[@Arcanaut] Good question.  Short answer, yes he or she would fit in and could probably do well as a face for the group.

Long answer... Without going deep into the depths of magic in an interest check (if I can keep all of the interested parties so far I will create a thread with more info) I can tell you that magic in Ramsgate will be similar to magic in Shadowrun (like I said its a straight spin off) with some notable exceptions. All the concepts carry over, Sorcery, Arcana, Essence, Lodges, Drain, Ritual, and the Astral World, with the following exceptions.  

Conjuring is a tightly controlled and restricted discipline, so much so that most people outside the High City Hill and the Obsidian Halls caught practicing it are legally killed on sight by mage and or spirit hunters.  Even those within the upper echelons of society that practice without a writ from a sanctioning body will be punished severely.  There is a deeply bred fear of spirits in this world, a nigh apocalyptic planer war involving spirits nearly obliterated all civilization (or so the powers that be say), so even in commoners and runners there is a deep unease about conjuring.  

Like traditional Shadowrun manna flows less in rivers and steams and more like waves or currents, but in this age those tides are waning.  In some places those currents are still strong and in those places the rich and powerful nobility ensconce themselves and turn what manna remains into a commodity, one that they control access to.  There is still enough manna out there and the world is still "Awakened" enough that a disciplined gutter mage can still amass some serious power but as with all things power draws power and that attention is more often than not violent and unfriendly.

More will be explained in an upcoming Thread.  I feel (if everyone decides to stick around) that this could launch.    

[u][b]TO ALL:  The Ramsgate infograph picture was uploaded to the OP to give a little more location info about the city.  More will come in the Thread, I hope to post it by Thursday/Friday time frame.[/b][/u]