Guards: Chumps.
Griffin guy: Infant.
Map guy: Useful but harmless.
Old man: Possible godlike martial artist.
Jester girl: Avoid at all costs.
Being dangerously genre savvy: priceless.
"I have the fortune of having quite a few godbloods and lesser divinities as friends these days, and you've never seen anything like them. But they're a greedy bunch, I've heard it mentioned a few times that they might be better off hiring out to Paragon or some raider crew. Best get them now while you can."