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This meshes really well with what I had in mind, actually. I was thinking Florine would have a centralized society, a lodge or academy or what have you, that had a virtual monopoly on the training and control of the state's magicians. They'd be very secretive, be really steeped in ancient tradition and ritual, with roots stretching all the way back to antiquity.

Naturally this sort of organization isn't going win many friends among the devout of either major faith, but it's managed to maintain its place in Florine politics and society as the safer alternative to magicians being dispersed around the country and largely out of the public eye.

So the character I had in mind, while firstly being a wizard would also be a scholar, having been essentially raised within this mystery cult-esque academy.
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This sounds fine to me. The only thing I would say is that because the country is essentially a COL country, magic would really be disliked, as you acknowledged yourself. This would mean that any magic organisation would either be incredibly secret (as in the public wouldn't even really know about them) or it would be regulated and overlooked by the Church (think Templars in Dragon Age). At least, those are two possible scenarios that I can think of. My advice would be to submit a CS here, but PM me some more about your ideas for Florine so we can throw some ideas about without clogging up the OOC.

Note: I'm quite tired now, so any responses I give may or may not be awful :P

P.S. I know you said they would be 'secretive' anyway, but there is a difference between secretive and secret.