Ène Runes

Separate from the writing invented in the Nīwulá Valley during the Silent Age and early First Age, these runes seem to precede man completely. Their origin lies in the far south, from where the eastern Celestial Temples learned and adapted the runes for their own use. Due to the requirement to engrave the marks into objects, their use remained largely defensive or utilitarian in nature.

Magical arts in general were restricted to be used by the Temples only. As such, the only people capable of understanding and working with these ancient markings were those within the closely guarded doors of Méyanū and Méyasó. Though both orders within Juiwia had access to the same runes, their methods to use and develop them further differed greatly.

The Méyanū focused on the runes' ability to hide and manipulate the perceptions of people. One of their most important inventions then became the Koto Box, a valuable storage vessel which makes any nearby, living creature forget about its very existence to the point of making it invisible to the uninitiated. While training one's mind could help against the magic of the markings, they nevertheless proved to be an asset against unwanted attention.

The defensive possibilities and capabilities of the runes drew the attention of the Méyasó. They found use for the runes in shields and even weapons, but those proved expensive to create and maintain due to the amount of skill and time required. On a smaller scale the faithful of Sun could use the runes to keep boxes of bandages clean and thus usable, or to preserve food for somewhat longer periods of time.

Pronunciation: /ˈeː˩ne/
Alternative names: marks of power, eastern runes

Created in: Nīwulá Valley, early First Age
Created by: faithful of Juiwia

Access & Availability:
Restricted due to the time and skill required to engrave and maintain runes.
Further, the ability and techniques used are secrets held strictly within the Juiwian temples and as such experts outside of their walls are few and far between.