do you have a post compiling descriptions of each of the 12 classes separate from the aspects?
I don’t! But I could compile an abbreviated version here for you!:
Heir: The passive changing class, they inherit their aspect. It falls upon their shoulders easily and they’re able to change and flex with it- like John moving with the wind.
Witch: The active changing class, they put an active effort into shaping and altering their aspect. They mutate and shape, such as Jade actively changing the size of planets, or opening space to shorten the distance between two points.
Seer: The passive understanding class, these people tend to stand on the backlines. They usually have to seek out information or find it through a medium, such as Rose’s crystal ball that she used to obtain knowledge. They’re curious and like to seek deeper meaning.
Mage: The active understanding class, they tend to have knowledge dropped onto their shoulders naturally (think Sollux’s voices of the doomed). They may be more frontline and actively utilize the information they know themselves instead of providing it to others.
Page: The passive utilization class, these people allow their aspect to be weaponized rather than necessarily weaponizing it themselves. Think of Jake’s big Hope Explosion, they have a lot of potential sealed up inside themselves- it’s just a matter of getting it out and sharing it.
Knight: The active utilization class, these people tend to literally and outright weaponize their aspect. They’re usually surrounded and overwhelmed- not sure how to use their aspect to the best effect and avoidant of it before finally settling into their role. Knights also tend to put on a facade, they usually project an image outward that hides insecurities. Knights also are said to be the protecting class, and usually aid others when they can.
Rogue: The passive allocation class, rogues passively move things around and redistribute them. They’re movers, shakers. They tend to work to the detriment of themselves, taking their aspect off themselves and moving it around for the benefit of others. Think of Roxy, working in the shadows and giving everyone else the limelight. It’s thankless work, but someone’s gotta do it.
Thief: The active allocation class, thieves actively steal things away from people. Can’t get any more plain than that. They tend to be self-centered and self-motivated, among the most selfish of all the classes. Think Vriska- she’ll steal all your luck and smile while doing it. Or think Meenah- who will quite literally steal your life.
Sylph: The passive creation class, sylphs tend to inspire their aspect rather than outright creating it. They tend to be the nosy sort and to get themselves involved in other people’s affairs. They want to input their own viewpoints by wiping away the opposing ideas. Kanaya tended to attempt to inspire the meditative and less-fighty nature of space in everyone around her, for example.
Maid: The active creation class, maids are often said to be Made of their aspect. They really feel it, they’re really involved in it, and they actively make it happen. Jane, for example, actively creates life by resurrecting her teammates. Aradia similarly created time- both by creating other timelines with her robotic self and my adding time for everyone to work.
Bard: The passive destruction class, bards invite destruction of and through their aspects. They’re a chaotic force and highly unpredictable. An unchecked bard can mess up their game in a major way by distorting and destroying the presence of their aspect or by using it as a means to harm others. Gamzee mentally assaults John with terrifying images, or example, and, of course, fills Terezi with doubt and fear and makes her believe her options are limited. He destroys both of them through Rage, in that example.
Prince: The active destruction class, princes destroy, destroy, destroy. They’re very good at it. The prince doesn’t necessarily mean to be bad, but they’re also among the most self-centered of the classes. They usually deny and destroy their aspects outright. Eridan does this by being hopeless, by destroying the matriorb, by killing/attacking multiple people, by killing the angels... He’s a mess, really. Princes also notably tend to have problems in their romantic lives- Eridan’s quadrant woes, Kurloz’s scream, and Dirk’s... everything are good examples of this!
