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The 27 True Runes
1. The Rune of Beginning: The Rune that represents the chaos of the power of creation of the world. The Rune has natural imbalance, thus split into two separate Rune halves: the Bright Shield Rune, and the Black Sword Rune. Those who wield these two runes have their destinies tied in love and conflict.
2. The Gate Rune: The Rune that connects different worlds to each other, and the parent rune of the Pale Gate Rune. The Gate Rune was split into two halves in IS 78; the Front Gate Rune, and the Back Gate Rune.
3. The Circle Rune: The Rune that represents order and stagnation in the world.
4. The Soul Eater Rune: The Rune of Life and Death, and as such is the Rune that represents both in the world. The Soul Eater is cursed, as those who are close to its bearer have been known to die under mysterious circumstances and their souls be absorbed by the Rune.
5. The Dragon Rune: The Rune that maintains the existence of dragons in the world. The bearer of the Dragon Rune is the leader of the Dragon Knights.
6. The Night Rune: The Rune that commands the night and allows creatures of the night to exist. The Rune currently has the form of the Star Dragon Sword. The parent rune of the Star Rune.
7. The Sun Rune: The Rune that represents the power of the Sun. The Sun Rune's power is incredibly powerful and extremely unstable, and thus it birthed two runes to help maintain stability of this power; the Dawn Rune and the Twilight Rune.
8. The Blue Moon Rune: The Rune that represents the power of one-half the Moon and maintains the existence of vampires in the world. It is said that the Blue Moon Rune represents the dark side of the moon always facing away from the world, which is why vampires must live in the shadows.
9. The Rune of Change: The Rune that represents constant change in the world. It is said that the bearer of the Rune of Change can never remain in the same area for a long period of time. The parent rune of the Blinking Rune.
10. The Eightfold Rune: An enigmatic but powerful Rune that is suspected to represent chaos and disorder in the world.
11. The Sovereign Rune: The Rune that governs absolute rule in the world.
12. The Rune of Punishment/Atonement: The Rune that represents atonement and forgiveness in the world. The Rune is unstable and parasitic, often caught in its Punishment phase where it is a force of destruction, and will drain the life of its bearer before jumping to the next person. The Rune will enter its Atonement phase when it is attached to a bearer with a strong conscience and constitution; whose heart is not blackened by anger and revenge.
13. The Beast Rune: The parent rune of the (lesser) Beast Rune that governs rage and all negative emotions in the world. It is said that the Beast Rune is so large that no person can carry it on their body.
14. The True Wind Rune: The parent rune of all wind element runes and commander of wind.
15. The True Fire Rune: The parent rune of all fire element runes and commander of fire.
16. The True Water Rune: The parent rune of all water element runes and commander of water.
17. The True Lightning Rune: The parent rune of all lightning element runes and commander of lightning.
18. The True Earth Rune: The parent rune of all earth element runes and commander of earth.
19. The Rune of Restoration: The parent rune of the Resurrection Rune, and the Rune that represents restoration of the lost.
20. The Red Moon Rune: The Rune that represents the power of one-half the Moon and maintains the existence of werewolves in the world. It is said that the Red Moon Rune represents the light side of the moon always facing towards the world, which is why werewolves are sensitive to moonlight. The parent rune of the Rabid Fang Rune.
21. The Day Rune: The mirror of the Night Rune that commands the day. The Rune currently has the form of the Shield of Light.
22. The Heart Rune: The parent rune of the Charm Rune and Phero Rune that governs love and all positive emotions in the world. It is said that the Heart Rune is so small that no person can see it with their own eyes.
23. The Percussion Rune: The parent rune of the Sound Rune that governs all sound in the world.
24. The Shining Rune: The parent rune of the Prosperity Rune that governs all precious metals in the world.
25. The Narcissus Rune: The parent rune of the Red Rose Rune that maintains the existence of Narcissists in the world.
26. The Temperate Rune: The Rune that governs climate conditions in the world.
27. The Core Rune: The parent rune of all skill runes that governs the physical body of all living things.
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Runes 1-18 are canon, and Runes 19-27 are my fanon creations.
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