Nice! Thanks, guys.
The Improved Haste + Tuigan Bow WS/mage combo sounds awesome, so do the dual wield scimitar. The suggestion about dual wielding axes in the other thread is cool, too.
Actually what I have in mind is dual to a thief, so I can go backstab and also cause spell failure on other mages, before they even start casting spells. One other thing I'm thinking about is placing traps so they also cause spell failure. Imagine: lay down some traps where the lich will spawn, and then, hehe, watch him fail his spell casting.
"Bitta, mortis...uh, uh, .....my spell casting is interrupted. Allia, balo...uh, uh..."
Just not sure if traps will do the trick, although I think they are "physical attacks".

Happy gameing