Just having a think about the classes. We know how Relena became a Blade, how Noumalia became a Mensi, and how Lance became a cyber warrior, it's all in our back stories. But how about Unity becoming a Siado? From my very limited understanding of the class it seems these guys are kind of the "auditors" of the universe (to borrow a Pratchettism)- shouldn't this mean Unity has inside knowledge on stuff - like the damned Shanask? I can see how you can be a low level Blade or Mensi, it's about training with a specific ability, but the Siado have both powers to train (sorce etc) and a knowledge component - they have a larger mission etc. Where does he obtain the knowledge of the universe necessary to carry it out? When was he recruited/trained? On a practical level Peter can't really know stuff that hasn't come up in game, but one would assume Unity would...

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To me, they seem to be very "pre-movies Jedi". But with my more religious background for my character, I see him as a bit more Bene Gesserit. The whole religious/political/manipulative-but in a benign behind-the-scenes way (bordering on patronising).

I view the class thing as "where they belong" rather than "what defines them from the beginning". It's an ongoing process to become a Siado. Technically he is one as well, but I'd view it as technically you would class Luke Skywalker as a Jedi. He certainly becomes one eventually, but he has a journey of character development to get there.

Unity certainly has much of the worldview (universeview?) to be a Siado, he just lacks the skills and knowledge so far, and is unaware of them as a group. If they did have a group, I think it may have semi-religious organising structures similar to the Bene Gesserit or Jedi Council. Possibly there is a Siado Synod?


However - they could also be operating independantly of each other with no organisation. Like friars. Each doing their bit to improve the universe slightly - and occasionally bumping into another to compare war stories with.

The feats they get - especially the Sorce ones - I view them as "enlightenment about the universe and how it functions" - rather than an actual learning experience from a teacher in how to use powers or skills. Whatever process the Shanask went through to realise how Sorce works is how the Siado comes to it too - or through a similar method.

I think you hit the nail on the head for me with "is unaware of them as a group". This makes a lot of sense. He certainly does have the outlook and personal qualities to develop into a Siado. I gues it's a case of conceptialisong "Class" differently in this case. Relena knows she is a Blade, Unity is a Siado but he doesn't realise that this is the 'name' for what he is.

Yeah, that's about it

In roleplaying systems with classes, where every PC must have a class - it makes sense to put a character in the class he is most suited for, or likely to want to be. Even if the PC starts as a bit of tabula rasa, like Unity.

Hmm, can't edit comments - darn. That should be "a bit of a tabula rasa (blank slate)".