Ley Walker class

# RPG Class: Ley Walker

### Description

"It is an occult truth, known to all who study the ways of magic and spellcraft, that great lines of power crisscross the lands of Azeroth. These lines of magic are often harnessed for mighty and magical purposes, from the creation of moonwells to the powerful glowing dome in Dalaran." - More Magic and Mayhem, Pg. 20

Ley Walkers are those mages who seek to specialize in tapping into the great arcane energies beneath Azeroth. In more modern lore, we've seen Ley Walkers take on a somewhat different flavor, with the Shal'dorei (nightborne) utilizing its ancient powers coupled with that of their Nightwell to create vast power networks. The ley lines can be used to achieve a large variety of more potent and permanent effects, such as a permanent teleportation network, or a barrier that never wears off. These are the secrets that the ley walker study, and devote their lives to uncovering.

The blue dragonflight, the nightborne, as well as the Sin'Dorei all possess some form of ley walker within their kingdoms, and it is likely that various other races and factions utilize them on a much smaller scale. While most mages draw upon their own mana to create arcane effects, the Ley Walker instead bends the flow of the ley lines, creating various effects depending on how the energy flows through its target. One might create a rune that never dissipates, and when activated, blows up. Another might create a pillar that draws in all of the latent ley energies nearby, and then use it as a focus to empower a spell.

It is speculated that the ancient Sin'Dorei pillars destroyed by Arthas Menethil that protected Quel'Thalas were constructed by ley walkers, and empowered by the ley lines themselves.

### Powers and Abilities

The ley walker has the following innate abilities, which grow stronger as they attune to the ley lines.

* The spells and magical effects of the ley walker grow in power in areas closer to convergent leylines, and weaken while further away. It is up to the discretion of the DM or Storyteller in an event to determine the effectiveness, however this map may prove as an excellent reference.

Ley Walkers are something akin to ritualists. While they can excel on the front lines, they are much better suited to supporting their comrades from behind the lines. The ley walker utilizes various runes, sigils, relics, and all manner of trinkets to tap into the ley lines and utilize its energy in a constructive, or of course, deconstructive manner. These longer form rituals allow the ley walker to empower spells to the point of permanence, creating barriers or enchantments on weapons directly powered by the ley lines, that do not decay or lose power over time. It can also be used to heal an individual, by allowing the ley walker to open up the intended recipient to the flow of the latent energies.

Of course the world isn't a perfect place, and sometimes the ley walker will be drawn into close quarters. They possess a variety of options, and are capable of directing the ley lines in more deconstructive ways as well. By attuning themselves to the energies of the ley lines, a ley walker can become incredibly resilient to arcane spells and effects. Furthermore, they can utilize this same method to cast a limited array of spells. Ley Walkers do not possess the same latent freedoms that mages have, and are limited to creating simple effects. A blast of fire, a simple barrier, etc. However ley walkers do not need to expend mana to utilize these spells, instead powering them with the ley lines themselves. If all else should fail, the ley walker can flee upon the very ley lines themselves. Riding them like a river, to teleport to anywhere where the ley lines converge. This is known as Ley Walking.

[Mastery] Once a Ley Walker has completely attuned themselves with the ley lines, and truly understand its inner workings, they gain the ability to perceive the ley lines as though visible to the naked eye. Furthermore, they can imbue the energies of the ley lines into items with greater precision and skill, empowering any enchantments made by the ley walker. In practice, this just means that master ley walkers have a wider variety of freedom when deciding what sorts of enchantments and effects they'd like to place on certain items.

### Notes and Other Information

Its worth noting that while ley walkers can create a form of permanence effect with barriers, their barriers are still limited by the amount of power available to the Ley Walker. While it has no time limit, and will never expire, the barrier can still be destroyed by being overloaded.

The map provided in the powers & abilities section is not considered canon, and is merely a reference for the most common areas such as Karazhan, and the new Well of Eternity. However the Shal'dorei Nightwell, Maelstrom, and Vale of Eternal Blossoms are all good examples of inherently powerful places.