Instead of things simply being Cabal X vs Cabal Y, we've introduced another factor, magic. In essence, those who promote and those who are opposed to magic have another 'item' to manipulate in the question that may or may not be directly related to how large the cabal is, the range of its members, or pk strength.

For all I know, all cabal powers, including that of the Village, will ebb in flow in a direct relationship to how successfully the Village can put the lid on magic--that is, if they can successfully surpress magic to where preps and spells don't work as well for everyone else, they too will be more like an unprepped warrior.

I don't see any point in panicking just yet.