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I understand the worry. Though let me point out a few differences. First of all, I'd say that on the scale of magical prowess the Sorcerer-Kings are far stronger than the average Ascendancy mage. Furthermore, it would appear that the Sorcerer-Kings during war, stay behind the battle lines and let slaves, abominations and other monsters do the dirty work. This is in stark contrast of the average Battle-Mage. Who is a highly trained, highly disciplined warrior.

[b]EDIT:[/b] In general, I think the Ascendancy mostly looks like Drunken Conquistador's faction before the destruction of his lands. Which might be an interesting plot point in of itself.
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Indeed, the Sorcerer-Kings only take to the frontlines when fighting each other, since from their own POV they're the only kind of enemy that's worth dirtying their hands with. Besides, the bulk of their armies is in one way or the other bound to them. Whether it's the slaves who fight out of fear, or Demons bound by magical pacts. If the Sorcerer-King is as much as incapacitated their army will pretty much crumble if only because they would very rarely trust another with the "control" spells that keep their hordes in line. Besides, there are a lot fewer Sorcerer-Kings than Battle-Mages, or so I assume.

And yeah, now that you mention it, the parallels could be an interesting angle to pursue, if we ever come to a point in which one of our characters gets to meet for any significant amount of time or visit the other's nation