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Ealasaid · 06-03-2003, 02:43 PM

Here are my secondary characters:

Ishak bin Ishak -- Ahmad's father and headman of the Painted Sand Tribe. He is in his late sixties with long white hair and a very full white beard. Tough and judicious, his primary concern is the health and well-being of his tribe. This includes the safety and well-being of the tribe's herd of horses as that is the primary sourceof wealth and power for the tribe. All else is secondary. He has strong traditinal ethics and finds the influence of the Eye very disturbing.

Briellah Ishak bin Ishak -- Ahmad's mother. Fifty-two or so, she is small and thin and very much in her husband's shadow. But hse, too, is very powerful under the radarscope of the men. She is submissive but manipulative with men and unyielding (even ruthless) when challenged by other women. Her primary concern is the health and well-being of her three children: Ahmad, Chani, and Shushila. Traditional in her values, she is frightened by the influence of the Eye.

Chani -- 16 years old. Ahmad's sister. She is tall and headstrong with a tendency to get into trouble because of her open and straightforward ways. Promised in marriage to her second cousin Yusef al Rahman, whom she doesn't much like, she fantasizes often about stealing a horse and running away. She is curious about the Eye, but resists conversion.

Shushila -- 14 years old. Ahmad's sister. Small and extrememly beautiful, Shushu is spoiled rotten and frightened of everything. She always wears a veil and refuses to leave her family's tents unless accompanied by a male kinsman. She is terrified of the Eye and anything that has to do with it.

Yusef al Rahman -- Ahamd's second cousin. Yusef is selfish and ruthless about getting what he wants. Jealous of Ahmad, he sees Chani as his opening to seize control of the tribe after the death of Ishak bin Ishak. While he smiles and acts like a friend to Ahmad, he would like nothing better than to see him fall victim to "an unfortunate accident". While not exactly a convert himself, Yusef is sympathetic to the converts because he believes that they will decide the power structure of the future.

We can use them when & where they are needed!

06-03-2003, 02:43 PM	#65
Ealasaid Wight Join Date: May 2003 Location: under a large pile of dirt & gravel Posts: 193	Here are my secondary characters: Ishak bin Ishak -- Ahmad's father and headman of the Painted Sand Tribe. He is in his late sixties with long white hair and a very full white beard. Tough and judicious, his primary concern is the health and well-being of his tribe. This includes the safety and well-being of the tribe's herd of horses as that is the primary sourceof wealth and power for the tribe. All else is secondary. He has strong traditinal ethics and finds the influence of the Eye very disturbing. Briellah Ishak bin Ishak -- Ahmad's mother. Fifty-two or so, she is small and thin and very much in her husband's shadow. But hse, too, is very powerful under the radarscope of the men. She is submissive but manipulative with men and unyielding (even ruthless) when challenged by other women. Her primary concern is the health and well-being of her three children: Ahmad, Chani, and Shushila. Traditional in her values, she is frightened by the influence of the Eye. Chani -- 16 years old. Ahmad's sister. She is tall and headstrong with a tendency to get into trouble because of her open and straightforward ways. Promised in marriage to her second cousin Yusef al Rahman, whom she doesn't much like, she fantasizes often about stealing a horse and running away. She is curious about the Eye, but resists conversion. Shushila -- 14 years old. Ahmad's sister. Small and extrememly beautiful, Shushu is spoiled rotten and frightened of everything. She always wears a veil and refuses to leave her family's tents unless accompanied by a male kinsman. She is terrified of the Eye and anything that has to do with it. Yusef al Rahman -- Ahamd's second cousin. Yusef is selfish and ruthless about getting what he wants. Jealous of Ahmad, he sees Chani as his opening to seize control of the tribe after the death of Ishak bin Ishak. While he smiles and acts like a friend to Ahmad, he would like nothing better than to see him fall victim to "an unfortunate accident". While not exactly a convert himself, Yusef is sympathetic to the converts because he believes that they will decide the power structure of the future. We can use them when & where they are needed!