As yet unnamed fantasy fic fragment

[skull_bearer]

"Mages with hands bloody from tearing out living stones from the Earth, trembling like copper rods in a thunderstorm."

Trying a magic system which runs on a ley-line basis, with wizards as living dowsing rods. It's wierd, but I'm starting to like it.

Comments

[sunfell.livejournal.com]

Speaking as a Magus with an uncanny dowsing ability, I don't think it's weird at all.

My pinkies tingle when I cross major Lines.

[edsigma.livejournal.com]

Guy I know made a program to locate ley lines near where you live!
http://www.tomscott.com/ley/

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

Sounds a little bit like how magic works in Harry Turtledove's Derlavai series. Though I may remember that wrongly, it's been years since I've read those books.