Desdendelle and Stygian Emperor haven't made characters yet, but I think everyone else who's posted in the signup
has.
Don't worry about double-posts when you're running the show. I've been in more games that have stopped from a lack of GM involvement than the other way around. Not that latter is good either, but.... by Tyr... those poor, poor gnomes...
Um, nevermind, went on a tangent there.
Doubleposting, but there's a thing I'd like to say.
Starting from tomorrow my internet availability might become severely limited for somewhere around a week and hopefully not any longer. I know I'm not the most active of GM's there are, but I'll try to keep making posts so the plot and the wacky adventures in the desert can continue with no pause. :)

Here be the discussion thread.
In response to my previous post regarding waiting for more players, I suppose it would be the simplest to simply ask people already present: what is your stance on this? We could start earlier if you desire so.