: I think pathfinders are royalty, because Balin became the
: king of dorfs after the secret level in TFL and Yari
: was desended from Balin and the Archon of stonheim (We
: don't know what an archon is, but its douptlessly
: important)
GURPS doesn't mention nobility as a requirement for pathfinder-hood; it's true that the *best* pathfinders are apparently royal, but I think that's just because this is a traditional fantasy world where heroes tend to be nobly-born, or to become kings or nobles through their great deeds.
--SiliconDream