If you want some guidance I wouldn't mind someone playing a leader of some description...
Otherwise, great, get the details to me and we'll get this game started.
Don't worry, I'm happy to wait a week, putting the finishing toutches to character creation should take about that long anyway...
As for the Halfling...
If he's a rogue then he might have sprung some kind of trap when exploring a catacomb (burials usually take place in vast masuleums in Lisaren) or could have used some cash he made to have it crafted on, perhaps after an injury...
If he sprung the trap and got his arm turned partially to metal it's a substance others can't identify (if you've let alchemists that close to your arm), otherwise it's just magically galivinised steel.
I'll give you an automatic +1 shield bonus to AC (but not reflex) and Fortitude, however you take a -1 armour penalty to acrobatics, thievery and stealth checks...alternatley I can remove the Fortitude bonus and the penalties to stealth and thievery. I think this is fairly fair, however if you want to negotiate feel free.
Would it be possible for players to get their sheets to me ASAP, I'm getting progressivley buisier so would like to be able to plan a little around what party I'll be GMing for.