"I think Ram's spell essentially amplified machinery, so it should fall under our magical engineering category."
In the Caster Association's meeting room, the members of the Arbitration Committee were discussing the public release of the list of candidates who had passed the registration exam.
By tradition, unless there were special circumstances, the specialties, basic information, and exam works of every spellcaster who passed were to be made public. They could be looked up at any local branch of the Association.
It also served as proof for registered spellcasters who had passed the exam. They couldn't just claim they were qualified when applying for a job.
The Otherworld's academic records website.
The public notice also included a brief evaluation from the Arbitration Committee, which identified each spellcaster's main school or research field.
When someone's area of expertise was clear-cut, there was no problem. But if it crossed disciplines, that could lead to a long debate.
"How is this magical engineering? Ram clearly combined Guidance with Animate Object. Besides, he's a Cleric by profession, so he obviously belongs under our theology category."
Ram's classification sparked an argument.
The members of the Arbitration Committee cared about this for the same reason schools competed to recruit promising students.
More talent meant a better reputation, which meant more achievements, which would directly bring in more funding.
The world was made up of countless mountains, each with a cluster of smaller mountains beneath it, all bearing different names.
"Hey, I don't like the sound of that. Ram modified the spell himself. It wasn't some spell granted by a god in response to his devout offering. Theology folks, keep your hands off!"
"But when he cast it, he said he couldn't control which specific parts the spell would affect. So how did it happen to work on