No, I haven't played D&D for ages (nearly 12 years ago to be exact). I was also going on from what I could remember from The Babylon Project RPG.
IMHO the likely order for which a caste a healer belongs to would be - Worker, Religious, Warrior.
Why put Warrior after Religious? That is because their jobs are more like Fighter pilots, starship pilots, guards, ground pounders - and physical prowess seems to the a big thing among the Warrior caste. Even the few female Warrior Caste we have seen have been fairly butch!
On the other hand the Religious Caste, are teachers and carers, which is a more peaceful type of Minbari. Healers are first and foremost carers, which more likely fits the archtype of a Religious Caste over a Warrior Caste.
Ask any doctor or nurse (and see how Franklin is in B5), they dislike war and things that go with it - Warriors are used for war.
A healer's job is not just to help an injured warrior. They help heal the sick and the infirmed. They look after the elderly. Sure, during the time of war the needs of a healer changes, but so does the job of all. With a 1000 years of peace among the castes, and the fact that even at the height of the Centauri Republic, the Centauri left the Minbari alone, I really don't see a need a culture of the healer being of the Warrior caste. They are more likely to be assigned to Warrior Caste run ship, but similarly they would be needed on a Religious Caste run ship. They serve both the Warrior and Religious, therefore are more likely to be Worker than anything else.
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'We live for The One, We die for The One, but we don't die stupidly' - David Martel B5LR: TLADIS
[This message has been edited by Belran (edited February 06, 2002).]
IMHO the likely order for which a caste a healer belongs to would be - Worker, Religious, Warrior.
Why put Warrior after Religious? That is because their jobs are more like Fighter pilots, starship pilots, guards, ground pounders - and physical prowess seems to the a big thing among the Warrior caste. Even the few female Warrior Caste we have seen have been fairly butch!
On the other hand the Religious Caste, are teachers and carers, which is a more peaceful type of Minbari. Healers are first and foremost carers, which more likely fits the archtype of a Religious Caste over a Warrior Caste.
Ask any doctor or nurse (and see how Franklin is in B5), they dislike war and things that go with it - Warriors are used for war.
A healer's job is not just to help an injured warrior. They help heal the sick and the infirmed. They look after the elderly. Sure, during the time of war the needs of a healer changes, but so does the job of all. With a 1000 years of peace among the castes, and the fact that even at the height of the Centauri Republic, the Centauri left the Minbari alone, I really don't see a need a culture of the healer being of the Warrior caste. They are more likely to be assigned to Warrior Caste run ship, but similarly they would be needed on a Religious Caste run ship. They serve both the Warrior and Religious, therefore are more likely to be Worker than anything else.
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'We live for The One, We die for The One, but we don't die stupidly' - David Martel B5LR: TLADIS
[This message has been edited by Belran (edited February 06, 2002).]
