This guide provides a brief overview of how the major classes fit within the Voidfinder setting, offering flavorful examples to inspire character creation.
Envoy
In a galaxy defined by cold wars, corporate maneuvering, and fragile alliances, the Envoy is an indispensable agent of influence. You might be a silver-tongued diplomat from the Riadian Coalition’s Grand Assembly, navigating the tense political landscape with the Inza Technate. Perhaps you are a charismatic “Curator” from the Zentian Spectrum, whose directives literally set the trends that govern society. Alternatively, you could be a high-ranking officer in the RCM, a cunning Crimson Fleet pirate captain whose “lead by example” approach inspires loyalty, or a corporate “influencer” for Zenith Energy, using your social mastery to secure lucrative contracts and sway public opinion.
Mechanic
Mechanics are the master artisans and frontline engineers who build and maintain the galaxy. Your “custom rig” is your life’s work, a testament to your skill, whether you’re a guild-trained Dwarven crafter from the Himinngar Dominion, a cutting-edge researcher from the Inza Technate, or a pragmatic field engineer for the RCM. You could be a System 10 character, a sentient machine who builds and commands lesser machines via your exocortex. Your drone, turret, or minefield isn’t just a tool; it’s an extension of your unmatched technical genius, a critical asset in the technological arms race between the great powers.
Mystic
The Mystic channels the fundamental forces of the cosmos, drawing power from one of the four great methods. Your connection could be granted by a deity, making you a-wandering priest of Estlore the healer or a community-building disciple of Deya. You might be an intuitive psychic whose vitality network establishes a psionic bond with your chosen collective. Your power could also have been taught at the Losterian Institute on Riadus or by the philosopher-priests of the Chrysanthemum Fleet, or directly inherited from an ancient source in your bloodline or from an ancient boon granted to your lineage from unknown entities
Operative
The Operative is the scalpel in the cold war between the great powers. You are the specialist, the ghost in the machine, the agent who gets the job done. You could be a ghost operative trained by the Inza Technate, a corporate infiltrator for Apex Dynamic, or a skilled sniper from the RCM’s elite Marine Corps. Perhaps you are a skirmisher among the Crimson Fleet’s pirates or a striker in the employ of the Unbroken Chain, a mercenary who thrives in the galaxy’s shadows. Your deadly aim and specialized skillset make you a priceless (and dangerous) asset in a galaxy of secrets.
Solarian
You are a rare and potent being forged from the merging of a mortal soul and an extradimensional entity known as an aethelion. Your power comes from the alien symbiosis within you. Your solar weapon is a physical manifestation of your fused, two-part soul, and your attunements are you channeling the photon and graviton aspects of your otherworldly partner. This fusion sets you apart, making you a figure of awe, fear, and curiosity—a living paradox of flesh and cosmic energy whose true potential is a mystery even to yourself. However, not all Solarians necessarily have the Gestalt versatile heritage, nor are all who possess that heritage Solarians.
Soldier
The Soldier is the hardened frontline warrior of the great military factions. You are the unbreakable line, the one who lays down suppressing fire while your allies maneuver. You could be a proud Kraal shock trooper, serving with distinction in the Riadian Coalition Military and soaking up damage for your squad. You might be a pragmatic Orc mercenary from the Unbroken Chain, a stoic Dwarven Olimgard from the Himinngar Dominion, or a cold, logical trooper from the Inza Technate’s Iron Fleet. Your mastery of heavy armor and area-of-effect weapons makes you a walking bastion, the embodiment of military might.
Technomancer
You are a student of the source code of reality, blending magic with the cold logic of science. You embody the principle of technomancy, seeing both datastreams and arcane energy as malleable systems to be hacked. You might be a scholar from the Inza Technate quantifying magic as a programming language, an RCM specialist who overclocks magitech devices, or an elven artisan from the Chrysanthemum Fleet who “jailbreaks” ancient enchantments. You see the laws of physics as a set of rules, and you are the one who knows the “cheat codes” to bend them to your will.
Witchwarper
You are a master of paradox, drawing power from glitches in reality. Your abilities might stem from a feydrive malfunction that exposed you to the raw, unknowable emptiness of Wildspace, or perhaps you foolishly touched the consciousness of the Mnemosyne Entity. You could be a zentian who explored too deep into The Gallery and found something that altered you, a remnant from a timeline erased by a temporal maelstrom, or even a being born directly from the Primal Chaos itself.