I just thought whether it would make sense to use "man at arms" for mages. There are numerous skills in man at arms that are useful for mages and do not need high strength. Just take the numerous effects that decrease willpower or "lower resistances" or the free "teleports" or the "fear" effects that make enemies run away from you. Also the unlocked talents are nice. You could combine the additional vitality from "picture of health" with "glass cannon" and get a really fast mage with decent health.
I'm just brainstorming.