Known as many things to many people, the Symker woman known as Trader Xinvu is above all other things not to be underestimated.
Trader Xinvu’s provenance is unknown. She never talks of her past but speaks voraciously about her future. Tall, slender, and sensuous, Trader Xinvu could sell snow to a Kuzaarik.
Xinvu is a traveling merchant. Her caravan goes from place to place, usually wherever there is strife, and takes advantage of it. Her motto is “I have what you need.” It is almost always true.
Xinvu prides herself not only on her selection of goods but on her information about the people she is selling to. She always seems to have just the right thing for every situation. Some have wondered aloud about the spies Xinvu must employee to know what she does and show up at just the right moment.
Whether it’s supplies, weapons, mercenaries, or more carnal pleasures, Trader Xinvu has it. Her caravan can extend for several shots depending on how far she is traveling and who to. It is a raucous and colorful affair, with gaudily painted wagons and even more gaudily clothed merchants
Her vividly colored caravan always includes a small circus, a traveling pub, several wagons filled with exotic goods, and of course Trader Xinvu herself, always a force to be reckoned with in trade, entertainment, and negotiation.
Xinvu goes where the money is, often rolling into town just as someone is in need of weapons or other war material. Her spies and scouts keep her well informed. Xinvu has been said to start as many conflicts as she has supplied them. Whether or not this is true is anyone’s conjecture as no one will turn on the Trader once they are in business with her.
Keeping Xinvu’s traveling caravan supplies is a full time job. Her “Prince of Procurement,” a Thormenalan named Krelik, spends his time dispatching Freebands to the four corners of Faelon in search of the things that Xinvu sells to her patrons. Krelik keeps a small warehouse in most town of any size to resupply his master’s caravan And meet her with the goods that she sends for.
Xinvu is in constant need of mercenaries to protect her caravans and herself. Her personal guard is made up entirely of Symker warriors, each carefully trained and well armed. Her caravan escorts are a mixture of races and levels of training, but each trusted to keep Xinvu’s traveling caravan safe and secure from the predations of bandits or more organized violence.
