[b][i]Myst Neumann[/i][/b] Returning to Lugnica City was a big deal for Myst, but one he had prepared for, having set the groundwork beforehand with a bit of gold. It also helped that he was 'connected' with the best illegal slave traders in the city, who had given him ugly people to experiment on and handsome/beautiful people to 'have fun' with, consent optional. Now, however, he was planning to work with somewhat smaller fry, people who would make expendable pawns in his bid for power. And by smaller fry, he had heard that a Fire Mage called Nick had engaged in a public brawl with some 'foriegn folk' and actually managed to hold his own. And so, Myst's response had been to come to the alley where that skirmish had occured, with a dozen hardened mercenaries in tow. He was going to find out what had happened from Nick himself, and bribe, talk, or force the young man into an alliance; perhaps Nick can even be given an opportunity to join the 'slaver's underground' that operated in the city... [@liferusher][@Lucius Cypher]