Rune Mastery (Vers, Ikos Master Training, Private, Carly)

[Carly Jr'ana]

The elf had to pause to contain her mirth, the man took her literally when she had meant to speak figuratively. Taking the time to collect herself Carly took up a piece of charcoal and scrawled the meanings of the runes and the patterns along the edge of the sigil so it could be better deciphered. "What I meant to say, is not a literal heaven on earth. That would likely require a Circle of Miracles. Rather this is a sigil to bring enlightenment and happiness upon a person, or even a place."

She pointed to the section of the sigil containing Genas. "This part here evokes love and friendship, so you wouldn't be lonely or hated. The third arm is meant to bring riches and freedom, so you wouldn't be shackled down. And the first bit is about choice and knowledge, knowing whats the best path but still... not being bored by it? If you catch my drift. It's a sigil to make you as happy as you could be naturally, we're not about the unnatural in Ikomancy. We only bring out what could be."

[Fish Stick]

"I am satisfied as well, I think she has exceptable knowledge of the runes that lie within her heart..." said the elf. "Who's test shall be next?" he then asked. A woman, the Mistress of Druidism stood up. "Carly, I want you to take this piece of wood, and create two sigils upon it, one for good and one for evil... then explain to us what they mean, and why you chose the two of them, to show us the balance of your heart..." she said, then sat back down, and gave Carly a large slab of wood, as well as a carving knife...

[Carly Jr'ana]

Carly took up the slab of wood, and the carving knife. She considered the carving knife for a moment before putting it aside. "If you intend for me to bless or curse the wood, then this knife is useless. A sigil has to be insubstantial by it's very nature. Otherwise, I'd require to destroy the wood upon completion.

But well... let's give it a try."

She placed the wood before her, cradling it between crossed legs. Then she sketched out her first sigil in charcoal before taking up the knife to carve out the wood, deciding to go with the grain. She wasn't a carver, and never worked with wood, but she guessed that would be easier then going through the little lines in the wood.

Her first rune was for 'good', such silly concepts. The sigils would mirror each other, magical designs to twist the bearer of the wood. Though they'd never be cast, it was a bit like trying to explain elvish concepts to a human without using the Elvish language. She used Ikos for the malleability of man, Chanu for the cleansing of the soul, Evo for the concept of a 'good' heart, and Lopeter for the destruction of the old to make way for the new.

A simple four sided polygon sigil. On the opposite side an almost identical sigil was carved, replacing Chanu and Evo for Salucha and Genas. For the evil in a man's heart, and for his destructive nature. The individual sigils were meant to twist the bearer of the object one way or another, she explained as much. Whoever picked it up, whether a gift or a theft, would find themselves faced with the ability to alter the course of their life. The sigil didn't work to change the person directly, merely present them with the chance to change. And nudge them roughly with scenarios.