If you are a mage, and get the planar sphere as your Stronghold, you will be sent some apprentices to train.
So I envision ...
A strange sound startles you from nearby. Turning, you see that it is Xan .... and he is
_chuckling_.
So you think this is funny, don't you?
I've never had/had very little/ formal training in the Art. I can hardly train them the way I learned -- wandering the countryside, dodging bounty hunters and monsters, learning through desparation and necessity. And I'm certainly not taking them adventuring with us! So, great wizard, what do I do with them !? You've had formal training. What am I supposed to do!
...
Just a thought,
Laura