[PvK]

Almost all TC mages' fighting skills aren't very good, which is either too bad or a good thing, depending on your point of view. If their attack and defense were in the 10-12 range, I'd indeed be very tempted to turn them into self-buffing SC's, since they're both sacred and able to cast good buff spells on themselves. Quickness + Fire/Water blessing plus ethereal, mirror image, various shields, etc... can get pretty scary.

It might make a good extra theme for TC, though. For a nation derived from a martial-arts-oriented culture, TC doesn't have many very skilled fighters.

PvK