I am Pheldrick the Freelance Executioner.
For some years now I have made a living by travelling from settlement to settlement of the civilised world (the Kingdom of Light, mostly) and hacking the heads off of its worst criminals. On request I will do most any other method of execution, too, of course - anything from a boring old hanging to the melting of the flesh by means of experimental alchemical concoctions - but a simple swing of the ol' axe remains, by far, my favourite.
In fact, I have a whole travelling kit of axes strapped to my back, usually covered by a black cape. A variety of axes in a sharp-looking canvas case, custom made to behead or dismember villains of all shapes and sizes! That, along with my executioner's hood and leather bracers, are what I bring to the table and/or (adventuring) party.
For, while executing executions is steady, fulfilling work, it's not exactly the way to build one's fortune. Now I've decided to turn my particular skillset to adventuring, instead. Once I've retrieved the Sacred Sword my wish will be for a small, humble holding of my own somewhere in the kingdom, setting me up with a steady source of income that I might devote my time to pursuing beheading as a hobby, not a job.
Acquire a trusty cheap steed of some description, ensure I have sufficient sharpening gear to keep all my axes in tip-top shape, then set off for the demon lands with reasonable haste. I will gladly fall in with any other groups or individuals heading in that direction.