[Mojo the Avenger]

What if:
Wardens and Lords unchanged.

Mothers become cap only
Mothers buffed a little to be thuggable, maybe given a 50% chance of astral with slightly increased hit points and price?

Crones changed to be:
N2A1
+1 @ 100% in nature or air
+2 @ 100% in their current paths
+1 @ 25% in their current paths

Daughters changed to recruit anywhere, given +2 instead of 1n +1 in their current paths

Cheaper knights

These changes would give man strategic flexibility, a sprinkling of water and earth, and make them a true power in air and nature, but the powerhouse mages would be old and not particularly thuggable because of their age and hp

Further, this means wardens, knights and lords are all likely to be used.