Help - This can't be right

[starkman]

Ok, this is driving me nuts.
My protagonist, human swashbuckler/mage can't see a darn thing.
daytime, nighttime, inside or out. he has to run right up next to anything to cast on it, see a trap, use a bow, anything that invovles range. This has gotta be a mistake, what use is a mage that doesnt have any range?

I tried using teh infravision spell indoors, underground, and at night, no help, he still has to run right up to everything.

[Saruman]

Have you possibly been blinded, certain spells (notably holy smite) have a problem whereby the blindness caused by them was permanent.