Actually thought for the new guys.

The people around Rihad couple probably use a few more people to interact with/ keep that part of the story going while keeping group numbers fairly manageable. The goal is to have both groups meet up sometime in this arc, but for now, there's three people around Rihad and then there's a bunch more in Helgathe at the moment. If you guys would like, I think that would be a good place to start you off. :D