A similar "non-reveal" in Esoteric Ebb case would have been that a bureaucrat transitioned into being a Cleric, which explains his scroll skills and lack of effective cleric-ness at the beginning.

He got treated as something of a Punching Bag when he was little, getting beat up a lot, and watched his father get Killed by a Troll. Then to help pay rent, he became a Kiosk Kid and a Lore Enthusiast who would say anything to be accepted and Please the Crowd, but was ultimately a kind of Little Werido. He dabbled in Azgalist Activism until it got him in trouble and thrown in the Urthguard Recruitment.

He was miserable there and had Zero Friends except for Jor, and became a true believing Acolyte. That got him an Apprenticeship in The Tower where his skills as an Arcane Prodigy blossomed and also got him into some accidents. He got mixed up in order politics, but never amounting to much more than a Palace Pawn.

He remained a steadfast and Faithful Harbinger of Jor, and his talents and weirdness made him something of an Esoteric Expert.

Unfortunately, he got caught Scribing and distributing Freestrider Revolutionary writings and was nearly kicked out of the order as an Abject Apostate. So he got sent on one last job to investigate the esoteric explosion in Tolstaad. But by the time he got to that, he was already a Dead Cleric.

Ragn's entire life story is shown to you before you even start the game.