Kolrim
Kolrim had lit a cheaper wooden pipe with a cheaper brand of tobacco, he wasn't risking his good stuff while on an adventure. He idly blew some smoke with his arms folded as he tapped his fingers against a bracer. A frown decorated his face for the last hour at least. He had not spied any group that contained the people described to him by the messenger head through the gates, and he was there early enough to catch them for sure. "Blast." He muttered to himself as he contemplated the situation.
The sun had risen a couple of hours ago, during which time his vision was highly compromised as it adapted from being suited for low-light conditions to the much brighter daylight. The group must have passed him by during that small window of time. He sighed to himself at his lack of foresight in this regard. Standing there was not helping things. It was time to get going and he knew where the group's ultimate destination was. He picked up his pack, loaded down with travel gear, and turned to head out the gate when a voice came from behind him. He turned his head to spy the messenger from last night.
After a brief discussion of what had transpired this morning the runner passed the Dwarf some coin to allow him funds for basic travel supplies. With that brief transaction he quickly obtained some travel rations then hit the road. With luck he was only a handful of hours behind the group. The weather was nice, which he appreciated. Having traveled all over Terrenum in his time he had experienced what it was like to travel in all sorts of weather. As it went the day was nice, some clouds, no rain and a decent breeze that kept him from getting overly hot.
The road condition, however, was not quite as nice as the weather. A mudslide had taken out a section of the road, causing quite the delay in his progress. Though, if it slowed him down it likely also slowed down the group he was trying to catch up to, so he did not worry about it over much. The Dwarf hoped that his stamina would serve him well in catching up to the group and purposefully avoided taking breaks to aid in the accomplishment of that goal. He did start to worry when the sun began its decent towards the horizon. Dawn and dusk were the worst time for his eyesight. Accordingly, his pace slowed for the first time that day as his vision worsened.
Just when he was beginning to worry about the group stopping to seek shelter somewhere without his knowledge, and thus bypassing the group entirely, he spotted some people discussing something off to one side of the road. The sun was just starting to go below the horizon, so his vision was at its worst so he would need to get closer to pick out any details. Then one of them, a taller shape hailed him. The Dwarf muttered to himself a bit when hailed. As if a sole traveler would risk attacking a larger group. Psh. Regardless, he slowed his pace a bit and called out, "Ho there!" His deep voice carrying across the distance between them. He took a couple of more steps before adding, "Just a simple traveler." In order to answer his question. Kolrim wanted to be close enough to clearly see who these people were, but not so close to expose himself to a potential ambush. So his approach was cautious, but not overly so.
As he neared he spotted a shirtless man off to one side who had started walking his way, and that the amorphous shape that had called out to him was a tall red-haired elf. Realizing that he had found the group he was looking for, the Dwarf took a deep, satisfactory breath, a half grin on his face. "Blessed be. 'Bout time I caught up wit' ya." He looked each member of the party in the face before continuing. "I be Kolrim, a fellow member of the Shield Brethren." He brought out the copper token from behind his long black beard as proof before he continued with his explanation. "I do be lookin' fer ya since the start of this day. Sent ta round out the group."