Classpects & Sessions!

[mageofmindanalyses]

Introduction

Hello! I created blog on the whim that most classpect & session analysis blogs are long dead by now, so this blog exists to fill that gap!

Please send requests for anything Sburb analysis related, even if it;s something more abstract like how dersites interact with their dreamers!

- Mod Artifice

[thehopeymage]

THE CLASS SYSTEMS' THIRD AXIS: MAGIC.

Okay so. I've been losing my mind.

Hussie dropped this in the official Homestuck discord.

Pictured above is the class active/passive alignment chart, along with which classes are paired. As far as which classes are ADJACENT to each other(helpfully numbered 1 through 7), this is about what I had expected! Which ones are considered MORE or LESS active or passive through me for a bit of a loop, but honestly I can roll with those punches! TBH, having Witch be second most active to LORD is SUPER recontextualizing and pretty badass!

But like. you see the wrinkle here, right? Homestuck does love its symmetrical asymmetry, and as you can see Witch IS NOT paired with Heir(6) and Maid IS NOT paired with Sylph(1).

Instead they are:

Maid / Heir, which is cool. My take is something sort of similar to my "embodyment" class thoughts from years back, with maybe a common theme of having their aspect thrust upon them in different ways. Idk I'm still figuring them out!

and Sylph / Witch, the reconstruction classes. called it ;P

Back in the old days, before I found a certain Youtubers videos and changed all my classpecting theories forever, I paired Witch and Sylph together, and genuinely my MAIN source of evidence was this one line.

yes jade thats soooo awesome its true

Now, Kanaya later calls this a joke. Which is fair, its pretty silly, but it was said with those classes being a pair in mind!

So was this said to mean something deeper? I suppose it could be pointing towards something between "the more passive a class is the more magical or w/e" and "this is just a complete joke and only tells us that they are a pair" but neither of those spark joy for me. Why would she number the classes from most to least passive/active, starting in *the middle*, being entirely linear? You're telling me the deconstruction and reconstruction classes aren't *in dichotomy with each other or anything?* Why? Just to fuck with me specifically? perhaps

Here's another theory!

I could post a bunch of evidence. but honestly, the only real evidence is compiled in this shitpost i made based on Hussies words in the official Homestuck discord.

Homestuck has this ongoing gag based on how real or fake any given character finds magic, the earliest example of this being an extremely one sided feud between Eridan(5) and Rose(2). Homestuck ALSO likes to play with fake things becoming real things, so like. there's a lot going on there.

I might bring up some circumstantial evidence here and there, but The more interesting thing to do here I think is just paint a compelling picture of what this would even MEAN.

So. What is magic, or magicality? Especially in a world with gods and witches, where the world itself is predicated both on GAME logic, as well as a meta awareness of the ACTUAL medium it's in, a NARRATIVE WEBCOMIC? What's the difference, in a world like that, between a spell and a line of code?

So, in order for this to make any damn sense at all, I'm going to have to solidify some language for this post. POWERS =\= MAGIC. obviously, a Lord and a Muse(7) have some pretty crazy powers! the abilities provided to a Witch and Heir(6), the penultimate Most Active and Post Passive classes, clearly have some insane abilities over their aspect once they ascend to the god tiers.

The Witch and Heir classes are super interesting, because, while unpaired TECHNICALLY, their adjacency actually says a lot about the classes and how they interact with their aspect. We see this really early on with John and Jade, as our first two examples! While Johns affinity for being a MAGICIAN and the *name* of the WITCH class suggests magicality, neither of them really are very magically minded. the both of them are incredibly SCIENTIFICALLY minded, in contrast! Jade I probably don't need to do much convincing with, but the way John solves problems, like his game faq writing on the alchemy system, is very scientific method!

While Rose summons power from within to wreak havoc on her problems from arcane sources, John and Jade(6) are solving their problems by changing variables and learning what they can from them. Their knowledge comes from a very different place than Terezi or Sollux(2).

So that enforces that Eridan vs Rose Science vs Magic thing. The difference isn't having powers or not, its in approach and relationship.

Jade, the Witch(6) of Space, studies and works within the confines of her aspect, while to Kanaya, the Sylph(1) of Space, The aspect is a mythical thing, something that provides vague guidance and purpose. To John, Breath is wind, and he can change how the wind moves and change INTO wind, but to Jane, the Maid(1) of Life, her aspect is more an odd force that haunts her. When empowered by trickster mode, flowers uncontrollably sprout from the ground, and she has her own personal Life Devil haunting her existence in the form of the Condesce. To Aradia, the Maid of Time, Time is a force of nature which follows her, bringing death and voices of those long past... To Damara, Witch of Time, Time is an evil man. Which it is!

I think part of why this separation of Magic and Power even exists is because this world is made by Caliborn. Or at least, to his liking. The alpha timeline exists to prop up the existence of Lord English and to empower him to the point where Caliborn himself barely has to even do anything. He's already here!

When Caliborn and Alt!Calliope exert command of their aspect, they are acting as writers and artists, and in a comic, that's science! That is the actual structure of your actual world. Nothing magic about it!

Going down the list we can point out different example of this "magical thinking vs scientific thinking" as well as how the more magical classes have relationships with their aspects that seem more mythical and spooky, but that's my basic premise, and I've probably already used too many words to get to this point already!

However, you can kinda see a sliding scale between John and Jade, who use their aspects like blunt instruments at times, to how Pages and Knights(3) weaponize their aspects with a bit more finesse, to Mages and Seers(2)… well, they're fucking magic!!!! Their aspects speak to them in tongues and they devine meaning and power from them through the arcane.

And so THAT is how the sylph is a more magical witch. To a witch, remaking Space is velocity and mass, to a Sylph, Space is creation itself, and so remaking space has a lot more to do with preparing the universe for a new generation, and it has a lot more "devine purpose" stuff going on. Interesting, contrasting that with how pointless and empty Alt!Calliope describes being bound to the Space aspect, something that resonated with Jade a lot.

But yeah, I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to hear other peoples thoughts on this! is magic real? is magic theory real? im calling this magic theory that seems just about as good a name as anything else. THANKS FOR READING!!!!!!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!

[mageofmindanalyses]

YES YES YES.

IT ALL MAKES SENSE.

[mageofmindanalyses]

LATE NIGHT REVELATION LETS GO

I KNOW EVERYTHING NOW

[bellcarved]

my dealer: i've got some straight gas. this strain is called "homestuck classpecting" you'll be zoinked out of your gourd

me: yeah whatever. what gourd

5 minutes later: y'all i swear i figured it out this time

my buddy, pacing (valid troll name): calliope is lying to us

[mageofmindanalyses]

whhhat quadrant do you reckon would work best between an overly chaotic Thief of Time and very strict Maid of Void? :P

Okay, interesting question. Of course, I should be begin by saying romance is subjective and the product of more factors than just personality. However, I will do my best to answer your question

Now, as I lack a Nepeta to aid me on this, please take this all with a grain of salt.

Note that I am not including Austpisticism as it requires a third party is sort of the opposite of a ship.

QUADRANT #1: MATESPRITS ♥️

The Flush quadrant is the closest to human romance- two individuals who love each other and make each other happy. Now, I don't feel that our Thief & Maid make particularly good Matesprits- the chaotic nature of the ToT clashes severely with the MoV's strictness in a way that wouldn't really be conductive to a healthy relationship between the two.

QUADRANT #2: MOIRAILS ♦️

The Pale quadrant is sometimes viewed as close to the human concept of a queerplatonic relationship, but this isn't entirely correct. Moirails are two people who calm each other down & help each other deal with their problems in a "pile" session. The distinction between them and matesprits can be wibbly-wobbly sometimes, but think of the difference between a romantic partner and a close friend. Now, for similar reasons as the Flush quadrant, this just doesn't work between the two- in fact, it may even be worse.

As we've see here, neither redrom quadrant seems to work here. Though, my word is not law- I'm a Mind Player, after all.

QUADRANT #3: KISMESIS

Kismesis- the nemesis that you kiss. This quadrant isn't really all that hard to understand- think about all the Passion that goes into a Flush romance, but translate that passion into hate and not love. Simples. Now, this quadrant is the first I can see working out between the two- they would certainly get on each other's nerves. Chance of the Thief being a bit much, as they tend to be.

CONCLUSION

In conclusion, I feel Kismessitude would be the healthiest relationship between the two. Bit simple, I know, but I just can't seem them working in redrom.

(note that I could be wrong- look at the Meowrails, for example. I wouldn't have predicted them beong moirails.)

:33< Artificer meowt!

[mageofmindanalyses]

Hello!! me and my friends are making our own homestuck-esq thingamabob comic and need some outside perspective unto our quadrants/session

do you think this is doomed? what would be your predicitons for this session?

Thank you very much for your time!!

(sorry this took so long)

Okay, right off the bat, a Page and a Prince for your Space/Time duo? And they hate each other? Oh dear. Oh dear oh dear oh dear.

You do have two saving graces- your Knight of Blood & Sylph of Hope are both really great support classes. They can hopefully prevent this session from dooming itself.

Speaking of, Thief of Doom is an interesting Classpect- one of the most understood classes paired with the second-most misunderstood aspect? Fascinating. (Rage is obviously the most misunderstood). One who steals rules & fate for themselves- it could be defined as someone who takes the ultimate fates & destinies from their coplayers- using a canon example, they could perhaps steal Dave's ultimate fate of defeating Lord English from him. Their positive relationship with the Knight is certainly helpful.

Oh, but the Prince Of Space. Destroyer of Creation & Beginnings. Shatterer of Physics & Creativity. And apparently, hater of the three most useful players in the session. That's not great, especially the hatred towards the Knight. :(. Space players a required to breed the Genesis Frog, and based on precedent from the B2 and A1 sessions, Knights help. But Princes wholeheartedly reject their aspect and all connected to it. That unfortunately includes frogs. Oh nooooh.

Now, a Page of Time is by no means a weak class, and can become incredibly powerful in the long run if given the right help, just like all Pages. However, due to the nature of the Time aspect, the rewards for this growth can be seen before the Page even reaches the first gate. Time Travel is truly broken.

And don't think I've forgotten the Maid of Void (though it may be easy to do so). A servant of Darkness & Obscurity- perhaps acting on the whims of the Horrorterrors, perhaps following some more obscure mission. Their ability to spread misinformation could be deadly if put in the wrong hands, or with the wrong motivation. Hating the Sylph isn't nice, and the Page already has enough on their plate.

All in all, this session is... iffy, to say the least. I would seriously recommend a Scratch.

<artificer out3<

[mageofmindanalyses]

Hey! If you're not super swamped I was wondering if you could do a (sort of unconventional) session analysis for me? All good if not! Its a bit of a mess cause my friendgroups choose each classpect :3

Only thing I can add is canonically the page of doom (younger) & page of breath (older) are brothers!

KNIGHT of TIME (Derse) - True Aries

MAGE of SPACE (Prospit) - True Virgo

THIEF of HOPE (Prospit) - Aquanius

PAGE OF DOOM (Derse) - Virmini

PAGE OF BREATH (Prospit) - True Taurus

PAGE OF LIGHT (Derse) - Capripia

Three Pages???? Oh boy. Oh boy Oh boy.

Now, on the surface, your session has everything it needs- Space & Time players, neither of whom are destroyer classes. You even have a 50/50 split of active & passive!

BUT. That's a a lot of pages. Don't get me wrong, Pages can be an incredible class once they get going. But you can certainly have too much of a good thing. And while the Page's quest is to gain confidence in themselves and stop relying on others, that doesn't mean they won't need support. Unfortunately, in this session, there's not really anywhere to look for support. The Page of Doom (from here on out Page) & the Page of Breath (Page) being brothers could be useful- getting each other through things, but hopefully with enough sibling rivalry to keep each other independent (somewhat aided by their semi-opposing aspects.)

The Knight of Time is going to have to work in this session- between aiding the Mage in frog breeding, making sure all the Pages are okay, and keeping the Thief in check, I would not be surprised if they had a doomed!self-sprite situation. Yeesh.

Now, the Thief. Thieves are not historically team players, which is a pretty big detriment to session composition like this. And a Thief of Hope? That's something definitely you don't want to take away from a developing Page, at any point in their journey. And paired with the likely already defeatist personality of the Page? oh no.

The Mage is probably having the best time out of anyone here, which is unusual for Mages. There inherent knowledge of Space would help them frog breed incredibly easily, especially with the Knight's help

All in all, this has a lot of potential to become a doomed timeline, sorry. But, if the Thief can play nice, and all the Pages fucking lock in, it's a winnable session

[mageofmindanalyses]

hi !! what powers do you think a page of heart would get past god tiering ?

((btdubs, you forgot to pin the intro!)

Page of Heart 🛡️💖

Page: One who protects with (aspect) and is exploited by (aspect)

Heart: The self, souls, emotions, personalities, romance. The character's core.

Pages are commonly regarded as the "potential class"- neither Tavros nor Jake seemed to have a lot of aspect-related strength in the beginning of their adventures. For Nitram, that stayed basically the same until he died, but for English...

Yeah.

Now, it's worth noting that Jake's abilities had been artificially enhanced by Aranea, a Sylph of Light. She could have done any number of things, but I prefer to think that she healed/manipulated his "spotLight"- shifted a large amount of narrative focus onto him, which ended up manifesting in early/amplified awakening of his Hope powers.

(We later see a more controlled version of this in HS^2, but that's decades after this.)

Now, what might a Hearty Page be able to do?

Heart Bubble

The first and most obvious power for a Page is a bubble- Jake's hope energy enabled him to overpower a First Guardian & bring BG Dirk to life- but how would a bubble of Pure Heart work? Now, the most terrifying option is it makes things into the Page's self/soul- anything that touches it becomes an extension of the Page. A less cosmic horror option is it manifesting as the Page's true self- somebody they strive to be, an ideal version. That's the one I prefer.

Soul Shield

Pages protect other's and themselves with their aspect- but, being a passive class, they are also used to protect the aspect itself. As such, the Page would protect the sense of self in their sessionmates- holding off dehumanization & maybe bringing someone back from grimdarkness/mind control? The relation between Heart & romance (or shipping, I guess?), could make the Page of Heart an excellent couple's therapist.

General

These abilities are more passive ones a Page may have before god tiering:

Empathy (feeling other's emotions)

Soul awareness- the knowledge that others have souls, or the awareness of when something doesn't (imps & other underlings, for example)

Soul Barrier- pink forcefield. Lesser version of Heart Bubble

Of course, it's important to remember that most of these abilities must be "unlocked" by the Page, with as little guidance as possible. They're still a Page, after all.

<Artficer Out!>

[mageofmindanalyses]

Let's say all the beta trolls did succesfully manage to god-tier and not just Vriska (without doomed timelining themselves ofc). Who among them likely could have the most proper use of their powers? Who the least?

You're asking me which troll would be the best with their classpect abilities, and which one would be the worst? Okay. Let's Go.

12. Equius ♐

Regrettably, I can't really see Equius utilising his Void abilities too often- they're just so different to how he likes to present himself

11. Sollux ♌

I'm not saying Sollux isn't a great Doom player- He just really, really hates being a great Doom player. No way is he using his powers to do anything, really.

10. Tavros ♉

Look. It's Tavros. That's b8sically all you need to know. :::;)

Jokes aside, if Tavros could achieve the level of confidence he had when he left Vriska in the cave, he'd probably rank higher than this. But, given that in his very next appearance he just lets Meenah use him as a stepping stool, he's a long way from that.

9. Karkat ♋

Let's be real here. Karkat would not use his powers that often. His self-hatred runs so deep he spends a decent chunk of time on the meteor arguing with his past & future selves. Between his berating of his friends, the only real time he's using Knight of Blood abilities is if somebody's in genuine danger.

8. Nepeta ♌

At some point we were going to get to this- people who aren't bad with their powers, merely worse than the others. Nepeta is one such case. I can see here using her Heart powers to a great extent, but she is simply outmatched by some of the next few.

7. Kanaya ♍

A similar case to Nepeta, I'm sure Kanaya could make incredible use of her Spacey powers, especially in the interpretations of creavity & motherhood. However, many of the next either embody their classpect more, or have been shown to have made great use of their abilities in canon.

6. Feferi ♓

Feferi only just edges out Kanaya as her goals line up with her classpect pretty well. Who better to change society than someone who actively manipulates wealth & privilege? She would defiently try and be a healer in the party.

5. Eridan ♒

Eridan is the first of a category I'm calling the "canoneers" - those who have used classpect powers in canon. We since Eridan's Prince of Hope abilities really come into play during Murderstuck- he uses white magic (destroying with Hope) to knock out Sollux & kill Feferi, before destroying the Matriorb & killing Kanaya (destroying Hope). It is for these reasons that I believe Eridan would especially potent upon God-Tiering.

4. Gamzee ♑

Gamzee is interesting case- we never really "see" his powers, but how else was he teleporting between sessions like that? In destroying his own Rage via sopor, he created Hope, manifesting as faith in the Mirthful Messiahs. Honestly, Rage is probably the most confusing aspect, and I'm not sure I fully understand myself.

3. Vriska ♏

"But!" I hear you cry. "Vriska was so powerful god-tiered! She took on Jack!" Yes. She did. However, her actual moments of power were far between, and short-lived. She still ranks high on the list though, as one of the only characters to actually give Jack Noir a struggle.

2. Terezi ♎

No doubt, Terezi is powerful- that's why she's this far up on the list. She never god-tiered, and yet her abilities single handedly save the post-retcon timeline. She is capable of resisting Ult!Dirks influence, can view someone's memories, no matter what timeline of origin. IN fact, the only reason she's not number one is

1. Aradia ♈

Aradia is one of only two beta trolls to god-tier- and she instantly manages to hold off Bec Noir like he's nothing but a common mutt. She, much like Terezi, seems to have mastery of her Time abilities before ascension- but her time-clone army is nothing close to what she can to afterwards. Time Stops, moving between timelines, knowledge of which timeline is the Alpha- it's no wonder that none of the dead Aradia's are god-tier.

[mageofmindanalyses]

hi! if youre not too busy, got any input for a session with the following players?

> seer of blood

violetblood, derse, she/her

> witch of doom

ceruleanblood, prospit, he/him

> mage of heart

tealblood, prospit, they/them

> page of time

oliveblood, derse, he/him

> knight of space

goldblood, dual, she/her

> prince of breath

rustblood, derse, he/him

all of them are alternian trolls. i have them written down as doomed for narrative reasons but i wanna see what other people think yknow? :3

Oh yes, I can see the seeds of doom here. Some of those are yikes

First off the bat, this is technically winnable session- both Space & Time players are present.

However, somebody is going to need to reign in the Prince- destroying freedom is risky thing unless used very precisely. I'd recommend the Seer, but depending on just how ingrained Hemocasteism is her, there's a solid chance that she flat out believes that helping the prince is below her. That can mean bad things.

The Witch is certainly... interesting. Somebody isolated by Doom is kinda really tragic? A lot of people around him probably died. :(.

The Knight... ooh boy, the Knight is going to have her work cut out for her. Breeding the Frog whilst simultaneously protecting her allies from threats? I do not envy them. And with a Page to help? ooh no.

The Mage of Heart is, unusually for a Mage, the least stressed person here. An active knower of the self? They are coasting along with their self-actualization. do not let the Prince or Witch.

Page of Time is a classpect with a lot of potential if they can can reach it in time. Which could be very difficult- no Page in the comic ever truly reaches this. :(

All in all, if this was literally any other species or planet of origin, I would say that this is a potentially viable session, albeit with a few difficulties.

On Alternia? I fucking warned you about the doom, bro

[mageofmindanalyses]

Say the four Beta Kids were all granted Lord classes the moment they entered the session, in place of their normal aspects

4 player session with Lords of Breath, Light, Time and Space

How would this session go?

Oh dear, Lords. This is... interesting.

Essentially, after John God-Tiers, he would have no problem putting down Bec Noir after the castle encounter. Honestly, given that Lords are the most broken class in the game, I'm pretty sure Rose would also have survived that encounter, given the latent pre-ascension powers that Sburb players have- Rose cannot be taken by suprise anymore.

Jade? With or without Bec's DNA, she is teleporting all over the Incisphere. Frog breeding? Why bother with looking for the frogs when she can just bring them to her?

Dear Gog, Dave with Lord English's powers? Yikes.

So! Bec Noir isn't exiled to the troll session, he's escaping.

But, uh, yeah. This session might not even need to scratch.

[mageofmindanalyses]

Say an Heir of Void is (despite their mythological role) an especially aggressive powergamer, interested in amplifying their god tier powers as much as possible: What could they do by the end of their ascent?

(I am aware that they would more likely be on par with Vriska with how many problems this effort would cause, and light bound themselves, but this is more hypothetical than practical)

I'm assuming you're asking what a hypothetical "peak" Heir of Void could do, rather than the consequences of their actions on the other players.

Shadow Form

Similar to Egbert's windy form, a fully ascended Heir of Void could become shadow themself- fading into darkness to escape threats, and reform themself behind the enemy. In this form, they would be undetectable- nothing short of fully ascended Knowing Light player would have any hope of finding them- and even then, the chances are slim. If they really tried, they might even be able to redact themself from memory entirely.

Command The Dark

A Heir of Void could manipulate the dark- casting things in Void & irrelevance, banishing light from a place entirely. They might be able to fashions weapons out of void, spears and swords to pierce the enemy. A player as you described, might even be able to cast the battlefield into darkness- single handle creating a Void Session (get it?). They would be an absolute monster at shadow puppets, too.

The Voidy Thing

A stress response, this "Voidplosion" could engulf an entire Land in a swirling black hole- hypothetically sending it into the Furthest Ring and into the grasp of the Horrorterrors. This is something that only gets stronger as the Heir progresses, culminating into something that could swallow an entire Session.

In conclusion, a Heir of Void is an absolutely terrifying player, if they chose to actually utilize their powers correctly (looking at you, Zahhak). They could manipulate shadow, cast anything into irrelevancy, and make themself undectable.

D -- > Artificer out!

[mageofmindanalyses]

do you think an heir of mind and a mage of rage could work out as moirails ? (heir keeping mage under control in this situation)

hmm. interesting

"One who inherits and embodies Mind" <> "One who experiences Rage"

A Heir of Mind is someone who thoroughly Embodies Mind- someone likely calculating, & someone who is a planner rather than a doer.

A Mage of Rage is someone who Knows Rage through experience & their own means- Somebody who has learnt skepticism and been both benefited and hurt by it. Probably suffers from Nightmare's and people doubting them. Certainly a angry & scared person.

I could see this pairing working out- through the Heir reminding the Mage to stay rational and calming them down. A struggle, though could be that the Mage is a very emotional person, and the Heir... isn't. Feelings jams are going to be an issue.

-> Artificer out.

[mageofmindanalyses]

hi hi hi!! i wanted to request an analysis of my fansession ? if you think it’d even meet the requirements for the game, if you think they’d win, that stuff :p

Derse:

Prince of Void

Rogue of Blood

Heir of Mind

Witch of Light

Bard of Mind

Prospit:

Thief of Time 

Seer of Space

Knight of Breath

Page of Heart

Sylph of Life

Special Case (Cherubs): 

Mage of Rage

Maid of Hope

Alright. First session, let's go!

First off, this session does meet base requirements: even number of players + space & time players, so the session is theoretically winnable, given all sprites are prototyped.

However, the cherubs provide an interesting case- assuming that they share a body, only one of them should be able to enter, requiring predomination. However, given their opposing aspect pair, it is theoretically possible for them to share a planet- maybe something that requires the Mage to use their experience in Rage to assist the Maid in maintaining Hope? Given that John's corpse remained on his quest bed after ascending, if they both god tier, they may be able to each gain their own bodies. Unlikely, but you can Hope. ;)

I think that the Heir will find the Bard particularly aggravating as a person, so they will likely need somebody to calm them down, maybe even auspisticize?

The Witch and Prince may enjoy each others company, I can see some <> there? Maybe? Both them will invaluable in the eventual Black King fight.

The Seer is most definitely going to be able to breed the Genesis Frog- provided they can handle their quest, of course.

Sylph of Life is going to be an incredible healer- just remember to tell them when to stop healing and back away.

Page of Heart may also be of great use after they go through their "level up"- with the Sylph assisting, they could probably take out the majority of the Dersite army. However, given the nature of their Aspect, they're going to need someone to bring them down to size from time to Time- the Thief or Mage should be perfect for this.

Speaking of the Thief, expect them to keep popping up everywhere, lounging around & waiting. They've got all the Time in the world. Don't mistake them for a bum, though- slowing down & speeding up time are both very powerful weapons in their arsenal.

Assuming the classpect quads theory (where each class has both an opposite and an inverse, eg Mage/Seer/Heir/Witch), the Rogue and Knight are opposites. I'm not sure what this means, just an interesting titbit.

Speaking of, that Rogue is absolutely a socially awkward wreck starting out- they are not confident that anybody likes them, the epitome of "all my friends hate me". However, if they can gain confidence in their ability, they could a really good mediator & co-leader with the Knight- redistributing bonds & responsibilities amongst the team- delegating & spreading the load of what everyone has left to do.

The presence of the Knight could signify a lack of Breath in the session- perhaps everyone feels bogged down by what they have to do, or messy relationships are getting in the way of what could otherwise be incredible moments. Either way, it's up to the Knight to make sure that the freedom in the session- perhaps working in conduction to the Rogue, making sure that every simultaneously has responsibilities to uphold and the freedom to do what they want.

The Prince of Void could function as both a combat specialist and a exposition agent- destroying what is not known & misinformation by revealing it to to others.

All in all, if the party can get their issues sorted out, somebody (probably the Knight) can keep the Heir off of the Bard, and the Cherubs don't kill each other, I deem this a winnable session!

(if there's anything else you want me to analyse or anything that you think I've missed, let me know!)

<> Artificer out!