"About six years." His voice is warm, open, but with a cautious edge; he's clearly more careful with his friends than himself. "We were still wandering, then. It...wasn't easy to build something secure, or find a place that would take us."

They weren't aligned with any existing city, or to any Prime Deity. Their only cleric was an oracle and their only paladin was, well, him.

"She led us to one of the sanctuaries she knew." One of the Everlight's, but he's certainly not mentioning that. "The trip was - harder than expected, she ended up spending more time with us, and in the end she stayed. Elias adores her."