what has got me worried is when people keep bringing up losing memories and sensation. What I am worried about is if what I am losing is a finite resource that I cannot replenish
I apologise— perhaps I didn't provide the full context of what I learned. I was told that the memories/sensations you lose (if you gave up any) aren't permanent, you regain them when the spirit returns to the Ginnungagap. (Granted— said spirits won't do so willingly and will want to extend their stay as much as possible, but that's what the contract is for— to make them boot themselves back into the Ginnungagap once you're done using their services)
On the plus side— I think someone mentioned at some point that the spirits in the area like blood? So sensations/memories may not be
that much of a concern? It probably doesn't hurt to mention that I haven't actually had to really give up anything yet to the Spirits? So I'm not entirely sure what the
magnitude of whatever thing a Spirit asks for will be?
And I am irritated with Amerion. I started first with Warding but she immediately pops up with Warding 2 as well as a variety of other skills on top of that.
There may be some confusion— I did not start with Warding 2 or all those 'other skills'. I made my character during Winter 1, and my initial PT expenditure was Warding 1, Runes 1, and Fire-Kunna 1.
After the Gravity-Tyrant hunt and the conclusion of Winter 1–
that's when I got said other skills/upgrading them (Warding 2/Spirit-Contracts 1 (the latter is
not necessary, but I wanted to put some PT into something to avoid getting manipulated by wordplay)– (The Storage Fasts was from the Shapecrafter giving out a free upgrade in exchange for the Gravity-Tyrant's corpse))— because I learned that I'd have to make contracting spirits the next turn (this turn) my primary focus if I wanted to actually get use out of warding. It may
seem like I'm further ahead of the curve than where you're at, but part of that may be because my active-action was completed
before the Draugr Invasion, which occurred this turn— wherein I contracted Smárgneist and got an Askefroa'a favour. My active action is already done— yours is not.