The main site indicates that the Jobs are currently undergoing a revival. So, it's unlikely that any of them are illegal outright (I don't recall the Black Mage line saying that it was illegal to use such magicks, just that it was highly frowned upon due to their destructive nature, and that they were largely considered lost). Thaumaturges aren't feared, I don't think, more than any other powerful group in Ul'dah. They run the temple to Nald'thal, for instance, so they're quite public. That said, they do try to cultivate a mystique of terrifying power (which, as the THM quest line notes, is something of a façade 
).
My personal opinion is that Summoners probably weird people out, but in the way that new, strange things that are poorly understood weird people out. Ifrit-Egi, for instance, is downright scary looking, and no matter how much you may say it's completely under your control and an Egi isn't a Primal, people will fear what they don't understand. Adventurers, being more familiar with such magics, are far less likely to throw a fit or run away in terror.
).My personal opinion is that Summoners probably weird people out, but in the way that new, strange things that are poorly understood weird people out. Ifrit-Egi, for instance, is downright scary looking, and no matter how much you may say it's completely under your control and an Egi isn't a Primal, people will fear what they don't understand. Adventurers, being more familiar with such magics, are far less likely to throw a fit or run away in terror.
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