The entrance of outlanders means there will be wanted mages trying to retrieve/raid against tribunals. I know this has been taken up before, and the answer was "Use wands/scrolls". This might be possible yes, but it will limit the strenght of the mage by ALOT, a #### load in fact. I dont think manacles have been changed much in a long, long time. So it dont conincide with the current situation of the game. Why should a level 20 warrior be able to remove all the offensive power of a mage, which depend on casting to retrieve effectivly. That you can use wands, really, isnt enaugh if you face an enemy in PK range. If you have imm knowledge, or general sick knowledge of wands.. maybe. But against a fairly skilled player that might prep abit, it wont work.

Really, really consider atleast making manacles work like immolation'ish. Making spells fail sometimes, that would make them more tuned in with the backdraw warrior types get from them.