Perigia was raised in a broken home. Her mother died giving birth when Perigia was three. Her father was a drunken brute of a man who barely cared about his two young daughters. He used ale and violence as a way of venting his fustrations about being stuck as a mid-level functionary in Waterdeep's government. The only mother figure that Perigia ever had was the parade of strange women that her father brought home at nights, but who never stuck around.
At age eight, Perigia showed some apptitude with the Art and was sent to apprentice with her aunt in Silverymoon. This was a happy time for Perigia. Her aunt was a kindly and good women, and treat Perigia just like her own child, since her aunt could have none of her own. Her father, feeling well to be rid of one child did not keep in contact and rebuffed any efforts of Perigia to keep in touch with her family.
When her apprenticeship ended at 19, Perigia returned to Waterdeep. When she arrived, she discovered that her father had been killed in a drunken brawl many years earlier, but not before selling her sister to a band of slavers from Thay. Determined to find her sister, Perigia set out to Spellgard Tower to seek the advice of the lady of the tower.
Along the way she encountered a band of pilgrams and joined them. They have worked together exploring the mysteries of Spellgard. Along the way, she has made good friends and the group has become something of a surregate family for her.
Thoughts on the other characters
Spoiler:
Caine is confident, self-assured, brave, and kind, everything her father was not. Perigia veiws Caine very much as a father figure and would follow him anywhere. She would even storm the gates of Hell if Caine was leading the charge.
Brujo is deeply troubled and hides a secret pain. Yet of all the members of the party, he is the one that Perigia is best able to relate to. Perhaps it is because they have similar personalities, or because his escape from slavery gives her hope that she can someday free her sister. Perigia is also somewhat fond of Brujo, but is too shy to do anything about it.
