Most likely everyone is busy with Thanksgiving, but any kind of introductory post is welcome.  I would start myself, but a double post at the beginning is best avoided I think.<br/><br/>For some personal fluff, Aurich is a knight bachelor from a nearby free city.  He's not officially a sworn knight under Cecilia's banner but rather a merchant who happens to control most of the trade around her manor.  He's fighting alongside her at the start after meeting her on his way to the nearby town where Maribelle is held captive, and makes the obvious choice between rampaging mercenaries or the lady in charge who kept things peaceful and orderly for his business in the first place.  Both as a knight and a city merchant.<br/><br/>He'll act as the party's bureaucrat and caravan master, and even tactician if one wants to discuss battle objectives and enemy deployment through the actual role play rather than through OoC.  Basically, if someone wants some tips on what the enemy's next move will be during the enemy phase and wants to role play that request, you could do worse than ask him.  Somehow, he knows...