Well, as Thanee noted above, the role of the Paladin will probably be open, although that is not confirmed yet. If you are interested in stepping into her shoes, you would be first in line in case the original player doesn't show.
If you are interested, you don't necessarily have to play Anastasia. You are welcome to come up with a similar fighter-type idea yourself. The character creation rules are listed in the
FIRST OOC POST. You don't have to play a paladin, although the group sure could use another front-line fighter type. In fact, if you are interested in creating a character using the
Tome of Battle: Book of Nine Swords rules, be my guest.
BrOp