That is my read as well. I have built Dragonbait under this assumption, and he is an Undisciplined Psion on the Path of a Milandisian War Mind (and planning on a Sword Sage at higher Tiers).
If they do not qualify as Vals, that REALLY limits them as to what they can choose from in terms of psionic-related Paths.
Hopefully this gets clarified soon
Nierite wrote:
My apologies on the Background/Path confusion. Alas, some of these are simply too close together in names for quick differentiation, especially as many people use names interchangeably(ie: Smite Heretic/Smite Infidel).
I'll still hold to that unless said otherwise the ss'Sosi won't be trained in EVERYTHING that the val'Holryn know, such as Sword Sage (which I assume was designed as a way into the Val Family Psionic Traditions, if they ever get published). That doesn't mean they WON'T, but my read of the fluff is that the val'Holryn were teaching them to control their powers, but not anything else beyond that really.
The simple answer to this would be "The Hatchlings of Ven val'Sosi qualify as Vals for anything which is not specific to a particular Val family" in terms of Paths, Talents, and Backgrounds." However, because of how unique of cases these little snowflakes are, the simple answer may not be true.
