kingdoms-amalur-reckoning
I've managed to get to about level 30 in Kingdoms of Amalur without ever bumping into the mage faction quest line, though I've seen mention elsewhere that such a thing exists.
Where do I need to go and who do I need to talk to for this quest chain to begin?
The problem is probably that you're trying to change the resolution while your character is loaded, instead of exiting back to the main menu and doing it from there. For some reason, once you're already playing your character, the option to change your resolution disappears.
If you complete the quest he may take the daggers depending on your persuasion skill. If your persuasion is high you may be able to keep them, the chance is 47% if your persuasion is 0 though.
Best Answer
You can join the Mage Faction, the Scholia Arcana, in the city of Ysa, which you go to for an early part of the Main Quest.
You're looking for a building on the south-east-ish edge of the city. It's across from one of the buildings with a trainer in it (in this case, sagecrafting).
Do note that there's another Sagecrafting trainer wandering around Ysa - ignore him, you want to find the building with the stationary trainer.