Carolyn, no worries about not being there right away; i don't need anything of your character in the beginning that i can't delegate to an NPC instead.
The rest of you heathen swine- You've got a homework assignment. By Wednesday, you MUST have a miniature for your character. This miniature should be more or less 1 cubic inch, and may NOT be any sort of polyhedral die or coin, as they're too easy to mix up. If you have a favorite figure from monopoly, a prized childhood pencil eraser, whatever, you're set. Just so there's no confusion, i'll run through the regulations for miniatures again:

-1 Inch Cubed
-Not a Die or Coin, no matter how unique
-Must be present, at the game, when everyone else is ready.

Failure to provide a miniature for play will result in your character falling ill from a debilitating disease (Yes, i have the stats for Dysentary.), and your character will be inactive for this session. This chapter will be market day; so it is not crucial to the plot, but by the same token (No pun intended) you do NOT want to miss out.

Thanks folks, see you all there!

Courtesy.