#themor

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introduction & directory

There is nothing left of what once was. The men of the past knew this land so unalike to what it now is. When they looked to the sun, they saw meadows, thick greens, trees with canopies impenetrable. They saw the walls of kingdoms, forged by calloused hands and steadfast against their enemies. Titans walked among men, in this past life.  They watched as before them birthed an era of plenty, and chronicled it in their own various means.  The world went by a different name, then. Now it is simply the Mor. There are no more men, no more kingdoms. A catastrophe took all that it could, and blanketed the rest in frost. All that remains of this grandiose past are relics and ruins - abandoned to waste away beneath the weight of time. The land holds no other memories of what once was - the green, the meadows, the trees;  forgotten. Those so blighted by survival are ignorant to what caused the world’s decay, and the now defunct society that died with it. They’ve only ever known the ice, the cold, the Mor. What is left now is hardly much of anything. The Mor is a cold, unforgiving continent surrounded by frigid seas. Its inhabitants are at constant war - against both the elements, and their peers. Though once home to magic aplenty, what little exists now is just as dangerous as it is useful. Life is nothing more than a long, bloody feud to the death: one in which everyone eventually loses.

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giant runes

Runes left by the Giants are the most common of all three. Their runes are most easily found, read, and cast - making them arguably the most effective. Their magic demands little from their wielder, and it takes very little toll on a reader to cast multiple Giant runes in quick succession. They are versatile and cover a wide range of abilities. Given just how diverse and widespread Giants were, there are very few collective traits to pinpoint in their readers. Those with Giants as their patron range from powerful healers to talented and effective trackers. They often fall into "support" roles within caravans, and those without Giants on their side find the Mor particularly unforgiving. Giants cannot read Daemon runes, but can read Draconic runes.

pictured is a dog casting the following rune:

“Blessing of Kelpies”

This rune allows the caster to briefly walk on water. The surface must be still to safely walk across, as currents still affect the caster. Walking/running on rapidly moving water leaves a chance for the caster to be swept away and pulled under the surface. The caster must be conscious to remain on the surface. Some, with enough practice, can dip portions of their body below the surface while standing on it ( ex. Putting one’s head underneath the water to catch a fish ). If this rune is casted while in a body of water already, the caster will have to pull themselves onto the surface as they would do any other solid object.

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runes

Runes are the language of Old, spoken by titans when they still walked the planes. Though most of the language is long since dead, a few written words remain scattered  upon the earth. These few snippets carry with them the power to wield magic, and are highly sought after. To cast a rune is to cast something akin to a spell. Each rune is unique in the power it holds, and must be taught directly from the source. A reader cannot teach another reader the words they know - making rune finding a crucial, albeit treacherous task.  Readers most easily cast a rune verbally via saying the word, phrase, or name. After extensive practice and focus, runes can be cast simply by visualizing them.  Runes are most commonly, if not nearly exclusively, found alongside dead titans. With some being in tombs, some in unmarked graves, some within the very skeletons of their writers: runes are notoriously difficult to find. There have been some known to attempt to map out runes they’ve come across, or otherwise mark them for passersby to see, but others are just as keen to keep locations of runes to themselves. The destruction of markers is not at all uncommon, and some have even gone so far as to attempt to destroy the runes after reading them themselves.  The ability to read runes stems from the distant genetic connection to titans. There are three dialects of runes, spoken by the three different titans. Anyone with the ability to read a rune is, in some way, related to one of the three titan kinds. Titan blood does not mix, and any rune reader is only ever born connected to one. They are as follows: ᛏᚬᛘᚬᚾᛁᚴ - Daemonic language of gods ᛞᚱᚪᚳᚩᚾᛁᚳ - Draconic language of wyrms ᚷᛁᚨᚾᛏ - Giant language of the jötnar

pictured is a draconic rune, which typically glow red

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daemon runes

The Daemonic language was the language of the gods. These readers are rare, as their runes are borderline impractical, and have led to their kind slowly dying off. Daemonic runes are undoubtedly the most powerful on paper - their magic both devastating and awe inspiring. However, they are just as demanding. They drain both the sanity and the life from their casters, should one be too free in using them too often. Daemonic readers have been known to go mad with their power and resort to nearly feral like states. Others have wasted away within their own skin, dying young when they previously seemed in fine health. Daemonic casters should take care to give themselves plenty of rest, and only use runes in quick succession in emergencies.  Their runes are exceedingly difficult to find, but many Daemons have managed to get fairly well by simply knowing one. Daemonic readers can range from proud, regal dogs to those toeing the line of an all but broken mind. It takes great restraint and control not to lose oneself to the power they wield, and those of a weaker will are culled quickly - typically by their own doing.  Daemonic readers can read Giant runes, but not Draconic runes.

pictured is a dog casting the following rune:

“Slayer of Self”

This rune is immensely dangerous, both to the caster and their enemies. It calls forth weapons of the caster’s choosing ( though they may only choose once when they cast it for the first time, and are locked into that choice afterwards ), made entirely of magic. The weapons are semi transparent and are controlled telepathically.  Most casters can only call forth one at a time. The weapon can only strike a few times before it vanishes. Weapons that are thrown ( spears, javelins, etc.) are most common because of this.

Casting this rune multiple times in quick succession has dire side effects. For every weapon formed, the caster themselves gains a minor to moderate wound of their own. Many Daemons have lost themselves to a frenzy, and though they downed their enemy, they too fell soon after.

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draconic runes

Draconic readers are not quite as commonplace. The dragons were wild, unpredictable - and so too are their runes. Draconic runes are cast from a place of emotion, rather than simple comprehension of the rune. They can be amplified or dampened by their caster’s state of mind, making them unreliable at times.  Draconic runes tire their casters out quickly, and stamina and control requires intensive practice.  Those with the dragons as their patrons are typically volatile themselves. They’re often with tempers out of their control - intensely emotional and passionate. It isn’t uncommon to see dragon readers travel alone, as their runes are labeled dangerous and some caravans reject them. Draconic runes are most commonly related to offensive battle, and destruction.   Dragons can read all runes. However, they can only cast Draconic and Giant. To attempt to cast a Daemonic rune as a dragon is a death wish, as the magic frequently backfires fatally onto the caster.

pictured is a dog casting the following rune:

“Wyrmtooth”

The caster calls on their draconic bloodline, and is answered with brimstone. This rune sets the caster’s mouth ablaze, allowing them  to wield fire not entirely unlike the dragons before them. Though the flames do not harm them, they can obscure eyesight and quickly burn out of control if not managed well enough. Careless use of this rune has more than once burned down forests. The fire dies only when the caster is in a calm mental state.

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