Topiltzin has the tanned skin, hawklike nose, and black hair of the rest of the Tlatoani, but it's his cheerful brown eyes that bring in dissonance and might leave an observer wondering is-he-or-isn't-he. Standing tall at six-foot-two, his broad shoulders and slender build provide an admirable frame for his well-tailored clothing. His beard is always trim and neatly maintained, and suits him very well — despite rumors he might be hiding a weak jaw. His hands are elegant; a lucky break, considering how often he talks with them. They are accented (and accentuated) by the silver rings he wears — two on the left, one on the right.

He is wearing a long-sleeved black shirt with a collar and buttons at the neck and cuffs, embroidered with a riotous — yet oddly elegant — explosion of color along the yoke. His long, loose linen trousers are similarly riotous in color, and fortunately are the same colors, and therefore don't clash, any more than his black leather boots do. Over everything else, he wears a relatively-muted full-length robe in a bright — but somewhat pale — sky blue.

• Lived at Igen until age thirteen, when he apprenticed to the Vintnerhall. Returned with his long-established Journeyman's knot and a son in tow to take over the Dustbowl Cantina.

• Is a brewer with something of a hobby for Exciting New Beers, so the Dustbowl had a new brewery running in the back within hours of his taking over as owner (clearly ordered ahead of time, possibly a condition of his return). He now takes suggestions.

• There's a son, T'nac (formerly Tonauac), who grew up pretty much in the Cantina and worked there until his Impression in Wrayth and Tsiroth's Igen clutch.

• Invented the 'spirit of cactus' drink, known as Tlatoani Agave, and is now working with Ramita on improvements.