The Cats
Cats in the Neath are sapient, because...well, I get most of my Neath facts from Tempest, and she can't remember why. She settled on "probably because the Sun isn't around to tell them they can't," which doesn't answer much.
Traditionally, if you catch a cat, it tells you secrets. But sometimes, for their own ends, they'll volunteer information for free. So why did the cats want us to be warned about Lexaeus? Perhaps we'll never know.
The Docks
Typical sea folk, as far as I can see. When they're ashore, they hang around in bars, drinking beer and singing shanties. Buying a few rounds is an easy way to get on their good side, and they're handy if you need people to crew your ship.
I know they're grown men, but I'm just not comfortable with all this boozing. I'm glad Pinocchio is safe at home.
The Urchins
Strange children who live on the rooftops, or even higher. They're good at heart, but the lack of adult supervision has led them to become devious tricksters. Tempest is fond of them, but for my part, I think I'll ask the Blue Fairy if she knows any more consciences in need of a job.
Grubby Urchin
This boy has apparently taken it on himself to make sure everyone in London is addressed properly. For newcomers, he'll do this for free, but if you decide to go by something else later, it's apparently more difficult to get the new word out, so he takes a small payment in "whispered hints".
Voice of the Well
Tempest acquired this Keychain in the Fifth City. The Keyblade's handle and shaft are made of cobblestone (like a well, naturally), and the blade is made of exactly seven pieces of jagged obsidian. Despite its dangerous appearance, it actually decreases physical power, though it boosts magic power in exchange.
I was curious, so I asked Tempest why she received this Keychain instead of Necessary Connections. She said she didn't want to think about it.
Necessary Connections
Riku acquired this Keychain in the Fifth City. For the most part, this Keyblade has the appearance of an ordinary blade, but the metal is colored "Violant". The color can only be properly seen in the Fifth City; in other worlds, it fades to a purple-tinged cyan color. It's difficult to block and increases the strength of critical hits.
Lexaeus
He was sent to the Fifth City ahead of us, somehow. The Organization knew we were searching for something, and wanted him to nab it before we could. Which might have been possible, if we had been looking for an item. (Really, they ought to have known better. Sora did much the same once before, when he went around sealing Keyholes.)
Riku had beat him once before, and could have done so again without a problem, if he hadn't confronted us right on top of the Point.
Xaldin
The Organization had him attack Yen Sid's tower. He didn't really accomplish much, aside from distracting Tempest for a few minutes. Unfortunately, that seems to have been exactly the idea. Why they wanted to distract us is less clear.
Nox's Report 6
The fool had deliberately placed mental manipulation enchantments to ensure clashes! Worse, he had left them on autopilot, despite knowing that clashes at Points of Shadow were exceedingly dangerous even under controlled circumstances.
I didn't know whether he thought he could see them coming in advance and be there to exploit them, or if he just wanted to see the worlds burn. At this point, it likely didn't matter.
My colleagues informed me that we had finally released Best Long-Term Fortification Spells Of The Late '80s to the general public, so at least those in our world would have a chance at shielding any new Points... provided, of course, that they picked up that particular book with no prompting. In the long run, it wouldn't do.
It seemed we had no choice left but to call upon the only faction we knew who were familiar with inter-world travel: Keyblade Masters.