Rune Tome
Fire Rune (X 3874 1, 500XP)
A Fire Rune-Master is a person skilled at the ancient dwarven art of carving runes into magical gemstones. This skill is only taught to the very exclusive members of the Runeforge Guild. Once the master has the skill they can use it to inscribe a glyph upon a Bloodstone to charge it with powerful offensive magic. The stone can then be thrown by the user whereupon it explodes on target doing horrific fire damage. Of course... the user still has to hit the target to succeed! To use the Fire Runemaster skill you must have a Bloodstone and must issue the order 'X 430'. Anybody can use the powers of a Runestone once made. Another ability of the Fire Runemaster is to turn ordinary Steel Gauntlets into Power Gauntlets using the order 'X' '1941'. However, this involves the grinding of a pearl in the manufacturing process. Fire Runemasters are immune to the damaging effects of Lava terrain.
A Fire Rune-Master is a person skilled at the ancient dwarven art of carving runes into magical gemstones. This skill is only taught to the very exclusive members of the Runeforge Guild. Once the master has the skill they can use it to inscribe a glyph upon a Bloodstone to charge it with powerful offensive magic. The stone can then be thrown by the user whereupon it explodes on target doing horrific fire damage. Of course... the user still has to hit the target to succeed! To use the Fire Runemaster skill you must have a Bloodstone and must issue the order 'X 430'. Anybody can use the powers of a Runestone once made. Another ability of the Fire Runemaster is to turn ordinary Steel Gauntlets into Power Gauntlets using the order 'X' '1941'. However, this involves the grinding of a pearl in the manufacturing process. Fire Runemasters are immune to the damaging effects of Lava terrain.
Earth Rune (X 3874 2, 500XP)
An Earth Rune-Master is a person skilled at the ancient dwarven art of carving runes into magical gemstones. This skill is only taught to the very exclusive members of the Runeforge Guild. Once the master has the skill they can use it to inscribe a glyph upon a Rock Crystal to charge it with powerful defensive magic.
The stone is then placed on the users back, where it performs its task until it 'burns out' (20% chance per turn the runestone will burn out, whether or not it is used.)
To use the Earth Runemaster skill you must have a Rock Crystal and must issue the order 'X 425'. Anybody can use the powers of a Runestone once made. Earth Runemasters can actually take nourishment from minerals. By swallowing a simple Azurite or Banded Agate (issuing the order 'X' '421') it is as if they have had a full nights rest and a good meal. Earth Runemasters are immune to the damaging effects of Lava terrain.
An Earth Rune-Master is a person skilled at the ancient dwarven art of carving runes into magical gemstones. This skill is only taught to the very exclusive members of the Runeforge Guild. Once the master has the skill they can use it to inscribe a glyph upon a Rock Crystal to charge it with powerful defensive magic.
The stone is then placed on the users back, where it performs its task until it 'burns out' (20% chance per turn the runestone will burn out, whether or not it is used.)
To use the Earth Runemaster skill you must have a Rock Crystal and must issue the order 'X 425'. Anybody can use the powers of a Runestone once made. Earth Runemasters can actually take nourishment from minerals. By swallowing a simple Azurite or Banded Agate (issuing the order 'X' '421') it is as if they have had a full nights rest and a good meal. Earth Runemasters are immune to the damaging effects of Lava terrain.
Water Rune (X 3874 3, 1000XP)
A Water Rune-Master is a person skilled at the ancient dwarven art of carving runes into magical gem stones. This is a lost skill of Runemastery. Once the master has the skill they can use it to inscribe a glyph upon an Aquamarine to charge it with powerful healing magic. The stone can then be used to heal even the most terrible wounds by placing it into the wound where it performs it's magic. To use the Water Runemaster skill you must have an Aquamarine and must issue the order 'X 3871'. Once made, anybody can be given and use a Runestone to gain the benefit of its magic. Unlike normal skills, there are only three pre-levels of Runemastery before the full skill is gained. Another ability of the Water Runemaster is to turn a Scimitar +5 into an Ice Rune Scimitar using the order 'X' '3872'. However, this involves the grinding of a pearl in the manufacturing process.
A Water Rune-Master is a person skilled at the ancient dwarven art of carving runes into magical gem stones. This is a lost skill of Runemastery. Once the master has the skill they can use it to inscribe a glyph upon an Aquamarine to charge it with powerful healing magic. The stone can then be used to heal even the most terrible wounds by placing it into the wound where it performs it's magic. To use the Water Runemaster skill you must have an Aquamarine and must issue the order 'X 3871'. Once made, anybody can be given and use a Runestone to gain the benefit of its magic. Unlike normal skills, there are only three pre-levels of Runemastery before the full skill is gained. Another ability of the Water Runemaster is to turn a Scimitar +5 into an Ice Rune Scimitar using the order 'X' '3872'. However, this involves the grinding of a pearl in the manufacturing process.
Air Rune (X 3874 4, 1000XP)
An Air Rune-Master is a person skilled at the ancient dwarven art of carving runes into magical gemstones. This skill is only taught to the very exclusive members of the Runeforge Guild. Once the master has the skill they can use it to magically ride the Berenian wind while on the overland, homing in on any estate castle and appearing there. A Jet gemstone is needed to power this magic. Riding the wind is painful and unnatural and doing this drains 1 point of Willpower permanently.
To ride the wind on the overland issue the order 'X' '7723' 'Target Castle ID'.
An Air Rune-Master is a person skilled at the ancient dwarven art of carving runes into magical gemstones. This skill is only taught to the very exclusive members of the Runeforge Guild. Once the master has the skill they can use it to magically ride the Berenian wind while on the overland, homing in on any estate castle and appearing there. A Jet gemstone is needed to power this magic. Riding the wind is painful and unnatural and doing this drains 1 point of Willpower permanently.
To ride the wind on the overland issue the order 'X' '7723' 'Target Castle ID'.
Life Rune (X 3874 5, 1000XP)
A Life Rune-Master is a person skilled at the ancient dwarven art of carving runes into magical gemstones. This skill is only taught to the very exclusive members of the Runeforge Guild. A Life Runemaster is able to tap their own life force to heal adventurers in the area. At the end of the turn the rune is activated all adventurers in the same square or two squares away is healed of minor wounds. An Opal is needed to power this magic. 1 Point of permanent appearance and 10 points of current health are lost using this rune magic as a result of the life being given. To use the rune issue the order 'X' '7728'. the rune usually only lasts for the turn on which it is activated, but it can occasionally last longer. If this is the case, the same penalties apply on every turn it lasts.
A Life Rune-Master is a person skilled at the ancient dwarven art of carving runes into magical gemstones. This skill is only taught to the very exclusive members of the Runeforge Guild. A Life Runemaster is able to tap their own life force to heal adventurers in the area. At the end of the turn the rune is activated all adventurers in the same square or two squares away is healed of minor wounds. An Opal is needed to power this magic. 1 Point of permanent appearance and 10 points of current health are lost using this rune magic as a result of the life being given. To use the rune issue the order 'X' '7728'. the rune usually only lasts for the turn on which it is activated, but it can occasionally last longer. If this is the case, the same penalties apply on every turn it lasts.
Death Rune (X 3874 6, 1000XP)
A Death Rune-Master is a person skilled at the ancient dwarven art of carving runes into magical gemstones. This skill is only taught to the very exclusive members of the Runeforge Guild. A Death Runemaster is able to increase their own life force by draining all monsters in the same square or two squares away of their very lifeforce. An Opal is needed to power this magic. 1 Point of permanent Wisdom is lost using this rune magic as a result of the drain of such dark magic.
To use the rune issue the order 'X' '7734'. the rune usually only lasts for the turn on which it is activated, but it can occasionally last longer. If this is the case, the same penalties apply on every turn it lasts.
A Death Rune-Master is a person skilled at the ancient dwarven art of carving runes into magical gemstones. This skill is only taught to the very exclusive members of the Runeforge Guild. A Death Runemaster is able to increase their own life force by draining all monsters in the same square or two squares away of their very lifeforce. An Opal is needed to power this magic. 1 Point of permanent Wisdom is lost using this rune magic as a result of the drain of such dark magic.
To use the rune issue the order 'X' '7734'. the rune usually only lasts for the turn on which it is activated, but it can occasionally last longer. If this is the case, the same penalties apply on every turn it lasts.
Kiarli Rune (X 3874 7, 8000XP)
A Kiarli Rune-Master is a person skilled at the ancient dwarven art of carving runes into magical gemstones. This skill is only taught to the very exclusive members of the Runeforge Guild. A Kiarli Runemaster has mastered a very ancient rune indeed, some say it may even be one of the lost Master Runes scribed by the Beings of Power before the world was made, used to empower those early dwarves to fight demons and ancient monsters. A Star Sapphire is needed to power this magic.
2 Points of permanent Strength are lost using this rune magic as a result of the drain of such potent sorcery. To use the rune issue the order 'X' '7740'. The rune places the Mark Or Kiarli upon the runemaster as a magical tattoo. The Mark of Kiarli makes the runemaster into a deadly combatant for the remainder of the turn (and very occasionally a little longer.)
A Kiarli Rune-Master is a person skilled at the ancient dwarven art of carving runes into magical gemstones. This skill is only taught to the very exclusive members of the Runeforge Guild. A Kiarli Runemaster has mastered a very ancient rune indeed, some say it may even be one of the lost Master Runes scribed by the Beings of Power before the world was made, used to empower those early dwarves to fight demons and ancient monsters. A Star Sapphire is needed to power this magic.
2 Points of permanent Strength are lost using this rune magic as a result of the drain of such potent sorcery. To use the rune issue the order 'X' '7740'. The rune places the Mark Or Kiarli upon the runemaster as a magical tattoo. The Mark of Kiarli makes the runemaster into a deadly combatant for the remainder of the turn (and very occasionally a little longer.)