If fancy robes, ancient texts and spells have been your calling, you might have been aRift mage in a past life. Rift mages specialize in the arcane and the taboo; where there is a spiritual power to manipulate, Rift mages are there.
Mages master the elements before they tap into their calling; however many will be naturally inclined to show case their natural talents. The Rift mage branch path is divided six ways; there’s the sun shine “elementalist,” the scheming “warlock,” the fire is my best friend “pyromancer,” the creates monsoons in his hand “stormcaller,” the succubus of the soul “archon,” and the old bones “necromancer.” As a mage each of the classes specializes in a unique forte but mages boil down to direct damage, direct will attacks or minion based assaults.