[Lex/Merri] I[............] Yes, the guild provides plenty of motivation, but a lot of that comes within each individual mage and scholar, though I guess being surrounded by motivational people can only help, too!
As for conflict with my [...] purposes, [....................] it all depends on the responsibilities you take on, I guess, and what you actually want. For myself, I As far as being a mage and learning spells and helping people goes, I haven't found that the guild conflicts with that, but I did lose at all!