r/starcraft • u/Roshango • 7h ago
Discussion Lore question about the Protoss caste system
Something that always confused me. So i know the 3 castes are Judicator (the political and religious leadership and scholars), Templar (the warriors), and Khalai (the laborers). And I know that the castes are divided by tribe. Ara Tribe (red) was the most famous judicator tribe while Sargus (blue), and Velari (yellow) we some of the Templar tribes. However I also know that Arbiters are piloted by Judicator crews, the one protoss combat unit that isn't a Templar.
So my question: How is it that we have Arbiters belonging to Templar tribes? Do some members of these tribes get the privilege of being of a higher caste? Or are they actually members of another tribe serving/supervising their Templar brethren?
On the flip side, in the missions where we encounter Ara tribe, are their warriors of the judicator caste despite being warriors? Or are they Templar despite being of a judicator tribe? It feels like these things in the lore are conflicting.

