Grunker
RPG Codex Ghost
I think its maybe also important to recruit the tieflings, mongrels and crusaders in the marketplace. Particularly the dialogue with the tieflings might be important (if you want to skip tavern defense, that is).You don't have to clear it all with limited rests, the only important things to do before the tavern defence are recruiting woljif and ember, resolving the feud between hulrun and ramien, and clearing the library and tower of estrod iirc. After that and the tavern defence, you can rest all you want without losing content.Gotta say I'm finding completing the entirety of Chap 1 with limited resting harder than Shield Maze. Health is not really an issue as you can solve that with potions or scrolls, but there are a gazillionterabillion fights and you can't do all of them without expending per rest resources
Once I learned I didn't have to complete literally all content it kindda became more managable. I think I completed half of all Act 1 content in 1 rest, I was sweating there at the end lol