[@Awesomoman64] Yep, that would be fine! It's entirely possible for dudes to manifest magical ability too, they just tend to keep it to themselves under Yulian rule. 

One caveat I would say though is that an illegal mage would probably struggle to go toe to toe with a Yulian battlemage on magic alone, as Yulian mages train from childhood and probably far overburden themselves when casting. 

But then Yulian battlemages are also untrained in combat, so one could easily punch one in the face. It evens out. 

[@Halvtand] Sounds good! Got to have some believers about! 

As far as gods go, I do actually have some gods written up that I'll stick on the top post. 

The general idea I've has is that the gods' existence is a bit ambiguous....ambiguous enough that one of the most powerful nations can be militantly atheist. So maybe some prayers might come true, maybe some things might go a person's way after calling on the gods, but it may be uncertain whether this was divine intervention, or perhaps their own will calling up some latent magical power. Who knows? :D