Since the combat is in a separate playfield, you can reuse glyphs from elsewhere. What about \ / for attacks and ^ v for magic?

how about using #*+@ for the Game of Thorns

I had to keep rechecking which color was which. I suggest using two colors (you vs them) and two symbols (magic vs attack).

Oh good point. Can multiple things attack you at once?

It would have been useful when that elvish knight trapped me in a corridor and all I could do was talk to him (or kiss him - ew).

It seems like enemies can't open doors, at least from what I could tell. So even if you can't outrun them you can hide behind a door?