[Taqwus]

Deliberate. Ulm has gone more towards -faith- rather than magic; the priestly caste has become ascendant.

Note that it's not all bad; unlike regular Ulm, you actually have national commanders with random magic. Your research will suffer a bit (perhaps; with the magical versatility, you may have better access to research boosters)... but you do have to give up SOMETHING for stronger priests and actually having sacred units (!).