Re: Old Factions in Sigil - They were all forcibly -removed- by The Lady, or pre-emptively removed by civic minded citizens of the City about half a century prior. Right now, the only faction is Hers. The Watch is run by Her trusted servants, and amounts to a loosely organized police force / militia consisting of a diverse number of races. For instance, some of the winged beings Missy saw healing were Devas, along with quite a few paladins and clerics.
Basically, you have The Lady, The Gold Medallions, the caretakers and the Watch. There is no lord Mayor, though there is a city council that deal with the very minor, low level matters of the city. They're allowed to exist because they stick to the rules : 1) Don't Worship Her, 2) Don't take over the Ring, 3) Don't actively proselytize within the Ring. To fail to do so is to suffer a horrible, agonizing
DEATH.
Re: The Guy with the Wand - Definitely a rogue, not a wizard. While most Wizards who call Sigil home have a townhouse in the city, their lab and workshop are away from the place, usually in the mountainous edges of the ring. For a small fee, they can even get a connecting portal between the two. Most do not, instead relying on a few servants to handle matters in the city whilst they are busy in the lab.
Also, re: The number of survivors in the Bazaar - I rolled low for damage, OK? Also, the few who didn't make their saves were the ones who needed medical attention, and even then, it wasn't Napalm burns bad. As to why the clothes got destroyed? Rule of Funny. If you haven't figured it out yet, I tend to go for the absurd result, because RL is too depressing at times and we all need a chuckle or two. Which is why you get things like... a dire Welsh Pembroke Corgi. In plate barding, with spikes.
