The Mage

History
Mages are perhaps the most interesting of all the differing classes. No one knows quite how or when the use of magic started, or how it was discovered. Over the centuries though it has grown from a weak and ineffectual art into something, when controlled by a master, is overwhelming. Mages tend  to think of themselves as a bit better than everyone else. This shows up most in their larger guild halls, some are quite over the top and ostentatious. The power they wield quite often backs up this thinking and there have been horrendous mage wars over the years. Thankfully these are very rare and the last was over four centuries ago. The mage wars also showed up how touchy mages get as more often than not the problems started over truly minor slights, but no-one can turn a molehill into a mountain better than a mage.

No new magic has been created for over a century. All the spells that are taught and found have been known for many years and all mages know the lists well. Recently though a mage by the name of Alleynes proved that the astral realm offered up new spells. He demonstrated this by using a new spell which had some form of earth component to destroy a roaming band of goblin raiders. This has alerted all the other mages to the fact that something new is out there and they are all searching frantically for clues. The guild is in upheaval at present as Alleynes has disappeared before he would show others how this new spell worked.

Attributes
The mage is dependent almost entirely on his collection of spells. Very poor fighters, even the best ones have trouble using many weapons and some even disdain the use of weapons at all, preferring to rely on spell, wand and potion. The mages are able to teach some basic spells to others, but their affinity with magic allows them to detect if an item has a magical aura. They can also boost the effect so that they are able to divine how much charge remains in a magical item and even what spell might be contained therein.