Cause it's fun, my own take on the EXU group being asked for collateral if the ask was after names:
Askers: You, Orym of the air asha....wait were you raised there or did you join as an adult?
Askers: you're excused. You are not worth getting that kind of attention on us. NEXT
Askers: Fearne what about you?
Fearne: well that would be my gran in the faewilde. You ge
Dorian who is more than willing to mislead these people: Look at me, you really think my family is gonna be easier to reach then the guy's whose village guards an AIR elemental plane portal?
Askers: ANYONE OF YOU ORIGINALLY WITH THIS GROUP?!?! We ain't touching whatever that death is. We'd have an easier time killing you lot in jail or witsec. And less doom brought upon our organization. No okay our collateral for you three are we will tell Orym's leader on you all if you tell on us?
Orym who has been home when Vox Machina are visiting and yelling stories about his leader to anyone that will listen (dead pan): how terrifying