James Priebnow |
Once the Minion rules start up in Book 2, you could create a "Recruitment Action." The organization makes a Connections check, no consequences for a normal failure. Crit fail -1 secrecy. This should not be a hard check most of the time (depending on the size of the area, you are more likely to find like-minded individuals in a bigger city). Or skip the roll and say the minions found someone promising after a few days of searching.
One I've used was the new PC stumbled on the minions, followed some back to the party's lair, and found the other PC's.
Before Book 4, Thorn could assign someone new to the team. A transfer from another knot can work as the party rarely if ever sees the other knots. There is a spot in Book 2 where another knot is wiped out off camera. The new PC could be a survivor who made it to Farholde or maybe trapped inside the Horn.
It also depends on how far along they are. Around book 3, they should be able to get a Raise Dead themselves or through an ally.