Welcome to the Secession

derse; heir of space (afab, human), knight of void (male, human), seer of time (fem, goldcaste), sylph of life (fem, limecaste Faking as an indigocaste), witch of breath (transman, olivecaste), thief of doom (transfem, rustcaste)

prospit; maid of mind (fem, human), prince of blood (male, human), rogue of light (masc, jadecaste), page of rage (male, fuchsiacaste), mage of heart (male, bluecaste), bard of hope (feminine, purplecaste)

quadrants → knight of void <3 prince of blood, seer of time <3 rogue of light, mage of heart (one-sided) <?3 heir of space, sylph of life <?3 bard of hope (mutual)

→ knight of void <> maid of mind, sylph of mind <> witch of breath, page of rage <> rogue of light

→ heir of space o8< maid of mind (auspistice) o8< prince of blood, heir of space o8< rogue of light (auspistice) o8< seer of time

→ thief of doom (one-sided) <?3< sylph of life

familial relations (humans only) → heir of space & knight of void (siblings), prince of blood & maid of mind (siblings)

that's all, thank you!!! sorry for the long ask X(

Okay, this will be the longest session analysis I’ve done so it will be lengthy to read and I’ll be focusing more on the interaction side rather than what the character’s abilities can do. I would like to start with the fact that this session is not only more likely to succeed by having both a Space and Time player, but specifically having two classes that have very useful abilities that make it more likely to win. I’ll do my best to keep everything straight and go down the list of players!

The great news here is that the Heir of Space passively manifests and manipulates their aspect, so Space is more likely to bend to her whims and make her quest easier and protect the Heir. The Heir is also lucky that all of her co-players have good synergy with her abilities and can make for some unique combinations. Hopefully she has a good relationship with her brother, as the Knight of the session is usually tasked with aiding the Space player with frog breeding and guarding. Plus, a successfully realized Knight of Void helps reveal hidden objects and secrets so he can make or break finding the needed frogs if he isn’t in an amicable mood. I will say that it seems the Heir does have two auspistice groups going as well as an unrequited pale crush from the Mage of Heart. Depending on the feelings, the auspisticism may be tumultuous. The Heir beefing with the Prince of Blood can lead to more broken relationships from the Prince’s ire and the Heir’s tendency to isolate themselves (Space aspect trait). On the other side is the possible pitch feelings between the Heir and the Seer, who can literally lead everyone down the path of death if she gets spiteful. They definitely will be commiserating with the Mage often, which won’t help the pale feelings until the Mage finally decides to shoot his shot. Good luck homie.

So the Knight of Void is an active role that will help use the Void (secrets, darkness, etc.) to protect/work towards his goals or what’s important to him. Knights tend to put up a false front to cover some aspect of themselves that they are ashamed/have doubts about. So this person would likely be the person that unintentionally harbors everyone’s secrets but they are forever safe with this person. His presence may help mask or at least nullify to some degree the bond breaking effects his matesprite Prince of Blood may cause. Now a Knight of Void that dreams on Derse already has edgy written into his character sheet, the big thing is learning to drop whatever edgy mask is used to cover up how much he cares which honestly with the support system present shouldn’t be hard! This support is pretty much doubled by the Maid of Mind, as they passively help create Mind and are helpful to everyone. Sorting thoughts, taking a step back and finding logical solutions, and helping others remember key events/information will be their main abilities but being able to compile all these logical data points will be easier when there is someone (Knight of Void moirail) who inherently tends to pull obscure information to them.

The Seer of Time being a goldblood tracks with those multicolored eyes being special in another regard. Seeing as she is the Scratch resource for the session as well as someone who is going to have to see countless doomed timelines/visions of her dead cohorts and how it happened she is going to be quite the stressed player. Having a matesprite helps, especially an organized jadeblood Rogue of Light that is passively giving luck and enlightenment to her. This only boosts the likelihood of seeing the better timelines as well as providing the level head that may be needed to help with any burnout. Vice versa, the Seer helps the Rogue grow confident because she sees the best person the Rogue can be, helping with that pesky self-doubt Rogues tend to suffer with. Now depending on who is the auspistice and what direction the relationships are going toward aren’t stated. If they lean pale then it’s just a matter of one of the three being responsible and not letting each other get too deep in a habit that is all consuming but one done out of care (such as being overprotective). If the feelings are ashen then you may have them balancing on the edge of someone saying something too personal that can cause a huge emotional blow up or even death if it gets bad enough.

The Sylph of Life is going to have to retain that optimism and hopeful energy through so many trials and tribulations it is not funny. First off, their caste is pretty much extinct or illegal so that obviously is its own issue. The wealth and resources that would be needed to pull off an indigoblood guise makes it even harder. A healer who’s aspect lies in the field of Life wouldn’t necessarily be keen on the bloodcastes, especially as a limeblood which would be hard to hide to all those around them. Their moirallegiance with the Witch of Breath is what likely keeps them sane. Either the Witch prevents the Sylph from going off the deep end and trying to meddle with a system that is too big to handle right now while encouraging them to relish the freedom they do have OR the Sylph is helping ground the Witch of Breath to make sure he isn’t trying to lead a rebellion before the manifesto is even drawn up. Because the Witch of Breath freely manipulates Breath, he may help others in the session feel free of the burdens of their society which can benefit everyone. The issue here lies with two players' emotions specifically. The Sylph and Bard of Hope are mutually pale for each other, which isn’t awful per se, just dangerous. The Bard passively destroys the Hope of the session and for someone who hinges on Hope and Life to get them through the Sylph is going to have to really try hard to remain optimistic enough to work through that passive Hope destruction and help the Bard pull her head from her rump every now and again. The other issue is the unrequited Thief of Doom’s pitch feelings that are targeted towards the Sylph. The Thief, while not inherently a bad person, has two dramatic sides due to their classpect. The Thief’s show-boating personality and the Doom aspect’s habit of attracting death and creating boundaries. This being one-sided means that if nothing is talked about and discussed well the Thief may inadvertently kill the only Life player due to jealous machinations brought on by jealousy. If the Thief can find someone to vent to or discuss their emotions then she may be able to use her powers as intended and bring Doom to her adversaries, even if it is to show the Sylph how much better she is or how much more capable she is than someone else. Sometimes you just gotta take the win and not think too hard on the why/hidden reasons.

Speaking of unrequited feelings, back to the Mage of Heart and his pale flush towards the Heir of Space. The Mage unfortunately is often the one to suffer, and I know this classpect well as it is the one my partner shares. They empathize to an unhealthy degree, and often can get overwhelmed by the many sensations of the world. He may be someone who lacks a specific sense or has it in excess. The issue is he can’t just sit on these emotions and sensations. Yes, they are helping him ruminate and learn more about himself and others but that repetitive cycle inside his head is bound to lead to unhealthy attachments to those that can make him feel safe/seen. If he doesn't fess up or talk to someone like the Maid of Mind or Prince of Blood to sort out these issues it could lead to negative traits or bad advice being passed around. Again, good luck to this person. You’ll be great at commiserating but the journey is hard.

I’m realizing I tend to end on Pages, so I’m sorry to anyone who is a Page and saw that trend in my writing style eons before I did. The Page of Rage being a fushiablood is quite fitting. They would be someone who is peaceful, almost completely pacifist, in the beginning. However this doesn’t mean they aren’t argumentative or stubborn, often being the one to flaunt their power/wealth and be a big talker. The Page would continuously learn to harness their focus and dominating spirit to the point where he may be able to even make a temporary field where anything he says becomes true (though this would likely be less than a two minutes since this would require so much energy). Luckily the Rogue of Light is there to help balance out that entitled attitude with the ability to provide a lucky lesson or experience in favor of making the Page a better person (or at least more likely to be team player). Because the Rogue is matesprited to the Seer of Time the Rogue can also inadvertently obtain advice from the Seer about how to lead the Page down a path that won’t end up with someone killing him before he can emotionally mature and gain the strength needed to fight with more than words. Who knows, the Page may even become one of the group’s leaders after a certain point.

We have a mage of space, witch of light (who are both in prospit) along with a seer of void and a bard of time(both derse)

Im not sure if this will be relevant for the analysia but the mage and the seer are besties plus the witch and the bard have a kind of friendly rivarly

Congratulations you have a viable session with access to a Scratch!

To start, the Mage of Space would make this a breeze on the front of breeding the Genesis Frog as well any Space related issues. The Mage is knowledgeable and likely has a variety of interests that they can use to help themselves or others out of situations. Now Mages typically have a hard time with some part of their aspect, so this may be something such as having bouts of creative blocks or even being near/far sighted or not having strong physical senses. They likely would experience headaches worth of information in an instant upon Godtiering. Hope they have migraine relief tactics ready. Especially on Prospit with the oracle clouds that eclipse occasionally.

The Seer of Void makes a good best friend for the Mage of Space. The Seer of Void sees through Void, seeing all secrets in due time and how to navigate the Void and any dark areas that may plague the team. They would give insightful information to their team at random times that may seem randomly insightful to something they may be going through even if they haven’t said anything. Being the knowledgeable passive counter to the Mage means these two likely have interests or other traits that may be outlandish or not well understood except by each other. The two likely have felt misunderstood/invisible until talking with each other. Truly friends thick and thin.

The Witch of Light would be someone I liken to a bee or an active insect. Always buzzing from interest/activity, especially things involving new skills, info, or luck. The Witch is one whose abilities allow for manipulation of luck and Light, very helpful for the team with two other knowledge based players. The Witch of Light is highly sociable so you wouldn’t worry about anyone growing distant since they’d likely love to yap to everyone and send everyone information that makes them think of someone. It is especially well paired with their friendly rivalry to the Bard of Time. The Bard keeps them wanting to accomplish more to show how good they are, how much more ahead they can before the Bard gets lucky.

The Bard of Time may be your only thing to worry about if they’re allowed to slack off with their Time responsibilities. The Bard ghosts Space and may get caught up in their projects, so the Witch keeping them busy by encouraging them to progress on something other than their wants at the moment will help keep Time moving well. Plus the Bard can help the others gain knowledge much faster if anything requires downloads or reading as they can shorten the amount of time necessary (with mixed effects). The same goes for the Time it may take for breeding frogs if they help out. The Witch’s luck manipulation would also help curb any negative effects the Time skipping may cause. Rivals that keep on boosting each other’s abilities incidentally create a loop where they have a low failure rate.

Well, actually these two would be two grumpy peas in a pod. Absolutely pitch for each other, almost dangerously alike. So both tend to be absolutely impatient and grumpy individuals. The Bard of Hope (much like we see in Cronus), destroys Hope and optimism passively by being, well, a complete asshole (even if they try to be charming) at times. They are interesting though because they would be someone who has obvious goals and dreams of the future, and most of their anger is because of things getting in the way of that. Now a Heir of Rage is someone who is the embodiment of Rage. At the drop of a hat, any inconveniences would lead to them blowing up. Imagine hour long voice messages of just ranting because they had pickled vegetable cylinders on their grub burger when they SPECIFICALLY ASKED FOR NO PICKELED VEGETABLE CYLINDERS!!! Everyone knows they are always grumpy but it's random what will set them off that day.

While these two would commiserate well with each other, the Bard is likely to belittle the Heir and set them off even further for funsies. The Heir would likely catch feelings first because, jegus does that person just PISS them the FUCK OFF! The Bard would pity the fool but think it's fun, while the Heir would do everything in their power to prove their point to impress the Bard they’re right. This is mainly due to their personalities but also their bloodcastes. The Bard being a purpleblood would see everything beneath them blood-wise and have violent moments where if something actually pisses them off enough they’d just clobber it. The Heir is a tealblood/cobaltblood just bordering on important so they get pissed off when not given their meager respect. They would also be either academically inclined or some form of overseer/bureaucrat giving them a complex on that front. 

Their abilities if they aren’t using them to toy with the other will be a lethal combo! The Bard destroys any form of Hope and optimism that the adversary has and has that purpleblood strength to make them go splat. The Heir would draw in all that Rage and use the core-breaking truth it brings to rally allies and slam out all that pent up Rage on foes, feeding off their negative emotions the Bard makes. A note on classpect inversion: Since Hussie’s update to Maid being the Active (+) pairing to Heir, I’m no longer sure what is inverted to what. If using the old system though, they aren’t direct opposites classwise but yes their aspects would be direct opposites but used the same way! So the Bard of Hope’s opposite is technically the Maid of Rage while the Heir of Rage’s opposite is the Mage of Hope (again using the old fan theory).

How would a session with a page of space, page of time, bard of space, and heir of life go?? :)

Is this session doable? Yes. Is it going to be hard as hell? Yes. Your Heir of Life is going to likely pull their hair out so invest in some good alchemized bootleg Nair bestie.

So for starters, you have two Space players! That is either going to be a detriment or a back up, I’m honestly unsure since this might be Skaia saying you’ll need it. Pages start deficient in their aspect, and Bards passively destroy their aspect while ghosting their counterpart. This means that your Page of Space lacks Space during the beginning of the session, either physically (either hoarding, homeless, or nothing to call their own) or metaphorically (creativity). Space players also tend to be isolated and lean towards isolation as a form of comfort/situation avoidance so it’s possible they may have a habit of pulling away which makes progress hard to focus on. A Page of Time would lack Time, meaning they likely barely scraped by to Enter their session and likely will have less Time to get caught up to everyone else. Your Bard of Space will also be passively making decisions that could harm your Genesis Tadpole as well as the fabric of Space around your session, as well as make some funky alchemy that may glitch the system rendering it useless while they lounge around with all the Time in the world because nothing matters that seriously (possibly due to depression).

Now negativity aside, if these three can be pulled up by their bootstraps to progress and learn on their journeys, they’ll make extremely powerful gods. A Page of Space would be able to manifest anything from Space with enough focus, the ultimate creative will if they can master the heavy burden after coming from someone who can’t draw a stick figure. A Page of Time would manifest and exploit the flow of Time to their whim, allowing for free manifestation, like a start, stop, rewind, fast forward type deal. The Bard of Space would be able to rend the enemies creative states making weapon development impossible, or even activate Murphy’s Law as they please without having to lift a finger.

The Heir of Life, bless them, will be the one who’s going to actively be there to motivate and clean up any messes. They will act as the leader likely, and the inspiration to grow to everyone. Their coplayers may look up to them and their infectious charisma and optimism. The Heir fully realized would be one that anytime they are seen, Life itself flourishes around them. They will be the glue holding the team together when times are tough. Unfortunately they may suffer if they don’t take time for their own mental health as they may inverse into the Doom aspect if they receive too much negativity to counter their optimism.

Dope name, it sounds a lot like a 90's hell crawler.

I am a page of doom. there's also a page of life, sylph of hope, knight of heart, mage of mind, rogue of space, prince of time and a heir of breath!

Starting off, a valid session! You have a Space player and the bonus of a Scratch with a Time player. Your session may have a few problems that can arise so as long as those get handled before they fester you can definitely win! So for starters, you have a Knight of Heart, which a common fan theory is that the Knight’s aspect is often missing from your session, and the Knight must find it and wield it. Heart being the aspect of self and expression, this can lead to those in your session having not ideal communication or hesitancy to express their feelings, possibly even lack the empathy they usually have. The Knight will have it cut out for them if they are going to play mediator, but luckily your session also has a Sylph of Hope. Sylphs are active meddlers and Hope’s optimism mixed with it means that they should be able to partner with the Knight to keep everyone’s morale up. Plus the Sylph can help people feel better to an extent physically. In the old days, doctors believed that as long as the mantras they used on patients came across as confident/charismatic the patients would also believe it (hence why it's good to be trained in bedside manner). The Heir of Breath can also aid with this, bringing a Breath of relief and freedom to the session, but they will need check-ins or they may end up floating off to things that don’t matter. Combined with the Sylph, these two can help wash away tension and stress for the moment to allow refocusing.

Following up on the communication issue is that the Mage of Mind has a habit of self-isolation, as they have a Hermit archetype. Another issue is they would have amazing mental abilities, maybe to the extent of being able to act as a communication beacon or tower for the group (though this can lead to strain if gone too far). However, to get to this point they would need to learn how to use their Mind and its knowledge to focus on helpful knowledge rather than just their interests. The Knight would be a good pair to help keep the Mage attached to the group, essentially acting as the wrangler and keeping everyone connected physically/socially. Now the Sylph and Knight may also have a time helping the Rogue of Space deal with the feelings of inadequacy that comes with Rogues not feeling as though they deserve what has been gifted to them. A Rogue stealing Space for their friends is good in theory, but they may incidentally create more Space between their relationships due to Space’s tendency for isolation and the Rogue giving too much Space to others metaphorically. If the Rogue can learn to accept their new responsibilities and powers, they will be able to breed their frog correctly with confidence. Now the Pages. Pages are an excellent manifester of their aspect if they learn to hone their skills after an arduous journey of being deficient. Some believe that they can become one of the strongest of the classes if taught well. Now to lack Life and Doom is certainly something. To lack optimism and not have any options for growth is drastically different than the opposite’s lack of rules and consequences. By lacking these traits, the Pages will learn what it truly means to serve these aspects as they progress. The Page of Life will start to find reasons to be more goal oriented and begin to wield Life as a force that works in tandem with the Sylph’s Hope. Together these two can make their cohorts feel like anything is possible because it is now. Plus the added bonus that the Page of Life may also possess healing abilities. The Page of Doom would learn how to set better boundaries for themselves and others, and learn that rules have loopholes that can be manipulated for everyone’s gain, maybe to the point where new ones can be written to make things fair. This can be absolutely game breaking, or the opposite where they can rewrite deaths. Due to Doom’s relation with death the Page may walk a fine line if not careful, especially if it puts the session at risk. This unfortunately goes hand in hand with the Prince of Time who is actively destroying Time. Now I don’t believe all Princes are the same, I mean it would take a real vindictive asshole to want to destroy themselves and everyone else after getting this far. They just tend to make decisions that put their timelines and the state of Time in danger more often than something like a Maid would. However they can learn to harness this and learn to destroy what would be detrimental timelines or remove jujus that could cause issues. If the Prince and Page of Doom aren’t careful they may make a destructive feedback loop, but again good communication would eliminate this.

A Seer of Hope is one who sees, envisions, and invites knowledge through truth, conviction, and hope. This classpect is a passive one, but not quite as passive as one may think for a Seer. While a Seer of Hope will likely end up playing the role as advisor or strategist, they may not start out that way. 

A Seer of Hope is likely someone who can be talkative and agreeable, but in the beginning of their journey it may be to an annoying degree. They may just be someone who is reclusive or just exists in a friend group or chat that sits and rarely talks. Not for fear or anxiety, but they may operate as a "talk when spoken to" person who is direct and doesn't fluff their answers or conversations. Kinda like a "Hey, what did you think of the movie?" "It was good. I liked it. :)"

They may struggle with finding what they believe and instead parroting their friends or online opinions, instead of looking too deep into a topic. Again, this isn't out of laziness or negative feelings, just they've never thought hard about stuff. They like what they like because they like it. Eventually they may be spurred by an opinion or encounter someone saying the opposite of the common opinion or point out they just parrot others. Something will challenge their opinions to cause them to think and see what can be trusted, why they feel why they do, and where their boundaries lie.

when anything is capchalogued, it's grist profile is scanned, after which the item is assigned to a cell based on it's most prominent grist [auto ejecting anything already in that cell unless the option is disabled]

I think it'd be a fun modus to use, especially given that you can have some fun scenarios if something is tied to its most common elements. I think you could go two routes with this modus:

Have it always set to Grist make-up, and the user before entering would just assume they have a fucked/glitched modus

seer of heart, bard of space, page of void, and maid of light!

thank you so much!

Already starting with a mixed bag, you have a Bard of Space and no Time player. Essentially without heavy shenanigans, you’ll only have one chance as there won’t be a Scratch to save you. The good news: you have a space player, so that means that you can in fact win the game! The bad news: they are a passive destruction class, so the destruction of your only way to win in this session will need watchful eyes or you’ll Game Over. Now Bards get a bad rap, and Bards of both Time and Space are practically dog whistles for people to come in and tell them they are a bad classpect, which is entirely untrue as everything is unique to the individual. Yes, classpects are going to play into the narrative stereotypes (as they are meant to for the story) but that doesn’t mean they have to be the full cliché. A Bard of Space (especially a Derse dreamer) will likely be someone who is either used to things feeling “inevitable” or may have a bleak outlook in the grand scheme of things, used to things slowly or suddenly going awry but being someone who accepts it in either a depressed or aloof state. They ghost Time and due to this passively cause the destruction of Space due to this, maybe taking up more Space literally by hoarding or sidetracking creative thoughts with time anxieties. They may have a quest that causes them to realize the inevitable fate they believed for so long is actually not true and that they had more paths available but they were so focused on one path they disregard the others. Your session also has a Page of Void who is also dreaming on Derse. Void players are already susceptible to Horrorterror ramblings and influence since they draw their powers from the Void beyond the Furthest Ring into Nothingness. Void can be a pretty hard concept to grasp for most, as many obviously can understand the ‘secrets’ portion of Void. The real challenge lies in understanding nothing, which pairing that with a Page who must journey from being unable to connect with Void to being one who wields and serves it makes it tricky for the Page. It would mean that early on everything would feel like a clue to the Page, as they can’t discern what is important or just an unrelated object. Not to make the Page sound like an idiot, as that’s not the case! It means they are likely meticulous and know many obscure things that aren’t necessarily helpful right now. Being one to be more suspicious of information also means they are likely to get distracted by ‘but what if there’s more to this’ thoughts. They mean well, but their journey will be to learn to listen to the Void instead of the Light, that reading between the lines of reality will grant them secrets that are unthinkable. They’ll learn to be less introverted or quiet and bring secrets of the Void to their session and may even learn to provide shortcuts or tips that absolutely cheese the game.

Luckily, for your worried Bard and anxious Page you have a pretty good synergy of a session! The Seer of Heart and Maid of Light will have to be daycare workers at first, having to guide their aspects to keep communication clear. As Space gets passively flawed and secrets can’t stay in the dark due to Void manifesting easily, the Seer of Heart will essentially be the glue to keep everyone from infighting. They would be able to see each player's true intentions and Heart, and help guide their co-players to use their strengths to benefit each other. They will essentially be playing a dispatch officer and therapist in turn, as well as doing their own quest. Knowing the strengths and weaknesses and best combinations will come naturally but if the Seer isn’t careful they can ignore logic if they get too caught up in the whims of a particularly strong emotion (or even personality like a pushy friend). Being a Prospit dreamer they may be a tad naïve at times or not think about how their own emotions may come out, and will need the occasional grounding.

The Maid of Light will act very heavily as the group’s reference point or advice friend separate from the therapy friend that will be the Seer. The Maid has a unique talent of brightening a room, and it can be literally, but they may find that people often tell them that they are easy to get along with or make people smile often. They can be a Light to help the load of how dark a session can get, and they often have a habit of giving good advice on most things. Information on how to feel better, how to better tackle a problem, or even just lending a skill book are ways they will passively brighten the session without even realizing. Being Prospit bound means that the Maid is likely very knowledgeable due to Skaia’s cloud visions giving glimpses of more information, the challenge is not building their expectations around information they skew or nitpick to support their wants instead of reviewing all the data.

To sum your session: 

You have Bard who may deal with lax attitudes but their chill nature actually inspires others to be more creative with their ambitions.

You have a Page who needs help focusing but can eventually unlock the Konami code for your session in some way and dispel anything hidden.

You have a Seer who can see right into the souls of others and make the best synergy possible by being a literal matchmaker for different skillsets.

You have a Maid who’s a literal beacon of knowledge that seems to bring good fortune just by being their helpful selves. 

Oh so that’s what that one anon message meant by sending personalities! No prob, but I will add a disclaimer like I normally do! As usual, these are based on my opinions and ideas of what is in the muddy area between canon and fanon, and what I think doesn’t have to be the same as anyone else blah blah blah. I also think that the anon should take the suggestion and do more research on their own because in the end, classpecting is supposed to be fun and I will never be able to know someone as well as they’d know themselves. Plus your classpect may change the more you live and experience, cause retrospection is a bitch of a learning process! Now onto my thoughts! First of all, that’s a lot of information about yourself that will be posted on a public blog so thank you for wanting my input in the slurry of online options :3 Depending on what values you specifically hold dear (which can be hard to determine for yourself except in very stressful or hard times) will help you narrow down classes and aspects. Especially not helping that certain combinations of aspects and classes can be similar but different entirely based on the connections between them. 

From the information given, I would narrow down the classes of Page, Mage, Rogue, Sylph, and Knight. You may see that these classes hinge on some form of absence or overflow of their aspect. They are also classes that are bound to more group oriented or serving goals. You mention a lot that you are a mediator and that while you don’t make friends easily, you see yourself protect and emphasize with others. All these classes will have their specific differences below.

Page: They have the slowest journey and often have a deficit of their aspect at the beginning of their journey. They must learn not only how to use their aspect but also come by in a way that is both natural and benefits them. Pages are typically unsure of themselves or their foundation of beliefs, but know what they at least trust in some measure.

Mage: Mages typically “suffer” from their aspect or have to find ways to understand how to manipulate and understand it to aid either themselves or the group. I believe it's more of a cursed knowledge type of position but, either way they tend to get the negative side of the metaphorical stick. Whatever experiences they have had, good or bad, helps them guide and give advice to the group.

Rogue: Rogues are also unsure of themselves, but in a way that is more directed at self-worth. They struggle with the concept of trying to discern why they were chosen by an aspect and what it could even mean to them. Their journey is learning that the powers granted to them are for the right reason and they become more confident in what is right in their morals.

Sylph: The class seen as meddlers and mediators, who happily will go along with something if it's in a favor of their interest. Not that they are pushovers, the contrary. They are known to slap some sense (metaphorically or literally) into people so they can get their (usually well meaning and maybe correct) point across. They have a path where they actively have to use their aspect to help themselves and their group through creating usually. Typically their aspect will be one that is easily seen because they will have such an overabundance to give. Knight: The knight class is the obvious class that weaponizes/wields their aspect to protect others and maintain their goals. Knights tend to usually put up a front that is protecting a vulnerable part of their personality pertaining to their aspect. They must learn to wield their aspect so that it benefits the group while coming to terms that whatever they are shielding with it may need to come to light and be dealt with. In terms of aspects, you can find a way to morph any aspect into any way you need to fit the mold. The ones I’ve narrowed down may seem a bit on the nose, but I think that the way they come to each person is different and you may resonate with these more often: Time, Hope, Heart, and Blood. Time: The aspect of Time is obvious in the literal, but also deals with change and degradation. Fears or dislike of the concepts of destiny are common, especially wanting to change fates. It's learning that even if things are cyclical that they can be changed in little ways without having everything change, or learning how to wield that change to truly reshape the world. The losing track of time at times, absorption into activities, and the existentialism are common traits that can afflict Time players. Hope: Hope is not only the aspect of faith and beliefs but also the idea of indulging in fantasy and crafting your own views compared to what may be “true”. Hope can be a powerful force of calming or one that stirs one to action with the ideal that everything will be okay. I think those that experience the greatest bouts of despair often are the same ones who can carry Hope the brightest, because in times when darkness is the deepest even the smallest sparks shine like stars. Heart: Heart is the matter of the soul. It’s one’s personal self, the one they believe is the true representation of everything they are. It also is tied to emotions and the pathos of the being. Empathy and sympathy are well known in the Heart aspect as well as the counter of apathy. Knowing one’s self is a journey we’re all on, but some have longer roads than others. Your experiences with not leaning one way or the other but having these strong feelings is a common Heart symptom.

Blood: The aspect of unity and bonds, as well as literal blood. It also has ties with metal, such as iron and chains. Blood players find that their main motivations and goals often revolve around keeping groups unified or wanting there to be one thing that everyone can commiserate on. It also has its not so fun side having to determine when certain bonds should be broken, or when blood must be spilt. Dying for loyalty or martyrdom for something the player deems a good cause can lead to ideas of lower self worth compared to others.

like say neon for example and it appears as a flame while gas grist would appear as a cloud

and neither gas nor plasma grist would need some contraption to retrieve since grist is supposed to be an abstract game concept anyway