diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1b92cbe..194c770 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,3 +10,5 @@ node_modules
 
 yarn-error\.log
 *.log
+
+\.next/
diff --git a/packages/roleypoly-server/Roleypoly.js b/packages/roleypoly-server/Roleypoly.js
index b3bac15..274aa49 100644
--- a/packages/roleypoly-server/Roleypoly.js
+++ b/packages/roleypoly-server/Roleypoly.js
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ class Roleypoly {
       throw log.fatal('DB_URL not set.')
     }
 
+    await this.ctx.ui.prepare()
+
     const sequelize = new Sequelize(dbUrl, { logging: log.sql.bind(log, log) })
     this.ctx.sql = sequelize
     this.M = fetchModels(sequelize)
@@ -132,8 +134,6 @@ class Roleypoly {
   }
 
   async loadRoutes (forceClear: boolean = false) {
-    await this.ctx.ui.prepare()
-
     this.router = betterRouter().loadMethods()
     fetchApis(this.router, this.ctx, { forceClear })
     // this.ctx.RPC.hookRoutes(this.router)
@@ -156,15 +156,16 @@ class Roleypoly {
       // hot-reloading system
       log.info('API hot-reloading is active.')
       const chokidar = require('chokidar')
+      const path = require('path')
       let hotMiddleware = mw
 
-      this.__apiWatcher = chokidar.watch('api/**')
+      this.__apiWatcher = chokidar.watch(path.join(__dirname, 'api/**'))
       this.__apiWatcher.on('all', async (path) => {
         log.info('reloading APIs...', path)
         hotMiddleware = await this.loadRoutes(true)
       })
 
-      this.__rpcWatcher = chokidar.watch('rpc/**')
+      this.__rpcWatcher = chokidar.watch(path.join(__dirname, 'rpc/**'))
       this.__rpcWatcher.on('all', (path) => {
         log.info('reloading RPCs...', path)
         this.ctx.RPC.reload()
diff --git a/packages/roleypoly-server/api/index.js b/packages/roleypoly-server/api/index.js
index baccb6e..6bae630 100644
--- a/packages/roleypoly-server/api/index.js
+++ b/packages/roleypoly-server/api/index.js
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 // @flow
-import logger from '../logger'
 import glob from 'glob'
-
 import type { Router, AppContext } from '../Roleypoly'
-
+import path from 'path'
+import logger from '../logger'
 const log = logger(__filename)
 
 const PROD = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production'
 
 export default async (router: Router, ctx: AppContext, { forceClear = false }: { forceClear: boolean } = {}) => {
-  const apis = glob.sync(`./api/**/!(index).js`)
+  const apis = glob.sync(`${__dirname}/**/!(index).js`).map(v => v.replace(__dirname, '.'))
   log.debug('found apis', apis)
 
   for (let a of apis) {
@@ -19,12 +18,11 @@ export default async (router: Router, ctx: AppContext, { forceClear = false }: {
     }
     log.debug(`mounting ${a}`)
     try {
-      const pathname = a.replace('api/', '')
       if (forceClear) {
-        delete require.cache[require.resolve(pathname)]
+        delete require.cache[require.resolve(a)]
       }
       // $FlowFixMe this isn't an important error. potentially dangerous, but irrelevant.
-      require(pathname).default(router, ctx)
+      require(a).default(router, ctx)
     } catch (e) {
       log.error(`couldn't mount ${a}`, e)
     }
diff --git a/packages/roleypoly-server/models/index.js b/packages/roleypoly-server/models/index.js
index 94c08c6..dc0d9f8 100644
--- a/packages/roleypoly-server/models/index.js
+++ b/packages/roleypoly-server/models/index.js
@@ -15,18 +15,18 @@ export type Models = {
 
 export default (sql: Sequelize): Models => {
   const models: Models = {}
-  const modelFiles = glob.sync('./models/**/!(index).js')
+  const modelFiles = glob.sync(`${__dirname}/**/!(index).js`).map(v => v.replace(__dirname, '.'))
   log.debug('found models', modelFiles)
 
   modelFiles.forEach((v) => {
     let name = path.basename(v).replace('.js', '')
-    if (v === './models/index.js') {
+    if (v === `./index.js`) {
       log.debug('index.js hit, skipped')
       return
     }
     try {
-      log.debug('importing..', v.replace('models/', ''))
-      let model = sql.import(v.replace('models/', ''))
+      log.debug('importing..', v)
+      let model = sql.import(v)
       models[name] = model
     } catch (err) {
       log.fatal('error importing model ' + v, err)
diff --git a/packages/roleypoly-server/rpc/_autoloader.js b/packages/roleypoly-server/rpc/_autoloader.js
index bf41f1d..717cc34 100644
--- a/packages/roleypoly-server/rpc/_autoloader.js
+++ b/packages/roleypoly-server/rpc/_autoloader.js
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ export default (ctx: AppContext, forceClear: ?boolean = false): {
   [rpc: string]: Function
 } => {
   let map = {}
-  const apis = glob.sync(`./rpc/**/!(index).js`)
+  const apis = glob.sync(`${__dirname}/**/!(index).js`).map(v => v.replace(__dirname, '.'))
   log.debug('found rpcs', apis)
 
   for (let a of apis) {
     const filename = path.basename(a)
     const dirname = path.dirname(a)
 
-    const pathname = a.replace('rpc/', '')
+    const pathname = a
     delete require.cache[require.resolve(pathname)]
 
     // internal stuff
diff --git a/packages/roleypoly-server/rpc/_security.js b/packages/roleypoly-server/rpc/_security.js
index ce92529..7cdc365 100644
--- a/packages/roleypoly-server/rpc/_security.js
+++ b/packages/roleypoly-server/rpc/_security.js
@@ -95,12 +95,12 @@ export const member = (
   $: AppContext,
   fn: (ctx: Context, server: string, ...args: any[]) => any,
   silent: boolean = false
-) => authed($, (
+) => authed($, async (
   ctx: Context,
   server: string,
   ...args: any[]
 ) => {
-  if ($.discord.isMember(server, ctx.session.userId)) {
+  if (await $.discord.isMember(server, ctx.session.userId)) {
     return fn(ctx, server, ...args)
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/roleypoly-server/rpc/servers.js b/packages/roleypoly-server/rpc/servers.js
index 2238dcf..2187e2c 100644
--- a/packages/roleypoly-server/rpc/servers.js
+++ b/packages/roleypoly-server/rpc/servers.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { type AppContext } from '../Roleypoly'
 import { type Context } from 'koa'
 import { type Guild } from 'eris'
 import * as secureAs from './_security'
+import RPCError from './_error'
 
 export default ($: AppContext) => ({
 
@@ -24,23 +25,18 @@ export default ($: AppContext) => ({
     return $.P.serverSlug(srv)
   },
 
-  getServer: secureAs.member($, (ctx: Context, id: string) => {
+  getServer: secureAs.member($, async (ctx: Context, id: string) => {
     const { userId } = (ctx.session: { userId: string })
 
-    const srv = $.discord.client.guilds.get(id)
+    const srv = await $.discord.fetcher.getGuild(id)
     if (srv == null) {
-      return { err: 'not_found' }
+      throw new RPCError('server not found', 404)
     }
 
-    let gm
-    if (srv.members.has(userId)) {
-      gm = $.discord.gm(id, userId)
-    } else if ($.discord.isRoot(userId)) {
-      gm = $.discord.fakeGm({ id: userId })
-    }
+    let gm = await $.discord.gm(id, userId, { canFake: true })
 
     if (gm == null) {
-      return { err: 'not_found' }
+      throw new RPCError('server not found', 404)
     }
 
     return $.P.presentableServer(srv, gm)
diff --git a/packages/roleypoly-server/services/discord/restFetcher.js b/packages/roleypoly-server/services/discord/restFetcher.js
index 26d74b5..ffc3c7c 100644
--- a/packages/roleypoly-server/services/discord/restFetcher.js
+++ b/packages/roleypoly-server/services/discord/restFetcher.js
@@ -2,33 +2,71 @@
 import type { IFetcher } from './types'
 import type DiscordSvc from '../discord'
 import type ErisClient, { User, Member, Guild } from 'eris'
+import LRU from 'lru-cache'
+import logger from '../../logger'
+const log = logger(__filename)
 
 export default class BotFetcher implements IFetcher {
   ctx: DiscordSvc
   client: ErisClient
+  cache: LRU<string, Guild | Member | User>
+
   constructor (ctx: DiscordSvc) {
     this.ctx = ctx
     this.client = ctx.client
+    this.cache = new LRU({
+      max: 50,
+      maxAge: 1000 * 60 * 10
+    })
   }
 
   getUser = async (id: string): Promise<?User> => {
+    if (this.cache.has(`U:${id}`)) {
+      log.debug('user cache hit')
+      return this.cache.get(`U:${id}`)
+    }
+
+    log.debug('user cache miss')
+
     try {
-      return await this.client.getRESTUser(id)
+      const u = await this.client.getRESTUser(id)
+      this.cache.set(`U:${id}`, u)
+      return u
     } catch (e) {
       return null
     }
   }
   getMember = async (server: string, user: string): Promise<?Member> => {
+    if (this.cache.has(`M:${server}:${user}`)) {
+      log.debug('member cache hit')
+      return this.cache.get(`M:${server}:${user}`)
+    }
+
+    log.debug('member cache miss')
+
     try {
-      return await this.client.getRESTGuildMember(server, user)
+      const m = await this.client.getRESTGuildMember(server, user)
+      this.cache.set(`M:${server}:${user}`, m)
+      // $FlowFixMe
+      m.guild = await this.getGuild(server) // we have to prefill this for whatever reason
+      return m
     } catch (e) {
       return null
     }
   }
 
   getGuild = async (server: string): Promise<?Guild> => {
+    if (this.cache.has(`G:${server}`)) {
+      log.debug('guild cache hit')
+      return this.cache.get(`G:${server}`)
+    }
+
+    log.debug('guild cache miss')
+
     try {
-      return await this.client.getRESTGuild(server)
+      const g = await this.client.getRESTGuild(server)
+      this.cache.set(`G:${server}`, g)
+      return g
     } catch (e) {
       return null
     }
diff --git a/packages/roleypoly-server/services/presentation.js b/packages/roleypoly-server/services/presentation.js
index 764e24e..e26fd26 100644
--- a/packages/roleypoly-server/services/presentation.js
+++ b/packages/roleypoly-server/services/presentation.js
@@ -4,41 +4,18 @@ import LRU from 'lru-cache'
 import { type AppContext } from '../Roleypoly'
 import { type Models } from '../models'
 import { type ServerModel } from '../models/Server'
-import type DiscordService, { Permissions } from './discord'
+import type DiscordService from './discord'
 import {
   type Guild,
-  type Member,
   type Collection
 } from 'eris'
+import type {
+  Member,
+  PresentableServer,
+  ServerSlug,
+  PresentableRole
+} from '@roleypoly/types'
 import areduce from '../util/areduce'
-
-export type ServerSlug = {
-  id: string,
-  name: string,
-  ownerID: string,
-  icon: string
-}
-
-export type PresentableRole = {
-  id: string,
-  color: number,
-  name: string,
-  position: number,
-  safe: boolean
-}
-
-export type PresentableServer = ServerModel & {
-  id: string,
-  gm?: {
-    color: number | string,
-    nickname: string,
-    roles: string[]
-  },
-  server: ServerSlug,
-  roles: ?PresentableRole[],
-  perms: Permissions
-}
-
 class PresentationService extends Service {
   cache: LRU
   M: Models
@@ -61,8 +38,8 @@ class PresentationService extends Service {
     }
   }
 
-  presentableServers (collection: Collection<string, Guild>, userId: string) {
-    return areduce(collection.array(), async (acc, server) => {
+  presentableServers (collection: Collection<Guild>, userId: string) {
+    return areduce(Array.from(collection.values()), async (acc, server) => {
       const gm = server.members.get(userId)
       if (gm == null) {
         throw new Error(`somehow this guildmember ${userId} of ${server.id} didn't exist.`)
@@ -79,12 +56,12 @@ class PresentationService extends Service {
     return {
       id: server.id,
       gm: {
-        nickname: gm.nickname || gm.user.username,
-        color: gm.displayHexColor,
-        roles: gm.roles.keyArray()
+        nickname: gm.nick || gm.user.username,
+        color: gm?.color,
+        roles: gm.roles
       },
       server: this.serverSlug(server),
-      roles: (incRoles) ? (await this.rolesByServer(server, sd)).map(r => ({ ...r, selected: gm.roles.has(r.id) })) : [],
+      roles: (incRoles) ? (await this.rolesByServer(server, sd)).map(r => ({ ...r, selected: gm.roles.includes(r.id) })) : [],
       message: sd.message,
       categories: sd.categories,
       perms: this.discord.getPermissions(gm)
diff --git a/packages/roleypoly-server/util/rpcrepl.js b/packages/roleypoly-server/util/rpcrepl.js
index dfbee8c..89c016a 100644
--- a/packages/roleypoly-server/util/rpcrepl.js
+++ b/packages/roleypoly-server/util/rpcrepl.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { addAwaitOutsideToReplServer } from 'await-outside'
 import Roleypoly from '../Roleypoly'
 import chokidar from 'chokidar'
 import logger from '../logger'
-process.env.DEBUG = false
+// process.env.DEBUG = false
 process.env.IS_BOT = false
 
 dotenv.config()
diff --git a/packages/roleypoly-types/server.js.flow b/packages/roleypoly-types/server.js.flow
index 0eb6207..6e56322 100644
--- a/packages/roleypoly-types/server.js.flow
+++ b/packages/roleypoly-types/server.js.flow
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export type ServerModel = {
 export type PresentableServer = ServerModel & {
   id: string,
   gm?: {
-    color: number | string,
+    color?: number | string,
     nickname: string,
     roles: string[]
   },
diff --git a/packages/roleypoly-ui/connector.js b/packages/roleypoly-ui/connector.js
index 6ac0b90..f0a6335 100644
--- a/packages/roleypoly-ui/connector.js
+++ b/packages/roleypoly-ui/connector.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const next = require('next')
 
 const connector = ({ dev }) => {
-  return next({ dev })
+  return next({ dev, dir: __dirname })
 }
 
 module.exports = connector