I, too, am fine with writing additional characters. If all the tribesmen are going to be Painted Sand tribe, I can turn Ahmad back around and send him "home" because of bad news from Yusef or something. That way, the tribesmen can all be in the same physical location when they encounter the priests.
As for additional minor characters, I mentioned Yusef as well as some of Ahmad's family members. We can always expand on them where needed.
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