I find it ironic that a Hoplite is killed by the jumping horse, but not a spear because he has armor, while a farmer can kill you when jumping because he's more skilled, while he can't defend the spear only because he's not armored. Summary = Farmer's are better, but too poor for armor :(
What. The. Hell. I started a quest and I spawned on an island, keeping me from killing anything outside my mage's ranges. Don't randomize the fields - there's always the chance that you'll waste it mission because of shoddy programming.