Side note - Mage promo is for me way easier then Lich promo. Mage promo I can pull it off almost instantly with a few reloads but Lich is another story for me.

Which is kind of a good thing as it makes me play through the game not from the very beginning as a fully promoted toon.

So, my scholar has done so far some minor quests:
- gossip, nicolai
- mercenary, crusader, scholar, healer promotions
- rescued ivsar, beat ivan, got rid of honks.

Funny things, dead toon present themselves as worhty candidates for promotions

Now I also have access to all promo quests

And most importantly - kkc solution from 2006 to my artefact predicament worked!

So my scholar has:
- pendant of the spheres amulet
- trollieri dagger
- sturkabygel ring
- walking boots and whichbane

I got them from the black chests in Dranghheim, Training Hall, and of course - the dragon cave