#shadowhunter runes

[ofexistencebane]

To the McDonalds employee with a tattoo sleeve full of Shadowhunter runes, I see you and I salute you king 🫡 🔥

[kasirose]

Prompt: Voyance Rune

For the By the Angel Bingo hosted by the @malecdiscordserver

Rafe got his first rune and Max wanted to be like his big brother so he magicked/drew one for himself :3

[thetimetraveler24]

Okay so the Fearless Rune and the Ao3 logo look kind of similar and I’m not sure what to do with this information.

[bonniebirddoesgifs]

Bonniebirddoesgifs:

Runes (The Mortal Instruments) - Credit if using

[far-eviler]

Hi Val, just saying I'm obsessed with your rune work in the shadowhunter chronicles and I would like too know more about what the runes mean and do, especially the ones that aren't talked about as much in the series. (like the abundance rune) I'm in the middle of making my own gray book and if you could help me out with the meaning of the runes it would be a huge help. Thx

Hello Anon! I truly appreciate the shared obsession. Creating, sharing runework and tattoo designs have been one of the more fulfilling things in my career. So, thanks for sharing that w/ me. (ღ˘⌣˘ღ)

In truth, I have a literal tiny handheld Gray Book of my own that carries a carnal alphabet I use (with broken down origin glyphs). It is a godsend. Whenever a new challenge comes around I whip that out and re-read it to lay groundwork. I've made too many Runes at home to actually fit into any singular book (mostly rejected designs btw). So, good luck with your version, I'm utterly fascinated to know how it goes. Lemme know!

When you say ones that "aren't talked about as much" I think it's more nuanced than that. There were some that were deliberately designed/requested/highlighted like "Fearless" and others that weren't like "Courage in Combat", whereas the later means vastly more to me personally. How two things can seem so alike but actually mean v different things idk. If you were writing lit, fic or theory you can go forever on just that! But then that's art isn't it?

If you're asking directly about "Abundance"... hmm? it's been a while. Let's look at my notes. While the literal spelling is "Abundance" what I've got translated from the glyphs used is 'being Present'. So, it's less "Abundance" of riches but more like a proficiency in Passive Perception. Does that make a little more sense? See, this shit is hella nuanced! (I did put synonymous titles for Runes names that were a bit... sparse, pre se. But they're on my uploads and weren't often on other sites or maintained when the publishers printed it. This is why source materiel is best material.) I go into loads of notes on DA, feel free to poke around.

BUT when it's your Gray Book , your notes, you do you. Answer to no one. Feel free to ask me whatever but still answer to no one. It's your grimoire, go nuts!

[bonniebird]

The fact that someone on a set design / props team would have had to sit down and drawn each of these runes. They're all slightly different as well.

[thebigbookfanboy]

I'm so curious about what Rune Ceremonies are like, I just know that there is so much more during and after it.

Is it sort of like the parabatai ceremony? Are there certain colours people wear? Is this where they are given their first training gear, witchlight, stele and other shadowhunter things? How long does the ceremony typically last? Is it usually done in front of a crowd? Do people come up and talk about their rune ceremonies?

I really need answers.

[justjane-justme]

it would be amazing if Clarry made a rune that was going to make a room get cleaned by itself, wouldn't it?