I don't know where you take this intel, I know Chyos once mentioned that the girl from your first screenshot was intended to be the demoness you encounter after finding the secret tunnel in Arenfield.
But Chyos never came around to implement her and is considering a rework of her.
The Current storylines on Vote are certainly not tied to the cult, so far Adrianna, Kate and Claire aswell as Corven, Thomas and the Baron are tied to that storyline.
The main Storyline on the other hand resolve about the Players past with hints in Kirlic, his revenge against the Orcs and his connection to Isha... with side stories directing him to become a leader or even King as it seems
mby u right. Wagon is build, mby is time to Kirlic. If the main story will be "about fight for kidnapped love", this will be interesting.
if on "map" will be more camps with Orcs, we can steal soul from them to "obey them" 7 camps 7 chieforks to build army "for take all lands, kill all," rape all bitches....." maaaaaaaannn this is LONG LONG STORY.
or just be "cool", and be good king. free lands...blah blah... u know the rest.....
if full game will have 20-60gb "ok"
then a struggle with sin II will "have 40-80gb". new bigger map, new chars, quests.... town upgrade... "damn.... this game can take years to build "