[quote=@clanjos]What's everyone looking to do, character-wise?[/quote]

There's so many options! So many. Anyway, [i]ideally[/i] I'd like to play something that's not crazy-optimised, as most my regular gaming group is all about trying the most overpowered and ridiculous stuff possible, quite possibly in order to test the effects of stress upon lifespan with our DM.

In terms of "weirdest option I'd like to do", the ECL of a White dragon wyrmling in [i]Draconomicon[/i] is five. I'd throw in some backstory regarding how it came to pass that it ended up working in a mercenary company; the egg was taken as part of the payment for some prior job? Smuggled aboard the ship and pressed into service? The closest thing they've got to a ship's parrot? Obviously, this is kind of a way-out-there sort of suggestion, so if it's not the sort of thing you'd like in the game at all, I'll gladly come up with a more down to earth suggestion!