The mage can shift the geographical position of a ley
line in a direction or shape of her choosing. While this
spell moves the line’s direction of flow, the spell cannot
sever or destroy the ley line, or reverse its direction of
flow (see “Ley Flow,” below).
Shifting a ley line is a three-stage process. First, the mage
must mystically “grab” the conduit while reaching out into the air from the appropriate direction. (She needs some
form of Mage Sight to see it.) If the mage wants to move
it laterally, she reaches straight out so that pulling into her
body moves the line in the desired direction. If she wants to
pull the line closer to the surface, she reaches down toward
her feet. Similarly, pulling the line down requires reaching
up to the sky. Sleepers would perceive this as extremely
odd behavior, but nothing that causes Disbelief.
Once she has a grip on the line, she next pulls on
the line as if dragging a large steel cable. Onlookers
see the mage straining against an invisible resistance.
She can drag the line five yards for each success. The
spell’s target number is thus determined by the total
distance the mage wants to move the line.
As soon as the mage reaches the desired distance, she
must finally anchor the line into its new position by
investing one Mana to “peg” the line down. Imagine a
tent spike that keeps a rope in place, and you have an
idea what the mystical peg does to the conduit.
Once the spell expires, the ley line snaps back into
its natural shape.
Free Council Rote: Urban Renewal
The Free Council uses this spell in their urban renewal
projects, redirecting lines to flow through the buildings,
parks or roads they think can best benefit from
the line’s resonance. Alternatively, they redirect the
line to remove its influence on a place, such as when
its resonance is ill-aspected.
