Thank you very much for your answers. A few points to elaborate though
>
>> - Could they be carried by any mage or can I rule out some?
>>Like guildguards,shopkeepers,generic mages (like the ones in
>>tower or azuremain)
>
>I could be entirely offbase, but I don't BELIEVE there's any
>shopkeepers, guildguards, or guildmasters that have "sleek"
>wands. There are some that may have limited aura, barrier, or
>shield wands, and even a spot or two you can buy wands with
>the spells, though.
What about the generic mages? Do I have to kill every explorer
in azuremain for example?

>> - Can I discover any wands if I look around hard or do I
>have
>>to attain a certain rank for being able to discovering
>>some(levels 37,42,47 as the helpfiles suggest)
>
>You do have to be a certain level to find, any of the sleek
>wands. I believe it's more around 30 and 35ish, but again
>it's been awhile.

So it's entirely possible to find a barrier wand at level 37 right?