Quote Originally Posted by taggart6 View Post
Thats pretty much it IMHO..

The way I see it, Ashen and Tock are free lancers hired by Werk and his Order to look for artifacts. The Order provides the 3 adventures with the most basic of adventuring items (adventure kits, some rations, a few coins, and etc) and also provides information of where potential Bahumut items might be located. They also pay us for any additional info or artifacts we uncover from an exploration. In the meantime, Ashen and Tock also use this as an opportunity to explore the land and uncover more about the demise of their professor.

I like that setup. I think it gives the DM a lot of freedom in crafting a scenario since we have 2 motiving back stories and a religious Order to work with.

EDIT: Forgot to mention, my character was named after his fascination with clocks and the light tocking sound he makes when he's in deep thought/trance.
Yep, I can definitely make that work. I like the idea of having a large group backing the party, it gives me a lot of excuses to just send you guys all over the place without needing to lead you there.