Dijkstra literally says there was 30 or so of them after they leave on a ship.
Mages flocked to Novigrad, but once the witch hunts started, those capable enough to escape, did so, leaving less fortunate to tend for themselves. There is only few dozens of them left.
>And by doing so, fucking over a far greater number of people.
No, those people are fucked anyway. After the mages are gone, it's their turn either way. If Radovid wins, during the witcheress epilogue you can find Tomira getting burned by Radoivd's men, clearly showing it's only a matter of time before it's their turn.
>Yes, and helping people when you don't have any obligation is what separates good people from shitty people.
And Triss has no obligation whatsoever helping the mages in Novigrad, she could have escaped and save her ass any time she wanted, but she stayed and risked her life for them instead, living in squalor and constantly fearing capture. You are blaming her because she can't help everyone and you are putting Radovid's actions on her. Who died and made Triss the protector of the all races and nations of the world? In the war times, you help your people, those you can, those close to you and hope for the best.
Besides at the time Triss is in Novigrad, mages are the one that take the bulk of the persecution. By your logic, Triss should have jsut left because what's the point of helping them when Radovid will go after some other people anyway, let's just leave them to die a horrible death. That would make her a better person for sure.
>He controls the entire population of poors, essentially 1/4th the city
He controls shit once Radovid invades the city, even without Radovid, he is outclassed by Dijkstra.
>the support of every mage in Novigrad
He has few low tier mages, the only thing they could do is die. If you think King of Beggars would stop Radovid if he had the support of 30 mages that can't even escape the city, helping him, you are delusional.