I'd like to roll a half elf eldritch knight but a standard half elf, not the variant. Seeing how this game works, having an extra two skills of your choice far outweighs a single cantrip in my opinion.

And if current companions are any indication of the personalities of future companions, I'll probably run all mercenaries. I'll run once with companions just to see some backstories but that's it.

My mercenary group will most likely be depending upon racial variants and backgrounds:

half elf eldritch knight
half elf arcane trickster
high elf wizard
wood elf cleric or druid

As you can see, I'm not fond of torches and like pretty people.