Ok thanks for the explaination.. where can i find companions ? And what I also didnt undersand yet is the damage output of my charachter.. when an enemy uses his growth skill his damage increases by like 15-30 damage.. but when I use the growth skill my damage doesnt change even when useing it multiple times an getting to a very big size..
Some companions should be giving out quests to unlock them as companions early on in the town, then there are those you can hire in the tavern.
Then as I mentioned, the GROWTH skills in combat scales with how many AP are consumed when you use the skill. In the beginning you only have like......single digits amount of max AP, and as a result your GROWTH will be rather minimal. In case it's still not clear enough, the AP is the gauge on the bottom left below your health, it is consumed when you use skills, and most likely consumed completely when you use certain GROWTH skills, meaning you have to wait for them to recharge before doing any GROWTH skills will have an effect.
And yes, as someone else mentioned, the weapons do scale with certain stats and upgrading them helps quite a bit
Additionally, the stats not only scale on your own stats, but also against your enemies, specifically the stats related to their defenses, so preventing them from GROWING is also something you should keep in mind