We have our thread, much quicker than expected, thanks to Dan.
The character template is also up. Please note that you begin the game with no mounts. You won't start with much money, either, but you can choose whatever equipment you think you'll need within reason. Keep encumbrance in mind, as well as how many weapons your character knows how to use. Speaking of encumbrance, I encourage you to determine your character's encumbrance with and without a backpack. That way you can drop your pack during combat if necessary and hightail it out of there--I mean give chase more quickly.
Magic items to be determined later, based on class and background.