Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arise - 'Mage vocation' trailer

Mages are spellcasters, employing primarily a magick Staff to enable them to cast offensive and defensive spells. They can be skilled healers, give aid in battle through weapon enchantment, or fight with magick in their own right, with a wide range of powerful spells in each of the Five Archmagicks. For armor or clothing in general they can wear Spellcaster Armor Sets and like components - iron, such as found in armor, due it its deleterious effect on magic is avoided like the plague.

Mages have low physical defense, as well as low health and low stamina - though both their magick and Magick Defense are good -as such they should avoid direct contact with hostile creatures, engaging with spells froma a safe distance. Their attack power comes primarily from their magick power, and have very limited access to physically damaging attacks.