost Four (Jarrith, Khensu, Marot, and Janis), but in such a situation she will attempt to convince them of her perspective.