Alright, you make a fair point. Still, some sort of unifying event could be recommended probably. Perhaps they all happened to be gathered in the same bar that same night, where some of them are already complaining about the lack of jobs, while others may be new there. Then someone needs to stand up and say they can probably do better with all the people present here, and get everyone involved that way. Of course then there needs to be something that makes this more than just words...<br/><br/>Oh, perhaps it's a very vocal official from one of the other guilds who's complaining about how things are going there and feeling underappreciated. He can then say something like how he can run a better guild with a bunch of strangers. To which the bartender jokingly challenges him to try. And why not try with the ragtag group of travelers currently in the bar. The man, having found some courage in his ale, or having lost some of his inhibitions there, whichever you prefer, accepts. He turns around and address all gathered and invites them all to join him in this little experiment. He assigns teams as he sees fit and sends them on some errands with the promise of pay if they complete their job. It shouldn't be anything too big, just something that can be accomplished that same evening. For varying reasons the folk gathered decide to play along and in doing so get their first taste of how this might actually work.<br/><br/>It could also be that the guild guy was making a bet with someone else. Perhaps someone with money who said he'd offer to help fund a new guild if the man can persuade him that he's worthy of the investment. I'm just calling out random ideas now.