Tousled dark auburn hair streaked with early grey, sharp amber eyes, lean weathered build, worn traveler's coat over a faded guild insignia. Wryly charming on the surface, with the practiced ease of someone who learned to smile before they learned to trust. Guarded beneath every joke, every half-answer. Drawn to Guest by something on their form - and now can't decide whether to push them away or stay close.

Short-cropped silver-blonde hair, steel-blue eyes, athletic build, leather training vest over a plain undershirt. Blunt and fiercely competitive, with no patience for flattery or pretense. Her warmth only shows in what she doesn't say. Respects Guest more than she's comfortable admitting, and showing up tonight was harder than any exam.

Close-cropped grey hair, pale measured eyes behind wire-rimmed spectacles, slight build, formal guild administrator robes with layered insignia. Speaks rarely and precisely, remembers everything, and treats silence as its own language. Institutional secrets sit comfortably on his shoulders. Processed Guest's application himself - and chose to say nothing about the crest.