I had the opportunity to inspect this set closely when my friend brought this set back from Germany. Let's start with the inventory (SPOILER ALERT!) for those of you who are buying this set without actually following the ritual of opening a door each day.
SPOILER ALERT.

MINIFIGS
There are a total of 9 minifigures. Let's go through them one by one.
-A Castle knight with a conquistador helm and a dagger.
-A Castle knight with a cone helm and a spear.
-A short dwarf with pickaxe.
-A maid with a broomstick.
-A troll with a bronze variant of the troll scimitar.
-A witch with a weird icy wand.
-A white skeleton with a chainmace.
-A black skeleton with a crossbow.
-A court jester in a blue/red color scheme.

ANIMALS
There are a few animals in this set. They are a Green Frog, a Red Snake, a Mouse, a Bat, and a Spider.

CASTLE ACCESSORIES
-Arch with shield mount and flag.
-Catapult (small)
-Archery range consisting of a Bow, Quiver, and a Bullseye.
-Treasure chest with 3 different gems.
-Cart with Crossbow mount.
-Table with jewel in glass dome.
-Witch's potion rack.
-Knight's equipment rack with Chestplate, Full Helm, and Sword.
-Dining table with Barstool, Wine Glass, Plate, and Chicken Drumstick.
-Cauldron on firepit.
-Evil guy's equipment rack with Halberd, Broad Scimitar, and Shield with Skeleton logo.

MISCELLANEOUS
-Mine cart.
-Crate with Axe and Shovel.
-Rock with flame lantern and rough gold ore.

So there you go, a whole list of items to ponder at. All the same, I think that this set is a mega deal and with all these items your medieval scene will never be empty and sober again!

-asianlego

At last Lego has a very good move making this set.
The base idea it's very good to have beautiful additional minifigs.
Before to buy it I have read other reviews from more sources and I notice that most of the people wanted and still wants this set for Jester.
Me too I wanted this set especially for Jester, and second for maid and witch.
Other minifigs are nothing special, 2 skeletons, 1 pikeman, 1 swordsman, 1 orc and 1 dwarf.
Comparing with other castle sets, these shiny parts like helmet and armor looks horrible. The mark on the shield it's also horrible and excepting the crossbow, all other weapons looks very bad.

Over all, the main reason to have this set is the Jester and I recommend it.