Kid Hastings: How did the influencers get their wizards, from a technical perspective?

Dotta: We minted the first 80 the day before the sale. 30 for community members / influencers, 50 for Elf and myself. I can understand that people felt bad because those were all low serial numbers.

The Secret Tower, as depicted on the Forgotten Runes website (circa September 2022). The original FRWC minting experience featured beautiful artwork and a fun, interactive experience.

Elf: The reason we kept so many is that we are still giving out wizards in contests, and to give to professional contacts and various other reasons. I kept the goat in my PFP and a couple others, but that's it. Satoshi still has $1 million bitcoins, so we did a bit better than him :)

### Reminiscence on the Original Wizard Mint[edit | edit source]

Elf (In reply to a question about greatest challenges): Two days before launch, so many things were going wrong with the website. Testing it with different devices, browsers, was stressful. The day of, a cavalry of beta testers came in like the Riders of Rohan and we launched. We put a lot of love into the summoning process. We were excited when we got the website experience to work.

Kid Hastings: Did you run into any issues with people not understanding how to mint on the website?

Elf: I saw a few people confused, and I worried that people would want a more straight-forward interface. But 95% of the comments were positive. People seemed to understand how to do it.

Kid Hastings: I liked how you had to figure it out, and made the overall experience more rewarding and unique.

Elf: Someone actually gave us 80 ETH by mistake, and we had to reimburse them shortly before minting. They tried to interact directly with the smart contract.

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dotta: One of my favorite pastimes last year has been looking at yield farms with no/bad interface, and being one of the only people benefitting from them through directly interacting with the contract.

### On the Road Map (V1)[edit | edit source]

dotta: Going back to the road map, we created it due to pressure from people pre-mint. People accusing us of a cash grab. We had a list of things we wanted to do, so we gave in and created a published road map.

The cover to the Book of Lore, created by Ozzz. The Book of Lore is a keystone to the concept of decentralized world-building. You do not have to be a professional artist or writer to contribute to your character's lore.

Elf: We are now a month into this project, and I actually want to update the roadmap because there is so much we want to do.

dotta: I don't think we will drop 10K Warriors now. But looking at the world map, I want to populate it with more types of characters to flesh it out. It makes sense for those characters to be NFTs, but in conjunction with other initiatives and with the right timing.

Elf: If we do warriors or other characters, it won't just be "10K of this". The wizards will always be the core, any other characters would be connected to some type of additional idea, but the wizards will always be first.

### Technical Q&A[edit | edit source]

Amir.KG: Have you considered moving this to another blockchain, in terms of expanding the accessibility of it?

dotta: Things are moving so fast right now. I think a game that would require more frequent blockchain interactions would be on an L2, using a bridge contract. But I don't see us launching the core ownership in another blockchain in the near term.

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lee: You could bridge the ERC721 to another chain.

dotta: From a collector's perspective, the provenance of the wizards and other NFT characters will be on Ethereum. If people want to bridge their tokens to another chain using their own contracts, they can do so.

dotta (in response to question about Dark Forest's implementation): they are able to store the location of your rocket on-chain, which is cool. zk-SNARKs allows for fog of war, providing limited visibility to the players, while validating their everyone follows the rules. [Some more discussion of different crypto implementations for on-chain games followed.]

dotta: When you have a game, you want to decentralize ownership rights to game items, characters. In terms of things like the map and wizard locations, it's going to be slow and maybe not as fun unless it's more centralized. It's a set of tradeoffs.

### How to Find Your Inner Wizard[edit | edit source]

rubbertoe: One concern I have is that building the wizard is something we can do, but I'm concerned that I'm going to butcher the character, and the over-arching story won't be cohesive. Any high-level guidance on the rules or laws of the universe, some guiderails to help us?

Elf: If you aren't a creative artist, that's OK, you can hold your wizard and contribute in other ways. That's the beauty of decentralized IP.

dotta: We have a call in 20 minutes with professional storytellers to help us create the meta-narrative. Dotta also mentioned the idea of grants to support creators who can't afford commissions.

rubbertoe: What's your stance on NSFW content? I have a cryptoempress custom wizard that might align with that...

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dotta: We are building into the Book of Lore a way to "strike from the lore" things anathema to the community. But there will also be a way to mark content as "NSFW". That way children, for example, can go through the Book of Lore with the NSFW stuff filtered out. The whole of wizards won't be contained in SFW, we recognize that, but we want this courtesy flag so the content will be appropriate to different situations.

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Guardian Shield
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Guardian Shield


Reaping Hook
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Reaping Hook


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  * Merlin

Merlin (community member)


Green Amazonian Jumpsuit
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Green Amazonian Jumpsuit


Bag of Cataclysm
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Bag of Cataclysm


Paranormal Phantasm
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Paranormal Phantasm


Skull Crab is a card in the Runes Trading Card Game with a Potency of 2

Skull Crab (Basic) by Wise Sam

Skull Crab (Alternate) by Wise Sam

### Lore[edit | edit source]

> Beach crabs near desolate areas take up shelter in long dead wizards and warriors floating in from the ocean or that have been killed in-land.

— ZayLaSoul

Skull Crab


Charred Bone Stave
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Charred Bone Stave


Null Goat
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Originally conceptualized by Giveahoot on 11/19/2021, the Null Goat was made into an actual companion in the Runiverse within the Warriors collection. They are said to be native to the BattleMage Mountains, and are described by Giveahoot as a species of goat that have developed magic resistant skull & horns in order to fend off magic users that hunt in the mountains. Shepherds who also inhabit the area are said to have begun domesticating the animals as they are fiercely loyal & excellent sentries.

Null Goat


Bearsnake's first ever post with his Forgotten Runes Twitter account, circa July 2021. Note that the wizard is different from the one commonly associated with Bearsnake later on.

## Contents

  * 1 Book of Lore is in Development!
  * 2 Bearsnake Joins the Forgotten Runes Team!
  * 3 Forgotten Runes Merch Box is Announced
  * 4 The FRWC Team's Thoughts on Loot
  * 5 Official Lore Drop - 4 Colors of Wizard Hats Explained
    * 5.1 Purple
    * 5.2 Green
    * 5.3 Brown
    * 5.4 White
  * 6 Two Surprises!
    * 6.1 Surprise 1
    * 6.2 Surprise 2
  * 7 LachnessMonsta Update
  * 8 Additional Team Updates (Bite-Sized)
  * 9 Cult Content Shoutouts
  * 10 Lore Reading

### Book of Lore is in Development![edit | edit source]

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### Book of Lore is in Development![edit | edit source]

The Book of Lore is a tool where any Wizard owner will be able to come and add songs, images, and animations into an online book, where every wizard has a page. This is a way where everyone can come together to create lore about their wizards and store it permanently. Dotta: said that the team will add a visual indicator to show which Wizards have lore, and which do not. They aim to co-create (with the community) a legendarium of stories and characters, and this is one of the things that sets FRWC apart from typical PFP NFTs. Dotta added that only the Wizard owner can add lore for that wizard, and even if you sell the Wizard, the original lore cannot be re-written as it will be written on-chain. This will be an immutable record for the story of the wizards. The coding guild is still helping with this. Niski is helping a lot, but could use one more React developer. 20 people have already reached out based on a Tweet that was sent out, but dotta is still looking. Elf said that based on a preview Dotta showed him recently, the Book of Lore is looking super cool.

### Bearsnake Joins the Forgotten Runes Team![edit | edit source]

Elf introduced Bearsnake as the third executive member of the FRWC team. He is helping open doors in Hollywood and leading up a great merch strategy.

After the Loot project took off in Late Summer/Fall 2021, the FRWC Coding Guild created a project, Spells (for Wizards and Other Adventurers) based off the concept. An example (Spirit Shroud) is pictured here.

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Bearsnake: Hello all wizards, I really couldn’t be more excited about this opportunity and world. I’ve been fortunate to experience a few times something that became special. But I think there is something so unique about this space, and this project in particular. The wizards are a piece of IP that happens to be expressed on the blockchain first, but that doesn’t mean it stops there. I'm super happy to partner with Elf and dotta, I’ve known Elf for over 10 years and we’ve worked together before, big fan. Equally as impressed with dotta, as I’ve gotten to know him over the past few months. The NFT hype cycle is reaching a peak, based on the signs that are out there. Silicon Valley and Hollywood are paying attention. And I’m not so much opening doors in Hollywood, more so helping wizards get expressed through various forms of media, and I know a few people who can make it happen faster and easier. I believe this is a 100 year project, and I plan on my kids being into wizards and participating in it someday.

### Forgotten Runes Merch Box is Announced[edit | edit source]

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### Forgotten Runes Merch Box is Announced[edit | edit source]

Bearsnake: As far as merchandising, it’s more than t-shirts and hats. We have a whole special delivery thing planned, and we’re towards the end of design and into manufacturing, you guys are going to be pumped. We have a great trusted partner with this, and it will have great designs. Also, this will be the last time we make this particular item of merch. We will put out a form in the next day or two to see who will want this. I think every wizard will want at least one, and it will just be for wizard-holders. Think of it as a “wizard basket”. Elf: There will be surprises inside of it, you won’t know everything that will be in there, at Forgotten Runes we like mystery and surprises. dotta: In the form, I will ask, whether you just want to buy it, or possibly have an NFT in the middle. I don’t want to play too many games with it, but at the end we ARE in the NFT space. Interested to hear people’s thoughts.

### The FRWC Team's Thoughts on Loot[edit | edit source]

dotta: Loot is a project by Dom, who was previously the inventor of Vine, and has worked on other interesting projects. As I’m sure you’ve seen on Twitter, it’s a smart contract that generates a list of fantasy-based items, like amulet, sword, divine robe. And the robe actually has a ridiculous floor price. It’s doing so well because of its simplicity. It was almost an NFT game primitive, actually a free mint that you can build on top of. We see wizards as an avatar primitive. For example, one of the first pixel NFTs with walk-cycles, any game that supports sprite sheets can include wizards.

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dotta: Anyone with coding experience can build on top of Loot very quickly, and we’ve already seen some projects built on top. It is really fun; it represents what we love about crypto. Similarly, we used pixel art because anyone, children on up, can build on the art. And Loot is a similar concept for programmers.

Elf: Is there an art component to it? dotta: No art in the base layer, just white text on black background, in an SVG format (vector file). But even the text is so memeable. Just so good.

### Official Lore Drop - 4 Colors of Wizard Hats Explained[edit | edit source]

The FRWC team promising a lore drop about several of the color hat wizard factions in the next Wizard Wednesday. In the second half of 2021, such lore drops were a major drawing point for the weekly meetings.

This week Elf talked about the purple, green, brown, and white hat wizards.

#### Purple[edit | edit source]

Quintessential wizards. Talented in all areas of magic, especially around the cosmos. Much of their power comes from the Psychic Leap. Sometimes the magic controls them. Spells are often loud, explosive, colorful, and unpredictable. Their houses are often unorganized. Many times, it’s hard to tell if they are powerful or they’ve just lost their minds.

Strengths: Powerful, unpredictable, probably wise, know a lot of lore.

Weaknesses: Warped minds, chaotic.

Note: We don’t know where they live yet.

#### Green[edit | edit source]

The hippies of the wizarding community. They love the natural world. Their magic is old, older than the Quantum Shadow itself. They have become one with nature, and have great stability of mind.

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Strengths: Very stable, long lifespans, can communicate with plants and animals

Weaknesses: Ecofascists, Slow to action, aloof, care more about plants and animals than people.

#### Brown[edit | edit source]

Rough and rowdy, prefer simple living. Love tradition and their families. Like farming, hunting, clean living. They enjoy a beer in the tavern with good friends in smaller towns. Like green hats, pumpkinheads, mushroom heads. Dislike kobolds.

Strengths: Reliable, loyal.

FRWC tweeting about it's cross-promotion with Avime, an NFT project that launched in Fall 2021.

Weaknesses: Resistant to change, somewhat xenophobic.

#### White[edit | edit source]

Zenlike mages who meditate for days on end. Suspected high power level. They never show off, unassuming. No one knows the source of their power, and some doubt whether they are actually powerful. They operate in secret. Strengths: Guarded, calm, secretive, deep wisdom.

Weaknesses: Unemotional, aloof, unapproachable.

Next week: Magic system explained!!! Elf: Remember that your wizard does not need to devoutly adhere to their faction’s attributes. Your wizards are individuals, and they may have their reasons for behaving differently for what is typical to their area/faction.

### Two Surprises![edit | edit source]

#### Surprise 1[edit | edit source]

Elf: This has not been discussed before. "The gate to the 7th realm on the map, will be opened in the future." Madotsuki: Do some wizards have the key to the 7th realm? Elf: Yes they do. This is not on the official roadmap, but it will be a major surprise!

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#### Surprise 2[edit | edit source]

One of the first graffiti artworks created was for Hedge Wizard Lenora of the Realm in Austin, Texas, circa August 2021.

Dotta: The coding guild (aranair, niski, tv) is ready to release wizard spell Loot. Wizard spells are coming to Ethereum (transaction in progress during call). This loot drop is reserved for wizard holders. Go to the UI on Etherscan to mint wizard loot. Each wizard has one reserved for them. So look forward to it later this afternoon! Elf: is this limited time to redeem? dotta: If you own a wizard, you will be able to mint the Loot with the corresponding wizard number, at any time. Not aware of a time limit. This is not an official FRWC project, this is all coding guild. It’s a set of spells that they came up with, won’t spoil the rest!

### LachnessMonsta Update[edit | edit source]

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### LachnessMonsta Update[edit | edit source]

Elf: Lachness will run our contests going forward. Lachness: Thanks to everyone helping build our social channels and having fun with the wizards. Next contest is with Avime (@AvimeNFT). They are anime-inspired NFTs, that live on the blockchain just like Forgotten Runes. Three Avime will be given away, look for the tweet, we will announce the winner in roughly 24 hours. Madotsuki: Winners will get their Avime on Friday or Saturday. We were inspired by MMO RPGs, loved the customization options in those games. That we’re aware of, this is the first customizable, anime-style NFTs. You mint 6 traits, and you are able to trade, buy, sell one or more of the traits, and then mix and match them into a customizable fused profile picture. Planning an expansion pack in Season 2 with additional traits (fantasy/isekai theme). dotta: I’m going to try and mint some. Elf: Can’t wait to see Avimes walking side by side with wizards in the metaverses.

### Additional Team Updates (Bite-Sized)[edit | edit source]

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### Additional Team Updates (Bite-Sized)[edit | edit source]

  * The team has received help from Ozzz, tad, goodboygoodtimes, and ymcrypt on walkcycles (this is to help animate all the pixel wizards, so they can walk around other metaverses. Possibly Treeverse and a few others, as well as the Official Forgotten Runes metaverse). DM Elf if you want to join.
  * Regarding DMs to the founders: Elf said that if he doesn't get back to your DM, please don’t take it personally, he gets so many, like 100+ per day. Elf: I'm doing the best I can. I am actually paying a friend to run errands for IRL stuff. But ultimately a good thing, because there is so much going on.
  * The first known Wizard-themed t-shirt was shared by chemical imbalance in August 2021.

Murals: 1 coming up in Miami, LA, Oakland, and a 2nd one in Austin. FRWC team had sent out a form previously to see where wizards are located. They sent out another form to get updated locations. Also the website has instructions on how to commission your own mural. zaylasoul: Reach out to me if you have a good thematic cannabis potion wizard, I’m planning to paint a mural on the side of the dispensary where I work.
  * Regarding a Twitter poll contest vs. fvckrender. Elf: We did not win the contest against them, but we got very close against a big artist with 60K followers. But fvckrender the artist actually bought some wizards and shouted us out, which was great. We exchanged some DMs with them about a collab. Nothing confirmed yet, but you never know.

### Cult Content Shoutouts[edit | edit source]

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### Cult Content Shoutouts[edit | edit source]

  * wise sam and Dr. Slurp \- Video promoting The Coven faction. If you own a Hag or Swamp Witch, you can join!
  * Ozzz released more excellent art pieces.
    1. Wizard holding a rose in the winter.
    2. Master of Spots Hunter, scene in his den with the results of a kobold hunt
  * Chemicalinbalance with excellent memes, last supper with wizards. Also first t-shirt with a wizard on it.
  * Madotsuki - new Magus Devon illustration made by sweetbread in the Avime style. Also a new character, the “Angel of the Marsh” received a great illustration + story. Finally, Mado became a new Sage (eg. moderator) for the FRWC community!
  * Ogsmarkload: Tenzuyama of the Cosmos fan art
  * Elden14 (aka Bread(baguette): Has been making a bunch of awesome memes in our Discord, go check it out!
  * MagusTumbaj: Amazing Minecraft wizard, first one we’ve seen.
  * Snick: Super talented glass artist, will be making a physical wizard likeness for a contest winner.

### Lore Reading[edit | edit source]

Edward talked about their wizard, David of Xanadu (4689). Check out the recording for the full story! Also includes some info about Edward’s personal journey with the project, different from many other NFTs.

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coming soon

Round


Merlin (formerly known as grandpasut) is a notable member of the Forgotten Runes community. He is most well known in three areas:

  1. Purchaser of various prominent Forgotten Runes characters, including his namesake wizard, Merlin (540).
  2. Founder of Forgotten Runes Worlds, and Minecraft-based playable depiction of the Runiverse.
  3. Founder of tree.io, a community content curation tool.

Merlin


'The House' by Ozzz. Sorcerer Qaid of the Sun (6776) is seen overlooking a house in a village where he is said to have met The Past Masters.

The first feature of Qaid of the Sun, the Sorcerer, visiting the Past Masters. This work preceded Ozzz's first official commission for a Forgotten Runes piece of art from Arad.

The House


Runeball Captain (Basic) by Kokopelli

Runeball Captain is a card in the Runes Trading Card Game with a Potency of 6

### Lore[edit | edit source]

> “It’s everything he has done: came from poverty, conquered wealth. It’s everything he does. Asks for nothing, gives back everything. It’s everything he will do. Will leave no one behind, will carry all to glory. He’s the Captain. And you are not ready for it.” - the Runiverse Daily

— Giveahoot

Runeball Captain


Blood Suit
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Blood Suit


Black Goat
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Black Goat


As mentioned in our weekly Cult meeting, Wizard Wednesday, success at Forgotten Runes means earnest creation. The only thing the cult asks is to create in earnest. And you might ask why? Why are we creating?

Because of stories. If science tell you what the world is, stories tell you how to be. Stories are what let us understand our history, our families, our familiars, ourselves. Stories help you understand what path you should take and what consequences or rewards might be on the other side.

Create in earnest. Whatever the medium. That's what we're going to prioritize when we do airdrops and we'll get more sophisticated as we go.

Forgotten Runes exists to ease suffering, create joy, and bring order to chaos by telling stories of the characters in the Runiverse.

So it's not about the airdrops. The airdrops are providing storytelling resources to the storytellers. If you want to succeed in the cult, tell stories.

Success in Forgotten Runes


Redirect to:

  * Frog Master Marsh

Frog Master March


Gold Lamellar
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Gold Lamellar


Soul Rune of Neptune
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Soul Rune of Neptune


Rune of Omega
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Rune of Omega


Gold Skeleton
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Gold Skeleton


Street Hoodlum
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Street Hoodlum


Canyon Wurm (Basic) by 1984pxls

Canyon Wurm (Alternate) by 1984pxls

Canyon Wurm is a card in the Runes Trading Card Game with a Potency of 7

### Lore[edit | edit source]

> Weaving through the areas around Honor Mountain are canyons as wide as cities & as deep as a wizard's thoughts. Some geologists think that these were created by things like erosion and tectonic shifts, but those who were here long before the birth of science know that these natural wonders were the product of colossal wurms that carved through the crust of the Runiverse. The wurms haven't been seen in centuries however, it is believed they have buried deep beneath the surface to hibernate in preparation for another carving.

— Giveahoot

Canyon Wurm


There are several strains of Cannabis potion, which are made from a variety of cannabis plants. Generally known for relaxing properties, these potions can also inspire creativity, calmness, and meditative states. Purple, Green, and Yellow hats are particularly fond of Cannabis potions, (for their own unique reasons of course.)

Cannabis Potion
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Cannabis Potion


Yellow Buckler
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Yellow Buckler


Guardian Helm
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Guardian Helm


Alchemist's Mjolnir was forged during Wizard Wednesday, SEP 21 2022, by Merlin.

## Contents

  * 1 An Interview with Dan Sickles (Documentary Film-maker)
  * 2 3D Models Update
  * 3 Forgotten Runes Derivatives News
  * 4 Other Magic Machine News:
  * 5 Q&A Time
  * 6 Cult Content Shoutouts

### An Interview with Dan Sickles (Documentary Film-maker)[edit | edit source]

This week we had a special guest: Dan Sickles. Dan is a filmmaker who is creating “NEW HERE”, a documentary about NFTs that includes an interview with Elf. Dan talked about his journey into making a film about this topic.

In the past, he has often created films about concepts that are scary and/or foreign to mainstream audiences. Over the past 6 months, he conducted over 90 interviews to collect an oral history of how this space was built, and where it’s headed. He discussed the concepts he wants to get across with Elf, Dotta, and Bearsnake. Recommended listening if you want a preview of the topics and themes the film will cover.

Magic Machine released this preview of 3D modeled Wizard heads via Twitter (September 2022)

The film is currently independent during its creation to avoid influence by outside parties, and there will be an allowlist signup available for its own NFT collection in the #alpha channel of the Discord. The NFT collection features traits taken from the collections of the artists who participated, including Elf.

### 3D Models Update[edit | edit source]

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### 3D Models Update[edit | edit source]

FrogEater, who was hired to work on the models, was a guest this week. Frogeater was found during the Cal Arts portfolio day. He said he has been interested in digital art, Web3, and their possibilities. When Elf gave a talk at Cal Arts, he followed up.

Elf: If you would like a rig of your 3D Wizard, DM me (need knowledge of 3D software tools like Blender or Maya); this is for early adopters, but eventually you won’t need these skills to use your Wizard’s 3D models. Magic Machine is extremely excited for 3D Cult Content.

Forgotten Runes released a preview of the cover art for Issue #1 of the comic book (Issue #0 was released earlier in 2022). (September 2022)

### Forgotten Runes Derivatives News[edit | edit source]

Bill Gains had a couple pieces of news. Cultcontent.wtf will be a repository for a lot of the Forgotten Runes derivative projects that have been released. It was created by Bill Gains and partners. It also has tools for creators/artists to set up their own mints. There are future plans to further develop the Atheneum (place to write lore for Babies/Cucumdogs). Also, the Forgotten Punk derivative collection will launch on this platform.

“Forgotten Babies' adventure to the farm” will also launch very soon. Finally, anyone who wants to collaborate on a community-made Halloween costume asset pack, reach out to Bill.

### Other Magic Machine News:[edit | edit source]

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### Other Magic Machine News:[edit | edit source]

  * The Rings of Power / House of the Dragon discussion was pushed to the following week to make time for the interview with Dan. But it is still planned.
  * Dotta and Elf appeared on the Bad Crypto Podcast this past week.
  * Dotta also appeared on Hard Fork Gaming's podcast. Hard Fork Gaming had done an “introduction to Forgotten Runes” video previously.
  * News around specific Fall token events will be communicated in further publicity spots. The FRWC team expects to be on “We Do A Little Pod” with DeeZe sometime in the future, where some hints may be dropped.
  * Comic book update: Issue #1 is still being drawn, and Issue #2 has been scripted. Bearsnake is rumored to have a prominent comic book publisher lined up for further distribution, but deal is not finalized, so the name cannot be revealed yet.

### Q&A Time[edit | edit source]

  * Details of Halloween event? Elf: Cannot give details yet; it will be unique and original. Dotta: The event will be on our website, on Halloween Day. Everyone will have a fair chance to participate, as long as you hold a token, but Souls will have a privileged position.
  * Will there be a "Big Bad" revealed in the next comic? Elf: Issue #1 has a villain, not sure if they are a “Big Bad.”
  * Wen Forgotten Runes NES cartridge? Bearsnake: In time, who knows what could be possible? Elf: I want to do it, but it’s not a top priority.

### Cult Content Shoutouts[edit | edit source]

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### Cult Content Shoutouts[edit | edit source]

  * Elf cookies were baked by EverydayRunes.
  * Tania del Rio shares a process video for drawing her honorary warrior.
  * Tad worked with Tania, coloring some of her previously created comic book pages!
  * Ozzz came out with another painting \- it gave Elf "Manet vibes."
  * Cosmic Birds of Ornithia made a lettuce swamp witch that was then eaten by a rabbit.
  * Wise Sam with some creative drawings.
  * Cosmic Mage Adrienne, with another Joan Danger commission.
  * TheOneWhoRings (Magus Wazir): Started McWazir’s (twitter thread) this week. Also established the concept of Runeball, a Forgotten Rune sport.
  * Emma made a Legend of Zelda derivative (“it’s dangerous to go alone”)
  * Magus Ixar of the Hills commissioned Daniela Ilustra for a great illustration.

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Crystal Skulls are found all over the world, from various cultures and time periods. Their purpose is as ambiguous as their origins, ranging from decorative to paranormal.

Crystal Skull
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Crystal Skull


East Sider
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East Sider


Blue Medieval Livery
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Blue Medieval Livery


Avalonian
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Avalonian


Cockatrice Skeleton
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Cockatrice Skeleton


Kobold Grunt
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Kobold Grunt


Firebrand
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Firebrand


* Rogue Mage Andy (7)
  * Bunny Wizard Bernardo (8)
  * Prismatic Magi Braindraind (9)
  * Edge Arcanist Artchick (10)
  * Crow Master Claire Sliver (11)
  * The Wizard Empress (12)
  * 3D Wizz DeeZe (13)
  * Cat Wizard El Crypto Ball (14)
  * Arcanist EyesTeethFlesh (15)
  * Supa Wizz 9272 (72)
  * Master Ape Gfunk (17)
  * Cartomancer Fiskantes (18)
  * Master of Spots Hunter (19)
  * Punk Rock Arcanist Joey (20)
  * Loop Master Loopify (21)
  * Necromancer ManuelDaMoon (22)
  * Alien Arcanist Marlo of the Cosmos (23)
  * Philosopher Nietzsche of the Mountain (24)
  * Necromancer Nikita (25)
  * Fortune Master Oxelrod (26)
  * Great Old One 0xmon (27)
  * The Great and Magical UserGnome (28)
  * Necromancer LeggoMyGreggo (29)
  * Great Old One Andolini (30)

Wizard Honoraries


Blue Coveralls
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Blue Coveralls


Ghoul of Bloodlust
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Ghoul of Bloodlust


## Wizard Familiars[edit | edit source]

  * 3D Frog

  * Albino Rat

  * Ancient Sphinx

  * Astral Snail

  * Aura Wolf

  * Bengal Cat

  * Bliss Cat

  * Blue Rat

  * Crackerjack Crow

  * Dirt Rabbit

  * Ember Frog

  * Emerald Slime

  * Field Dog

  * Forever Bat

  * Fox Trickster

  * Giant Ladybug

  * Golden Toad

  * Golden Viper

  * Great Owl

  * Green Asp

  * Jewled Hummingbird

  * Lucky Black Cat

  * Merlin's Monkey

  * Mesozoic Cockatrice

  * Onyx Wolf

  * Pink Butterfly

  * Pink Footed Crow

  * Plague Rat

  * Psychic Rabbit

  * Rain Toucan

  * Red Mamba

  * Sapphire Slime

  * Skramps

  * Sun Cat

  * Swamp Bullfrog

  * Topaz Slime

  * White Dog

## Warrior Companions[edit | edit source]

  * Albino Cobra

  * Ash Raptor

  * Attack Drone

  * Aurelian Rhinoceros Beetle

  * Azure Raptor

  * Battle Penguin

  * Black Goat

  * Buffkin

  * Cardinal Raptor

  * Cerulean Ceratopsian

  * Crimson Jaguar

  * Demon Hound

  * Dirt Pig

  * Duck

  * Eagle of Halcyon

  * Field Hound

  * Garuda's Griffin

  * Gigas Hornet

  * Golden Jaguar

  * Grassland Ceratopsian

  * Greater Cassowary

  * Grey Wolf

  * Hamadryas Baboon

  * Harpy Eagle

List of Companions


* Grey Wolf

  * Hamadryas Baboon

  * Harpy Eagle

  * Hyena

  * Magpie

  * Man o' War

  * Mutant Snapping Turtle

  * Nastyass Honey Badger

  * Night Wolf

  * Northern Lynx

  * Null Goat

  * Obsidian Raptor

  * Old World Mandrill

  * Onyx Panther

  * Orchid Rhinoceros Beetle

  * Quantum Peacock

  * Rattlesnake

  * Robo Dog

  * Royal Razorback

  * Sable Cobra

  * Sand Cobra

  * Scarlet Macaw

  * Scarlet Swine

  * Silver Goat

  * Spectacled Falcon

  * Styxian Boar

  * Ultramarine Rhinoceros Beetle

  * Valley Manticore

  * Wild Eagle

  * Woodland Wolverine

List of Companions


Street Punk Goblin
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Street Punk Goblin


Cult members working with the Dreammaster Bot to generate wizard images, circa September 2022.

## Contents

  * 1 The Dreammaster Bot Appears
  * 2 Derivative Project Shoutouts
  * 3 Q&A Section
  * 4 Elf in South Africa
  * 5 10KTF and "Renting" Wizards
  * 6 Additional Magic Machine Updates
  * 7 Cult Content Shout-outs
  * 8 Airdrops are Coming This Fall
  * 9 Elf's TEDx Talked is Released

### The Dreammaster Bot Appears[edit | edit source]

This week, Elf is back from his vacation to South Africa. At the start, Dotta shouted out TheOneWhoRings (Magus Wazir) for releasing a Stable Diffusion “Dreammaster” bot and Twitter account. You can enter prompts for your Wizard in the Discord bot and receive AI-generated results! The bot is also auto-generating visuals and posting them on the Twitter account.

After getting through community shout-outs (see below) Elf expanded on his thoughts on this. This bot not only automates the visual-creation aspect, but even the prompt aspect, and essentially allows you to see this bot’s dreams. It is another change in this era of AI-development, and Elf wonders and is excited to see how the remaining slivers of our humanity will be discovered and embraced.

### Derivative Project Shoutouts[edit | edit source]

Elf has been getting back into the swing of things and getting caught up on both Magic Machine (MM) and community-led initiatives. He shouted out the Heroes of Cumberland, and called them “beautiful.” The mint for this collection is still open.

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-09-07


Dotta shouted out The Barren Court and its desert familiars. Elf next shouted out Crucifore's I David project, Pantheon Vitalis by Taro. Followed by FeralUntamed “Choose Your Own Adventure” Twitter games. And Snoopdoug's summer kid’s art contest. Several cult-members’ children (as well as Cult-members who are minors) have already entered.

### Q&A Section[edit | edit source]

In September 2022, a 10KTF project "mission" required ownership of certain project tokens to participate. "Group 1" included Forgotten Runes Wizards and Souls.

Pony minting? Dotta plans to mint out the remaining un-minted Ponies, and within the next 2-3 months there will be some type of contest to distribute these roughly 100 Ponies.

How can a Cult member be most helpful for Magic Machine's short and long-term goals? Dotta said that the one thing to do is to continue to create in earnest, using whatever art form you wish to pursue. That doesn’t change during a bear market. Dotta also mentioned longer-form content - the need for some “main characters” that a wider casual audience can latch onto and follow on longer narratives.

Elf urged people to “world-build,” but acknowledged that this could mean so many things. Elf thought that alternate forms of content could be something to try. Illustrations and short stories are great, but he also gets excited by novel mediums that he has seen like clay sculptures, pixel animations, knitting, a Twitter game, etc.

Dotta mentioned songs as another great area of Cult Content. Bearsnake rehashed the idea of the Forgotten Runes franchise - having the community develop their characters, and having the cream of the crop rise to the top and get adopted in Magic Machine’s media franchises.

### Elf in South Africa[edit | edit source]

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-09-07


### Elf in South Africa[edit | edit source]

Although the trend originated elsewhere, the Forgotten Runes social media team participated in the trend starting in early September 2022.

Elf said that one of his passions has always been animals - he used to live in Costa Rica with frequent visits to the rainforest, and this is his second trip to Africa. He visited Kruger Park, which is enormous. It contains a lot of the popular megafauna (elephants, lions, giraffes, etc.), but also countless birds, small mammals, and antelopes - you see something new every day. Elf saw so many species of antelope, all with different appearances and roles in the ecosystem, and these antelopes may even have generated some ideas for the Runiverse... It was very inspiring to spend time in this special location.

Elf mentioned that you can self-guide in the park, and that there are often elephant “encounters”, where they taunt and throw things at you - they are capable of crushing a car. A giraffe also kicked at the car at one point. Elf didn't want to use up the whole Wizard Wednesday telling travel stories, but he will have more time to recount his experiences in South Africa during a Twitter Spaces next week.

### 10KTF and "Renting" Wizards[edit | edit source]

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-09-07


### 10KTF and "Renting" Wizards[edit | edit source]

10KTF has some missions that are gated to certain collections, including Forgotten Runes. Some 10KTF holders came over to the FRWC Discord and requested to “rent” people’s wizards for the quest. Madotsuki came up and explained a new service that allows you to “rent” your NFT by temporarily providing access to a “warm wallet” and its contents. Mado couldn’t see any risk involved after a first glance, but it’s still a very new phenomenon, and he personally wouldn’t delegate his Wizard to anyone just because it’s so new. He recommends being polite to the requesters, but don’t feel pressured to work with them. Be very careful about these requests, there could be phishers among the legitimate requesters. Ask in the FRWC security Discord channel if unsure about anything.

### Additional Magic Machine Updates[edit | edit source]

  * A crocheted Kobold head by Tania del Rio, shared September 2022. Elf mentioned that he loves to see Cult Content like this, which explores new mediums, although he disputed some of the messaging about the Kobold's color.

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-09-07


The Lock & Weapon forging event will be happening soon, but no specific date set yet. If you own a golden Lock and a Sacred Flame, you can use these to create a special weapon for your Warrior. Further details are available in last week’s recap.
  * Swordtember: This is an art campaign that MM & community members have referenced. Madotsuki says it seems to be an artist campaign unrelated to FRWC in particular, but which the Cult can participate in. Bearsnake added that there will be a “Witchtober” next month.
  * Frogeater: This is a new 3D artist hired by MM. He is a specialist that will assist Molly with the 3D wizard models. He may come onto a future WW to introduce himself.
  * MM acknowledged again that they’re aware that the 3D models have taken a lot longer than originally expected. At one point, they had to decide whether to backtrack and take more time for a better model, or just continue with their current path, and chose the former.
  * Regarding the Forgotten Soul walk-cycles, these have actually been implemented twice as well. There is an internal team working on these, and they should be ready within two months.

### Cult Content Shout-outs[edit | edit source]

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-09-07


### Cult Content Shout-outs[edit | edit source]

  * Henry Boyd's weekly Tavern image promoting Wizard Wednesday on Twitter, which has been going out for months.
  * A plate painted by Samikitty with a number of familiars on it.
  * Tania del Rio ’s knitted kobold head, with the slogan #TeamGreen, which Elf disputed. He pointed out that kobolds are the same hue as the Yellow Hat wizards.
  * Related to the above, Dotta shared an article in Discord explaining how some languages have more words for the yellow-green part of the color spectrum.
  * Tabitha of the Marsh with a stained glass style visual for Swordtember.
  * Emmaleigh with MTG cards incorporating wizards. The card text is realistic for the game, with good flavor text as well.
  * Maui has been putting out a lot of wonderful illustrations.
  * Retired Yield Farmer commissioned a new portrait of the seven-tailed Kitsune.
  * The Baby Wizards orphanage location has been revealed between the Elysian Fields and Rabbit Lake.
  * Lourdes Ariste was introduced to Forgotten Runes and made a goblin warrior illustration.
  * Chuck K. with a new portrait of their wizard.
  * Two Crows new hat - “Two Crows Ate My Duck”
  * For more Cult content, see this collage.
  * Screenshot from Elf's TEDx talk, which he gave in May 2022. It was released in late August 2022.

Fun fact: Dotta claimed that Bearsnake stopped a potential robbery at the local coffee shop. More details next week…

### Airdrops are Coming This Fall[edit | edit source]

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-09-07


### Airdrops are Coming This Fall[edit | edit source]

About Dotta’s "airdrop comment" in Discord. He had announced in Sales chat that there were airdrops planned. These will occur during next two months - one for September, and one for October. These will be broad airdrops, not requiring lore-writing. He thinks that people will have fun with them. There may even be another one in November. Bearsnake said he’s excited about collaboration with other communities. Continue to expect different mechanics for each one.

### Elf's TEDx Talked is Released[edit | edit source]

Elf’s closing surprise; his TED talk has been released! Elf asked people to give it a like/comment, since it hasn’t received much attention up until now (it was actually released in late August). This is the first time that Elf has publicly doxxed his face online as well. He was proud to say that he finished the talk, which runs about 10 minutes, in one take.

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-09-07


Rune of Saturn
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Rune of Saturn


Welcome to the Wizzypedia, the official source of documentation for the Forgotten Runes World and it's community. We call it the Runiverse.
from Calista's Citadel to the Canaanite Wizards and everything in-between. Whereas The Book of Lore is a canonical source of narrative stories attached to a Wizard or Warrior, Wizzypedia is more factual and describes people, places, and things in the Runiverse and in our world. Welcome.

### Getting Started with The Runiverse[edit | edit source]

Start Here

  * A Guide to the Collections
  * Buyers Guide

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Creating Art and Lore

The Book of Lore
A Guide to Decentralized Lore Creation

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Cult Content

Games
Tools
Comics
Notable Cult Members

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#### The World[edit | edit source]

Locations

  * The Secret Tower
  * Shroom Shack
  * Two Crows' Bazaar
  * The Quantum Shadow
  * Hue Master's Pass
  * Fur Gnome Wold
  * The Toadstools

See all locations...

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Characters

|  Wizards |  Warriors |  Souls |  Ponies |  Beasts |  Spawns
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Factions

There are 7 dominant political factions in the world of Forgotten Runes, which are generally (but not always) denoted by hat color. They are Red, Yellow, Brown, Green, Blue, Purple, and White. (It is worth noting that just because a Wizard may have a certain color hat, it does not necessarily mean they fall into one of these factions.)

Read more about the factions here

### Traits[edit | edit source]

Heads

Main Page


### Traits[edit | edit source]

Heads

  *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *

See all heads...

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Items

  *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *

See all items...

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Familiars

  *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *

See all companions...

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### Map of the Runiverse[edit | edit source]

To view a location's page, simply click on that location's name on the map

### Featured Locations[edit | edit source]

  * The Secret Tower

  * Shroom Shack

  * Two Crows' Bazaar

  * The Quantum Shadow

  * Hue Master's Pass

  * Penguin Capital

  * Blue Wizard Bastion

## Wizard Wednesday[edit | edit source]

Wizard Wednesday by Ozzz

Wizard Wednesday is a weekly podcast/cult meeting put on by the Magic Machine team. If you're looking to know what's new with Forgotten Runes, the alpha is given on Wizard Wednesday.

Usually led by Dotta, ElfJTrul, and Bearsnake, the discussions will range from progress reports, game updates, show updates, events, upcoming mints, DAO votes, etc.

Main Page


Hosted every Wednesday at 2 PM PST/5 PM EST on Twitter Spaces from the @forgottenrunes Twitter account.

Audio podcast recording of Season 2 (June 2022 - Current) can be found on the Cult Community Cast

### 2023[edit source]

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### 2021[edit source]

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July 21 | Aug 18 | Sept 15 | Oct 20 | Nov 17 | Dec 15
July 28 | Aug 25 | Sept 22 | Oct 27 | Nov 24 | Dec 22
*****  | *****  | Sept 29 | *****  | *****  | Dec 29

Read more about Wizard Wednesday

## How can I contribute?[edit | edit source]

Create an account and start writing. The key style-guide is to keep it "factual" and write in a Wikipedia-descriptive style. Narrative story and lore is a better fit for The Book of Lore

## Pages[edit | edit source]

Main Page


## Pages[edit | edit source]

  * Map
  * Warriors
  * Forgotten Runes Comics
  * Shroom Shack
  * The Great Burning (2021)
  * The Sacred Flame
  * Decoder Crystal
  * Wizard Wednesday
  * The Secret Tower
  * Christmas 2021 Merch Box
  * Forgotten Runiverse Game
  * Forgotten Ponies
  * Success in Forgotten Runes
  * The Book of Lore
  * The Book of Lore Animated Shorts
  * Sacred Key Master (777)
  * 3D Wizards
  * Forgotten Souls
  * Forgotten Beasts
  * Beast Spawns
  * Baby Wizards
  * Forgotten Market
  * Cult-driven Projects
  * Walk Cycles
  * Forgotten Council
  * House of Wizards
  * Warrior Honoraries
  * Wizard Honoraries
  * The Gate to the Seventh Realm
  * Forgotten Runes Wizard's Cult Trailer (2022)
  * Enter the Runiverse NFT NYC 2022
  * Enter the Runiverse NFT NYC 2022 Poster Contest
  * Notable Community Members
  * Forgotten Runes Tattoos
  * 💫sales channel
  * Wizard Nouns
  * Forgotten Babies Wizard Orphanage
  * Forgotten Runes Minecraft World
  * Retired Yield Farmer
  * Moron Capital
  * Billy's Gonna Get Ya
  * Runes Trading Card Game
  * Runiverse Game Frog Hunt Art Contest
  * Cucumdog
  * Fur Gnomes
  * Impy Shake
  * Coding Guild
  * Cult Community Cast

## References[edit | edit source]

Main Page


## References[edit | edit source]

  * List of Lists
  * List of Heads
  * List of Wizard Items
  * List of Undesirables
  * List of Companions
  * List of Warrior Weapons
  * List of Warrior Shields
  * List of Runes
  * List of Locations
  * List of Races

## Contributing[edit | edit source]

  * Help Wanted

Main Page


Mandinka
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Mandinka


## In the Runiverse[edit | edit source]

The Sacred Pillars is located in the central part of the known Runiverse. The pillars are located among the peaks of the mountain ranges north of Dream Master Lake.

The Sacred Pillars

## Forgotten Runiverse Game[edit | edit source]

The Sacred Pillars is located at (x, y) in the game. To get there, head due west from the origin.

The Sacred Pillars


Aurelian Rhinoceros Beetle
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Aurelian Rhinoceros Beetle


AstroYon, also known as PabloAstro is a notable artist within the Cult, he has been apart of the major community-led project ForgottenPunks. He is also known for making Cult Content regularly.

Twitter: [1]

AstroYon


Canaanite
---

  * Typical Canaanite village, Grasslands, before The Great Hunt. Canaanites were living secluded from the rest of the population, keeping their culture and beliefs to themselves

  * Typical Canaanite village, Dry lands, before The Great Hunt

  * Typical Canaanite village, Great Plains, before The Great Hunt. Canaanite Idols can be seen roaming the land.

  * Canaanite Idol, revered as a deity by the old tribes. Canaanites believe they are direct descendants, explaining their attunement to magic

  * Depiction of a Canaanite Idol creating the Universe, a belief shared within the oldest Canaanite tribes

  * Depiction of a Canaanite Idol creating the Universe

## The Great Hunt[edit | edit source]

The Great Hunt is the event that led to the extermination of Canaanite idols and subsequent war against the various Canaanite tribes inhabiting the land. The Hunt was finally ended when the Milk Guild was created as a branch of the Merchant's Guild, granting them immunity by law.

  * Brewmaster coming into contact and experimenting with a Canaanite Idol

  * As Canaanite Idol meat was found to provide magical powers to those who would eat it, rich clans started to hunt them and organize eating parties

  * After discovering that cheaper and more sustainable Canaanite Milk would compete with the Big Potion Industry's products, it was believed that they made a pact to fund the Canaanite meat lobby

  * Anti-Canaanite propaganda was painted and distributed by Big Potion in order to rally the population against falsely represented pagan practices, meant to scare them

  * Propaganda showing a Canaanite Idol destroying a city

  * Propaganda showing a Canaanite Idol destroying a city

Canaanite


* Propaganda showing a Canaanite Idol destroying a city

  * Canaanite Idols being eradicated during the Great Hunt

  * Last known Canaanite Idol being exterminated during the Great Hunt

  * Once Idols were gone, the Meat industry started to focus on Canaanites. More supply meant cheaper products. The rich class could now exclusively eat Cananite meat, often wearing their horns, falsely believing it would give them more power

  * Canaanite meat advertisement poster. A propaganda campaign was started to portray Canaanites as both bloodthirsty beasts, and delicious guilt-free food

  * Canaanite meat processing factory

  * Canaanite meat processing line

  * Propaganda poster depicting Canaanites as eating children

  * Propaganda poster

  * Propaganda posters were even depicting Canaanite children as being evil

  * Initially, futile attemps were made to try and compare how Canaanite Milk would be a much more sustainable source than its meat

  * Slain Canaanites, hung in the streets of the Citadel and positionned like sitting dogs in order to make them appear as more animalistic than humanoids

  * Canaanite Idols trophies, proudly displayed in the Big Potion HQ before such displays were banned

  * Canaanite village being destroyed by Big Potion militia

  * Big Potion executive overlooking the destruction of a city that was helping Canaanites hide

  * Big Potion propaganda falsely representing Canaanite Milk being used for dark rituals

  * Big Potion propaganda perpetrating the conspiracy that drinking Canaanite Milk would eventually transform you

  * Big Potion trying to replicate the effects of Canaanite milk

  * Potions were often sold on the same shelves as Canaanite skulls

Canaanite


* Potions were often sold on the same shelves as Canaanite skulls

  * Potions and Canaanite skulls, a marketing ploy to try and associate potion effects with Canaanite magical power

  * Canaanite skull trophies were at a point so numerous, that they were selling for less than a loaf of bread

  * Canaanite found in a study tank during a Big Potion HQ raid

  * Big Potion executive admiring his trophies

  * As Canaanites became lone nomads, some had to bond with familiars as they have an innate desire for companionship. This led to the attunement of their magical powers.

  * Chased from his village, a canaanite traveling with friendly merchants

  * Canaanite hiding with homeless urchins within the sewers of the Citadel

  * Traveler discovering the magical benefits of Canaanite milk

  * Troup of Canaanites pitching the benefits of their milk in a local tavern

  * Canaanites negociating for the right to form a sub-guild of the Merchants Guild, which would grant them Realm protection by law

  * Canaanite presenting the Merchants Guild protection treaty to Big Potion executives

  * Canaanite's baby orphanage celebrating their long-due era of peace. A Lot of Canaanites were made orphans after the Great Hunt

Canaanite


Fur Barbarian
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Fur Barbarian


The problem with magic is that it can drive its users insane. Pyromancers, in particular, often become utterly consumed by their Fire

Enter Pyromancer Tegu...

The Forest of Avalon is being razed

Elsewhere in the Forests of Avalon, the effect of Magic has an entirely different result. Spellsinger Rumpleskin plucks hypnotic notes from his harp...

...and soothes the simple minds of beasts...

Spellsinger Rumpleskin plucks hypnotic notes from his harp, and soothes the simple minds of beasts...

Passions of a Pyromancer


Total Void of Absolute Nothingness
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Total Void of Absolute Nothingness


Dotta Lockscreen formatted for the iPhone 5

GM Generator

The Cult has produced a variety of tools for Forgotten Runes and the ecosystem

  * Lockscreen Generator
  * Discord Bots generate images from your wizards
  * wizards.guide is a "rarity tools for Wizards"

List of Cult Produced Tools


Red Hip Pouch
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Red Hip Pouch


Eastern Arcanist
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Eastern Arcanist


## Contents

  * 1 The Story So Far
    * 1.1 Wizards & The Book of Lore
    * 1.2 The Sacred Flame & Forgotten Souls
    * 1.3 Wizard Walk cycles
    * 1.4 Ponies & Merch drop #1
    * 1.5 The Animated Trailer
    * 1.6 The Beasts & Spawn
    * 1.7 Comic issue #0
    * 1.8 Warriors
    * 1.9 Gilded Warriors
  * 2 Upcoming
    * 2.1 Warrior and Soul walkcycles
    * 2.2 Wizard, Warrior, and Souls 3D walkcycle
    * 2.3 Comics (ongoing)
    * 2.4 Merch drop #2
    * 2.5 The Animated Series w/ John Wick writer Derek Kolstad
    * 2.6 The Runiverse (MMORPG)

## The Story So Far[edit | edit source]

#### Wizards & The Book of Lore[edit | edit source]

On June 30th 2021 at 8:30AM, a cult of 10,000 on-chain wizards was summoned by Magic Machine, with the goal of creating a decentralized media franchise where characters are owned by the community. Shortly after The Summoning, The Book Of Lore was released where you can inscribe your character's story or lore. The Book of Lore acts as Forgotten Rune's primary canon record. Once written into the Book of Lore, a wizard's story can't be erased (although it can be struck, see The Book of Lore).

#### The Sacred Flame & Forgotten Souls[edit | edit source]

Release Timeline


#### The Sacred Flame & Forgotten Souls[edit | edit source]

Next came The Sacred Flame airdrop and the subsequent Wizard Burning event. Wizard's could be burned with a Sacred Flame to produce a Forgotten Soul (the wizard and flame are sacrificed in the process). The souls collection is Forgotten Runes' second official character collection and consists of a number of different undead creatures including Mythical Souls. During burning, a wizard's traits is taken into account for the resulting soul traits. I.E. burning a Kobold wizard would produce a Kobold soul. Burning isn't a guaranteed chance at a soul however as one may end up with an Undesirable.

#### Wizard Walk cycles[edit | edit source]

The metaverse is the holy grail of web3. Being able to take a character from The Runiverse and present as that character in The Otherside or Worldwide Web 3 is part of what makes owning a Forgotten Runes character so rewarding. To that end, Magic Machine created 360 degree walk cycles for each wizard that are available via a public API for anyone to use, from hobbyist developer to metaverse architect. Being able to walk around as your Forgotten Runes character is a powerful thing.

#### Ponies & Merch drop #1[edit | edit source]

We next skip to December of 2021 and the minting of the Forgotten Ponies. Cult members were able to order a merch box containing an assortment of Forgotten Runes merch, a first for the project. Receivers of the merch box were surprised to find a QR code with a silhouette of a pony inset in the middle and a code on the back. This QR led to a site prompting the Cult to enter their code. Upon completion, users were rewarded with a Forgotten Pony. In addition to being able to write lore for them, ponies will also be available to be ridden in The Runiverse.

#### The Animated Trailer[edit | edit source]

Release Timeline


#### The Animated Trailer[edit | edit source]

On May 4th 2022, in partnership with animation studio Titmouse, the Forgotten Runes trailer was released. It serves as a teaser for the upcoming show as well as the Forgotten Runes world as a whole.

#### The Beasts & Spawn[edit | edit source]

On DATE, wizards had to work together to open up the Gate to the Seventh Realm. 42 locks were created and distributed to the wizards who opened the locks. To open a lock, a wizard with a key must have teamed up with a wizard with a spell. The resulting lock would have the spell engraved on it. After the gate was opened The Seven Beasts appeared. The Seven Beasts (Chaos Chimera, Bugbear Chieftain, Triple Crowned Cockatrice, Salt Keplie, Gigas Chad, The Nightmare Imp, and Seven Tailed Kitsune) were auctioned off once per day with an eighth and final beast The Quantum Ouroboros being auctioned by Christie's.

#### Comic issue #0[edit | edit source]

The first issue of the Forgotten Runes comic series was released on DATE. 225k copies were printed and handed out at various events including NFT NYC and San Diego Comic Con. In addition, Forgotten Runes token holders were given a comic for free via the merch shop at https://merch.forgottenrunes.com/

#### Warriors[edit | edit source]

#### Gilded Warriors[edit | edit source]

## Upcoming[edit | edit source]

#### Warrior and Soul walkcycles[edit | edit source]

#### Wizard, Warrior, and Souls 3D walkcycle[edit | edit source]

#### Comics (ongoing)[edit | edit source]

#### Merch drop #2[edit | edit source]

Release Timeline


#### Merch drop #2[edit | edit source]

#### The Animated Series w/ John Wick writer Derek Kolstad[edit | edit source]

#### The Runiverse (MMORPG)[edit | edit source]

Release Timeline


Gfunk
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Gfunk


Bass
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Bass


Lucky Black Cat
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Lucky Black Cat


Ascetic
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Ascetic


Jinx Staff
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Jinx Staff


Rune of Up
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Rune of Up


Flame Thrower
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Flame Thrower


Golden Bull Staff
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Golden Bull Staff


Pink Cosmic
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Pink Cosmic


## Contents

  * 1 The Sacred Flame
  * 2 Ouroboroso
  * 3 Illusions in the Sand
  * 4 Passions of a Pyromancer

# The Sacred Flame[edit | edit source]

# Ouroboroso[edit | edit source]

# Illusions in the Sand[edit | edit source]

# Passions of a Pyromancer[edit | edit source]

Storyboards


Dark Arcanist
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Dark Arcanist


Forgotten Lady
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Forgotten Lady


Dotta quoted Teller (of Penn & Teller) to communicate the efforts involved in creating magic. (October 2021)

## Contents

  * 1 The Great Wizard Burning is Imminent
  * 2 Other Magic Machine and Community News
  * 3 Cult Content Shoutouts
  * 4 Lore Reading

### The Great Wizard Burning is Imminent[edit | edit source]

An excerpt from the storyboard released by Magic Machine, which explains the lore behind the Great Wizard Burning event. (October 2021).

Magic Machine and the Forgotten Runes community were very excited to participate and witness this singular event, which will open on Halloween (October 31). It will open on a specific block number, which wasn't announced yet. It will be posted on the website. Elf mentioned that due to the limited supply of Sacred Flames, only a portion of the artwork will ever be seen. He talked about how it's a very iterative process, to keep refining the traits and ensuring that all combinations look great.

Dotta referenced a quote from Teller that he retweeted this past week (see tweet on the right). He also mentioned that he has a tungsten cube, and that Bearsnake was visiting (this was the first time they had met in person).

Elf talked about how the storyboard artist, Augustin from Germany, was responsible for the Great Burning storyboard that was released. He doesn't have a social media presence, so don't try to poach him! The Dreamworks artist mentioned earlier hasn't been onboarded yet.

To build this into a true event, LachnessMonsta has organized a Discord event for doing live burns. There are 50 spots for Wizards to broadcast/view burns. Dotta mentioned that there is no time limit to burn your Wizard, so take your time if you are unsure about it.

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-10-27


There was a discussion / Q&A session where Elf and Dotta explained the mechanics of the event, summarizing all the information released in previous weeks. The information was summarized in another blog post on the website.

They confirmed that the Souls will form a separate collection, so the Wizards collection will actually shrink as they are burned. The Souls metadata will be stored by the Forgotten Runes team initially, and will be sent to IPFS later on. Long term, snapshots of Souls data will be put fully on-chain, like the Wizards. But people have to burn first.

The burn process: you need to make multiple txn approvals to complete it. You have to approve the smart contract to use your Wizard and Sacred Flame, and then the actual burning txn.

### Other Magic Machine and Community News[edit | edit source]

  * TV trailer update: MM has been working with Titmouse on this - currently in the animatic phase. However, the final cut they sent last Friday didn't meet Elf's high standards. He felt that it needed to "melt faces", and it wasn't quite there yet. Production will be extended by a few weeks as a result. Elf hopes people will dissect the trailer afterward to find the hidden meanings in each shot.
  * A new artist was hired to Magic Machine! Kristin has a lot of experience with a lot of different art tools, and will be a versatile helper with all things visual. Emotes, infographics, memes, social media art, etc.
  * Elf accidentally mentioned some previews of Bread's Wizard Noun prototypes. More information about this will be released as it gets closer to completion.

### Cult Content Shoutouts[edit | edit source]

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### Cult Content Shoutouts[edit | edit source]

  * ickleek's watercolors were complemented by Elf
  * TheOneWhoRings (Magus Wazir) released a CG version of his wizard.
  * Tikiteki created a 3D print for Magus Wazir.
  * Mindio and henboyd continuing to create memes.
  * Wiz Ramiz with a suggestion to add Duncan Trussell to the Cult.
  * Video by chemicalimbalance.

### Lore Reading[edit | edit source]

The lore reading this week was Kel reading about his Wizard, Chaos Mage Miyo of the Wood (8711). Also, lorepunk read a poem about Pyromancer Eden (4553).

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-10-27


Dark Mantle
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Dark Mantle


Bernardo
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Bernardo


Golden Pavise Shield
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Golden Pavise Shield


## In the Runiverse[edit | edit source]

Omega Oxbow is located in the central region of the known Runiverse. It lies between Red Wizard Capital and Alessar's Keep.

Omega Oxbow

## Forgotten Runiverse Game[edit | edit source]

Omega Oxbow is located at (x, y) in the game. To get there, head due south from the origin.

Omega Oxbow


YoungTeller is an active artist who is open for FRWC commissions, YoungTeller often makes Nightmare Imp Cult Content and art of their Wizard.

Twitter: [1]

YoungTeller


Soul Rune of Steel
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Soul Rune of Steel


Malachite Cleaver
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Malachite Cleaver


Anuran Skull
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Anuran Skull


Pink Footed Crow
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Pink Footed Crow


Double Phoenix Feather
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Double Phoenix Feather


Hundreds of people waiting in line for the party to start.

“Enter the Runiverse” @ NFT.NYC- June 20th

Forgotten Runes first IRL event was an immersive experience that brought to life the fictional world of the Runiverse to the meatspace. Over 1200 people attended many of which came in full costume. It was hailed as one of the best events of the conference.

Enter the Runiverse NFT NYC 2022


Concept art of the Blue Wizard Bastion, released by Bisonic during a development update (AUG 17 2022).

## Contents

  * 1 Magic Machine Opening Thoughts
  * 2 Runiverse Development Update from Bisonic
  * 3 Community News
  * 4 Discussion - AI Generated Art
  * 5 Magic Machine Signs Off with a Few Tidbits

### Magic Machine Opening Thoughts[edit | edit source]

We started with some community Q&A...there was a question about what shampoo the founders use. Elf uses "the one in the green bottle," and Dotta uses a reusable bottle refilled by Mrs. Dotta with "something." Bearsnake has a natural odor that doesn't need shampoo...

Bearsnake was also very happy to see the press article that went out this past week from CNET.

### Runiverse Development Update from Bisonic[edit | edit source]

Concept art of the Red Wizard Capital, released by Bisonic in a game development blog (AUG 22 2022).

Tanilo, Creative Director of the Runiverse game, came on as a guest speaker for the second time in the series. He is Elf's main contact on all things Runiverse. Tanilo started by referencing the Runiverse developer's blog post that was released earlier.

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-08-17


A lot of the initial design work has gone into four of the Wizard Capitals: the Red Wizard Capital, the Blue Wizard Bastion, the Yellow Wizard Haven, and the Green Wizard City. Each capital has a distinct design, will factor into player-owned properties in the area. The cities are cornerstones - although you can join one of the color wizard factions, players can also form their own sub-communities. Think of the cities more as starting points, you can build on top of them over time. Long-term, Bisonic would like to build thematic mini-games and secondary systems for each Wizard Capital, to enhance the core game loops that will be available in all cities. For example, possibly trading wizard stocks in the Red Wizard Capital.

The combat system is intended to be simple, and hearken back to classic RPGs like FFVI and Chrono Trigger, but bringing it into the MMO world. The blog post previews a few combat scenes, which differ depending on the biome you are in. Parties of players need to stay close, or the laggard won't get pulled into the instanced combat. Tanilo hinted that in the October-November timeframe, there may be a combat-system preview that will be available. You can encounter wandering enemies in the world map (non-random) or dungeons that you can choose to engage. When asked what he's excited to play (vs. just design), Tanilo said that he looks forward to doing a lot of "forging"(part of the crafting system).

Concept art of the Yellow Wizard Haven, released by Bisonic in a development blog post (AUG 22 2022).

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-08-17


Wizards are the primary focus at the moment, but eventually Warriors and Souls will be included, and may have exclusive content associated with them (similar to the Gem Maw area for wizards). In response to a question about whether its possible to intentional buy land plots in specific areas (even adjacent to each other for a sub-community), Tanilo said that Bisonic is still contemplating how it's going to work precisely. Dotta said that land mint locations will initially be unknown, if you mint them. Specific premium locations will be auctioned. Not all of the land is player-inhabitable, so many plots are not adjacent in any case, to create a more interesting and organic-looking world. Guilds can also collaborate to own property - it will be supported natively in-game, or you can use a multi-sig wallet. Madotsuki (Runiverse community manager) added that similar to the FRWC tokens, you can build up your random plot of land into something that people visit. Two Crows asked about how familiars will appear in the game. Tanilo said that from a game design perspective, they are figuring out how to treat traits like Runes and familiars, that only some Wizards have, to help keep things balanced between wizard holders.

Madotsuki said there will be a closed alpha for FRWC holders to participate in. You will need to sign an NDA to participate. There will be an announcement with further details soon.

Final Runiverse question was about in-game support for economic activity. "Subject to change," Tanilo said that players can trade directly in-game, plus auction houses (both game-run and player-run). So minting your crafted items as an NFT is possible, but not required.

### Community News[edit | edit source]

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### Community News[edit | edit source]

Merlin said that Season 0 of the Forgotten Worlds game has concluded. About 35 players participated in this season. BardBumble, Flown, and Morphling got the top 3 places, who won FRWC tokens or ETH as prizes. Season 1 will add Souls and Pony skins, a creativity contest, a wizard dueling tournament bracket, guilds and factions, and massive boss battles.

The Moron Global Wizard Waifu contest submission period has ended. Head over to their Twitter page to vote for your favorite one - the top 2 vote getters will get featured in their Fall fashion line.

A round-up of this week's Cult Content can be found here.

### Discussion - AI Generated Art[edit | edit source]

Early example of an AI-generated image using the Midjourney tool. Image generated by @IotaForFuture (Daniel)

Next, Elf wanted to talk about Dall-E and other AI-generated art platforms. He has seen two main reactions - the joy from "non-artists" who are using this tool, and the fear from established artists who fear being replaced. Elf started by saying that he loves seeing the Cult using this tool, and all the creative uses for it. But he wanted to start by discussing the "fear" reaction first.

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-08-17


He gave an analogy of the invention of the camera. Prior to the camera, many artists were revered for their realistic styles. Once the camera came around, some artists feared for their vocation. But in fact, as a result of this development, the realistic style fell back, and new styles were invented, such as impressionism. Eventually, even surrealism and Dadaism were invented, that didn't even depict reality. Today, generative art tools are another pivotal development, which can imitate these non-realistic styles and subjects. Elf thinks that this still isn't the end for artists.

Elf thinks that art is a form of communication, at the end of the day, and there are many mediums and forms for it. Art uses a variety of tools, but these tools themselves are not the point. What's more important is the intention behind the tools. There will begin to emerge a difference in results of AI generated images in the hands of artists vs. non-artists (similar to how professional photographers can capture images that amateurs can't, even with the same equipment).

Madotsuki added that the tools can't really replicate certain styles, like pixel art. Dotta acknowledged that the technology is early, and people are getting used to putting in the right prompts. Additionally, most people don't generate interesting images, because they don't have anything to say. Elf mentioned that these systems are trained on existing art, which is another limitation.

Dotta talked about the parallels with GPT-3 writing code - it's rough around the edges, but being able to create the right prompts for workable code will be a new job. Elf ended by reiterating that he wants Cult members to continue using AI-generated images if that's what they like to do he loves all the Cult content. But he wanted to shout out some human artists as well, with the latest creations from the past week.

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-08-17


### Magic Machine Signs Off with a Few Tidbits[edit | edit source]

Elf will be gone for the next two Wizard Wednesdays! He will take a well-earned multi-week vacation to an undisclosed location. Elf will tweet pictures and see if people can guess where he is.

Bearsnake will release a casting call for parts in the TV show - stay tuned for more news on that.

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-08-17


Henboyd or Henry Boyd is a notable community member and one of the core members of the Blue Hat Wizard Community. Henboyd often creates and commissions amazing Cult Content.

Twitter: [1]

Henboyd


Summer Warrior
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Summer Warrior


Street Punk with Rose Camo
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Street Punk with Rose Camo


Night Razor
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Night Razor


Wooden Buckler
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Wooden Buckler


Zuli Suit
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Zuli Suit


Bambam is a prominent community member of the Forgotten Runes community. She is best known for reading through the entire Book of Lore for Wizards on Twitter Spaces, being an inaugural member of the Forgotten Council, receiving an Honorary Warrior, and for helping forge a partnership with the 10KTF project, where she is part of the team.

Bambam (Community Member)


Ember Frog
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Ember Frog


Wild Eagle
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Wild Eagle


Redirect to:

  * Sharkchild

Enchanter Orbus of the Road (8664)


Lich Emperor
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Lich Emperor


Fresh Brains
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Fresh Brains


Mary Tudor
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Mary Tudor


CheddaaBob is a founding community member and father to the mighty Cucumdog and gave out Impy Shake stickers at Enter the Runiverse NFT NYC 2022

> Twitter

CheddaaBob


Weirdling
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Weirdling


Great Old One
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Great Old One


Dai dai is a Japanese cult member who has been making and commissioning Cult Content. Dai dai often makes short and quick animations of any wizard, warrior, or pony you want!

Twitter: [1]

Dai dai


Battle Mage Ratko was eager for power. He never stand out as a mage, as his magic skills were mediocre.

He volunteered to be burned alive as he believed reincarnation was the way to become stronger in the art of magic so he could fulfill his desire.

It happened very quickly and Lich Despot Ratko was born. His emerald staff turned into a Fire Stone staff which had an insane amount of power inside but due to the fire, his face and body got burned badly, making Ratko unrecognizable but he didn't care about that, he only cared about the power.

He is now waiting patiently for new souls to be discovered and together rule the Runiverse to defeat all their enemies. Time will come.

Lich Despot Ratko of the Thorn (1955)


## In the Runiverse[edit | edit source]

The Nightmare Dominion is located in the southwestern part of the known Runiverse. Important locations include the Dread Tower, the Bubonic Beaches and the Slime Pits.

The Nightmare Dominion

## Forgotten Runiverse Game[edit | edit source]

The Nightmare Dominion is located at (x, y) in the game. To get there, head due southwest from the origin.

The Nightmare Dominion


Green Provocator Garb
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Green Provocator Garb


Infographic released by Magic Machine circa April 2022, describing the planned mint process for the Forgotten Runes Warriors Guild collection.

## Contents

  * 1 Forgotten Runes Warriors Guild Minting Info Released
  * 2 Beast Season 1 Auctions Conclude
  * 3 A TV Showrunner is Signed by Magic Machine
  * 4 Additional Magic Machine Announcements
  * 5 Lore Reading

### Forgotten Runes Warriors Guild Minting Info Released[edit | edit source]

The Warrior minting details everyone has been waiting for are finally here. And Magic Machine (MM) has written it all up, complete with infographics!

The TL;DR edition: In Phase 1, 8K Warriors are minted in a Dutch auction where everyone pays the lowest price; in Phase 2, each wizard holder can mint 1 Warrior (along with selected partners); in Phase 3, there is a public sale of any remaining warriors. The price in Phases 2+3 will be the same as the final DA price.

This depiction of the Nine-Tailed Kitsune as a Final Fantasy boss was enjoyed by Elf, since Final Fantasy is one of his big influences. Created by Tania del Rio.

Lore-writers will also get a free Warrior mint each. Premint.xyz will be used to sign up for this - use your wallet with a lored wizard to sign up there. Details on the lore writers' Warrior free mint were written up in a separate blog post. There will be some safeguards to prevent gaming (spreading lored wizards among multiple wallets) and spam lore (writing a single-word anatomical reference as your lore entry). Some people claim performance art or ironic writing for these sorts of entries, but MM wants to reward “earnest creation.”

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-04-20 🌿


There will be 333 Warriors sent to the House of Wizards DAO. The House of Wizards will give these to creators, especially those who wouldn’t be able to join otherwise. The goal is to give them gradually over time as the creators are discovered. And there will be an additional free mint to people who were nominated for Honorary Warriors (with at least 5 people nominating) but didn’t win the final round.

The Warriors will be revealed when all three phases are completed. Although Dotta prefers instant reveal, for various reasons they can’t do it with this one. And the free warriors will be available to mint after the main three minting phases also.

The partnership would later materialize as a promotion to mint free alternate comic book covers on Coinbase NFT's website.

### Beast Season 1 Auctions Conclude[edit | edit source]

Beast auctions have concluded. Seven Beasts were auctioned for prices ranging from ~40-90 ETH each. Really amazing support from some of our highest conviction whales. And many holders received beast spawn as well. Elf said he enjoyed creating the Beasts and liked Tania del Rio’s fanart because Final Fantasy-style bosses was actually his inspiration for the art.

“Beast 0” will come out before Season 2. It will be revealed next month, and it will create 42 more spawn. Seasons 2’s theme may be “Beasts Devouring”. Beasts in Season 2 will likely have more beast spawn, and the drop mechanic will change.

The team talked a little about their approach to the various token types, and how thoughtfully the tokenomics are conceived. Magic Machine never stops creating and iterating, building an increasingly complex and interconnected Runiverse (along with the community).

### A TV Showrunner is Signed by Magic Machine[edit | edit source]

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### A TV Showrunner is Signed by Magic Machine[edit | edit source]

Bearsnake revealed that the showrunner/writer for the FRWC TV show signed a contract to work with them. The FRWC team can’t reveal who it is yet, but they have written multiple Hollywood movie scripts that grossed multi-hundred million dollars each. The writer isn't a household name (TV/movie writers are typically out of the spotlight), but some of the movies made from their scripts are. This will help when it comes time to shop it to distributors. Bearsnake explained how this helps the show’s development.

### Additional Magic Machine Announcements[edit | edit source]

A pro event organizer was hired. The event is costly, but the team thinks it’s worth it. The theme is, “Runiverse IRL” with an emphasis on theatrics (immersive theater). Performers haven’t been locked down yet, but there is a shortlist.

Comic book line-art is done, coloring in progress. Molly & Nalgene are heavily involved in this. There is one printed cover, & the other variants are NFTs. This is a Coinbase exclusive, with unlimited supply. This releases in June, kicking off at the party. Additionally, FRWC team presence at both Comic-Cons (NYC and San Diego) has been locked in and confirmed. MM is looking at getting on panels at the events, and will be giving out many comic books.

Merchandise designs have been approved. Supply chain issues continue to slow things down, but there should be merch in NYC for the NFT-NYC party. After that, they’d like to have small collections dropped every 30-60 days.

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-04-20 🌿


A partner has been found for physical trading cards. A book publisher is being sought. And the creator of “Monster in my Pocket” has been contacted as well. Elf wants you to know that he thought of this before Alexis Ohanian mentioned it last week.

### Lore Reading[edit | edit source]

spz concluded the Wizard Wednesday with a reading of his lore for Shaman Fugh (5025), written on behalf of Soby.

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-04-20 🌿


Cyber Marauder
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Cyber Marauder


Ether Staff 2.0
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Ether Staff 2.0


Amaretto from the Forgotten Runes Athenaeum

Amaretto is a Treat given in the 2022 Halloween Trick or Treat Event, where Wizards, Warriors, Souls, and Friends traveled through the Vampyre Mist to knock on the Nightmare Imp's door to receive a Trick or a Treat.

### Rarity[edit | edit source]

The Nightmare Imp gave out 120 total Amarettos.

Amaretto


Sai
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Sai


Hunter Skull
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Hunter Skull


Old World Mandrill
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Old World Mandrill


Brigand
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Brigand


Tech Coat
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Tech Coat


Kraken Shield
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Kraken Shield


Blue Elven Cloak
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Blue Elven Cloak


## In the Runiverse[edit | edit source]

The Weird House is located in the west coast in the central region of the known Runiverse. The Weird House lies just north of the The Secret Tower and bordered on the west by The Salt.

The Weird House

## Forgotten Runiverse Game[edit | edit source]

The Weird House is located at (x, y) in the game. To get there, head due west from the origin.

The Weird House


Crystal Claymore
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Crystal Claymore


O reveals the emergence of the Kobold Horde, one of the first sub-factions within the Forgotten Runes community. (August 2021)

## Contents

  * 1 Book of Lore Updates
  * 2 Animation Update
  * 3 Game Update
  * 4 The Kobold Horde Emerges
  * 5 The Team Talks Stickers
  * 6 Parallel Collab?
  * 7 Additional Updates from the Forgotten Runes Team
  * 8 Ask Me Anything (AMA) with the Forgotten Runes Team
  * 9 Community News
    * 9.1 Cult Content Shoutouts

### Book of Lore Updates[edit | edit source]

Dotta: Contracts are live on Rinkby, shoutouts to niski and tv. There is still some web development to be done on the website to prepare. If you are a React developer, and are interested in participating, DM me.

ElfJTrul initiates a local sticker campaign in Los Angeles CA, circa August 2021.

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-08-11


Elf: The Book of Lore is a very special feature coming up. It is a book on our website, where any Wizard holder can contribute writing, artwork, poems, etc. to be attached to their wizard. After some time, we’ll have a compendium with the history of all our wizards. I have had a lot of community members DM’ing dotta and me about lore they’ve developed. A lot of questions about how to reconcile the fan-developed lore with the “official” lore. Behind the scenes, I am writing the lore. I would say, don’t worry too much about the overall world and meta-narrative. Focus on your individual wizards’ stories. I can look at your wizards’ stories and have that shape the metanarrative. The canon metanarrative will appear in the official FRWC media expressions (games, comic books, tv shows, etc.) I am waiting for the Book of Lore to be created, so I can flip to anyone’s page, and see if it fits into the meta-narrative. This is a very experimental, loose, decentralized way of creating lore.

dotta: When I think of for example, Harry Potter fan-fiction, there are non-canon creations that still become part of the wider lore. Everyone I’ve seen has pretty good taste of what this world can be. The official canon will be released in due time. Elf: Yes, to repeat, releasing a huge Silmarillion outlining all the details of this world is not how I want to do it. We have a lot of fun ways we are going to deliver this information.

### Animation Update[edit | edit source]

Elf: Not too many details can be given yet, but we are having very exciting meetings with partners right now. Very likely we are going to get some kind of animation content. Not in the next month, but it looks like it will definitely happen.

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-08-11


dotta: Getting a full show is very tricky. If you go to sell a show directly, if you don’t have enough demand, you give up more than you want to. So we are going to do shorts first, and we’ve gotten meetings with our first choice of animation studios that are underway.

elf: This studio does adult animation shows that you already know. It will look awesome.

Part of the Twitter exchange that led to rampant speculation about a collaboration between NFT TCG project Parallel and Forgotten Runes. (August 2019)

### Game Update[edit | edit source]

dotta: No ink on paper yet, but we are meeting with gaming partners. Elf and I have built indie video games in the past, which did well, but not at the scale of a AAA game. We are meeting with one publisher/developer in particular that appears to be bullish on us. They have console games in retail stores like Target. We are talking about doing a FRWC metaverse. Very exciting, but still in the discussion phase for now. The map should be something where we can walk around, own property, go on quests, hang out with friends.

Elf: That would be the “official” Forgotten Runes game, but we are looking at putting games in other metaverses. I’m still working on the turnaround sprite sheets. Also, this is my last week at my day job, Friday is my last day. This means an extra 40 hours a week that I can use on Wizards, so this is going to be huge for Wizards.

One of a series of promotional images tweeted by the Forgotten Runes account to signal the availability of the "GM Generator", allowing any Wizard-holder to generate a similar image with their character. (August 2021)

### The Kobold Horde Emerges[edit | edit source]

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### The Kobold Horde Emerges[edit | edit source]

Elf: This is just fascinating to me at so many levels. This speaks to the underlying philosophy behind Forgotten Runes. This is not just a meme coin, it can’t be quantified into a market cap. Wizards are poems, lore, art, KOBOLD HORDES. Someone made a club with Kobolds, which aren’t that rare, but suddenly they’re in demand! And other people can start similar hordes or offshoots.

dotta: There’s already a group identity with them. Already heard from someone that got a kobold to join this club, and their reception in the general chat was palpable. Even when we talk about the metaverses, with the Wizard’s metaverse, wizards could have their private property, but even groups like the Horde could have some kind of clubhouse.

Elf: I love seeing stuff like this. You guys blow my mind every day with the stuff that you do. I can’t wait to see what else is coming.

### The Team Talks Stickers[edit | edit source]

Wizard-holders overwhelmingly voted that Ian McKellen (who played Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings movies) should be part of the FRWC community.

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-08-11


Elf: A lot of people see stickers as a marketing operation, which they are. Traditional marketing thought is that you need to put your image out there, but also a website or other contact info. But I want to follow an alternate approach. Think of the Andre the Giant face stickers, where for a while nobody knew who it was, for years. And then suddenly people realized who it was, it was like a lightbulb. So I’m not going to put a website or even any text on them. I just want to see wizards everywhere. The other thing I’ve learned with this is that wizards are stronger as a cult rather than individuals. When you see wizards together, it’s more significant than wizards alone. We mean so much more when we’re together. I know it’s just stickers, but there’s really deep meaning behind what they are. We will make these available, and I’m excited to see what you all do with them.

### Parallel Collab?[edit | edit source]

Elf: Kalos and I are both interested in a collab, but not sure what it would be. So we want to ask you guys what the collab could be. One of the issues is that Kalos doesn’t want to put wizards on cards, because it doesn’t really make sense for their universe. But we are open to ideas.

Johnny Mnemonic: Maybe instead of the card game, there could be some other way of fighting each other. ZayLaSoul: We would probably need to world build a bit more first. Johnny M: Maybe specific wizard props could have different strengths/weaknesses. Or maybe “joke cards” that are not used in game, more of a collectible. Nard: maybe if you own both a wizard + Parallel cards, they could get pre-release access to new card drops.

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-08-11


An image of Holy Arcanist Illuminus of the Salt, as portrayed in the storyboard, "Illusions in the Sand," which was released in August 2021.

### Additional Updates from the Forgotten Runes Team[edit | edit source]

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-08-11


### Additional Updates from the Forgotten Runes Team[edit | edit source]

  * Initially, a SoundCloud account was used to store Wizard Wednesday Twitter Spaces recordings.
  * Art gallery for Forgotten Runes art. Elf: After this session, we are going to look at the gallery space for a FRWC art gallery. We want to have an IRL meetup with LA-based wizard holders!
  * Commercial IP. dotta: Still in talks with lawyers. We are looking to grant broad commercial rights to wizard holders, up to $1 million, and then after that, royalties need to be paid, to divide between devs and the wizard holder community. Elf: you have a huge community with 10K other wizards. Everybody’s projects are going to boost each others’ efforts as well.
  * GM generator. dotta: We liked rolling this out over the past day. And we want to get the attention of Sir Ian McKellen, see if we can have him adopt a wizard for a day. Elf: We published a quiz on our twitter. We have a team helping with our Twitter, and someone misspelled Gandalf’s name. Please be assured that this person was fittingly punished. So let’s all definitely work together to wish Ian McKellan a good morning.
  * Recaps. dotta: Madotsuki replied to someone’s request of “what’s new” with a list of 10 things that had happened even in the past day. So much is happening. So it would be great to have a “daily wizard” recapping what is happening across the community, maybe even published in the wider web. Madotsuki: Maybe we can get a couple people in a guild, and take turns publishing the daily updates.
  * An infographic developed by community members Sharkchild and ymcrypto to help explain the concept to new Cult members.

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Storyboards. Elf: We released one over Twitter this week, and I want to do more. Someone asked me how I choose the wizards to include. It’s completely random. I will say that the more you use your wizards and use them in lore, they might stick out to me more. I want to include as many wizards as possible into these things, all 10K eventually, although it may take many years. Madotsuki: Well, we will have the Great Burning… Elf: Absolutely, we won’t have 10K wizards after the burning. But the burning itself will need its own story.

### Ask Me Anything (AMA) with the Forgotten Runes Team[edit | edit source]

Lorepunk: Wanted to let people know that they have a right to put my poems in the Book of Lore or other derivatives. I would be so excited to see the poems in the Book of Lore, can’t wait to see all the creations in there!

Elf: Yes, Margaret is our official bard and spellsinger, love continuing to see the poems coming out.

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Rev Miller: I’m really active in the events. In Lisbon, there is a blockchain week in October. I’d love to contribute or organize some kind of marketing effort there. A meetup of wizards would be great as well. I think it starts on October 20.

Elf: Yeah, we want to have stickers ready ASAP for things like this. The wizards in the ‘hood pictures that were shared was just me stickering my neighborhood. It also helped me color-correct some of them, increase the contrast before we release them officially.

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tv: Is every wizard eligible to be burned? Like can we burn Dotta or the Sacred Key Master? Any restrictions?

dotta: None that are ineligible. It’s really around community participation to determine how it goes.

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Elf: I will say that there is going to be a cap on the amount of wizards burned. I won’t say what it is. And burning a wizard comes with significant risk. You may love what you get back, and you may NOT like what you get back. So you may want to think twice before burning a really awesome wizard.

tv: is there going to be a mechanism to burn the wizard resulting in gas wars. Perhaps a queue system?

3D Wizz DeeZe, an honorary Wizard given to NFT influencer DeeZe. Although a 1/1 unique Wizard, DeeZe has his own strengths AND weaknesses relative to other wizards.

dotta: I haven’t spec'd it out yet. We want to be thoughtful about that. I am mostly concerned about the site crashing. I have seen some proposals for fair launches, a mechanism being worked on where anyone who wants to do a transaction has a window to initiate it, and then a lottery system chooses who can use that window. I’ve also seen people talking about setting a max gas price. I’m interested in hearing what strategies people have for limiting gas wars.

Margaret: Not a coder or a blockchain expert, but possibly we could use some lore and cool graphics to create a minting explainer to help newcomers. I work with other projects, and people are willing to work with the gas wars if you help people understand and manage expectations.

Magus T: There were witch trials in the past that resulted in different execution methods. So will there be multiple themed “burnings”?

dotta: It will be a solemn occasion, not looking forward to doing it more.

Elf: Extrapolating, could you resurrect one that had been burned? Not committing to anything, but fun to think about. <some discussion of alternate minting methods used by other projects>

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ZayLaSoul: Can you touch on the Warrior’s Guild for the newer wizard holders?

dotta: Yes. First off, I am including more docs on the website for new wizard owners to help answer the questions we typically see, so they can understand everything that’s going on. Also working on a new roadmap. So many things are happening, but not exposed in the roadmap. For Warriors specifically, I am so excited to launch new characters. When you look at the map, you can see so many possibilities for more types of characters. Like doing a drop of fur gnomes would be so fun. But we also want to be considerate of existing holders. So if we drop a new 10K collection tomorrow, we wouldn’t like if that tanked the floor price for wizards, for example. Your purchase of a wizard is NOT an investment, and the Book of Lore allows you to build the value of your wizards. But I do want to be careful about when to launch the Warriors. One clear marker for me is the idea of the game. We don’t want to limit the game to 10K people. It might be like Fortnite, where you can play, but the wizard skin only exists for the wizard holder. We do need to have other characters in this world, but don’t want to rush it before its time.

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A pixelart animation of Sorcerer Harley of the Veil, created by community member Tad. (August 2021)

O: Any insight on whether the affinities would figure into a game?

Dotta: Affinities are very likely to be related to the powers of your wizard. If a wizard has a strong affinity toward fire, they might be more effective with fire spells.

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ZayLaSoul: Anything special about the unique wizards not having a rune or familiar?

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ZayLaSoul: Anything special about the unique wizards not having a rune or familiar?

Dotta: You want to have balance in the world. Uniques are unique because that is what they are. The Deeze wizard is awesome, but shouldn’t have power over all other wizards. Each wizard should have strengths and drawbacks.

O: Maybe the unique wizards could be in the same affinity class as certain related wizards.

Dotta: There are going to be specific game mechanics for each game. For example, in the Legend of Zelda series, the essence of Link is in each game. I want to make sure we maintain that feeling in all our media properties.

### Community News[edit | edit source]

Contest winners (a couple re-spins were needed due to non-verified wizards entering): Arcanist Celeste of the Moors, Bloodsh0t, Flo93, teddyfrosh

#### Cult Content Shoutouts[edit | edit source]

  * Several members have done awesome illustrations/animations (see recording for all the names)
  * ymcrypto and Sharkchild on the affinity infographic.
  * Wizard Marketing: Good on those guys to take this up.

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## In the Runiverse[edit | edit source]

The Hall of Cats is located in the southern part of the known Runiverse. Wolf Dungeon can be reached by heading directly due west from the Hall.

Hall of Cats

## Forgotten Runiverse Game[edit | edit source]

The Hall of Cats is located at (x, y) in the game. To get there, head due south from the origin.

Hall of Cats


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Bitvargen is one of the most iconic community members known for his amazing Billy's Gonna Get Ya Comics. He has commissioned a plethora of pieces of Cult Content during his time in the cult.

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Djinn
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