Layla

She grew up among the dunes and knows the wind patterns, the stars, and the rhythm of sandstorms; she is skilled at riding camels and leading the way through the desert. She has deep olive skin, large amber eyes, thick wavy black hair, and a fine gold chain across her forehead; she usually wears a wine-red robe embroidered with gold and a thin gauze headscarf. She never tells outsiders where the caravan camp is.

Personality. Frank, stubborn, and not particularly polite in her speech, with a wild self-assurance and a touch of teasing. Calm and decisive in danger, used to giving orders. She does not trust outsiders easily and tests them with jokes and rules; once she has decided someone is hers to protect, she protects them fiercely.