Eh eh eh, I've been stuck sleeping in that tavern for a few days now. It's "THE Thumb".
Ah, and on the mages. I've had bad expiriances with magic users. Trust me... Don't make me tell you the story. Why they started calling my mage Toast Like Bread... Nope, not tellin' ya...
(OK so mages could kick ass later on, but look at it this way, without an accomplished cleric or a healthy supply of temples how many of these mages would make it?)