On the bright side, faesaurus and I were discussing the semantic difference between 'mage' and 'wizard' the other day (was it only yesterday?)
We agreed there was a definite difference, but we could not find a solid way to describe it.
I've been thinking about it a lot!! I think seeing the old cleric uniforms in the mission this afternoon helped me along with this definition. Magi were a real thing, people legitimately believed their Magi could bring miracles or magic to them as cures, answers to prayers, etc.
So anyway I have a feeling that 'mage' gives a more umbrella term, a more "real" term, something we can imagine happening, maybe?
'Wizard' does seem to go straight to the archetypal old man with a beard, robe, and cane-thing.
I look forward to a discussion about these words!! How do you feel about them? Do you think there is a difference? How do you see a mage in your mind's eye? A wizard?