A smoother start for your guild.
- Any hero reaching level 4 now earns your first follower place. Iona can help, but is no longer required.
- Older saves recover missing first-follower progress automatically on load, including switched or deleted hero cases. No new save needed.
- Use Play hero at the Soul Shrine to switch directly to an unbound hero. Binding and calling show clearer requirements.
- Deleting a hero clears broken guide and soulbind references while keeping earned follower places.
- Idle heroes spread out around camp. Shrine controls and Yew's service buttons no longer overlap, and the backpack icon is better centred.
- Reduced the recurring hitch while the Soul Shrine window is open, especially with large guilds.
- Corrected blade alignment and bow grips across hero animations.

If you were stuck with a level 4 hero, update and load your guild normally. Please update everyone in your co-op group before playing together.
Thanks for the reports! Let me know if anything in the opening still feels confusing.