It's best not to think too much about the world building in this game. I mean there's potions that can instantly and permanently rewrite someone's personality, casual slavery that only requires slapping a collar on someone for lifelong ownership, every corner of the city either has a bandit or a prostitute, the area outside the main city is infested with raiders, and the few actual laws that seem to be enforced are often ignored due to open corruption. It's a hilariously crapsack world, but when people fight they have to use foam bats and nerf guns.
You know what, why ARE people even asking for the story to move forward at this point?