Moira

Thia

Thia is originally from Kumpania Ari Bosh, (which is the same tribe that raised Kazimir and Tsigane after the original Painted Wheel was decimated by soldiers.)

She and her brother Robert the Quill arrived at the camp of the Ven Droma one afternoon after The Twilight Mistress was shipwrecked, intending to visit with some friends they had there. This is when she met the stranded ship's pilot. Yela and Max have been smitten with each other ever since.

Macksi

http://www.drunkenmariners.com/

"Max" is the Romany pilot of the Drunken Mariners’ wrecked ship, the Twilight Mistress. After his family was driven from the land of a noble French household when he was a child, he was found and adopted by that same French household. Growing up, he made his way in varied trades, eventually becoming a shipper for a clothing merchant.

This is what led to him joining on with The Twilight Mistress, a pirate vessel that raided his sloop. These pirates were notorious drinkers and carousers, and one fateful morning, after a month long binge, they went on a raid.

Being drunk, thinking one can conquer anything, and sailing don't usually mix well. The crew failed to notice the signs of foul weather ahead. They sailed headlong into a massive gale. Raven the Naviguesser directed Max (who, ironically, is a tee-totaler, and the only sober man aboard) to steer the ship out of the storm. Unfortunately, he guessed wrong, and the ship ran aground hard!

The bulk of the crew scattered but a small group managed to keep together on shore. As fate would have it, the Kumpania Ven Droma, Painted Wheel’s relatives, were camped in that very spot.

They gave them shelter from the storm that destroyed their ship and in return, the group of gadje who came to burn them out a few days later were surprised to discover a gang of drunken but ferocious pirates protecting them!

Robert

http://www.vendroma.com/

http://www.robertquill.com/

Robert the Quill is Thia’s artistically talented brother. He and his sister Thia showed up in the Ven Droma camp shortly after the arrival of the shipwrecked pirates.

Upon seeing that Rachel the Goatwoman was quite the hottie, he decided to stick around for a bit. They eventually married, and the two of them are now an inseparable pair.

Robert can often be found at Pennsic, in the booth with the sign that reads “Please Disturb The Artist.”

Awards
AoA 7-20-02

Rachel

http://www.enslin.com/rae/pages/stume.htm

http://www.vendroma.com/

Rachel the Goatwoman is the head of Kumpania Ven Droma. She met Painted Wheel while we were admiring her horse, Silvermist, who was grazing outside her vardo one morning.
Her warmth and friendliness endeared her to us immediately, and it is through her hospitality that Painted Wheel became friends with the Drunken Mariners.

Rachel is known as "The Goatwoman" because of the large herd of various livestock* she carts around with her when she travels; notably the very life-like goats she uses for shopping carts in the Pennsic marketplace.

*Note: The Australian Shepherd out in front of the vardo isn't alive and never has been alive. The fake fur and plastic it's made of has never been alive. Anyone accusing her of animal cruelty may well get themselves run over by a large, Ledge-style, white and green vardo.