Esteemed Guest

An Esteemed Guest is a human visitor from the Old World, Earth. Every twenty-five years, a human is transported (often against their will) to Eire, to assess whether humans have moved beyond their evil ways. The humans are fostered by the different races of the two leagues in rotation. At the end of a year, if the Guest is still alive, they can choose to stay or be sent back to Earth. If they are sent back, they may never return.

As a consequence of the magical nature of Eire, the humans who are sent back often achieve great things with the knowledge they have obtained.

According to Timekeeper Cronicky, of the 39 official Guests, 10 died during their visit, 14 returned, and 15 decided to stay indefinitely.

Known Esteemed Guests

 * Lucky Tom: Visited in 1990, stayed indefinitely (Vampires)
 * Zhang Wei: Visited in 1965, died from overdosing on Spectral Smudge (Zombies)
 * Rita Hernandez: Visited in 1940, returned (Ogres)
 * John Tolkien: Visited in 1915, returned (Elves)
 * Max Planck: Visited in 1890, returned (Gnomes)