Ugh, yeah... Mio as a mage and that antsy would be... very... bad for Antiva City. Whole blocks would be immolated if someone just looked at her wrong. Instead, people just look like ground beef. I hadn't even thought of makin' her a mage. I figure I got all my magey goodness with Lahar.
This Zev is very much a product of calm decisions, which most of his decisions would have to be calm if he were to survive a hotbed of intrigue.