<span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>Lady Sukkana Bint-Badra</strong></span><br/>("daughter of Princess Badra")<br/><br/>(http://www.free-pichosting.com/imsa/ims/pic/263bYUae/2263.jpg) (http://www.free-pichosting.com/imsa/ims/pic/263bYUae/2263.jpg)<br/><br/><br/>Appearance: (see image above).  Long light auburn hair, tan skin (not sun-bronzed but not pale), athletic build, dark brown eyes, discernable accent (Arabian-type), and no tattoos.  Her clothing is sparse, but she tends to wear colorful pastels, particularly capes, over a very skimpy bellydancer-type outfit.<br/><br/>Background:  Sukkana hails from a distant land of vast deserts, dotted by lush green oasis' and rugged rocky terrain to the far South.  Since her childhood, Sukkana has been an adventurous soul, and in her teen years she was quite a rebellious hellion, a trait she still possesses to this day.  Eschewing all of the arranged marriages (to rich handsome men other women in her city would swoon over) her rich parents had planned for her, Sukkana enjoyed nothing more than slipping out of the palace each night and partying until dawn.  Her skill as a bellydancer is legendary, as is her singing voice, storytelling prowess, and talent for acrobatics.  Amazingly, she embarked on a career as a thief for several years, just for the fun of it, and the challenge of seeing how long she could keep it up before being discovered.<br/><br/>Alas, eventually her 'extracurricular' activites were eventually uncovered (by one of the suitors she had snubbed) and her parents had a potential scandal on their hands.  As a result, Sukkana was sent away to another kingdom as an ambassador for her country, and with all rights and priveleges.  This was no disgrace to Sukkana, however, as she had yearned to travel to other lands and see what things were like outside her own country.<br/><br/>Old habits die hard, however, and Sukkana still goes out and parties in disguise, dancing nearly naked in one tavern after another, performing her risque acrobatics for onlookers, and telling erotic stories to rapt audiences who have never heard any of her stories (all of which were old news back in her home country).  Sukkana also enjoys performing in ribald plays and finds the theater quite a pleasant diversion from her duties as an ambassador.<br/><br/>Some suspect Sukkana possesses other skills as well which she keeps secret.  Does she really possess a Djinni bottle?  Is she a sorceress?  An assassin?  Is she responsible for some of the burglaries in town?  And just how did she get so good with a sword?  Is this entire story about her past a lie, just another of her many wild tales?  The rumors abound, and if they trouble Sukkana she does not show it.