[quote=@Diggerton]
I was certainly imagining something far north of Gandalf. Am I correct in assuming that Sorcerer's in your world take the role of a sort of magical scientist? 
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Exactly. Tech & Magic mix and intermingle. Also note that descriptions of magical/technical things should be left vague (as in weird fiction-you can't possibly know the true nature of the great mysteries of the universe or you'll go mad)