ToME: the Tales of Maj'Eyal

Thank you for your attention.
Must be me, but can't just leave it at that will test
And indeed, confirmation bias is lurking around the corner, but not here to blame ToME for being sexist or whatever, god no, just struck me as odd behaviour.

Very strange if this is random :-/ I really _hardly_/_don't_ get any sidequests (guide some poor fellow to a portal) when playing as a female, and _always_ (not yet proven otherwise) when playing as a dude.

Could try this 10 times in a row for both, just to make a point?

Trollmire 2/3 guide some tired traveller to his/her portal.

When starting a new (normal/roguelike) game with a female cornac shadow blade I do not get _any_ sidequests anymore in Tollmire 2 & 3.
When starting the same with a male one, I do get the sidequests.

Is this a bug or am I missing something?