[jimkehn]

My original thought on number 1 was not well articulated. I didn't mean to suggest that Mages should cast spells and patrol, as defined by catching and executing dissidents, but rather to cast rituals (or preach, or sacrifice, or be empowered, etc)and be able to participate in combat within the province, but outside the castle. My bad.

OTOH...I can see a mage needing to move into the lab, which is inside the walls of the keep, in order to find the necessary bat's ears and consultation of the ancient tomes which are kept in the lab....inside the keep. Along those same lines, The Priestly types would be preaching inside the Cathedral which is inside the walls of the keep also.

But....I find it frustrating to have all that magic power in the province and
1. It is being wasted if you put the mage on patrol and no attack occurs, or;

2. He is going about his daily tasks assumedly oblivious to the battle going on just outside the castle doors where his provincial defenses are in dire need of his services.

Maybe that is the dilemma the devs wanted us to be faced with.