To be fair, Clerical, Bardic, Druidic, Sorcer ... ic. Sorcerous, there we go, these could all be Sanctioned too, I suppose.
Imagine a Sorcerer Philosopher trying to figure out where, exactly, their powers come from, and why some are born with this gift, but others are not? Or a Lore Bard Physicist who is trying to find out why, precisely, the intonation of her voice and the resonance of a lute string creates an effect such as Darkness or Shatter. Or just a Druid who realizes that they either need to get the papers or be hunted down, and that would sure put a stop to them protecting the land from all those loggers who keep cutting down everything around the city to fuel the fires of growing industry.
Granted, these are still pretty Grey areas and again, the reaction to each would probably depend upon the local City-State's views on magic and if that spellcaster is actively helping or harming the people.
Divine Magic ... yeah, bit of a Grey area. The common citizen would love the people who can heal with a touch and wave away the horrifying undead with a flick of their amulet, but there's still Magic in there, something ... different. It's useful, but so is a Wizard, but if the Cleric or Paladin in question was connected to The Church, that would probably put a lot of fears to rest ("Well she's in the service of The Maker, she's doing her work").
Or again, the zealous may see even that as something heretical.
Truly, I think only a Warlock could really not afford to be Sanctioned, as it would only take a little bit of scrying to figure out "Holy Goddess, his magic comes from a for-real Devil." They may be able to hide it for awhile, but not nearly long enough to stay in one place for long.
Although I certainly love the idea of a Wizard sitting in some court, playing the long game and kowtowing to nobility and commoner alike until a Mage can basically take over the whole thing in one fell swoop >.>
Imagine a Sorcerer Philosopher trying to figure out where, exactly, their powers come from, and why some are born with this gift, but others are not? Or a Lore Bard Physicist who is trying to find out why, precisely, the intonation of her voice and the resonance of a lute string creates an effect such as Darkness or Shatter. Or just a Druid who realizes that they either need to get the papers or be hunted down, and that would sure put a stop to them protecting the land from all those loggers who keep cutting down everything around the city to fuel the fires of growing industry.
Granted, these are still pretty Grey areas and again, the reaction to each would probably depend upon the local City-State's views on magic and if that spellcaster is actively helping or harming the people.
Divine Magic ... yeah, bit of a Grey area. The common citizen would love the people who can heal with a touch and wave away the horrifying undead with a flick of their amulet, but there's still Magic in there, something ... different. It's useful, but so is a Wizard, but if the Cleric or Paladin in question was connected to The Church, that would probably put a lot of fears to rest ("Well she's in the service of The Maker, she's doing her work").
Or again, the zealous may see even that as something heretical.
Truly, I think only a Warlock could really not afford to be Sanctioned, as it would only take a little bit of scrying to figure out "Holy Goddess, his magic comes from a for-real Devil." They may be able to hide it for awhile, but not nearly long enough to stay in one place for long.
Although I certainly love the idea of a Wizard sitting in some court, playing the long game and kowtowing to nobility and commoner alike until a Mage can basically take over the whole thing in one fell swoop >.>