[Edratman]

I'm guessing that the reason that you cannot cast globals is that you do not have a mage with high enough paths. The lowest number of levels that permit casting a global is 5. There are quite a few at 5 in A,E,N and W and a few others scattered about in other paths. There is a section in the manual listing globals and requirements.

But 5 levels in a single path for a recruitable mage is rare, especially if you are playing MA or LA, and to get to level 5 usually requires boosting by forged items and/or empowerment.

I think that will resolve your dilemna.

EDIT:

NT Jedi, you posted while I was typing (slowly).