@Wernher: I'm sorry but you gotta rethink your character. Messing with The Beyond is way out of a fresh character's league, let alone withstanding it's influence. Besides, it is not simply common knowledge everyone knows. And very few in this age knowledge and have sufficient power to gaze into it. While I am not against characters eventually resorting to such means, it is simply implausible to be a starting point for any character.

Your character could be changed to be highly interested in this topic, seeking more knowledge about it, which could tie-in extremely well with the initial mage story arc. And after that, she could become something like this.