It's also worth noting that the wizard character I keep mentioning has been running roughly parallel with Milo for as long as I've been reading this story.

Cool! Although, as you’re posting anonymous, I’m not totally clear on which wizard character you’re referring to.

My group has asked me not to play Conjurers anymore after this story. My most recent character is a Pathfinder Diviner who forbade Conjuration, as a sort of self-inflicted challenge (I’ve been told there are spells in other schools). This has been very challenging. I’ve been relying a lot on Pyrotechnics, but I seem to blind more allies than enemies that way.