Steal Ley Line

School: Alteration.
Regency: Special Req'd Source: 3
Gold: Special Caster Level: 15
Duration: Permanent

With this very powerful realm spell the caster is able to take control of ley lines belonging to other wizards. Before this spell can be cast though the wizard must control all the sources in the province he casts it in. If the province is a 1/6 province then the wizard must control all six source levels. No other wizard must control even a 0 level source, or the spell with not work. Once this condition is met then the wizard uses his intimate knowledge of the Mebhaighl flow in the province to steal control of ley lines enemy wizard have dared to create through his domain.
Example: An enemy wizard has a ley line from the Spiderfell to Ilien. A powerful wizard in Medoere with a level 3 source in Caerwil cast this spell to gain control of the ley line. The spell succeeds and the Medoere wizard now has control of the ley line. It now is effectivily two new ley lines, both originating at his source. One goes to the Spiderfell, while the other runs south into Ilien.
The cost of the spell is equal to the basic cost of the ley line, not including any hook ups that have been added. If a ley line crosses three provinces then it the spell will cost the same as it would to create a ley line over the same area, or 3 GB and 3 RP. Any extensions that have been added to the original ley line over the years can not be claimed with this spell. The caster would need to cast another spell to claim them, after meeting the condition above first of course.
Ley Lines effected by a Protect Ley Line spell gain a saving throw against this spell, in much the same way as they do against a Sunder Ley Line spell.

Due to the high level requirement few wizards have ever even heard of this spell, let alone had the opportunity to see it in action. It is believed that some of the more powerful Elven wizards, including the High Mage Aelies may have copies of it, but to the if he has then he has never cast it.
The creator of this spell is believed to be an ancient Elven wizard of Lluabraight who developed it to gain control of the ancient ley lines that crossed the land in the magic rich north. These ley lines, all linked to powerful sources, were believed created by Giant, or perhaps even ancient Dragon sorcerers. These ancient ley lines were also linked to the Elven artefacts known as the Gems of Arborea using this powerful spell.
However this took place nearly three thousand years ago and the name of the spells creator has been lost. Since that time only Elves have been known to cast this spell, but it is rumoured that a human mage copied it around five hundred years ago. Who this mage was, and where the copy now lies is not known. If it were found it would be of little value as few mages of real power exist in the human lands. Several of the Awnsheghlien would be interested in getting hold of a copy though, especially the Gorgon and the Magian.

By Ian Hoskins

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