[Graeme Dice]

Cainehill said:
Edit: Oh, and you think they're too expensive? Higher HPs than most mages, 100% fire resistant, and 2 of them, the Salamander and Dragon, are sacred (1/2 upkeep) and have very good priest abilities for dealing with undead, for dealing with morale and routing, and for calling your pretender back from the dead for the 5th time in 30 turns.

Actually, if you go by the modding guidelines, then Abysian mages are priced very appropriately. You pay hardly any premium for the extra hitpoints and fire resistance.