All a really good scion needs is a willingness to RP, and to not be a complete and utter douche. (this is true of most any char really) My first real caballed character was a scion. It was my first bard, and I could not PK for ####. But the scion leadership got along with me, we spoke and interacted and they suggested I come into the fold. And the chancellor pulled me aside and said my loyalties were to be to him before all others (I was basically his pet). That's what made him awesome. He was nice (as a player) and evil (IC) all at the same time, and was using me for his own goals, but at the same time allowing me to play my character. In my eyes my char was a success cause I had a great time playing and I think most people enjoyed my presence in the game. So what if my PK stats were probably 20-40? Only powergaming jackasses care about PK stats alone. This is an RP game too, in case people forget.

You don't have to be a PK elite to be a scion, and it is sort of stupid to think so. What you really need is scion leadership that understands the present state of the PB, and is willing to guide their own scions and mold them into what they should be.

And don't give me scions are all evil and helping is bad RP. If I were chancellor, I'd help all my scions, so that we could fulfill our aims. And if I ever considered anyone a true threat to me, or think they have any designs to take my place, I would flat out have them killed or kill them myself, just to remind them who the chancellor is. If I were a necro I would plague, poison and scourge them. If they used any healing or complained about it I'd kill them then make them start over, until they got the point. You can be team scion at times when it suits you, and an evil sadistic bastard at other times.

While scion presently has no presence, I like having it be there and think removing scion is a terrible idea. I know if I wanted to play a scion, within 30-50 hours of char creation I would probably be in the cabal.