Well, I was updating a homebrew Roman/Fey heavy world to 4E, and I found that I needed a Warmage class.

So, here ya go:

Warmage

Class Traits

Role: Striker. You use devastating magical attacks to rip your enemies to shreds. You lean toward leader as a secondary role.
Power Source: Arcane and Martial. Where others rely on subtle control to defeat enemies, you…don’t.
Key Abilities: Charisma, Intelligence, Constitution.

Armor Proficiencies: Cloth, Leather, Hide, Chain, Light Shield
Weapon Proficiencies: Simple Melee, Simple Ranged
Implements: Weapons with which you are proficient with, Staffs and Wands.
Bonus to Defense: +1 Fortitude, +1 Reflex

Hit Points at 1st Level: 14 + Constitution score
Hit Points per Level Gained: 4
Healing Surges per Day: 7 + Constitution Modifier

Trained Skills: Arcana. Choose three more trained skills at first level from the following list:
Class Skills: Endurance (Con), Intimidate (Cha), History (Int), Athletics (Str), Diplomacy (Cha)

Class features


(Fluff)


Warmage Class Features:

Choose either:

Legionnaire
You gain proficiency all simple and military spears and polearms. You can enchant spears and polearms as staffs. When enchanted this way, you add the implement’s enhancement bonus to attack and damage as normal for a magic weapon, and you deal extra dice of damage on a critical hit as normal.
In addition you can use the Enchant Magic Item ritual, but only on polearms or spears.
You gain the Glorious Victory power

Skirmisher
You gain proficiency with all simple and military light and heavy blades.
In addition, whenever you move more than 2 squares on your turn, all heavy or light blades that you are wielding gain the Brutal 1 property.
You gain the power Cunning Strike.

Warmage Training
You have access to all Warmage at-will attack powers, however, when you roll initiative, choose two powers (three if you are human) You can only use these powers this encounter.
Level 21: Choose three powers (four if you are human)

Special: The powers Warmage Strike and Warmage Orb do not count against this limit.

Warmage Edge
(fluff)
Once per turn, when using a Warmage Implement attack power you may add your 2 + Intelligence Modifier or Constitution Modifier as extra damage
Once per turn, when using a Warmage Weapon attack, you may add your Intelligence Modifier or your Constitution Modifier as extra damage.
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Glorious Victory---------------Warmage Utility
At-Will*Arcane, Martial
Free Action                   Close burst 5
Trigger: you drop an enemy to 0 hit points or less.
Effect: Each ally in the burst gains temporary hit points equal to your Constitution modifier.

Cunning Strike----------------Warmage Utility
At-Will*Arcane
Free Action                  Personal
Trigger: you bloody an enemy
Effect: You gain a bonus to damage rolls against that enemy equal to you Intelligence modifier until the end of your next turn.

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Ok take a look at the legionare ability because the wording seems screwy. Enchanting the weapon has nothing to do with using it as an implement (weird i know). Also if they can enchant spears as staffs doesn't that mean that other classes could use them as weapliments? or does it just mean that they can use enchanments normally reserved for the staff group on spear group weapons? Also why could another character not use a weapon so enchanted?

In fact since there are no attack powers up yet let me ask, will there be enough weapon attacks for this to matter at all?

Is the martial powersource gonna be involved here? are they gonna learn exploits?

Warmage edge seems odd, is it an atwill? encounter? 

New powers and Warmage trianing update in main post.

Because there is more support for weapon wielding classes.
Drow Long Knife because it's and uber-short sword, and these guys are modeled on Roman skirmishing troops.
Yes, thats the point. And just because they can use Polearm/spears doesn't mean anyone else can.
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If you don't like it, housrule it out. I might add something that says that only a Warmage can use the impleapon though...