As long as psychomancy isn't underpowered in relation to other bloods, I'm fine with it. Ssarak has already experienced a considerable nerf from when I thought of him, but strength is more of a secondary attribute for the character anyway. The concept of misdirection and mental manipulation has always been my long-term goal.

Edit: Could students at least get an option to take the warding course from Satori? It seems like the best psychomancer in the college would be most qualified to teach it. Relating to your analogy, it might be hard to ask someone to take lessons from your attacker, but there would be no one more qualified to teach you about their techniques than themselves.