An elf with piercing grey eyes and black hair, Cestiphar is almost 1600 years old. After several centuries spent wandering the world, he returned just in time to take advantage of the death of his uncle to assume leadership of his Family. When the Peregrine died 6 years ago, Cestiphar negotiated with others in the Noble Assembly, making a number of backroom deals to get nominated. He has spent the years since making the bureaucracy more efficient, strengthening the City Guard and making a number of civic improvements such as repaving the roads and strengthening the aqueducts leading in to The City. The few elves that remember him as a youngling cannot explain the origin of his dedication to improving The City. It is obvious that something happened in his centuries of travel to change him, but Cestiphar does not talk about it, nor does he venture to explain the tracery of fine scars covering most of his torso. Cestiphar is charismatic and dynamic, with a knack for almost every thing he tries his hand at. He has an astounding memory for faces, and will frequently stop on the street to talk to merchants, Guardsmen or even gang members with whom he has spoken before.