Herald has the same function in the cabal system as the Militia would, but I think the IC purpose and context is fundamentally different. There is an element of adventuring/scholarship to the Heralds, but I have always understood that as secondary to the focus on talent and hospitality aspects of the cabal. I think throwing new players into that context would be somewhat confusing; they're still trying to figure out how to function and survive in the world.

I would be interested to see what the Herald immortals think about this. The last thing I would want is for them to feel like they were hijacked with new players because outside forces thought they should add that to their current marching orders.