Ah I see. I do have the Pawn on one my mages, but not the other, and I don't have Elemental Affinity on either, but my Air/Water mage does have a Talent point unspent. I hadn't really considered Elemental Affinity, but I guess I should have since it's a lot more useful in DOS 2 than DOS 1 since you have fewer AP and magic armor.
I've also been using my mages as long-range, high-ground casters, not close-range ones, but that's because I'm running a 2/2 party.
I also do not have Fane/Time Warp available.
I'll use some of these tips for my planned all-mage party.