General Exalted Discussion XVI: Chej Kejak, Pokegod Trainer!

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I don't know. I'd argue that most of what he did involved creating genetic monsters to beat things up for him.

This an argument one could make, yes, but not only does War help to account for his subjects' proficiency in combat, the Emperor was most well-known for being a godlike warrior, and it was in combat that he was most successful. Many of his creations had a flaw of some sort that ultimately proved fatal to their original concept. (see: most of the space marine legions) However, when the Emperor was fighting on the battlefield, nothing went wrong enough to prove a loss for him.

I think I could see him as a Dawn caste, with favored abilities in craft and occult (with his research into the webway).

It's undeniable he has craft, and hard to argue that he doesn't have occult given his knowledge of chaos and psychic power.