The Runic System is a means of using written symbols in order to create unique magical effects. The caveat to the Runic system is that, some runes are pretty straight-forward and obvious in what they do. Ergo, the Fire Rune is pretty obvious. However, there are other runes that are not quite so straight-forward and is up to interpretation. Thereby, what, exactly, a rune or rune circle will do, is almost entirely random.
There are 306 available rune symbols; not all of them will be actively used on the board, so if you have an idea for a new rune, go ahead and message a staff member, or post in the Help Desk. We can probably get your new rune into the list, complete with a design, no art-skill necessary.
Learning Runes
Runes are a new system to Tyrrhenia. The closest thing to a Runemaster would be a Fusillade, but even they don't know all of the runes, nor what exactly all the runes they do know do. There's a lot of discovery to be had in the runic system.
You'll notice in the starting gear, that there are runestones available. These items will teach you the name and meaning of a single rune. You can randomise these if you want. Thereby, the only real way to learn a new rune is to find its runestone. After the End, there are dozens of locations across the Outlands where you can find these stones, so coming across them won't be too difficult. Keep looking, brave one! Rune use does require a skill. If you happen to meet a Fusillade that knows Rune skill, you can learn one or two runes from them, along with the skill to use them.
Using Runes
There are four ways to use a rune.
The first, and most obvious, is just drawing the rune on a surface when you need its effects. This can also be drawn in the air. All runes are made up of straight lines and sharp angles, making them easy to draw on just about any surface. The slightest mistake in drawing it will end in the rune turning into a different one, with a different effect, so take care you don't draw the wrong one!
The second way is called a rune circle. This is a personal ritual, in a sense, in which a person draws and invokes several different runes at once. Each combination will have different effects, and even the same combination will have a slightly different effect for a different person. As mentioned, runes' meanings are occasionally kind of up in the air; what does strife mean to you? That is what the rune of strife will do for you. However, this makes runic circles very open-ended, and up to your own imagination — imagine what result you want, and then choose which runes will go into your circle based on that desire, and what the runes mean to you. You'll probably be right.
The third way is by creating their image in crafting, whether by laying circuit patters on a COMP chip in just the right way, or carving a blade's pommel in the image of a rune. This is one of the easiest ways of modding an equipment item, is by using runes in their creation. You can use the fourth method of using a rune to mod items after their creation.
Thus, the fourth way, is by engraving. Runes can be drawn onto almost any surface, but engraving them permanently into a piece of equipment, or other item, empowers that item with the properties of the rune. Some runes can do some kind of random things when engraved, so you may want to play around with them a bit, but most of the time it shouldn't be too hard to figure out what you'll end up with.
Rune List
Agrantha The Rune of Fortune |
Agrantha is often called upon for those seeking good fortune, success, or victory in battle. Commonly, Agrantha is used in crafting of weapons, or engraved on weapons. Some may occasionally use it in crafting or engraving of shields and armour, in hopes that it'll grant fortune to the protective item and boost its ability to withstand blows. | |
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Ameididiu The Rune of Fertility |
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Amuriami The Rune of Water |
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Barialaiae The Rune of Hope |
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Crmu The Rune of Destiny |
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Danusu The Rune of Change |
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Eiser The Rune of Concealing |
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Elestha The Rune of Disguise |
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Fanasth The Rune of Lies |
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Faro The Rune of Flame |
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Gaiusant The Rune of Darkness |
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Heusidi The Rune of Secrets |
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Hetasir The Rune of Places |
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Idopocustes The Rune of Winter |
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Ista The Rune of Thought |
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Kersaso The Rune of Strength |
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Leona The Rune of Integrity |
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Nausa The Rune of Wisdom |
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Nenusch The Rune of Strife |
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Olox The Rune of Dominion |
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Reuth The Rune of Pain |
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Sesus The Rune of Beginning |
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Thalassa The Rune of War |
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Thes The Rune of Longevity |
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Tiarta The Rune of Purity |
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Usis The Rune of Light |
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Usth The Rune of Journeys |
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Vian The Rune of Trust |
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Vilodon The Rune of Weakness |
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Xylu The Rune of Friendship |
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Yriai The Rune of Truth |
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Zemi The Rune of Earth |
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Zemuna The Rune of Majesty |
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Zener The Rune of Sky |
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Zesc The Rune of Honour |