To become mage you need to learn you school of magic. Go to the Cave/Tower of war mages in Square of fire/Daylight Square and talk to the mage who offers the magic for your armour style:

Bonecrusher - School of Magic: Fire / Air
Dodger - School of Magic: Shadow / Light
Heavyweight - School of Magic: Earth / Water

Beginner´s guide 

New reputations and instances as well as a new location and the battlefields of equals are waiting for you.

Location:
 

Isle of Swirling Mist: Once again you need to pass a series of quests to get access to this new location. It should be your priority to get access just after having received your magic. Quests Guide here.

Instances:

• Exiles´Fortress: As Derelict House and Palace of King Magish this instance also give you access to blue armour: Level 11-15
• Resurrected Ghoul´s Crypt
• Cloister of Visions: To access this instance you need to go to the Isle of Swirling Mist. This instance can be done once a day for one hour to drop special quest items you need for your new reputation.

Reputation:

Several new reputations will keep you busy and once again you have to choose between two. Nymphea or Sylphea and Eldive or Kroffdor. Once you have finished one to red badge you can start the other.

• Shadow Catchers: Quest item Shadow (Gloomy, Sinister or Deadly) need to be handed in to the NPC in White Castle.
   
• Nymph Water God: The Goddes might be generous and refill your mana during a fight.
   
• Sylph Air God: After offering the Goddess grants you with more mana during 2h. Also she might help you in fight in taking off mana from your opponent. More details to Nymphea/Sylphea here.
   
• Eldives: Quest item Centrido. With 3-5 Centrido you can get 5 reputation point and whether an additional blessing for 1h or a curse for your enemy. Find a guide here. Best way for shifting between Eldive/Kroffdor reputations here.
   
• Kroffdors: Quest item Incarnum. With 3-5 Incarnum you can get 5 reputation point and whether an additional blessing for 1h or a curse for your enemy. For guide ref. to Eldive guide above. 
   
• Pet Petrons: Red bagde will allow you to train your pet to the maximum. Players guide here
  
  
• Custodian of magic: An evil troll is waiting for you inside a forgotten library.

New Battlefields

Now is time for you to catch up on your valor the easy way ...

• Equals: In CC, temple or arena of equals you will enter the instance completely naked. All you need for the battlefield you have to buy inside the instance in the shop. Advantage: all participants have the same armour, nothing of your own items can break.
   
• Hand of the Abyss: A new instance in Great Battle style. Every three hours you can enter the fight to the Hands of the Abyss. Advantage: Short instance (about 15-20 minutes in total), suitable for Beginner and Experts.

Overview:

These levels give you time to work on valour and reputation. Only few new things which need to be added to the other workload ... 

Instances:

• Lands of Oblivion: Recommended for players that have reached level 12 and have 500 Eldive or Kroffdor reputation.
   
• Enchanted Forest: Meet Edera and her friends. Instances from level 12
  
  
• Creature of Filth Lair: The secret lair of the Shiass enslaved Daigon Armakhton is located at Tainted Cove in the Isles of Swirling Mist. Recommended for players that have reached level 14.
  
  
• Dancing Shadow Cave: The secret lair of the Shiass enslaved Scolopendra Essvesh is located at Tainted Cove in the Isles of Swirling Mist. Recommended for players that have reached level 15.
  
  
• Original Wind Rose: You need a medal of 1000 reputation from one of the races or an Eldive/Kroffdor Medal of Worship if you have both reputations. From level 15. 

Reputation:

• Astral Hunters: Available from Level 13
  
  
• Fighters against Shiass: From level 14. To talk to this hero you need to have Sacral knowledge of level 3.

Overview:

Be prepared to enter a completely new era of fighting.

Now we will need all our nice superblows again from previous level 1-10. Those will be combined and strenghtend with magical power.

New locations and reputations will challenge you, so make sure that you have been working well on your reputations in former levels. Access to level 16 lands.

Level 16+ guide

Instances:

• Forbidden City: By fighting the inhabitants of the Forbidden City, you can obtain Green Scale. Those you can use to increase your Tomb Raider reputation. Recommended from level 16
  
  
• Tailsime: Warriors that have achieved  level 16, after completing the quest Path to the heart of the tree can defend Tailsime.
   
• Lethal Crossroads:
  The instance "Grotto of Suffering" is accessible for 2 hours every 4 days. Recommended for players that have reached level 16. 
  The instance "Mouth of Darkness" is accessible for 2 hours every 4 days. Recommended for players that have reached level 17. 
  The instance "Death Mine" is accessible for 2 hours every 4 days. Recommended for players that have reached level 18.
   

Reputations: all available from level 16

• Tomb Raiders: Dark dungeons of abandoned castles, underground crypts where the remains of great leaders and illustrious heroes lie. No restrictions. No initiation.
   
• Vision Interpreters: As centuries were passing by, in the Meridian lands appeared The Faceless – mysterious creatures, whose appearance was such incredible, that it caused the heart to tremble in fear. No restriction. Initiate: The Faceless.
   
• Order of the Triads: Many years ago three Chosen ones created a secret brotherhood with the goal to keep knowledge about the nature of triads. No restriction. Initiate: Ulvarno. Guide here.
  
  
• Tailsime Protectors: Tailsime, whose mighty roots go deep under the earth and the spreading branches cast shadows on the most distant places of the Meridian edge, for a long time is protecting the inhabitants of these lands. No restrictions. Initiates: Tiu Mia or Lea Miu. Guide
  
  
• Miuri Tao reputation: In the time of relocation of the Maurin people at Meridian lands the whisperer Miuri Tao have received from the Dragons Mistress part of magical power and gained a priceless Gift. Available from level 16 at the Maurin Idol. Absence of reputation Zurkhass Followers. Guide
  
  
• Zurkhass followers reputation: Once upon a time the fearless sirsh Zurkhass drank from the undefiled Well of eternity in the Forbidden city and aquired incredible power. Available from level 16. Absence of Miuri Tao reputation. Guide 
   

Battlefields:

Even more valour can be collected in the

• Meridian Vaults: Best human and magmar warriors will clash in a furious battle which is accessible to warriors that have reached level 16. Alternative cover of quests for Ancient Hero feats available
  
  
• Hand of the Sky: A new instance in Great Battle style. Every three hours you can enter the fight from Frontieres or Domaine of Winds (with Premium account from everywhere). Advantage: Short, about 15-20 minutes in total.
   
• Crucible of War: Fierce battles taking place in the Arena of a non-stopping flame between the strongest warriors of Faeo. From level 16

Overview: