I played the entire game (both Steam and GOG) and never once went Online to get Pawns. The game will auto- generate fresh Pawns for you to choose. Just let it know in the options if you don`t want to go Online.
ussnorway: So how do i kill the Dragon in the bell tower?
Not quite sure what bit that was. You mean the giant Dragon towards the end? There are two ways on that, just give up and walk away or fight. At first I walked (just to see what would happen) then decided to fight it... It`s a bit convoluted as you won`t kill it straight away there and then.
I hate giving away plots or solutions, just be patient, have lots of health stuff make sure you and your Pawn have levelled up reasonably well and keep at it. Or if you really can`t there`s plenty of howtos on the net...
Personally, I`m a `keep at it man, I`ll figure it out eventually.` with rpgs. And you`ll be surprised how the brain does figure it out. I just find it more of an accomplishment to do it myself. That`s the true achievement, no silly little stars that actually mean nothing at all like most dumb games gives.
Oh dear, I think I ranted abit there. Sorry.