For sages, it s really hard. I think it s the most drastic change from all the other soul ages to old soul. Sages seem to the one s that can be most heavily impacted by imprinting, because they tend to want to act out in a way that gets them affection and approval. But, when they get to old soul, they start looking for who they are and they are not used to that at all, so all the imprinting becomes, if not more intense, then definitely more problematic. Only because it needs to be balanced out with lifetimes of not caring at all.
Sages like to clown, literally and figuratively.
The eyes have a twinkle in them either mischievous or of knowing something of great importance that fuels their sense of truth. Sage wear their emotions most obviously. If a Sage is out of balance everyone will be brought down.