Interspecies language barrier breaker. In the times of rushes, translation technologies still need to take time gathering all sources of the new language of an alien world and compiling it all into an understandable form for all previously translated languages. In the time that it takes to do that there has passed more than enough time for conflicts to arise due to a communication error or misunderstanding. A psionic Steele could be attained via genetic modification during the developmental stages and would have trained in order to minimize these sorts of incidents. Since reading minds would allow you to know the intentions and meanings of both parties, the psionic Steele could convey them properly between sides via thought projection in order make sure that everyone knows exactly what the other one is trying to communicate. On one such political mission your Steele found that they could move objects with their minds as well. First it was a piece of paper, then they practiced and developed further and was soon able to move objects to a dangerous degree. This was when good ol' pop noticed your exceptionality and included in your training psionic combat so that you could use more than just better communication skills in your future participation of the rush.
Willpower and intelligence could be the main stats for them. Weapons for psionics would include a bag of steel balls or other things in that regard that they can use to telekinetically throw around and mess things up. Perhaps even a staff sort of deal that launches waves of force if wielded by a psionic.
Perks would involve specialization into either raising psionic damage resistance from enemies trying to mess with your mind that way, boosting your shields by supplementing them with your own psionic shield, kinetic damage skills that target and enemy's body with telekinetic pushes or flung objects, or psionic damage skills that target an enemy's mind.
A Steele that uses biotechnology has their main go-to? Poisons, aphrodisiacs, tentacle grenades for immobilzation. Any equipment that is alive is more effective in their hands.
I'm thinking they'll be genetically modified as well to always have some sort of organ that can create temporary life forms to fulfill some purpose on-demand. Or they could be a permanent companion that can be equipped on the accessory slot that Steele can modify throughout their journey, like some sort of creature that gains better armor from DNA gathered from enemies or deals more damage on every turn because you decided for them to have bigger claws and teeth. I don't know, just spit-balling at this point.
