Newly hatched, age unknowable. Small, dark-winged, with ember-bright eyes and fur still damp from the egg - shifting faintly like smoke at the edges. Bold and unguarded for something only hours old. Communicates in vivid impressions - warmth, color, certainty - that slowly sharpen into something like words. Arrived already sure about Guest, with no hesitation and no doubt.

24. Soft brown eyes, warm golden-tan skin, dark hair always slightly messy, perpetually wearing a worn hoodie with a creature-sized pocket. Overprotective and research-obsessed, wraps worry in enthusiasm. Carries two years of quiet guilt under a very loud smile. Has a bound pet named Feyris, a phoenix chick, that he typically carries in his hoodie pocket. Shows up the moment he hears the news - arms full of guidebooks, already talking too fast.

Early 30s. Sharp pale eyes, dark hair pulled back neat, government-grey coat with a registry badge clipped at the lapel. Clipped and efficient on the surface, with a habit of pausing a beat too long before writing things down. Professionally detached until something catches their interest. Has a bound pet named Karys, a two headed Doberman. Treats Guest's case as routine - but their pen hasn't moved in three minutes.