Probably he's just more at ease in his element. The Overlord gig was over his head (*snort*) and stressing him out.
Casters seem like a resource you wouldn't want to risk in a combat stack in most situations. I'd guess the other sides have casters of similar quality (perhaps not Wanda-quality) back in their own capitals where they can produce items and work magic in relative safety.Ok... just one question: How did Stanley get all the good casters. or is it just that everyone else uses poor casters? and yeah some of the dwagons lived.