[thejeff]

LA Man's Judges and Magisters aren't sacred and have no set paths. They don't have 100% chance of a pick, though.
I still built them when I could, though. Even the non-mages were useful. Judges have a patrol bonus and the Magisters are spies and engineers.
Not independents, of course.

Do Vaetti Hags come as independents? They must be rare if they do.
I love the Hags though. So useful and so cheap.

I'd also disagree with Lord Bob that the cheapest researchers are always sacred, simply because not everyone has access to sacred mages. TC maybe, but Jotunheim has the Hags and no sacred mages...