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The Great Warlock is not really any better than any of the other nation-specific rainbow mages. He simply has heat and fire resistance, so he fits with other Abysians, and a point of blood, but 1 point of magic is not a big difference on a human(oid).

The Skratti, on the other hand, is great. He is tougher than a Virtue, and people use the Virtue as a SC. Now, granted the Virtue's lightning resistance is better than the Skratti's cold resistance, and the Virtue also flies, and can give you an air blessing. On the other hand, the Skratti will have a much easier time gaining access to water/earth/nature magic for buffing, and of course, he's a *rainbow mage*, not just an SC. Easily top of the heap as humanoid pretenders go, and maybe even in the top half overall. His only real downside is bad dominion, as with all rainbows.