Mannahnin
Scion of Murgen (He/Him)
Aesthetics, I think. It's just a clunky name which was originally chosen to be generic. Because in 1974 OD&D there were only three classes, and two of them were EXTREMELY broad archetypes, Fighting-Man and Magic-User, intended to each cover a wide range of concepts.I'm curious, was there any particular reason they removed Magic User and Thief? I kind of get the negative connotation associated with Thief, but why get rid of Magic User?
The Magic-User encompassed all wizards, warlocks, mages, sorcerers, witches, seers, wonder-workers, and any other user of magic not specifically granted by a deity. The Fighting Man covered soldiers, knights, mercenaries, duelists, swordsman thieves like the Grey Mouser, and literally every other kind of adventurer who DIDN'T cast magic spells.