Runes

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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