I mean, there are 6 people on the syndicate. You can't really say you're on the syndicate because we know who all those people are.
There are 30 dragoons. We know who the alive ones are but... why does that matter? Like, tomorrow there might be 11 on active duty because yours was on sick leave when they took the roll call lol.
Like, it's not set in stone. You can still be a Dragoon.
 "I was recovering when they took that number."
"I was training and now I'm one of the 30."
"I got my soulstone from a retired Dragoon who taught me the art"
"I'm a temple knight trained as a Dragoon but not one of the official 30."
It's not hard to work around lol.
There are 30 dragoons. We know who the alive ones are but... why does that matter? Like, tomorrow there might be 11 on active duty because yours was on sick leave when they took the roll call lol.
Like, it's not set in stone. You can still be a Dragoon.
 "I was recovering when they took that number."
"I was training and now I'm one of the 30."
"I got my soulstone from a retired Dragoon who taught me the art"
"I'm a temple knight trained as a Dragoon but not one of the official 30."
It's not hard to work around lol.