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All characters with this ability are called rune-casters (just as all characters able to cast spells are spellcasters). Thus, rune magic is a two-part process: first the caster creates the rune, and then, immediately or some time later, he empowers it. Runes are inert before their creator empowers them. Essentially, each rune pattern is a larger and larger pattern, the center of which is the rune for the simplest rune, which is added to in greater degrees of complexity the higher up the tree one goes.Įmpowering a rune means flooding it with arcane power, and the process is nearly identical to casting a spell. Thus, the rune for a more complex spell actually includes the pattern of the less complex spell that precedes it in the rune pattern, which itself includes the pattern of the cantrip that begins that pattern. Instead, each rune pattern is a grand, complex rune that encompasses the individual designs of each rune within that pattern. Runes are organized into rune patterns, which are not actually separate runes. The Shielding Pattern can be found in the Great Bulwarks

With the discovery of the ties between the form of runes and the patterns of natural power in the world, it is only a matter of time before more rune families are uncovered, extrapolated from other natural power sites. These secrets represent recent understandings of rune magic - until recently, it was believed that runes were simply symbols of power from ancient days. They are manifestations of Azeroth's own unique flows of power, nothing more. Those who master runes, then, seek to duplicate those patterns in smaller forms their runes manifest magical power that is arcane in nature, but purely benign and non-corrupting. Each such pattern creates a certain magical effect when energy flows in that specific formation, though in its natural occurrence, this effect is much too broad and scattered to have a meaningful impact. Each rune is a reflection of a pattern of energy lines somewhere in the world. These patterns, which resemble letters in a strange alphabet, are called runes. Those who seek to understand and master runic power understand that the convergences of the ley lines are not the only important part of this power - the patterns formed by the lines themselves are important as well. 12 Rune Spell in Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans.
