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 the Yggdrasil and currently accessible to users of Runelore:
| Runes | Affects | Appearance |
| Kena | Inspires fear | Nightmare |
| Uruz | Heals allies | Lightning bolt |
| Fehu | Causes sleeping urges | Closed eye |
| Pithakhan | Attacks mental reserves | |
| Jera | Increases vitality | Oak |
| Inguz | Paralyzes enemies | Stick man |
| Wunjo | Returns enemy’s sight | Open eye |
| Lagul | Increases the ability of a weapon to connect | Dirk |
| Sowulu | Damages the health of enemies | Nail |
| Algiz | Protects from damage | Elk |
| Isaz | Calls forth shockwaves | Flurry of lightning bolts |
| Dagaz | Heals afflictions at random | A rising sun |
| Gebu | Increases the blunt protection of armour | Shield |
| Gebo | Increases the cutting protection of armour | Chain |
| Gular | Raises a stone wall | |
| Raido | Summons a spirit steed | Horse |
| Thurisaz | Calls forth a spout of molten lava | Volcano |
| Lagua | Increases a weapon’s damage | Large hammer |
| Hugalaz | Calls down a hailstorm | |
| Nauthiz | Sucks the nourishment from foes | |
| Mannaz | Returns hearing | Bell |
| Othala | Besieges enemies with spouts of lava | Mountain range |
| Sleizak | Afflicts foes with voyria poison | Viper |
| Tiwaz | Removes the defences of enemies | Upward-pointing arrow |
| Berkana | Provides health regeneration | Lion |
| Nairat | Beguiles and transfixes enemies | Butterfly |
| Eihwaz | Dampens vibrations | |
| Laguz | Makes a weapon magically faster | Long slim blade |
| Loshre | Afflicts enemies with anorexia | Apple core |