Known Runewalks

"The number of possible routes from one point in the city to another is nearly infinite. A person might choose to walk partway and take the train the rest, or go bus-Tube-bus, or hail a cab — whose journey will depend on the driver’s knowledge, local traffic patterns, construction, and other factors. If you were to plot out those varying routes on a map, most of them might appear as nothing more than scribbles — a twisty squiggle here, straightforward lines and angles there. But some routes, mages through the centuries have discovered, tremble with power. Those ones, if you traced them from start to finish, spell words in High Speech. Though not all words written in High Speech are runes, London’s mages have dubbed these mystical routes through the city “Runewalks.” One of the Awakened who travels these mysterious places paths intentionally, with a specific outcome related to the sigil he’s spelling in mind, is usually rewarded with that outcome.

A Thyrsus makes a symbol for healing with his steps and strengthens a spell. A Mystagogue gets on the Underground at Westminster, switches lines half a dozen times to spell out a word for clarity — and when she exits at Marble Arch, a choice she’s been struggling with is finally clear. What appears to Sleepers as a group of tourists meandering through Regent’s Park is actually a cabal tracing out the elaborate path that will grant them access to an ally’s sanctum."

- Mage the Awakening, page 267

The Runners
There is a well known Cabal in London called The Runners. These three mages take orders from various mages, cabals and Orders in the city to walk the paths for them. Not only is it a lucrative business, it allows the trio to test and verify potential rune walks. Others have studied the Rune Walks in the past and their findings are closely guarded by The Runners. They are happy to co-operate with investigations led by the Guardians in instances of abuse of rune walks. Between this and the fact the Runners are a Mysterium based Cabal, most are happy to allow the Runners the privelige of hoarding the information and simply making use of their services.

The Auger's Gift worked with The Runners to verify that a local branch of the Seers were using rune walks to avoid detection and increase their chances of success during a robbery in the Censorium.

Known Rune Walks

 * "Success in endeavors"


 * "Lose my pursuers"


 * More to be added