You need to roleplay this situation. If you're a mage then you need minions.......... and soon. A low level mage is,,,,well, basically, food for monsters. Get your booty to the Friendly Arm and pick up Jahiera and Khalid. Or if you want to play evil, then pick up Xzar and Montaron on the Coast Way. And if you are trying to solo a mage,,,,,,,WELLLLLL,,,,Good Luck. 'Cause you are going to need it.....LOTS of it. Going solo with a mage in BG1 is VERY hard. I would say that it's virtually impossible without prior knowledge. Think about it,,,,,, you would almost certainly have to play an Elf, just for the Charm resistance. If you EVER fail your save against Charm and the Charm-like spells...it's GAME OVER. You may just have to face the fact that a L1 mage is fodder. Hell,,,a L2 fighter can't always beat 2 wolves.