Your post looks god to me GB and I have just the thing for what just entered the throne room, keep an eye out for the character thread we're gonna meet the first anatgonists :D

Advice: do not fight it yet

@DIY: sure you can create as many small and large encounters as you want

@Amsel: Sure, create a character, drop it somewhere on the map (somewhere in the Area around Leon would probably be advisable if you don't wanna spend the beginning of the game alone) and start to play

I'll post