Parageography

The Salt Lake Valley is bisected by a major Dragon Line running North-South along the Wasatch fault line. There are eleven other fault lines running through the valley, meaning that small dragon lines crisscross the valley. The Wasatch Dragonline extends from Southern Idaho to Saint George. Despite the mana ebb presented by the Great Salt Lake and it's accompanying salt desert, the mana line is huge. Also, there is an underground river that runs East to West that feeds the lake.

The Mana ebbs
Thanks to magical researchers (which are Hermetic Magicians) the Mana Ebb has been mapped using Magitech. The result is that valley is affected by seven zones. The Mana Ebb starts at the lake and spreads out, reducing in intensity until magic is normal around Bluffdale and the Intervalley Mountains. However, most of the Mana has been aspected to Christian Theurgy. In spite of the aspectation to the Theurgy tradition, Hermetic research into the phenomenon continues. The magicians at the University of Utah are more concerned with improving overall magic by the use of Geomancy and Geomasonry and have teamed with the Masons for improving the overall magic. Most research being done is tapping the two major dragon lines: the Wasatch Dragon line and the underground river.

Game Rules
Overall, the background count of mana in the valley is at -4 for game purposes. Closer to the lake, it's at -6, but as you get away from the Great Salt Lake, the mana background count increases until you get to Bluffdale and Butterfield Canyon, where it is normal. The same goes for the East Benches, where the background count is at -2, but as one gets into the mountains, the count goes higher until one reaches normality by the time one gets to Gobbler's Knob.

Of Aspected Domains
The Salt Lake Valley has been aspected, by the majority, to Christian Theurgy. This prevents shamans and mages from drawing on the mana in most of the valley. Despite that, there are pockets of domains aspected to Hermetic magery, Wiccan mysticism, and Black Magic. More information is provided in the Magician pages.