Lay Lines

Lay yourself down Sweet child Outside the bounds of the ley lines For if you try you'll surely lie And never get up again -warning to the young ones

Lay Lines came into being as a result of the anti-grav generators the original colonists set beneath their colonies in an attempt to alleviate the effects of the higher-than-expected gravity of Underhill. Intended to only be a temporary measure, they did not get removed before the start of the Gene Wars. The different outposts and colonies, set around the coasts and up rivers into the mountains, were connected via power ties between the gravity anchors, to make travel easier and to protect the smallholders a from the animals that preyed on them, at least a little. Once the wars started, they were used to mark the territories of the Psych faction. When the bombs went off during the wars, they could play havoc with the anti-grav generators, Some cratered, pulling the rock and dirt down, some reversed, throwing hills and mountains into the air and leaving them there. The pattern of lines between the the various anti-grav fields was broken, the safe places to live gone, and the whole planet apparently run amok. It wasn't until the Changed returned from their exile that anyone was able to restore some of the generators, realign the ley lines, and make the planet safe for careful settlement again.