Eep - double-post!  ;D<br/><br/>It might be a good idea for the first realm to be someplace where the Captain realizes how useful having another friendly being around can be.  I'm not sure what his state of supplies would be when he decides to head through the Portal (maybe he even believes that it's a suicide mission, and coming out the other side alive is a complete and utter shock to him), but Gwyntaan would obviously improve his success at hunting and possibly defense.  He could also probably help pull down  moderately-sized trees for charcoal if the boiler runs out of coal.