They are engaged in an incredibly ancient ongoing political conflict with the Witch Faction, which prior to the Pact, resulted in the destruction of the entire Worldplate of Myrmil. Unlike the Talcrylic glyphs, combinations of the runes are strung together to create meaning. One curiosity of the Alpabe is that unknown words can be sounded out, and new concepts expressed easily. For this reason the Alpabe is frowned upon by the Gryrnu Governmental Council, and expressly forbidden for all legal documents public and private. Wiccan tradition holds that the Alpabe runes were passed down, whole and perfect, to the Holy Ancestors, at the beginning of time, and are to be used exclusively by professional seers alone.
Alchemists tend to ignore the Alpabe runes except for certain uses in mathematical notation.
Among certain of the common people, and certain eccentric aristocrats, the Alpabe is used for odd purposes, such as shop signs and plaques. It is unknown how many people know the Alpabe fluently, but it is certainly more than governmental policy would prefer. The name of a Worldplate 2. A goal unreached 3. That which is ahead 4.