>And only Battle really despises mages. The rest of the world
>is fine with them. Or else there wouldn't be so many guilds in
>the cities or even magic shops that sell wands, potions,
>pills, talismans, scrolls etc. Just that there are a lot of
>folks rolling up Villagers.

Sort of depends on what kind of mage you are; a conjurer or necromancer, for example, also adds the Outlander cabal and their sympathizers as automatic enemies.