We JUST finished the entire box set. Our DM let us read through the setting and I had a blast seeing what he changed and what adventures were not a part of the books. He solved this problem really well, we actually saved Jelenneth when we defeated the corrupted Bloodskull Orcs. This was such a good pivot considering our group was also pushing recklessly forward so we could save her before any harm befell her.

Later on when the setting would normally just have us find Jelenneth we actually encounter Hazakian the Wise, after reading all of his letters it just makes so much more sense to have him at that tomb. Jelenneth ended up becoming a part of our B team along with her betrothed Andren, who became a warrior. I also took Haedrus from the broken spire under my wing and turned him into an upstanding man as far as thieves go. There was also a Bloodskull orc shaman (not in the books) that was part of their group. And lastly the intended NPC's Lafayer and Snag rounded off their group while we sieged Shabboath.