Wife - Mirabella or Feanora?

[jwallstone]

I would go with Feonora and Royal Snakes. RS seem to be more powerful, the only exception being when Sea Dogs can hit three good targets at once. But in general, RS are much better in every other situation. The gear for Sea Dogs is fairly useless otherwise, since other pirates suck. But there are plenty of good animals to take advantage of the RS gear. Also, Feonora in human form gives +3 intellect, which is one of the better bonuses, and with you being a mage, is useful even after these two units are no longer used. Her item slots are also better for mages.