Nordic Runes [Mirja Equipment]

» Item Name: Nordic Runes
» Item Type: one person

» Used For: Versatile [can fill any category]

» Item Description: Nordic runes are small pieces of Sarsen Stone with a single-word rune etched into them, which include Fire, Water, Vine, Sonic, Health, Smoke, Sloth, Strength, Vigor, Earth, Wind, Shade and Sight. Each is generally self-explanatory in their useage. The fire rune creates fire, the Vine rune spawns vines from the ground, and the Sonic rune causing a sharp piercing noise to be spawned, and so on. Others are more abstract, such as Health could be to do with a person's health, the structural 'health' of a building, or the health of the air - in the respect that poisons and maladies are considered an illness.

On their own, their power would be considered equal to a #30 Kido, but they could be deployed in Runic Spreads, combining two or three runes to enhance their potency, or change the outcome. A Runic Spread of two Fire and one Vine would create earthen roots that burned the very moisture in the air with their passing. Three Fire runes on their own would create an incredibly potent goat of flame comparable to #90 Kido, either a vast inferno, or a focused ball of oblivion.

The downside to Runes, however, is that they contain great power within them, and gathering too many in a single point can lead to catastrophe. As a general rule, only eight can be carried at any one time. Runes also require a fair bit of focus to tap into and activate the power within them, and so only a single rune can be activated per post. An exception to this is using a Runic Spread, which combines three Runes into a single usage. This increases the potency, but can burn through the number of runes available at a considerable speed.

Some runes, like Smoke, Vine, Strength, Vigor and Sloth are persistent, meaning they have an effect unlike Fire, which happens immediately and is then done. Persistent runes last for three posts before the energy drains from them and they become inert. Runic Spreads have superior capacity, and can last for four posts before running dry. I

n some cases, Smoke, Sloth and Vine, a Runic Spread of three changes it's nature as the incredible energy warps it's nature. These Persistent runes are considerably more powerful than the runes that last only a moment, collectively known as Ephemerals.

In the case of Smoke - Breath of the Nidhogg - it becomes so thick it takes on a consistency of Jelly, making moving, and breathing difficult for most within the cloud, as well as stinging their eyes and their lungs through what breath they can manage to take. However, the downside to this is that it makes the Smoke easier to disperse for those with colossal strength, as it is now something that can be punched, rather than a gaseous body that resists all physical contact.

In the case of Vine - Roots of Yggdrasil - the vines become sentient and self-repairing, seeking out their target with mechanical efficiency and uncaring about the dangers posed to themselves. Minor damage is repaired by the overflowing power of the runic spread, but damage to prevent the Vines from carrying on with their task, burns one post of energy to recover from.

In the case of Sloth - Theft of Time - the power reacts uniquely, and burns itself out over the course of a single post. However, in this post, the surrounding area - roughly thirty feet - slows to such a point even the fastest would feel as if they were wading through tar. This lasts a matter of seconds and requires immediate exploitation or it goes to waste, but does allow for the tides to turn with a well-placed shot. It burns so fast because it fills the user with an opposing energy and allows them to move without restriction through the field of time distortion.

» Obtained From: Sage of the Tundra [https://www.platinumhearts.net/t17509-runecasting#113148]

» Yen Price: Such power can not be bought, only earned.

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