Runes

Practitioners of Runelore, such as Shamans and Runewardens, possess the ability to sketch various runes on themselves, other persons, the ground, totems, weapons and armour. In doing so a variety of beneficial or harmful effects may be achieved.

History

Legend states that Ayar Himself once stood upon a branch of the World Tree and etched the original twenty-nine runes of Runelore. Sometime later this branch was cut off, however, and the tree itself began to decay causing five of the original runes to be lost.

The family of Tithian and Phineus, the House tutors of the Spirit Walkers and Wardens of the Cerulean Spire respectively, found a way to hold the decay at bay with a seal. The seal was broken in two and held by these tutors until recent times, when a malevolent spirit attacked them both and stole the protective shards. The World Tree once again began to decay and along with it the various runing abilities within Runelore.

Using remnants of a lullaby sung to the tutors when they were children as clues, a way to reforge the fallen branch was discovered and the decay of the Yggdrasil was halted. Through the collective efforts of Shamans and Runewardens, the names of the runes were painstakingly re-etched upon the tree, giving power to all of the runes once again, including the five runes previously lost to mortalkind.

Rune List

The following is a list of the runes re-etched upon theYggdrasil and currently accessible to users of Runelore:

Runes	Affects
Kena	Inspires fear
Uruz	Heals allies
Fehu	Causes sleeping urges
Pithakhan	Attacks mental reserves
Jera	Increases vitality
Inguz	Paralyzes enemies
Wunjo	Returns enemy’s sight
Lagul	Increases the ability of a weapon to connect
Sowulu	Damages the health of enemies
Algiz	Protects from damage
Isaz	Calls forth shockwaves
Dagez	Heals afflictions at random
Gebu	Increases the blunt protection of armour
Gebo	Increases the cutting protection of armour
Gular	Raises a stone wall
Raido	Summons a spirit steed
Thurisaz	Calls forth a spout of molten lava
Lagua	Increases a weapon’s damage
Hugalaz	Calls down a hailstorm
Nauthiz	Sucks the nourishment from foes
Mannaz	Returns hearing
Othala	Besieges enemies with spouts of lava
Sleizak	Afflicts foes with voyria poison
Tiwaz	Removes the defenses of enemies
Berkana	Provides health regeneration
Nairat	Beguiles and transfixes enemies
Eihwaz	Dampens vibrations
Laguz	Makes a weapon magically faster
Loshre	Afflicts enemies with anorexia