Well, regarding employment - even prophets need to eat. It's also an opportunity to travel with more direction, spread his word a bit more liberally, and hopefully cause some grief to followers of the other titans.<br/><br/>As for knowing each other - unless you've signed his List of the Gracious, Nurthan would likely only remember you from personal experience or know you from your reputation. For knowing him, that depends entirely on if your character knows about the creed of the Redeemers of Golthain and how common they are.