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 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
Dagez Heals afflictions at random
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