Enneaclasses

* Paladins have a built in radar for what the other might need, and they see themselves as the correct person for satisfying that need.
* This places Paladins, even though they are serving others, in a sort of “one up” position with respect to those they are serving.
* Paladins see themselves as being not only strong enough to care for themselves, but able to care for others as well.
 Mesmer | * Mesmers are people who adopt an ideal of success and attempt to embody it.
* Mesmers need the admiration of others in order to feel worthy; indeed at a very deep and largely subconscious level, Mesmers feel as though they need to see themselves reflected in the eyes of others in order even to exist.
* Mesmers tend to pursue their chosen ideal with zest, determination and focus.
* They believe in their innate abilities and are optimistic about their prospects. They tend to be good networkers and know how to rise through the ranks.
 Artisan | * Artisans construct their identities around their perception of themselves as being somehow unique and fundamentally different from others.
* This deep felt sense of being “different from” or “other than” pervades the Artisan’s sense of self, and functions as the basis for the Artisan’s attempt to create a persona that properly reflects who they feel they really are.
* Artisans are not content to live out the role assigned them by their societies or their families; they self-consciously search for an expression they feel will be truly authentic.
* Of all the classes, Artisans are the most acutely aware that the persona is a construct – something which has been created and can thus be re-created.
 Mage | * Mages defend themselves against a world they experience as intrusive by retreating into the safety of their minds.
* Mages tend to approach reality at some distance and to adopt a stance at some remove from the main action.
* Mages feel comfortable and at home in the realm of thought. They have busy minds, are endlessly curious, observant, perceptive and frequently intellectually provocative.
* Most Mages have at least a few intellectual interests, areas of expertise, which they cultivate with a true passion. It is not uncommon therefore for Mages to be intellectuals in the standard sense of the term.
 Knight | * Knights are essentially insecure,as though life has never quite provided them with a proper footing, as though there existed nothing, either internally or externally, which could serve as a solid foundation.
* The Knight class fixation is therefore deeply and fundamentally existential, and there exists at the core of a Knight a tight knot of anxiety, an essential disquietude, and a deep seated desire to find something or someone stable enough in which to place some trust.
* Given this essential dynamic, it is not surprising therefore to find that Knights have core issues centering around the contrast between faith and skepticism, trust and distrust, and the legitimate exercise of authority versus the abuse and misuse of power.
* All Knights share these core issues, but they respond to them in quite a wide variety of ways.
 Druid | * Youthful, insouciant and facile, Druids are enthusiasts who enjoy the pleasures of the senses and who don’t believe in any form of self-denial.
* Druids are determined not to allow their lives to succumb to boredom or inertia, or to the lethargy of a dull, pedestrian existence. Druids want more than that. They always want more.
* Druids are future oriented, restless people who are generally convinced that something better is just around the corner.
* They are quick thinkers who have a great deal of energy and who make lots of plans.
 Warden | * People of enneaclass Warden are essentially unwilling to be controlled, either by others or by their circumstances; they fully intend to be masters of their fate, to “take charge,” to do whatever needs to be done.
* Wardens are competitive, strong willed, decisive, expansive, practical, and tough minded.
* Wardens typically have an enormous amount of energy and frequently have powerful physical appetites.
* There is an unapologetically expansive quality to the physical presence of the Warden class.
 Monk | * Monks are essentially looking to maintain a sense of peace, harmony and balance and to avoid conflict and disruption.
* Monks tend to see the best in people, to be fundamentally optimistic about the future, and, when reasonably healthy, to have a calming and grounding effect on those around them.
* As a general rule, Monks are fairly “easy going;” they adopt a strategy of “going with the flow.”
* They intuitively know how to wait for the openings so that they can slip effortlessly into the stream.
 Crusader | * People of enneaclass Crusader are idealists. They are idealists in the sense that they bring to all of their experience an implicit sense of “how things should be.”
* This sense of an unmet ideal permeates the Crusader’s experience of the world. It is as though they were simultaneously aware of how things are and of how they should be.
* Since reality as the Crusader perceives it, and the ideal as the Crusader conceives it, very infrequently coincide, Crusaders experience reality as being essentially flawed and approach it from a standpoint of frustration.
* Crusaders are people of action and therefore tend to deal with their belief in the world’s inherent imperfection with the deep seated conviction that something ought to be done.
* The flaws should be fixed; the system reformed; the sin expurgated.