Alenya Morthas
Mistress Alenya Morthas (a.k.a. "The Silk Shadow" , "Mistress of the Midnight Tide")
Brief Overview
A cunning and enigmatic figure within the Free Mercantile Lords of Tzarog, Mistress Alenya Morthas is a Liopard woman whose influence stretches across the underbelly of the continent’s trade networks. Known for her subtlety, ruthlessness, and ability to manipulate both markets and men, she commands one of the largest smuggling operations in the Contingent. While publicly a respected merchant of rare textiles, perfumes, and precious stones, in reality, she is one of the most feared and revered underworld figures in Tzarog.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Born in the port town of Galdred, Alenya was the daughter of a fisherman and a spice vendor. From an early age, she understood the value of trade, negotiation, and deception. She started as a dockside courier for smugglers, running illicit goods between ships and hidden warehouses.
As she matured, her natural talent for secrecy and manipulation earned her a place within Tzarog’s underworld. She maneuvered her way into the circles of powerful trade lords, acquiring favor, information, and power. By her late twenties, she had eliminated rival smugglers, outwitted customs officials, and built a vast network of operatives moving contraband through Tzarog, the Sultanate, and even Kozuka.
By 40, she was recognized as one of the most powerful figures in Tzarog’s Council of Coin, despite the council’s reluctance to fully acknowledge the extent of her influence. Her legal operations serve as a respectable front, but behind closed doors, she is one of the most feared fixers and power brokers in the Contingent.
Education
Alenya never attended a formal center of learning, instead earning her knowledge on the docks, in the alleys, and through bloody lessons in betrayal and survival.
Accomplishments & Achievements
Built one of the largest smuggling operations in Tzarog, specializing in contraband, illicit goods, and rare artifacts.
Controls key black-market routes stretching into the Sultanate, Kozuka, and the Dominion of Kafka.
Brokered secret deals between rival trade factions, preventing all-out wars while ensuring her own benefit.
Known for disposing of rivals silently and efficiently, ensuring none can challenge her openly.
Holds a network of spies and informants, rivaling even some of the Sultanate’s intelligence networks.
Morality & Philosophy
Alenya believes in absolute control over one’s fate. To her, loyalty is negotiable, and power is only real if it remains hidden. She values pragmatism over honor, believing that only fools cling to outdated notions of loyalty without purpose.
She has no illusions of grandeur—she does not seek to rule openly but instead to pull the strings from the shadows, where she is safest and most effective.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
To maintain her dominance in the smuggling and black-market trade.
To ensure the Free Mercantile Lords remain independent, resisting Sultanate influence.
To outmaneuver Salvio Xenthos, seeing him as her most dangerous competitor.
To expand her reach into Kozuka and the Dominion of Kafka, securing further monopolies.
Social
Contacts & Relations
Lord Salvio Xenthos – Tense Rivalry, both respect and distrust each other.
Master Atavo Dren – Neutral Business Partner, their interests rarely overlap directly.
Jared "Iron-Eyes" Maphis – Occasional Ally, works with her smuggling operations when needed.
Pirates of Reaper’s Port – Informal Business Ties, often sells goods through their networks.
The Saffron Winds Trade Union – Direct Enemy, often clashes with them over smuggling routes.
The Gilded Blades of the Sultanate – Constant Adversary, often attempting to catch her illicit dealings.
Family Ties
Unknown Origins – She rarely speaks of her past, and no living relatives are known.
Some speculate she may have hidden heirs, though this remains unverified.
Social Aptitude
Alenya is smooth, charismatic, and dangerously perceptive. She knows how to blend into high society, playing the part of an elegant merchant, while equally comfortable dealing with cutthroats and smugglers in the seedy underbelly of Tzarog. She exudes quiet menace, making it clear that betraying her is a mistake one does not live to regret.
Current Location
Species
Honorary & Occupational Titles
Mistress of the Midnight Tide
Councilor of Coin, Free Mercantile Lords of Tzarog
Silent Queen of the Black Markets
Age
45
Date of Birth
23rd of Rhenn, 429 AEL
Birthplace
Galdred
Children
Pronouns
She/Her
Sex
Female
Presentation
Feminine
Eyes
Striking emerald green, piercing and unsettling when she stares.
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Short, smooth onyx-black fur, dappled with faint golden rosettes.
Height
5' 8"
Quotes & Catchphrases
“The most valuable currency in the world is a secret.”
“I don’t break laws—I bend them into new shapes.”
“Power is not having the biggest sword. Power is knowing when to make someone else draw theirs for you.”
“Loyalty is a lie men tell themselves before they put a dagger in your back.”
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