So that was a definite bright side, plus I got to learn a bit more about my new compatriots:

Fiona Starflower – Ranger
Purple hair! Gold eyes! She’s a Fey, and a member of the Fey Court too, no less! Rarity of rarities!! She says the doorway to Fey isn’t too far off from Sandpoint and I’m thrilled to’ve had those suspicions confirmed, but of course I’m not gonna press her on any of that. Not yet quite clear on exactly why she’s here, but she certainly does seem to love traveling. (She obviously loves flickering in and out of visibility too, though I’ve found it isn’t too hard to figure out at least generally where she is when she can’t be seen – just listen for the giggle.)

Rhobalo Mysteryman? – Monk
The only thing I can say for sure about this guy is that he’s a monk. (And that he’s dedicated to Desna. And that he’s super hunky. And that he’s bald. And that I definitely need to find out who his tailor is ’cause OMG that cloak!) Dude can be intimidating as all hell when needs be, but deep down he strikes me (ba-dum, ching!) as really friendly and warm with a great sense of humor. He’s definitely humanish, but no human I’ve ever met can passively heal themselves like this guy can so the jury’s still out on that – and given that it seems he can’t remember anything before the fight other than that he was somehow “summoned from another plane” it’s lookin’ like the jury might very well *stay* out.

Hottyface McSecretwand – Caster of some sort?
More mysteries here. She’s an acolyte of Father Zantus who hopped in to help us (okay mostly me) during the fight. She played like she was healing me with a spell, but she used a wand she had hidden up her sleeves instead. I saw her do it and she saw me seeing her do it. I didn’t tell any of the others about that just yet though. I’m guessing she wants to heal but is unable to channel her deity’s favor to do so (those wands don’t come cheap though, so where’s she getting the money)?