User blog comment:WeissSchneeFan/Politics, Religion and Grim Speculation/@comment-15108745-20130908233939/@comment-15108745-20130909003811

Ah okay. When I see caste, I always think of rigid social caste systems. But I can see what you mean.

Though I still don't think that the Schnee family could ever rise to any kind of power if they were deposed from being tyrannical rulers, even if they still had friends. After all, if you have a tyrannical ruler as your friend, that's great when he or she is in power. The minute they get overthrown, however, it's not going to be advantageous to stick with them. In fact, quite the opposite. You'll probably be better off giving them up.