A bit more on the nobles...<br/><br/>Lord Effron is the city's current ruler, an elf that's been around long enough to have seen Nadesh as a kingdom instead of just a city, before it was known only as Old Nadesh.  Soon after the kingdom surrendered itself to Damascus, the city's current rulers started to lose support from the people.  Not wanting to see the city fall into other hands, Effron made his bid for power to take over the city.  Currently he tries to keep good relations with Damascus, but pressure from the other nobles is making it difficult.<br/><br/>House Belouve used to be the rulers of Old Nadesh, but lost control of the city soon after signing the surrender.  They still hold a significant amount of power over the city, but are quickly losing support as several of the people are losing faith in Damascus.<br/><br/>Lady Eliza Farrow is the leader of the city's wizard guild that formed after the surrender.  With Damascus expressing a lot of interest in purchasing magical items, the guild was able to quickly gain power, although the promise of even more wealth from Tamalir should the city change allegiance has convinced her to change her loyalties.  She appears to be a beautiful human woman in her late twenties, though it seems she's been around much longer than that.<br/><br/>Lord Belthir is the leader of the city's merchant guild.  While at first he was a supporter of Damascus, the recent lack of military aid has made him sever direct ties to the kingdom.  However, he also sees Tamalir in much the same light, and has decided to remain as neutral as possible in the city.  However, should he decide to start backing Tamalir, it won't be long before the city changes leadership.<br/><br/>Lady Keira is a retired adventurer, having made a small fortune from raiding various ancient ruins and slaying several dragons.  She has a small mercenary group that she hires to help the city guard keep the peace.  Like Belthir, she was neutral in the kingdom conflict, but recently decided to start supporting Tamalir.  No one really knows why, or if they do know they're not willing to say, though rumors have been spreading like wildfire.