On the flip side, whoever this Griffin is, knows some amount of information about how the Ascians are organised and their members behave (or otherwise). If it were Gaius, did he have dealings with our favourite white-robed Ascian before, or was it just Lahabrea? How much of the world knows about what's been happening in Ishgard or with the WoD behind the scenes to have an understanding of the internal politics and struggles of the Ascians as we have (from a player POV)? Is there someone we've forgotten? Roll on 3.5...!