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Magic Runes are all runes that are not True Runes. They were formed from fragments of True Runes as they fell unto creation.

Runes allow humans to manipulate the forces of the world; in other words, do magic. In the Suikoden World, Runes are the only way for humans to do this. There are several types of Runes though; while some grant direct and conscious magical power, other runes enhance physical abilities, or let the user use special moves or abilities.

Some Magic Runes are very common, there being more than one of the same specimen; the elemental runes are particularly common. Other runes are very rare, while others are one of a kind.

Here is a list of most of the Runes that your characters are able to have. I will provide a very basic two-sentence description of the Rune, as well how rare it is; [Common], [Rare], [Very Rare] or [Unique]. Your character should start out with mostly common runes, especially if he's not a Rune Caster. Remember, magic takes lots of time to learn! A few runes will also be restricted; these will have [Restricted] by their name.

Contents 1 Casting Runes 1.1 Black Sword 1.2 Bright Shield 1.3 Blinking Rune 1.4 Rune of Condemnation 1.5 Darkness Rune 1.6 Pale Gate Rune 1.7 Resurrection Rune 1.8 Shield Rune 1.9 Star Rune 1.10 Earth Rune 1.11 Fire Rune 1.12 Lightning Rune 1.13 Water Rune 1.14 Wind Rune 1.15 Mother Earth Rune 1.16 Rage Rune 1.17 Thunder Rune 1.18 Flowing Rune 1.19 Cyclone Rune 1.20 Mother Earth Weapon Rune 1.21 Rage Weapon Rune 1.22 Thunder Weapon Rune 1.23 Flowing Weapon Rune 1.24 Cyclone Weapon Rune 2 Ability Runes 2.1 Angry Dragon Rune 2.2 Boar Rune 2.3 Boranda Hawk 2.4 Falcon Rune 2.5 Fierce Tiger Rune 2.6 Mallet Rune 2.7 Red Rose Rune 2.8 Ripple Rune 2.9 Shrike Rune 2.10 Sickle Rune 2.11 Swallow Rune 2.12 Titan Rune 3 Effect Runes 3.1 Alert rune 3.2 Double-Edged Rune 3.3 Fury Orb 3.4 Gale Rune 3.5 Hazy Rune 3.6 Magic Absorb Rune 3.7 Sunbeam Orb 3.8 Raven Rune 3.9 Turtle Rune 3.10 Violence Rune 3.11 Waking Rune

Casting Runes

Casting Runes all do straightforward magic damage through controlling various elements of reality.

Black Sword

See Rune of the Beginning [Unique]

Bright Shield

See Rune of the Beginning [Unique]

Blinking Rune

The Blinking Rune is a very hard Rune to control, and even harder to come by. Only a couple of these are known to exist in the world. The Blinking Rune grants its host limited teleportation abilities. Not very many people can use this Rune effectively, because it is so hard to master. [Very Rare] [Restricted]

Rune of Condemnation

The Child Rune of the Rune of Punishment, this Rare Rune is often found on cursed items. It grants the user harsh destructive abilities using negative energy. [Very are]

Darkness Rune

The Child Rune of the Rune of Life and Eath, this Rune grants the bearer the power to directly attack his opponent's life force. [Rare]

Pale Gate Rune

This very rare Rune is the child Rune of the Gate Rune. It has the power to open portals from the empty world. [Very Rare]

Resurrection Rune

This Rune has great healing abilities, granted through the user's voice. It also has the power to quickly destroy undead. [Very Rare]

Shield Rune

The Shield Rune is a support Rune, which helps the user's allies fight in battle. It can not only make them fight better, but also restore their stamina. [Common]

Star Rune

The Star Rune is a unique Rune created by the separation of the Night and Sun Rune. It has great offensive power, using the power of the night. [Unique; worn by Llyr]

Earth Rune

A common earth rune, capable of basic support magic such as creating rock shields and curing status ailments. [Common]

Fire Rune

A common fire rune, which lets the user do fire attacks. [Common]

Lightning Rune

A common lightning rune, which lets the user attack with electricity. [Common]

Water Rune

A common water rune, which lets the user use healing magic and even frost attacks [Common]

Wind Rune

A common wind rune, which lets the user use basic healing magic, attack with wind, and put foes to sleep [Common]

Mother Earth Rune

An advanced earth rune, which lets the user defend foes and even create small earthquakes. [Rare]

Rage Rune

An advanced fire rune, which lets the user use intense fire attacks [Rare]

Thunder Rune

An advanced lightning rune, which lets the user attack with great jolts of electricity and summon thunder storms [Rare]

Flowing Rune

An advanced water rune, which lets the user use powerful healing magic as well as silence foes [Rare]

Cyclone Rune

An advanced wind rune, which lets the user summon powerful twisters, as well as heal allies [Rare]

Mother Earth Weapon Rune

A weapon rune, which lets the user resist earth moves as well as turn their blade into a sharp stone [Common]

Rage Weapon Rune

A weapon rune, which lets the user resist fire moves as well as coat their weapon with hot flames [Common]

Thunder Weapon Rune

A weapon rune, which lets the user resist lightning moves as well as electrify their weapon [Common]

Flowing Weapon Rune

A weapon rune, which lets the user resist water and ice attacks as well as coat their weapon in ice [Common]

Cyclone Weapon Rune

A weapon rune, which lets the user resist wind attacks as well as surround their weapon with circling gusts of wind [Common]

Ability Runes

Angry Dragon Rune

Lets the user make a fierce blow with two swords at once [Rare]

Boar Rune

Lets the user make a fierce unstoppable blow with their weapon [Common]

Boranda Hawk

Lets the user attack many foes quickly with a ranged weapon [Common]

Falcon Rune

Lets the user attack a single foe with a series of quick strikes for heavy damage [Rare]

Fierce Tiger Rune

The user is adept at fighting with his fists, and and can deal heavy damage with them [Very Rare]

Mallet Rune

The user becomes several times his size for a few seconds, giving him immense physical strength [Very Rare]

Red Rose Rune

The user makes a quick and stylish attack, and attracts the attention of enemies [Very Rare]

Ripple Rune

The user's weapon has a chance to poison their foe when they activate this rune [Very Rare]

Shrike Rune

The user has great agility, and can lunge at foes from a distance [Rare]

Sickle Rune

The user can attack several foes in front of him at once with his weapon [Rare]

Swallow Rune

The user makes a quick deadly blow, which has a chance of instantly killing his foe [Very Rare]

Titan Rune

The user does great damage with a heavy weapon [Common]

Effect Runes

Alert rune

Makes the user very alert, and able to detect danger and quiet sounds. [Common]

Double-Edged Rune

Makes the user fight recklessly, and take and dish out much more damage. [Common]

Fury Orb

If the user is seriously injured, the rune activates, making the bearer fight with sudden vigor and ferocity [Rare]

Gale Rune

Grant the bearer great speed, so he is able to strike before his opponent [Very Rare]

Hazy Rune

This Rune constantly blurs the area around the bearer, making him hard to hit. [Rare]

Magic Absorb Rune

Grants the user the ability to recover their magical energy through physical exercise.

Sunbeam Orb

Lets the user recover their energy very quickly from fights; they're able to walk off most injuries. [Common]

Raven Rune

Makes the user nearly invisible while in shadows. It makes the bearer just about impossible to hit. [Unique; worn by Llyr]

Turtle Rune

Makes the user immune to paralysis and poison, and similar conditions. [Common]

Violence Rune

After being hit twice, the user is able to make an attack that deals immense damage. [Rare]

Waking Rune

Constantly makes the user sleepy and drowsy. When out of their drowsy state however, the bearer can fight with great ferocity. [Very Rare]