GG;
Im still in the middle of travelling and my poor netbook couldnt handle the graphics of that final battle - mind giving me a pm on what happened there i.e how much of a defense I actually managed to put up?
Ultrascales worked up to a point but I was hoping to find some good indy mages, especially air/astral but that just didn't happen. In the end I gambled on conquest to get my magical diversity and lost out

In hindsight a light bless for all those sorcerers might have been viable - if i could find a way to efficiently bless.
Will have more to say once its all done and dusted!
Good luck on the rest of the game!