Runic Enchantment

Runic Enchantment is a technique in which a material (usually metal) has a spell contained within. Such a spell is inscribed into the object by means of magical runes. The spell can be activated by any magic user by passing mana through it. Advanced mages can activate the spell by directing a stream of mana to the object by touch, but weaker mages can't do it efficiently. Inventors have come up with a technology that allows any magician to simply place their mana stream into a magical panel, called an activator, which helps direct the mana correctly to the object, so that the spell is activated. When the spell is activated, it harnesses the magician's magical potential, allowing them to maintain the spell for a set period of time.

There are 77 major runes that can be combined into almost half a milion minor runes. They do not resemble any other commonly found system of writing and do not have any direct pronunciation, as as their number surpasses the number of distinct sounds. Instead the major runes have names such as

Runes have to be inscribed very precisely, or else the spell may malfunction or stop working entirely. As such, the art of creating enchanted items is a profession reserved only for the very talented craftsmen. Such a person is called a Runesmith.

Materials for runes

Metal	Enhancement	Nullification	Change	Transmission Speed	Efficiency	Range	Production	Corrosion Resistance	Special	Score
Copper	D	A	B	C	B	D	C	C	-	19/15
Lead	B	B	D	B	C	E	B	B	-	18/12
Iron	C	C	C	C	B	C	A	D	-	19/13
Nickel	D	D	B	S	D	D	B	A	-	21/13
Steel	C	C	C	B	B	C	B-A	D-A	-	18/14
Tin	B	C	C	B	C	E	A	C	-	19/12
Zinc	E	B	A	D	D	B	C	E	-	15/13
Platinum	A	B	B	A	A	C	B	S	-	32/23
Gold	B	B	B	A	B	C	A	S		30/19
Silver	C	A	C	C	A	C	A	A	-	28/18
Mercury	E	E	D	B	D	C	E	B	-	10/07
Electrum	B	B	C	C	S	C	A	S		29/18
Rose Gold	C	S	C	B	B	C	A	A		28/18
White Gold	C	C	C	D	A	S	A	A	scrying	28/18
Star Gold	A	E	A	B	E	A	B	S	contact with elemental planes	25/16
Star Silver	E	A	E	C	B	A	B	S	contact with outer planes	24/15
Adamantine	C	B	C	C	D	D	E	S	-	17/11
Mithril	S	A	S	B	B	A	D	S		35/28
Orichalcum	S	S	S	S	S	S	Unworkable	S	-	-
Starmetal	E	E	E	E	E	E	D	S	teleportation inside ferdlan	07/00

Related Items

• Cogitator
• Jarhes' Resonating Tube
• Magia Sensor
• Spirit Receptacle