Yes. Some people fear mages, some people hate them, a lot of them don't trust them, but no one can deny that magic is extremely useful when used under supervision. However, now the point is made that regular citizens have barely any more freedoms than the mages - they are just less supervised. Some just enjoy the peace and order, and the harsh but fair system. Some really, really don't like it.

That, and I changed a few terms around, and changed quite a few details and the general plot flow. It's gonna start completely different now. I also figured I was trying to shove down way too much new things during every post, with players not even getting the chance to set their own characters up. So I'm gonna take it a bit slower, stretch out some parts to let characters showcase themselves. I am not even sure it will work, but neither did my last methods - people lost their interest rather quickly.