Talk:Sonya/@comment-43618636-20200406203649/@comment-36674939-20200407013402

There are still several allies that will join you even without the Pocket Castle and the ability to recruit. The Four Spirits will join you by default, you have to recruit Sara and either the Pirates or Navy to progress the story, Radio is given to you before you fight Adramelech, etc. and there's actually a handful of sidequest characters you can still recruit, such as the Tiny Lamia and Amira. That said, your options are still very limited.

Oh, and if you don't have the Pocket Castle but manage to fill up your party slots, there's a maid at the Ilias Temple you can talk to to reorganize.