He has a ghost and as far as I know, ghosts work with guardians. Couldn't really find anything on the speaker. I hope future expansions explain about him.
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He's obviously all about knowledge and history so it makes sense he would have been a warlock at some point, but perhaps he was better at learning than combat and ended up in his specialised role. Or maybe Speaker is a special calling from the start and he was specifically chosen for it.