Dutes

Hi, I'm new to Geneforge 4 (I played the demo's of the previous 3 but only registered number 2 and that was years ago) and was wondering about all the new character types (not sure I like the idea of playing as a serville to be totally honest...) and was wondering which character is the easiest to play for someone coming back to (or who is new) to the game, looking at a character who is fairly strong at the start but is still capable of holding their own come the end of the game. I was a big fan of Agent's in G2 but in G1 and G2 I always used shaper's. Just looking for some advice for someone coming back (effectively new) to the game