An illustration of Augurer Milton's Pub & Winery, created by Ozzz circa January 2022.

## Contents

  * 1 Wizard Honoraries Discussion
  * 2 Wizard TV Trailer Update
  * 3 Merchandise Update
  * 4 Other Magic Machine Updates
  * 5 Cult Content Shoutouts

### Wizard Honoraries Discussion[edit | edit source]

Elf and Dotta brought up the possibility of awarding honorary Warriors to celebrities such as Paris Hilton as a way to promote this upcoming collection and get more mainstream visibility for it. This sparked a lot of discussion among Cult members, both in the Spaces and on Discord.

As a result of the discussion, Magic Machine decided not to award honoraries to celebrities, and instead awarded Warrior Honoraries to community members voted in by their peers or selected by MM.

### Wizard TV Trailer Update[edit | edit source]

Elf talked through the development of an iconic scene in the trailer. Eventually, he decided that an epic line needed to be part of the scene, and the team brainstormed it. Eventually, Sharkchild was selected to record his voice saying this line. Sharkchild said that he had a blast recording the line. He hasn’t seen the rest of the trailer, but promised that the scene that he participated in will be epic.

### Merchandise Update[edit | edit source]

Bearsnake and LachnessMonsta are developing a new line of merchandise. The idea is to create limited runs of a few hundred items each. This line will mainly feature apparel and a few other items, but the team is also looking at some unusual and unexpected “delightful mysteries” that may come to reality later on.

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

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-01-26


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

  * Elf and Molly are working on familiar walkcycles – these should be available in another week or two.
  * Souls on Ponies animations will be available soon. The art is finished, it just needs to be coded onto the Forgotten Runes website.
  * Comic book production is ongoing. The team plans to include some relevant, themed advertisements in the back that will hopefully enhance the experience.

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

  * Archmagus Soya of the Marsh – handpainted jacket
  * NightOwlBirdman: Funny video of the pony drop
  * ZayLaSoul: CG piece of Archmagus Tumbaj with Naruto “Pain” theme
  * TheOneWhoRings with another video game preview
  * Bonzo: A new episode of his Wizard News Show
  * Ozzz had two new illustrations come out this week (Aleister Crowley, group illustration at Augerer Milton’s Pub and Winery
  * Henry Boyd creating some content around Merlon of Dreams and his dirt rabbit Bun-Bun
  * Magus Diggory of the Wood: Wooden boy wizard in historical photographs
  * Merlin: Illustration of Merlin (the Wizard) with Toru the Video Ghost
  * Tim Smith: “Billy’s Gonna Get Ya” illustration
  * Kel with an illustration of Chaos Mage Beyna of the Gnostics, commissioned from 6maker
  * Ickleek: Familiars watercolor
  * Tania del Rio: Magus Chiyo lore
  * Retired Yield Farmer: Commissioned piece that looks like a video game cover

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-01-26


Phantasm of the Veil
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Phantasm of the Veil


Ghost Crow
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Ghost Crow


Nathan Saucer of Mustard

The Heroes of Cumberland is a Forgotten Runes derivative collection of characters from the town of Cumberland, which is located just south of the Brown Wizard Delta on the Runiverse Map. Heroes of Cumberland are a combination of meaty amalgamations were created in The Factory on August 24th, 2022. Animal/human hybrids, and Plant folk, all with unique stories and dreams just like the wizards and warriors that came before them. In addition to the character collection (created by fecklessmage), stories are being created around the town of Cumberland in the form of videogames, the first of which is titled Shucks: Pumpkin Panic! and follows the journey of Shucks, a heroic corn kid, as he battles his way through the haunted pumpkin patch and ultimately defeats the Ghost Squash of legend. This platformer game is currently available and can be played with your either one of your heroes or a Wizard.

To learn more about this collection, visit their twitter account here

The Heroes of Cumberland


Scarlet Macaw
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Scarlet Macaw


Bag of Seeds from the Forgotten Runes Athenaeum

The Bag of Seeds 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 167 total Bags of Seeds.

Bag of Seeds


Soul Rune of Brass
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Soul Rune of Brass


## In the Runiverse[edit | edit source]

The Elysian Gates is located in the northern part of the known Runiverse. The Gates lead through Cuckoo Land and the Psychic Leap and north to The Elysian Fields. White Wizard Tower lies north of the Gates.

Cuckoo Land and the Psychic Leap

## Forgotten Runiverse Game[edit | edit source]

The Elysian Gates is located at (x, y) in the game. To get there, head due north from the origin.

Elysian Gates


Sonic Shield
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Sonic Shield


Kobold Skull
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Kobold Skull


The Flames appeared , 1112 of them, suddenly one night...

Their purpose was not immediately clear, but it was soon discerned that these mysterious blazes were a sacrament.

And that Wizards who passed through the flame...

...were not so much transformed, but transmuted.

Some of these outcomes were anti-climactic.

Some were of hideous, profane horror.

And some were of supreme grandeur.

It was possible that this Sacred Flame did not burn at all, but was rather a catalyst to open a portal through the Quantum Shadow itself.

And the Quantum Shadow was the most unpredictable magic of all.

The Sacred Flame Storyboard


LaChnessMonster is a "Marketing Mystic with a thing for NFTs" and a member of the Forgotten Runes team, working on Social Media, Merchandising, and Events.

LaChness


Dirt Pig
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Dirt Pig


Blue
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Blue


Gangrene Rags
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Gangrene Rags


Sulfer Spear
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Sulfer Spear


The Runiversity (sometimes also written as Runivercity) is a secret place in the Forgotten Runes Runiverse. A place of teaching and learning. It is a place where citizens of the Runiverse offer wisdom and knowledge to other citizens of the Runiverse - and beyond. The Runiversity is a place of color and diversity where the students and teachers keep an open mind beyond the lore of the known. It is - like most of the runiverse itself - a place of respect where unlike beings can meet and greet and speak and discuss and part.

Tabitha knocking on the door of the Runiverstiy

Like any other place of magical learning - as we know from other magical worlds - the grounds of the Runiversity is only known to few and protected by powerful enchantments and spells. It can only be reached by a magical portal to which each subscriber must hold a unique key. A key that is non-fungible.

The motto of the Runiversity is "historia est in corde rei" - meaning history is at the heart of the matter or loosely translated as "Lore is at the core". It is a fundamental believe of the staff and spirit of the Runiversity that this holds true for all matters of live.

Many mysteries and legends surround the school and there are still many of its secrets to be discovered and explored within the grounds and walls.

Runiversity


At this point in time the Runiversity has been lost and a few wizards, a warrior and a pony are now on a quest to find and reopen its doors to the public. One of the wizards, Witch Tabitha of the Marsh (6154) together with her pony Jingle-Jangle and her rat Blimpy may have come close to finding it (https://twitter.com/tabitha_6154/status/1518590658730246152) . However, that was some time ago and she got distracted with another quest and does not remember entirely how she got there.

It is believed that the breakthrough will come within the next few moons and the Runiversity can reopen with a few departments if all goes well and the old scripts of access are interpreted well.

## Contents

  * 1 History
  * 2 The token of knowledge
  * 3 Departments
    * 3.1 The Enchanted Garden
    * 3.2 Lore at the core
    * 3.3 Art and sound are beautiful
  * 4 Campus
  * 5 Campus Radio
  * 6 Campus Schedule
  * 7 Dean

## History[edit | edit source]

The Runiversity was founded around 600 years ago by a group of four. A wizard, a warrior, a soul and a pony. They all represented different fields of knowledge and shared their knowledge with those who wished to gather knowledge and wisdom.

Runiversity


* The wizard stood for the ancient knowledge of the Rune on the door and the inner temple, representing !magic and mentality.
  * The warrior \- a duck, or non-magical folk - was an expert at story telling combining wisdom and experience into colorful tales that still are told today
  * The soul was a gentle one. Studied and known in the field of art, song and music. A muse that loved everyone it met.
  * The pony stood out as it was an animal that could speak - which was fairly common at that time and knew all about nature, animals and the planes everyone thrived on.

Names and lore, characters they were is lost and may never be found or perhaps there are descendants that find something in their family try and add to this entry in the wizzipedia.

For many years those areas of knowledge where the only ones taught at the Runiversity and everyone that wanted to learn and was in possession of a special token was able to enter and learn.

Ancient image of the Runiversity

## The token of knowledge[edit | edit source]

In order to gain access to the Runiversity one must be in possession of a special item - the "Token of Knowledge" (indicium cognitionis) . This token is a magical item that opens the gate to the Runiversity both for magical and non-magical beings in a special ritual.

The token is bound to the owner so that non other than the owner may entere the grounds.

## Departments[edit | edit source]

Following is a list of departments that the Runiversity attempts to provide once reopened. And hopefully many more will follow founded and provided by members of the cult on every subject imaginable. Even a Cucumdog-Cookshop can be imagined.

### The Enchanted Garden[edit | edit source]

Runiversity


### The Enchanted Garden[edit | edit source]

The enchanted garden is a place to get together and talk about experiences and support on mental health issues within the circle of trusted and loved ones. Members meet and talk about their personal experiences and give advice in an anonymous way if requested. Childhood experiences and guidance on parentage from the point of the younger generation will be exchanged. As a great wizard once said "Youth cannot know how age thinks and feels. But old men are guilty if they forget what it was to be young."

The department finds its heritage in the order of the Eternal Rose and is supported by it.

### Lore at the core[edit | edit source]

Lore and writing workshops take place already in the Runiverse hosted by the great MeepleDad and once the Runiversity is found and discovered it will offer the proper surroundings. The extent of this can reach far beyond pure fictional lore into areas of technical writing for proposals to the Forgotten Council. Collections

### Art and sound are beautiful[edit | edit source]

The department is currently not occupied but rumors are that there are many gifted artists and musicians among us that may want to volunteer their wisdom in gatherings.

## Campus[edit | edit source]

The campus and the grounds of the Runiversity are vast and wide and too hold many secrets and myths that wait to be discovered. It is rumored that even some of the ancient beasts dwell in the forrest surrounding it. There are lakes, gardens, caves and dwellings for the students. A theatre, stadium and training grounds. Also here the knowledge is scarce and needs to be discovered piece by piece.

## Campus Radio[edit | edit source]

## Campus Schedule[edit | edit source]

## Dean[edit | edit source]

Runiversity


## Campus Schedule[edit | edit source]

## Dean[edit | edit source]

Though the Runiversity has not been rediscovered, it is headed by a dean since a long time ago. Her name is "Isabella Ace of the Fey" (https://forgotten.market/0x9690b63eb85467be5267a3603f770589ab12dc95/12952) and her lore has not been written down.

She is a cousin to Witch Tabitha of the Marsh (6154) who will inhabit a position of child education and nature teachings.

Runiversity


Ethereal Swashbuckling Gear
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Ethereal Swashbuckling Gear


Purple Harem Pants
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Purple Harem Pants


Merlin's Monkey (Basic) by 1984pxls

Merlin's Monkey is a card in the Runes Trading Card Game with a Potency of 4

### Lore[edit | edit source]

> With magic in my grasp I am a playful primate, Stealing hearts and fruits is my favorite trait. Guess my name, a mystery, not simple, Be warned, solving it is not a breeze. Enchanted monkey, I am known to be, What's the name, that's given to me? -Purple Hat Children's Riddle

— Giveahoot

Merlin's Monkey (Runes Card)


"Questing" is the term that Magic Machine have given to the upcoming Wizard and Warrior staking mechanism. Not much is known about Questing, but the team believes it will be a tool for "passive lorebuilding".

In the Wizard Wednesday meeting on Feb. 22, Dotta mentions Questing will also interact with the Book of Lore as a part of the ongoing Forgotten Runes website overhaul.

Questing


## From Velbi Trimmer of the Muscle Mountain[edit | edit source]

Velbi Trimmer of Muscle Mountain (10349)

The winter wind was blowing strong through the night. Snow mixed with hail stormed down the sky and covered the streets of what was one of the few remaining barbarian camps in Muscle Mountain. That was Velbi’s birth place. The camp where she became a warrior. A warrior so skilled to be undefeated amongst both fellow women and men. No one dared to challenge her, and everyone adulated her.

That winter night had brought the majority of the inhabitants to the camp tavern: a fairly large wooden building that was now hosting close to fifty people. A large fire in the middle of the room provided light and warmth, as well as serving as a big fire for roasting. Few tables and chairs were scattered, having being pushed around by the rowdy crowd.

They had convened to celebrate Velbi’s latest success. Once again she had raided the nearby forested hills to hunt for the were-beasts threatening the camp. She had ventured alone in the woods and come back with the heads of five beasts as trophy. “A good hunt” she smirked remembering the fights. She had carried her long blood sword and in less than three days she had easily slained several of those beasts. Her sword permanently stained with the blood of her victims.

“To Velbi, the trimmer of monsters!” A man cheered raising his cup of ale. “Aye!” “To Velbi” “To our champion” others echoed. “To Velbi Trimmer of Muscle Mountain” someone else yelled. Everyone lifted their mugs in approval and started chugging the ale. Chants, laughs and dances followed as the magic of the ale spread amongst the crowd, inhibiting their senses and infusing men and women with liquid courage and energy.

The BlackSand Tournament I: Round I, Duel VI


The party continued on for hours into the night until the strong wind swung the tavern door open, letting in cold snow and hail. Everyone looked towards the entrance as a large, black crow stormed in and dropped a letter right in front of where Velbi was sitting. The crow then disappeared back into the night as quickly as it had come.

Everyone went quiet, intrigued by what that might be. So far into the mountains, the camp very rarely received letters from the outside world. Any communication was a big, welcome surprise.

“Read the letter” someone asked, obviously to Velbi. “Come on Velbi!” someone else said. Not many amongst the crowd could actually read so Velbi felt obliged to comply. She quickly scanned the letter, which turned out to be quite exciting news. “It is a call to participate in the BlackSand tournament” she announced. “A city near the Salt Sea. They promise gold coins and glory to their champion.”

At those words the fellow barbarians in the tent erupted in cheers and dances again, chanting “Velbi the champion of BlackSand” “The glorious BlackSand fighter” “The champion of Muscle Mountain.” Velbi started laughing, she truly enjoyed their support. “I will be your champion!” she roared raising her mug. “To BlackSand then” she announced confirming her decision to participate: “This sounds like another great hunt!”

## From Marcellus Chopper of the Tower[edit | edit source]

Marcellus Chopper of the Tower (1236)

Marcellus wanted to go home. It had been too long. He missed his wife, his children. He missed a normal life. A soldier of the Sixth Platoon, he had been marching across the continent for more than eighteen months now. Non-stop. One battle after the other, the Sixth had moved from the dusty desert of The Sand to the rainy forests of The Wild.


Their war had been ongoing for so long that Marcellus could barely remember what started it. Was it the kobolds who attacked first, or was it the goblins? But his loyalty to the Kingdom had pushed him through what felt like an eternity of fighting.

Marcellus’ platoon had recently started marching south towards the Salt Sea. They were expected to sail to the Purple Wizard Pavilion. In an attempt to avoid the Hedge Wizards Wood, now occupied by kobolds, they had steered towards the coast and almost randomly stumbled upon a city called BlackSand.

The Sixth camped a few miles off the city limits on a small hill overlooking the black, sandy plane. More than a city, it looked like a village. A not-so-tall wooden fence marked the city perimeter. The majority of the buildings were small, single story builds except for a tall, large tower-looking building right in the middle of the city.

As they made camp, an envoy from BlackSand reached them and quickly disappeared in the commander’s tent to only come out a few hours later.


Shortly after the Commander also stepped out of the tent holding what looked like a heavy bag of gold coins. “Oh Marcellus” he exclaimed as he noticed the solider nearby. “I have some great news. Come in” he continued, inviting Marcellus into the tent. The inside was warm and well lit. A wide desk stood in the middle, covered in letters, some plates and two calices. The Commander set on the far side of the desk and pointed Marcellus to take a seat in front of him. They were old friends. Marcellus and the Commander had joined the Sixth together years ago, and had been close since. “I’m sending you to BlackSand” the Commander announced as he poured wine into the cups on the table. “You are to participate in a tournament.” “A tournament?” Marcellus replied, surprised, but not excited. “Aren’t we supposed to set sails in a few days?” “Not you” the Commander continued after a big sip of wine. “My old friend, I am giving you a way out of this damn war. The platoon will depart in the morning, but you will head to BlackSand. Their messenger paid enough to keep us fed for another few weeks. In exchange they just asked for a tournament participant.” He rubbed his tired eyes, a hint of concern suddenly covering his face. “We can use the help, and it’s time for you to get back to your family. Here are your leave papers.” The commander handed Marcellus three letters. “They should guarantee safe passage back home. In exchange I only ask you to honor our agreement with BlackSand.” “But why me, and why now?” Marcellus replied, confused. His friend was a honorable leader, always calculating his moves; never wasting resources.


“My brother” the Commander replied, his eyes watering up. “Maybe because I love you too much.” he paused. “You know better than me that it is unlikely we will make it back from this next assignment. And you deserve more than dying in unknown lands to the hands of unknown enemies. Consider this my goodbye gift” Before Marcellus could reply he concluded ceremonially for one last time. “You are dismissed, Marcellus. May the Light guide you through the darkness in your path” Shocked, Marcellus left. Nostalgic of the countless battles they have fought together. Concerned about the future of the Sixth, yet grateful for the opportunity to reunite with his family “Thank you, old friend. Thank you.” he whispered as he walked away in the night.

## From Shaman Azazel of the Astral Plane[edit | edit source]

No results

Azazel made his way back up on the wooden bleachers as the Attendants fixed the fighting pit, readying it for the next fight. “Another day, another fight” he exclaimed as he took his seat. The crowd was eagerly awaiting for the next duel. And so was he. The contenders had so far been spectacular. Pouring all their valor and skills into the duels. Never he could have dreamed of a better inaugural tournament. “Only up from here” he murmured; a hopeful smile breaking his round, stony face.

He was particularly keen on this next fight.

He had to send his own crow far North into Muscle Mountain to hopefully enlist skilled barbarians. The Murder Guild likely to disapprove of such action, but it had been worth it. “That was a long shot” He murmured as he looked at one of the warrior entering the arena. Velbi Trimmer of the Muscle Mountain couldn’t be a better fit: a valiant, skilled, and ferocious warrior from the mountains.


And he had personally met with the Commander of the Sixth Platoon to secure at least one of their soldiers as participant to the tournament. “That was an expensive endeavor” he thought, remembering the considerable amount of gold coins he had to offer to close the deal. But he was extremely pleased with the results: Marcellus Chopper of the Tower was an ideal candidate.

Excited, he stood up, welcomed the ever growing crowd and announced the start of the sixth duel: “May the best fighter prevail!”

As the crowd exploded in cheers, the two warriors came closer to the center of the pit, ready to fight.

Velbi was holding a massive blood sword and a round wooden shield. A classical leather barbarian bikini and a horned helmet completed her outfit.

Marcellus was wearing his pretorian helmet, typical of soldiers of the Sixth, a dark fighting tunic and his iron shield. But most surprisingly, as soon as Azazel announced the start of the duel, his sword magically caught on fire. The crowd went wild, remembering the flaming sword that appeared in the inaugural tournament duel.

Velbi did not seem impressed. “Is that all you got?” she provoked her opponent. Marcellus smiled and charged.

As the opponent approached, Velbi jumped to her right avoiding the charge. But in a split second Marcellus lifted his shield wide and cut her arm with it. “What?!” she exclaimed in surprise and quickly jumped back a few steps to regain a safe distance. “My sword isn’t the only thing you should worry about.” Marcellus grinned.

Velbi reacted impulsively and launched her attack. The first swing of her blood sword aimed at her opponent’s neck, but Marcellus was ready. He crawled behind his shield, in the typical defensive position of the Sixth, and easily parried the attack.


Velbi didn’t desist and attacked again. She swung her sword again left to right, then right to left, hoping for an opening. But Marcellus defensive stance was battle tested. None of the attacks could make it through.

Velbi continued to attack in what looked like a savage dance. Hit after hit she tried to wound the opponent, but to no avail. Marcellus was trying to tire her out. And soon he succeeded. After a few more strikes, Velbi had to pause to catch her breath. In that split second Marcellus jumped forward, charged with his head down, and swung his flaming sword upwards. Velbi had just enough time to fend off his attacks with her wooden shield. But the wood immediately caught on fire.

The crowd roared in excitement.

Velbi threw the shield to the ground. Enraged, she tried another attack and lifted her massive blood sword to charge her offense. She then jumped high above Marcellus, trying to hit him from above. As she descended, Marcellus lifted his shield.

The impact resulted in a massive clang and for a moment the two warriors seemed to be stuck in time in their respective stance while the crowd enjoyed the action. The hit was heavy, but Marcellus had managed to parry well and was quick to pivot. He swiftly moved to the left. He jumped forward and stroke hard with his blade.

His aim was impeccable. The flaming sword hit Velbi right on her lower back slicing through her bare skin. She yelled in pain and fell to the ground as blood started flowing.

“For the Sixth!” Marcellus yelled in triumph lifting his flaming sword as the crowd started to chant his name.

“What a fight! Azazel shouted. “Honor to our new winner! Cheers to Marcellus Chopper of the Tower!”


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November 17th, 2021 Walk Cycles

Cult members were given yet another airdrop, this time full walk cycles of their Wizards. The Wizards are now able to fully walk around in all directions. These walks were first deployed into the super popular Worldwide Webb 3, meaning if you own a Wizard, you can fully walk around as your Wizard. Other open metas follow soon after including Tollan Worlds, hyaliko, and the Atlantis World.

Walk Cycles


Woodland Shapeshifter
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Woodland Shapeshifter


Honor Guard of the South
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Honor Guard of the South


Aegis
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Aegis


Rookery Keeper (Basic) by Wise Sam

Rookery Keeper is a card in the Runes Trading Card Game with a Potency of 4

### Lore[edit | edit source]

> The only other requirement for those looking to become a keeper at Skylord Rookery besides natural parental instincts is an affinity with poop. Yes poop. With nests packed together on the top of rocky spikes that pierce the clouds, surface area is scarce and the squawking residents love to cover the spires with their droppings. But the work is fulfilling like none other. Skylord Rookery is a diverse urban habitat for hundreds species of birds and the job of Rookery Keeper is a privileged position only reserved for the most deserving Wizards & Warriors. These keepers play an important role in the lives of generations of the aviary population of the Runiverse. Among the ranks of keepers are skilled pilots who fly giant airships that ferry its inhabitants and caretakers to their destinations.

— Giveahoot

Rookery Keeper


Stranger
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Stranger


Holy Spectre
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Holy Spectre


Power Orb
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Power Orb


Visor Knight
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Visor Knight


Mace
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Mace


Purple Macho Pants
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Purple Macho Pants


And endless desert in an antique land

"Paltry toys..."

"...of proud, barbaric peoples..." Crackerjack Crow sits perched above surveying the ancient ruins, muttering to himself,

"...and yet some devilry keeps them on their feet."

"Lo there! Of what interest to you are these primitive engines, these monuments to hubris? These trinkets of the Quantum Shadow?!"

"These trinkets are the armaments of mighty kings. Their furnaces will be rekindled, and their sonnets wail once again"

"Sonnets and mighty kings..."

"...rekindled furnaces..."

"I will look upon them and despair."

Ouroboros Storyboard


Morningstar
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Morningstar


Megasuit
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Megasuit


Stunt Man
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Stunt Man


Wooden Boy
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Wooden Boy


Pumpkin Head
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Pumpkin Head


Whip
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Whip


Wild Woman
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Wild Woman


Battle Axe
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Battle Axe


Red Macho Pants
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Red Macho Pants


Ethereal Aristocrat
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Ethereal Aristocrat


Mystic Ice Cream
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Mystic Ice Cream


A potion with a lovely shade of red, this concoction is often used by Charmers to Enchanters to arouse the drinker in sensual ways. Though it is often used to stimulate carnal desires, this potion can also be used to inspire creativity, or any activity which requires intense, emotional energy.

Passion Potion
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Passion Potion


Fungus
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Fungus


Rune of Mercury
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Rune of Mercury


The Illusionist's Butterfly (Basic) by Bkk_Bros

The Illusionist's Butterfly is a card in the Runes Trading Card Game with a Potency of 5

### Lore[edit | edit source]

> The fluttering of wings is the perfect foil for an Illusionist to pull of a glamour. At rest, this rare monarch of the lepidoptera has wings that form the shape of a heart.

— Smolprotecc

The Illusionist's Butterfly


Characters in the Forgotten Runes Runiverse franchise and all related series, listed alphabetically

## Wizards[edit | edit source]

  * 9272ETH

  * Animist

  * Anuran

  * Arcadian Master

  * ArtChick

  * Ascetic

  * Astral Arcanist

  * Astrologer

  * Bard

  * Bernardo

  * Big Gross Eyeball

  * Bippadotta

  * Black Mage

  * Blue Wizard

  * Botanic Master

  * BrainDrain

  * Brown Wizard

  * Canaanite

  * Charmer

  * Claire Silver

  * Cloud Prophet

  * Corpse Eater

  * Corvid

  * Cosmic Arcanist

  * Coven Sister

  * Creol

  * Crone

  * Cyborg Skeleton Arcanist

  * Cyborg Skeleton Rogue

  * Dapper Arcanist

  * Dark Arcanist

  * Dark Sister

  * Darkling

  * Deeze

  * Diviner

  * Djinn

  * Dream Master

  * Durm and Strang

  * Eastern Arcanist

  * Empress

  * Enchantress

  * Evil One

  * Faustian

  * Felis

  * Fiskantes

  * Flaming Skull

  * Floral Master

  * Fortune Seeker

  * Fungus

  * Fur Gnome

  * GFunk Head

  * Gold Skeleton

  * Great Old One

  * Green Wizard

  * Gruffling

  * Hag

  * Hermit

  * Houngan

  * Hue Master

  * Hunter

  * Huntress

  * Illuminatus

  * Imp

  * Joey Billboard

  * Kabuki

List of Heads


* Illuminatus

  * Imp

  * Joey Billboard

  * Kabuki

  * Kelt

  * Kempo

  * Kobold

  * Koopling

  * Labyrinthian

  * LeggoGreggo

  * Loopify

  * Lycanthrope

  * MachoMan

  * Mambo

  * Man Behind the Curtain

  * Mandinka

  * Marlo

  * Master of Wood, Water, and Hill

  * Medicine Man

  * Myrddin

  * Olympian

  * Philosopher

  * Polar Shapeshifter

  * Professor

  * Prophet

  * Pumpkin Head

  * Punjabi

  * Purple Wizard

  * Red Priestess

  * Red Wizard

  * Rogue Arcanist

  * Sandman

  * Scholar

  * Seer

  * Shaolin

  * Silver Skeleton

  * Skylord

  * Stranger

  * Strongman

  * Swamp Witch

  * Swashbuckler

  * Tengu Preist

  * Thelemist

  * Trickster

  * Vamp

  * Vampyre

  * Vegetable

  * Warlock

  * Weird Wizz

  * WereBeast

  * White Wizard

  * Wicked Wizard

  * Wild Woman

  * Wildman

  * Witch

  * Wolfkin

  * Wooden Boy

  * Woodland Shapeshifter

  * Yellow Wizard

## Souls[edit | edit source]

  * Angelic Dotta

  * Anuran Skull

  * Blight Zombie

  * Blood Eater Revenant

  * Braindrain Skull

  * Canaanite Skull

  * Captian of the Namesake

  * Channel 1 Poltergeist

List of Heads


* Captian of the Namesake

  * Channel 1 Poltergeist

  * Channel 3 Poltergeist

  * Consumption Zombie

  * Corvid Skull

  * Count Orlok

  * Death Shroom

  * Disgusting Revenant

  * Ecto Spectre

  * Eldritch Horror

  * Ethereal Spectre

  * Evil One's Skull

  * Eyeball Fireball

  * Felis Skull

  * Furgnome Ghost

  * Gangrene Zombie

  * Ghost Flame

  * Ghost Pumpkin

  * Ghoul of Bloodlust

  * Ghoul of Shade

  * Ghoul of Sickness

  * Glitched Poltergeist

  * Golden Lich

  * Gouged Revenant

  * Gremplin Ghost

  * Grim Reaper's Skull

  * Holy Spectre

  * Horned Phantasm

  * Houngan Death Lord

  * Hue Skeleton

  * Hunter Skull

  * Imp Skull

  * Jane Doe

  * King of the Dead

  * Kobold Skull

  * Lewd Revenant

  * Lich Baron

  * Lich Cyborog

  * Lich Despot

  * Lich Duke

  * Lich Emperor

  * Lich Marquis

  * Marie Laveau

  * Mary Tudor

  * Pale Ghoul

  * Paranormal Phantasm

  * Phantasm of the Veil

  * Phantasm of the Void

  * Putrid Zombie

  * Rotten Revenant

  * Salacious Ghoul

  * Shade Spectre

  * Soul of Wooden Boy

  * Toru

  * Transcendent Illuminatus

  * Veggie Ghost

  * Wild Zombie

  * Wolfkin Skull

List of Heads


* Veggie Ghost

  * Wild Zombie

  * Wolfkin Skull

  * Wraith Captain

  * Wraith Deacon

  * Wraith Devout

  * Wraith Knight

## Warriors[edit | edit source]

  * Abyssinian

  * Action Hero

  * Action Man

  * Akkadian

  * Akkadian

  * Akkadian

  * Anuran Warrior

  * Archipelagian

  * Archipelagian

  * Athenian

  * Autumn Warrior

  * Avalonian

  * Bad Mofo

  * Bambam

  * Barbarian

  * Basic Bro

  * Basic Bro

  * Blonde Bearded Berserker

  * Blood Horn Helm

  * Blue Dwarven Helm

  * Blue Knight Helm

  * Bonnie Lass

  * Brigand

  * Brownlander

  * Bruiser

  * Bruiser

  * BucketHead: Atomic 26

  * BucketHead: Atomic 79

  * Capped Goblin

  * Cat Girl

  * Chad Bro

  * Chad Bro

  * Cloud Champion

  * Colloidal Silver Man

  * Contender Helm

  * Cool Guy

  * Cool Guy

  * Corsair

  * Corsair

  * Corvid in Fedora

  * Cyber Marauder

  * Cyber Viking

  * Cyber Wolfkin

  * Dark Ronin

  * Darkling

  * Daughter of the Brine

  * Desert Warrior

  * Divanae

  * Dominatrix

  * Dream Knight

  * Dune Man

  * Durm and Strang

  * Earth Guard

  * East Sider

  * Elder

  * Ether Horn Helm

  * Executioner

  * Flame Guardian Helm

List of Heads


* Elder

  * Ether Horn Helm

  * Executioner

  * Flame Guardian Helm

  * Flower of the Wheel

  * Foot Soldier Helm

  * Forgotten Lady

  * Forgotten Lady

  * Forgotten Lady

  * Forgotten Man

  * Forgotten Man

  * Forgotten Man

  * Forgotten Man

  * Forgotten Man

  * Frankish Helm

  * Fungus

  * Furgnome Marauder

  * Furgnome Mercenary

  * Gladiator Helmet

  * Goblin

  * Goblin Chieftain

  * Gold Dwarven Helm

  * Gold Knight Helm

  * Grappler Giant

  * Green Knight Helm

  * Grizzly Man

  * Guardian Helm

  * Happy Viking

  * Hibernian

  * Highlander

  * Hood of Torment

  * Horror Mask

  * Horse Head

  * Imp Warrior

  * Imperial Helmet

  * Indigo Mendicant

  * Ishkuzai

  * Jarl Raider

  * Jungle Commando

  * Jungle Commando

  * Kelt

  * Kempo

  * Kempo

  * Kobold Captain

  * Kobold Grunt

  * Komodi

  * Kushite

  * Lady Barbarian

  * Lady of the Mountain

  * Lady of the Mountain

  * Lady of the Oasis

  * Lady of the Oasis

  * Lady of the Oasis

  * Legionnaire Helmet

  * Leo

  * Loxodonta

  * Lycan Warrior

  * Lycan Warrior

  * Macho Man

  * Mandinka

  * Marsh Girl

  * Medieval Skull

  * Meriotic Warrior

  * Meriotic Warrior

  * Mescaline Warrior

  * Meta Skull

  * Metabot

  * Moorish Girl

List of Heads


* Meta Skull

  * Metabot

  * Moorish Girl

  * Motor Assassin

  * Mountain Warrior

  * Nubian

  * Olive Mendicant

  * Olympian

  * Oni Girl

  * Onna-Musha

  * Peacock Warrior

  * Peahen Warrior

  * Polar Man

  * Praetorian

  * Praetorian

  * Prisma Helm

  * Psyche Warrior

  * Purple Dwarven Helm

  * Purple Viking Helm

  * Red Bearded Berserker

  * Red Horn Lady Buff

  * Red Ronin

  * Rocket Helm

  * Scout

  * Sea Guard

  * Shaolin

  * She Wolf

  * Shutter Knight

  * South Sider

  * Spiked Helm

  * Spring Warrior

  * Stratiotai

  * Strongman

  * Stunt Man

  * Styxian

  * Summer Warrior

  * Templar

  * Thrall Ruffian

  * Tigris

  * TV

  * Valkyrie

  * Valkyrie

  * Vampyre

  * Vedic Warrior

  * Visor Knight

  * Warrior Monk

  * Weirdling

  * Wild Furgnome

  * Wild Kobold

  * Wild Woman

  * Winter Warrior

  * Woodlander

  * Wrestler Giant

  * Xanthe

  * Yellow Horn Lady Buff

  * Yellow Viking Helm

  * Zimbala

List of Heads


Red Herald Shield
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Red Herald Shield


Magic Machine had already demonstrated some of the possibilities for the FRWC brand in a comic panel format with a series of storyboards. For example, this is one of the panels from the Magic Machine storyboard, "Ouroboros," circa 2021.

## Contents

  * 1 Magic Machine Announcements
    * 1.1 Comic Book Update
    * 1.2 Forgotten Beasts Release Month is Set
    * 1.3 TV Show Trailer & Forgotten Runes Warrior's Guild Update
    * 1.4 10KTF + Gucci Grail Collab
    * 1.5 Elf Talks About Metaverses
    * 1.6 Bear Cave Update (with Theme Music!)
    * 1.7 Pony News
  * 2 Community News
  * 3 Lore Readings

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

#### Comic Book Update[edit | edit source]

The 10KTF NFT project uses Forgotten Runes wizards in its promo for the "Gucci Grail" collection, circa March 2022.

According to Elf, the comic book is looking good!!! The artist, Auguste, is technically skilled at drawing, but also at storytelling. He makes great choices in terms of panel selection and layout. Colorists also making things pop. To reiterate, the physical comics will be given out for free (225K will be printed!!!). But there will also be a few variants of the cover, and people can mint those as NFTs for free, as a way to help people learn about NFTs. This mint will be accessed via QR code on the comic book. The FRWC team asked anyone with connections to comic book stores to get in touch, if those stores are interested in receiving free comic books. The purpose of all this is getting wizards into the cultural zeitgeist.

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-03-16


#### Forgotten Beasts Release Month is Set[edit | edit source]

Forgotten Beasts will begin to be released sometime in April. They are 1/1 pieces, but there may be some surprises with them in terms of how they’re released, not necessarily “a whale’s game.”

#### TV Show Trailer & Forgotten Runes Warrior's Guild Update[edit | edit source]

Someone “special” was cast to be the narrator of the TV show trailer. This person is excited to be involved with the Cult, not just a one-off gig. Elf says this person is “perfect” for the role, and people will flip out once they learn who it is. Trailer + Forgotten Warriors will be released “when we’re ready.” This is somewhat impacted by the market being right for a drop.

Nifty Island shares a quotation from Elf, made during their Twitter Spaces discussing the metaverse, circa March 2022.

#### 10KTF + Gucci Grail Collab[edit | edit source]

10KTF announced a Gucci grail collab, which includes the Wizards. Wizard-holders who mint a Gucci Grail (Gucci collaboration with 10KTF) will be able to receive custom PFPs of their wizard dressed in one of the available Gucci outfits. FRWC has long been one of the featured projects in the 10KTF project, along with other prominent projects like BAYC, Cool Cats, and World of Women. Future 10KTF collabs with other fashion brands may be possible in the future.

#### Elf Talks About Metaverses[edit | edit source]

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-03-16


#### Elf Talks About Metaverses[edit | edit source]

Elf did an interview with Nifty Island, where he talked about metaverses. FRWC 3D models seem to be on the cutting edge of what is available, and thus may be among the first projects to have walkable avatars within the Nifty Island metaverse. Elf also recapped a lot of his ideas and views around what the metaverse means for Web3 and led a discussion on it with Dotta.

Pony minting is ending soon.

#### Bear Cave Update (with Theme Music!)[edit | edit source]

Bearsnake says the cave is getting furnished! Chairs, mini fridge, and a TV are among the acquisitions. Hollywood writer outreach efforts continue. Bearsnake is also having conversations with publishers around creating a proper book that will incorporate a lot of the Cult’s work, as well as world-building info.

#### Pony News[edit | edit source]

Forgotten Worlds promotional video (converted to gif), circa March 2022.

Reminder to mint your ponies by March 31st! There are still a good number of ponies left to be minted. Any un-minted ponies will be minted by the team (their fate TBD). The reason the minting will stop is that right now the minting method is centralized, and that needs to be shut down. Plus the team wants to put the pony data on-chain, same as the wizards. Pony walk-cycles are in progress. One pony walk-cycle has been completed, and now pixel artists are needed to replicate this to all the other ponies. There is a paid position available to help with this. DM Elf if interested.

### Community News[edit | edit source]

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### Community News[edit | edit source]

Wizard Minecraft skins! Merlin has opened up an NFT Worlds instance (built on a Minecraft server), and recently released a video announcing that all wizards now have Minecraft skins. The project has pony racing and a sky platform course.

DAO update: it was discovered that a legal framework is needed before funds can be spent. It's not as simple as creating a gnosis multi-sig safe & running with it. The team wants to protect the members of the multi-sig from taxation, regulatory & legal liabilities.

### Lore Readings[edit | edit source]

Lore readings for this week were from Henry Boyd and 0xSharon, please tune into the Youtube recap to experience these (~last 10 mins of the recording).

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-03-16


Ethereal Elven Cloak
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Ethereal Elven Cloak


Archipelagian
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Archipelagian


Wraith Knight
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Wraith Knight


Buffkin (Basic) by 1984pxls

Buffkin (Alternate) by 1984pxls

Buffkin is a card in the Runes Trading Card Game with a Potency of 4

### Lore[edit | edit source]

> “Today, I observed Buffkin in their natural habitat in the Buffkin Plains. These buffalo-like creatures, with more fur, have a strong herd mentality and make great companions for warriors in the Runiverse. They are social animals and have unique vocalizations to communicate. The Buffkin are also quite large and powerful, which makes sense given their role as companions to warriors. The continental climate of the plains makes studying them challenging but it is worth it to learn more about these fascinating creatures.“ - Runiverse Zooligist

— Giveahoot

Buffkin (Runes Card)


Angelic Dotta
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Angelic Dotta


Katana
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Katana


Rune of Brimstone
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Rune of Brimstone


Aura Knight with Yellow Cloak
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Aura Knight with Yellow Cloak


Soul Reaper Scythe
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Soul Reaper Scythe


Wild Kobold
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Wild Kobold


Gladiator Sword
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Gladiator Sword


Braindrain Skull
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Braindrain Skull


Monarch Slime (Basic) by Bkk_Bros

Monarch Slime is a card in the Runes Trading Card Game with a Potency of 5

### Lore[edit | edit source]

> There isn't a Monarch Slime that other slimes don't love unanimously. That is why there is a saying in the Runiverse amongst cult leaders “Find someone who serves you like a slime serves their monarch“.

— Giveahoot

Monarch Slime


Mesozoic Cockatrice
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Mesozoic Cockatrice


Banded Armor of the Forest
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Banded Armor of the Forest


Lich Despot
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Lich Despot


### This warrior has been scarified in Burning of the 13 Warriors (2022).[edit | edit source]

They will rest forever in the Ethereum burn address, where it is impossible to be recovered.

Lucy Cad of the Elysian Fields (3194)


Derek Kolstad has "leveled-up" Magic Machine's discussions with Hollywood execs.

## Contents

  * 1 Hollywood Happenings
  * 2 Thoughts on recent House of Wizards DAO events
  * 3 Comments on early Wizzypedia entries
  * 4 Chatting with the Bisonic Lead Creative of the Runiverse game
  * 5 Community News
  * 6 Lore Reading

### Hollywood Happenings[edit | edit source]

Elf, Bearsnake and Nalgene attended Wizard Wednesday from the Bear Cave in Los Angeles, and Dotta spent time there this week before getting back home earlier today. Many productive show-related meetings happened. The theme was “speed-running a franchise.”

Bearsnake mentioned that they had meetings with media distributors, merchandisers, and financiers. Magic Machine (MM) aims to partner with the best orgs to make their plans happen. These include “best in class” organizations in Hollywood.

Derek Kolstad also participated, and shared his Episode 1 script and planned story arc. Bearsnake mentioned that typically a very small percentage of meetings result in something real, but the rate has been much much higher with Forgotten Runes.

Dotta added that adding Derek to the “pitch team” was very beneficial, since he knows how to communicate effectively with these types of people, and has bought into the Runiverse world lore, meaning he can talk about effectively.

Elf mentioned that a 70-page pitch deck has been created, that recaps everything that has been done + future plans. Past achievements include community cult content, not just MM efforts. Elf mentioned many such examples & said that the ppl they meet are very interested in it.

### Thoughts on recent House of Wizards DAO events[edit | edit source]

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-07-13


### Thoughts on recent House of Wizards DAO events[edit | edit source]

Elf thanked the House of Wizards (HoW) DAO, and said that it’s so important to what MM is doing. While MM focuses on some of the big media initiatives, the HoW DAO helps on the community side.

Elf encouraged people to vote seriously. Don’t just blanket vote YES or NO. You can choose an “Abstain” vote if you don’t have a strong inclination. Vote your conscience, not how you think any member of MM would vote on it. Projects getting funding shapes the wider project.

Elf also reminded the community that the kindness & good vibes in Discord & Twitter are vital to the community. Dotta mentioned that although there have been tensions in HoW chat over the past few weeks, that he appreciates those who were open w/ discussing their viewpoints.

Dotta mentioned that this is a learning process for all of us, and the Forgotten Council will work on providing more support to people putting up proposals, such as fostering more conversation before the vote.

The Eternal Rose currently has one of the most in-depth Wizzypedia entries among the Wizard props.

A Discord thread will be created for each specific proposal to foster discussion prior to a vote. During the vote, the thread will be locked, and further discussion should happen in the forums.

### Comments on early Wizzypedia entries[edit | edit source]

Wizzypedia update: Elf said that he loved what he’s seen so far - he wishes he could write in it all day. Although it’s in an early, experimental phase so far, it looks promising.

Site: wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-07-13


Site: wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com

MM is trying to figure out how much to write out vs. letting the community write. Elf has done some early entries on some of the wizard props, but he is keeping it high level, because he wants holders to maintain the freedom to interpret it how they want.

Elf mentioned TheKeeper, who wrote an entry on the Eternal Rose, which was very high quality, but contained lore related to one wizard. This provides a constraint to some extent, because holders of other wizards with roses may feel constrained by this story.

Elf will continue to write generalized descriptions of the items. Holders are welcome to write specific info below that, but please clarify that it is an individual experience with a particular item. Elf will edit the Rose entry to provide guidance.

Dotta added that he wants people to be encouraged to write in Wizzypedia; it’s like a gardening process. Pruning can always happen later. I have personally written or added to several entries for notable members of the FRWC community - it's fun!

### Chatting with the Bisonic Lead Creative of the Runiverse game[edit | edit source]

Red Wizard Capital concept art released by Bisonic

About half-way through the hour, a special guest joined the Wizard Wednesday - it was Danilo A (unfortunately Elf butchered the pronunciation of his name so I couldn't capture it fully...)

He is the lead creative on the Runiverse game in development by Bisonic, working on the art and story. He collaborates extensively with Elf on world lore-related matters.

Elf said that he provides loose guidance to the Bisonic team, but he is open to letting Danilo and his team extrapolate from it and create new lore. In fact, the term “duck” for Warriors came from this team, the lightbulb frog was another Bisonic creation.

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Elf mentioned that he’s loved some of the concept art coming from the team, shouting out the Red Wizard capital in particular. Tanilo said they started with the Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow wizard cities. They also focused with incorporating Runes into the concept art.

Each city will have its own culture, city dynamics, and ecosystem. The storytelling is intended to be emergent rather than linear - you don’t need to visit places in a certain order to make progress.

Preview of the crafting screen in the Runiverse MMORPG. Source: https://runiverse.world/an-introduction-to-the-forgotten-runiverse/

Eventually, once the core systems are finished, Bisonic is very interesting in sourcing quests from the community. Community-created quests can easily fit into the emergent storytelling system.

And Elf mentioned the possibility that significant communities that grow within the Runiverse game, could eventually make their way onto the official map…

In response to a question about how Web2 users will respond to the game, Danilo said that the crypto/NFT aspects don’t appear in the initial gameplay - it is more the endgame. One of the big game loops is around crafting your own items, which can be minted as NFTs & sold.

However, you need to level up your crafting skills and gather various craftable ingredients from around the Runiverse to get to that point - and the team aims to make that experience enjoyable on its own merits.

The team is working on making sure you can experience all the craftable equipment and weapons within the game as well. The team is balancing value to FRWC token-holders while not making this a “pay-to-win” game (eg. buy a Forgotten Runes NFT or you have no chance).

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-07-13


In the next demo, Danilo wants players to experience the systems in the game, such as crafting items and fighting enemies (albeit an alpha version of them). The world will have more dynamic, moving elements that players can interact with.

### Community News[edit | edit source]

Moron Global put out a call for models for their new fashion line.

Magic Machine divvied up some Forgotten Runes Warriors from the team wallet among themselves. There was some contention about a goblin holding Excalibur.

The team decided to have an arm wrestling contest - it was bearsnake vs. Elf (dotta decided to concede pre-emptively). Elf was confident he would win, but bearsnake came out on top and got the gobbo.

Dotta suggested a holiday card contest (the idea of FRWC greeting cards was revived by Smolprotecc) - there are plenty of fun options for something like that.

Nosferatu mentioned that their next fashion line is called “Wizards and Waifus” and put out a call for more holders who want their wizards to be featured. If interested, join the Moron Global discord and share your candidate! As usual, there was a lot of Cult Content output this past week. This time, I’m trying something a bit different - the pieces that were shared during Wizard Wednesday have been put up on tree.io

### Lore Reading[edit | edit source]

The lore reading this week was from O, on Adept Hadrien of the Rock (1144), entitled the “Psychic Leap.”

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-07-13


Astral Arcanist
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Astral Arcanist


Tomb Shield
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Tomb Shield


White Coveralls
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White Coveralls


Gallus Gear
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Gallus Gear


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A preview of the Souls head turnaround animations, released by Magic Machine. (October 2022)

A concept animation of the Rainbow Bridge to Cuckoo Land, released by Bisonic. (October 2022)

## Contents

  * 1 Magic Machine / Runiverse Updates
  * 2 Cult Q&A
  * 3 Community News
  * 4 Comic Book Update
  * 5 Dotta Visits the Moonbirds
  * 6 Elf Talks About the "Why" of Wizard Hat Colors
  * 7 Cult Content Shoutouts
  * 8 Lore Reading

### Magic Machine / Runiverse Updates[edit | edit source]

  * Elf shouted out Niski, TheOneWhoRings, Kneeshaw , and Cosmo as key contributors to the Halloween trick or treat event, which is less than 2 weeks away! Dotta is in full “programming mode”, working hard to ensure the high quality holders have come to expect!
  * Elf announced that Souls full walk-cycle art is completed, and will be released by Halloween! Bearsnake shouted out Elf and Cosmo on the art; RealPixelShop (via Tad) also came in to help with the walk-cycles.
  * Near the end of the Wizard Wednesday, Dotta mentioned that he would like to release map-building tools, so community members can add more locations to the Runiverse.
  * Also, Madotsuki had an update on the Runiverse game \- there was a production update blog released last Friday with some good updates.

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

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-10-19


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

  * Nahuua asked "Will there be a snapshot of FRWC holders for the Halloween event?" Dotta: I don’t mind arbitrage or script-writers, so we won’t do a snapshot. There are enough trick or treat tokens to account for all the eligible FRWC tokens. Although someone could hypothetically sweep vaults like NFTX for more partner tokens to trick or treat, most partner projects don’t have a lot of tokens is such vaults.
  * One of several preview screenshots of the forge interface within the upcoming Runiverse MMORPG. Released by Bisonic, October 2022.

Elf regarding plans for Forgotten Ponies: Nothing super solidly planned for Forgotten Ponies at this time. They were a free token airdrop. Dotta: On the Runiverse game roadmap, ponies are on there as mounts, although not for initial launch.
  * On plans for Beast spawn: Beasts, and maybe spawn, will have a role in the upcoming on-chain P2E game in development.
  * Questions on the naming structures for the Warriors (ponylike-names, the mendicant names). Elf: Sometimes the Quantum Shadow does strange things, & inexplicable items happen as a result. Dotta: Aella the Sassy in particular was named by someone on the Magic Machine team.
  * TV show alpha? Elf: The legacy entertainment industry is slow. Magic Machine can push itself as hard as it can, but when 3rd parties are involved we have to work with their pace. Derek Kolstad is still writing & delivering show episode scripts. Bearsnake: We should have more clarity around the timeline within the next 3 months.

### Community News[edit | edit source]

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### Community News[edit | edit source]

  * Radagast, a cult member and founder of The Damned Pirate Society, came up and talked about his project, which is offering their new metaverse game for people to go and play in while they wait for the Runiverse game to be released. The artwork for the initial collection was created by Ozzz, and Niski is advising them on the smart contract side of things.
  * MeepleDad came up and talked about the Runiverse Game + Wizard Workshop collab; they are doing Spooky Workshops all month, Thursdays at 9 PM EST. The special guest for this week will be none other than Elf, to talk with the Cult about spooky stories.
  * The 1st page of a comic story released by Tollan Worlds. Forgotten Runes Wizards have been integrated with the lore of the project. (October 2022)

PVA came up to talk. He will be airdropping something to people who bought his poster previously. He has recently joined the Tollan Worlds project team. Tollan Worlds will be releasing a gaming adventure experience this Friday, and teasers/preview art is available on their Twitter/Discord. PVA will create his signature comics for them, but he plans to create more Cult Content also.
  * Henry Boyd came up and talked about an initiative around Murphy of Goblins. This is a collaborative lore experiment, and he invites all aspiring lore masters to come and check it out in a private Discord server.

### Comic Book Update[edit | edit source]

Joe Rechtman, the writer for the FRWC comic book issues, came up today to speak. Elf has read the scripts for Issues 1-4, and 1-6 have been written (this isn’t counting Issue 0, which already came out).

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Elf rehashed the purpose of the comic, which is a relatively quick way to publish the Cult stories and characters for a wider audience. And in these first few issues, 20-30 Cult characters appear, from in-jokes, dialogue, references, & cameos, all the way to storylines.

Joe admitted that at first, he wasn’t sure how he was going to include this many characters in his stories. But as he continued to read through the Book of Lore, especially after the search feature was implemented, he began to get inspired. Search was crucial, because Joe needed to search for Wizards that fit specific scenarios or traits that he was seeking. Sorting through lore with images was helpful too. Even Wizards with images and no lore can spark the imagination and are more likely to get included.

Dotta attracted some attention when he commented on his experience visiting the Moonbirds members-only Discord server. He gave more expanded thoughts on it all during Wizard Wednesday. (October 2022)

Elf stated that there are over 4K entries in the Book of Lore by this point. When asked to shout out specific stories, Joe shouted out Pyromancer Jameel of the Quantum Downs (5900), who has interacted with Magus Wazir and played a prank on the dream masters of Dream Master Lake.

Bearsnake mentioned that he and Elf had worked with Joe on other projects in the past, and are happy to renew the working relationship. Joe said that he was new to working with “decentralized storytelling”, but after Elf explained the concepts to him, he was fully onboard. The next issue release date isn’t set in stone, but Bearsnake predicted Q1 2023. Joe also recently wrote a movie script that was produced. The movie is called, The Unborn, and was released on the streaming service Tubi.

### Dotta Visits the Moonbirds[edit | edit source]

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### Dotta Visits the Moonbirds[edit | edit source]

Next, we heard about Dotta's Moonbird adventures. Dotta talked about how they narrowed down the list of partner projects for the Halloween event. They picked the top 10 communities based on sales volume on OpenSea. MM hopes to attract attention from their holders. Dotta picked up a moonbird that looks like Link from the Legend of Zelda. He was inspired because A Link to the Past is one of his all-time favorite games and he hopes to replicate that style of game with Forgotten Runes one day. This was an opportunity for him to check in with another blue chip NFT project. This project only allows holders into their Discord server, so Dotta had high expectations going in.

He was warmly welcomed when he first joined, but some holders didn’t like being reminded that a premium Moonbird that had previously sold for 50E, now “only” sold for 15E Their main chat channel was having some of the same discussions as lower-cap projects, comparing themselves only with projects with even higher floors with theirs. Dotta was surprised, and said that in their chat, reminding them that they are a top 10 project. The tone and content of the conversation was also a lot more “degen” than he was expecting, at not as family friendly as he would have liked. Dotta is still bullish on moonbirds, but prefers hanging out at FRWC. Dotta noted that some “sub-parliaments” within MB are cool.

### Elf Talks About the "Why" of Wizard Hat Colors[edit | edit source]

The Runiverse game aspires to capture the essense of the prototypical Red Hat Wizards with their assets for the Red Wizard Capital. Preview from Bisonic, October 2022.

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Elf reminded us that although we are called a “Cult”, it is different from other Cults in history, since Cult members are not expected to blindly follow the leader & accept all dogma. Here, you have full control over how to develop your characters, and it’s your opportunity to put your Rune on the Door.

Elf segued into another (abbreviated) lore drop. Elf rehashed that there are 7 Wizard political factions distinguished by hat color. They are archetypes of human organization, the principles around which humans form culture. They are intended to be a story-telling tool. It’s good to know the background and history of your character when you are writing for them, and this applies to the entire world as well. But at the end of the day, it is up to you as the creator to decide how and whether this background applies to your character.

The hat colors on your characters aren’t meant to be rigid structures. For example, the Red Hats organize around the principle of love of money. In our world, these are the capitalists, people who work in Wall Street and parts of crypto. You can find virtuous and villainous examples of this mindset in literature and media. For example, Batman uses his wealth to do good. Or the Crowleys from Downton Abbey. But on the flip side, you have Patrick Bateman from American Psycho, & the Lannisters from GoT.

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

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

  * Heroes of Cumberland previewed a platformer game.
  * Derek shared a video of himself eating a donut with no hands in record time. And Marcofine.eth released some beautiful character designs.
  * Mmaize.eth did some “Forgotten Toads” - wizards in cryptoads style.
  * Tania del Rio has kept up with daily Inktober drawings.
  * Tania also created an illustration of the three MM founders around a fire.
  * A preview released by the Heroes of Cumberland companion project, leading up to Halloween 2022.

Magus Ixar of the Hills released a meme-filled music video, and also a dramatic re-enactment of sacrificing a jelly donut.
  * CastamereXB made an illustration with a key-holding wizard.
  * Another excellent Joan Danger artwork commissioned by Cosmic Mage Adrienne of the Forest.\
  * Cabinet of curiosities, by Mafriends, which is sitting by the Carnival Pass.
  * Emmaleigh continued to release multiple memes.
  * Sorcerer Hadrien of the Quantum shadow with a KFC meme.
  * Shaman Voidoth created an excellent carved jack o’ lantern.
  * Tad made a pixel animation that was shared.
  * Artxie/Daniela Illustra with an illustration in progress of the Nightmare Imp.

### Lore Reading[edit | edit source]

The lore reading this week was by Sharon, reading about Hydromancer Soran of the Psychic Leap (5564), owned by wizdaddy, who also participated in the live reading!

In a moment reminiscent of the summer of 2021 Discord town halls, Elf allowed “Vladmir Putin” to come up and speak to close out WW. Putin promptly giggled then gave the Cult a hearty “FU” as the ending music rolled.

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Hue Master's Pass as depicted in the Forgotten Runes Wizard's Cult Trailer (2022)

## In the Runiverse[edit | edit source]

Hue Master's Pass is located in the central region of the known Runiverse. Just north of the Fey, Hue Master's Pass adjoins that mysterious forest to Cuckoo Land and the Psychic Leap.

Hue Master's Pass

## Forgotten Runiverse Game[edit | edit source]

Hue Master's Pass is located at (x, y) in the game. To get there, head due north from the origin.

Hue Master's Pass


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Flaming Skull


Skeleton Owl
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Skeleton Owl


Butterfly Shield
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Butterfly Shield


Kobold Captain
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Kobold Captain


Decaying Skeleton
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Decaying Skeleton


Nonozoon (Basic) by Bread

Nonozoon is a card in the Runes Trading Card Game with a Potency of 3

### Lore[edit | edit source]

> Villages all throughout The Wild tell children stories about Nonozoon, a notorious little spirit that sneaks out of The Fey at night and causes all kinds of mischief. There is no rhyme or reason to his attacks, although they are usually harmless like spilling garbage, turning signs upside-down, and teasing livestock. Every once in a while he is caught, but according to the stories he is so ridiculously cute that his captors immediately set him free.

— Giveahoot

Nonozoon


Desert Wear
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Desert Wear


Youngwhizzie is a notable community member of Forgotten Runes. A presence in the project since the initial mint of the Wizards, they are best known as one of the pre-eminent pixel artists in the community.

In 2021, they were one of the team of community pixel artists to help with the Wizard walk-cycles. They also created helpful infographics explaining core concepts such as Wizard affinity.

In 2022, youngwhizzie was recognized as contributing pixel animations to the Forgotten Market. They were also identified as the primary artist for The Professor's Library, one of the earliest approved House of Wizards proposals.

## Social Media[edit | edit source]

Discord: youngwhizzie#5234

Twitter: @youngwhizzie

Forgotten Market

Youngwhizzie


Retired Yield Farmer's (RYF) burning of warriors was recognized by the Magic Machine on their collection website (circa July 2022).

Retired Yield Farmer (RYF) is a notable community member in the Forgotten Runes community.

RYF is best known for participation in two areas:

  1. Sales chat participation and architect of legendary Wizard "sweeps" and prominent purchases.
  2. Architect of numerous high quality commissions of said wizards and warriors (the most visible of which is a series of teasers for what appears to be a comic book).

RYF also caused a stir by being the first known person to perform a "warrior burn" (sending warrior tokens to a burn address). This was done as punishment for the effect the Forgotten Runes Warriors Guild collection had on the original Wizards price floor.

RYF currently holds a seat in the Forgotten Council and Ministry of Art within the House of Wizards DAO.

Retired Yield Farmer


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Gremplin Ghost


## Contents

  * 1 Hints About the Forgotten Beasts
  * 2 3D Models Animation Preview Emerges
  * 3 A Forgotten Runes NFT World is Revealed
  * 4 FloorDAO Chooses Forgotten Runes
  * 5 1st House of Wizards Vote Begins
  * 6 Bearcave Update
  * 7 Elfs Thoughts on Lore
  * 8 Lore Reading

### Hints About the Forgotten Beasts[edit | edit source]

An excerpt from the Wizard 3D models V1 preview.

Elf had more details on the Forgotten Beasts! They are much larger sprites, a 175 x 175 pixel box (vs. 50 x 50 for wizards). All Beasts are 1/1s, no generation, and they look hand-crafted and unique, with a richer color palette. Narratively, they pull from a lot of global lore, ancient to contemporary, to match the core lore of Forgotten Runes. Beast lore will be very rich. Minting details and date still TBA.

### 3D Models Animation Preview Emerges[edit | edit source]

3D Wizards were previewed on Twitter, and they are looking awesome! Each 3D model will come with an “impy shake” animation. Elf claims many models coming from other projects are not actually metaverse capable. There are technical specifications that must be met. The goal with the wizard models, is for them to be usable in metaverses immediately after they are dropped.

### A Forgotten Runes NFT World is Revealed[edit | edit source]

An excerpt from the Forgotten Worlds preview video, which showed a number of indoor and outdoor environments at different times of day.

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Merlin is leading a project, which recently released a trailer for some NFT Worlds games featuring Forgotten Runes locations. NFT Worlds is built on top of Minecraft, essentially 10K Minecraft worlds with tokens and tools on top. A parkour course, a flight school, and other experiences are available on the FRWC Worlds. There will be plots created for each Wizard and Souls holder, to create what you want. There will also be a create-to-earn marketplace where you can build and sell things. Definitely an exciting development in the wider Forgotten Runes community.

### FloorDAO Chooses Forgotten Runes[edit | edit source]

FloorDAO is a new DeFi project has decided to include FRWC in its activities. It uses the NFTX vault (listen to recording for Dotta’s full explanation on how this works), and provides liquidity. People can buy into FloorDAO bonds to reap rewards from this activity. FloorDAO is based on the Olympus protocol (eg. a fork). As a result of this activity, the floor price of Wizards (and NFTX token price) jumped today (although some of the other previews/announcements probably helped).

### 1st House of Wizards Vote Begins[edit | edit source]

Bearsnake in the search for a show writer.

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Bearsnake in the search for a show writer.

There are two House of Wizards Snapshot votes that are live! Wizards, Souls, and Ponies holders have until late on Thursday to vote! Dotta emphasized that this organization should not detract from anything that is already happening among the community with regards to commissions, derivatives, and side projects. It is more of an additional tool to help generate cult content. There is a balancing act between full decentralization and full centralization. The answer is somewhere in between, but it will take time and effort to discover the appropriate balance. The Forgotten Council encourages everyone to contribute their questions and opinions, and to get involved if you have skills/background that might contribute. Dotta and bambam discussed some of the concepts and motivations that led to the creation of the House of Wizards.

### Bearcave Update[edit | edit source]

Bearsnake continues to engage with traditional Hollywood from the LA-based FRWC office. Bearsnake is looking for a meeting with Cameron Squires, a writer, although getting past the gatekeeping has been tough, so Bearsnake has tweeted at him. Hollywood moves a lot slower than Web3, but the FRWC project is looking to disrupt that.

The Keys of the 7th Realm have inspired a lot of MM and community lore.

### Elfs Thoughts on Lore[edit | edit source]

Elf sometimes feels like the Runiverse lore is almost being created by a hive mind. Of course there are outliers, but a majority of it seems to have a lot of continuity with the rest. For example, the idea that the Keys to the 7th Realm are actually copies of the same Key. The FRWC Book of Lore is continuing a tradition of anthologies, but is the first document of its kind. Listen to the recording to enjoy Elf’s full breakdown and discussion with dotta.

### Lore Reading[edit | edit source]

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### Lore Reading[edit | edit source]

The lore reading this week was for Celeste of the Atheneum (1881), read by dragonfetus.

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DALL-E 2 interpretation of Elf.

> "When you create you are enchanting minds, you're literally bending reality, and you're making the world remember."
>
> —ElfJTrul, Wizard Wednesday, [38]

> "You’re a god damn wizard & web3 has no idea what magic you have in store for it. We are truly just getting started."
>
> —ElfJTrul, Wizard Wednesday, [28]

Owner of Evil Arcanist Black Goat of the Wood (1), and usually referred to as simply "Elf", he is the artist behind the mainline Forgotten Runes collections.

## Before Forgotten Runes[edit | edit source]

  * Prior to Forgotten Runes, Elf and Dotta worked together on a number of mobile games. They met from a flier Dotta posted looking for an artist to work together with about 10 years prior to creating Forgotten Runes.
  * Elf has worked within the animation industry prior to working on Forgotten Runes, and has worked on pitching pilots for animations

## Poem[edit | edit source]

> "Elf funny, Elf great.
>
> We love Elf.
>
> Aka ElfJ
>
> Aka ElfJTrul
>
> Aka Demonic Goat 1"
>
> —smolprotecc

ElfJTrul


Amethyst Spike Armor
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Amethyst Spike Armor


Madotsuki is a prominent community member of Forgotten Runes Wizard's Cult. He is known as one of the earliest members of the Cult, also being one of the earliest to generate significant character development around his main wizard, Magus Devon of the Quantum Downs (6001). He is also known as a lover of mushrooms, quantum physics, and anime.

-TO BE EXPANDED-

Illustration of Madotsuki's primary wizard {{WizardLink|6001}} by EmptyPz]

Owner of Magus Devon of the Quantum Downs (6001)

Owner of Fuyumi Champion of Penguins (15502)

Discord server moderator

Forgotten Council signer

Runiverse game community manager

Madotsuki


Original artwork for the Infinity Veil contract, a collection for various magical objects of the Runiverse. Art by ElfJTrul, originally shared October 2021.

## Contents

  * 1 Magic Magic Ask Me Anything (AMA) - The Great Wizard Burning Event
    * 1.1 Overview
    * 1.2 Audience questions about the flames:
    * 1.3 The Infinity Veil Contract
  * 2 "Glitched" Wizards
  * 3 Bearsnake Updates
  * 4 Book of Lore Enhancements
  * 5 Getting Affinity Data on OpenSea
  * 6 Lore Shoutouts

### Magic Magic Ask Me Anything (AMA) - The Great Wizard Burning Event[edit | edit source]

#### Overview[edit | edit source]

A meme created by Magus Wazir (TheOneWhoRings) to commemorate the "glitched" wizard listings on OpenSea, circa October 2021.

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Great Burning Details: 1112 Wizard-holders were sent Sacred Flames. These included the oldest holders, as well as the first one hundred lore writers in the Book of Lore. Flames are used to create Forgotten Souls on All Hallow’s Eve. Burn a Flame token + a Wizard token for a chance at a Forgotten Soul. You might receive a ghost wizard, something more powerful, or something undesirable. You’ll always get an NFT back, but can’t guarantee what you will get, there is a risk. For the wizards concerned with the rate of return, the risk of an “undesirable” result is roughly 1 in 10. • However, even though these would be “undesirable” they will actually be rarer with this probability - it will be interesting to see how the community reacts. There is no time limit on using the Flames, because the Forgotten Runes team wanted to avoid a gas war that might occur with a limited time window. They don’t want people to rush this decision.

#### Audience questions about the flames:[edit | edit source]

From chat: Does your wizard affect what soul you get?

Dotta: Yes, what you receive is the next phase of your wizard, for the most part. No guarantees though.

ZayLaSoul: Can the community build utility for the “undesirable” results?

Chaos Mage Miyo began her Great Wizard Burn Election campaign by kidnapping Artificer Fabio of the Sands.

Elf: Heck yeah you can! Of course, we love to see this. Dotta: Every wizard is able to be burned, and no results are assured.

Edward: Thank you for your wizardry this weekend. For the undesirables, we have these odds. But what are the odds for other non-ghost results?

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Dotta: There are rares in the collection. So you could get a soul/ghost-type, an undesirable, and ultra-rares.

Madotsuki: Will there be new runes in the collection among the Forgotten Souls?

Elf: We’re still debating this. I have the character art, familiars, spells/items. Haven’t finalized the Runes. Dotta: These are continuations, so my thinking is to preserve the wizards’ runes. But we might change our minds.

On distribution Elf: We debated 5 distribution strategies. And we knew that in each one, someone would be upset. We tried to make as many people happy as possible. Dotta: I was satisfied with how it went off, but we didn’t want to have too many wizards burned, so not everyone was going to get one. We tried to reward older holders, but also gave another way to obtain one via the Book of Lore. But we did have a glitch in the contract, which affected 2 wizards. One was a long holder, and we gave them a flame. And we’ve seen at least one wizard (smolprotecc) voluntarily give away their flame.

On-chain souls? -Dotta: We will get them on-chain, but it won’t be immediate.

#### The Infinity Veil Contract[edit | edit source]

Elf: Distribution of flames happened through the “Infinity Veil Contract.” Dotta: This contract supports the distribution of future mystical items that could exist. Elf: I’m posting the artwork for the Infinity Veil contract on Twitter.

### "Glitched" Wizards[edit | edit source]

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### "Glitched" Wizards[edit | edit source]

Dotta mentioned that there have been some glitched wizard listings on the OpenSea floor. He tried to ask for help in the OpenSea discord, but there were 15K active ppl and 1 support person. The team was able to get 2 of the glitched listings removed today, but then another one popped up right after. If you see one of these listings, please use the “Report” function in OpenSea to alert their team.

Smolprotecc worked with the development of 3D voxel familiars in the Fall of 2021.

### Bearsnake Updates[edit | edit source]

Bearsnake interfaces with people in other industries that work at a different pace than the Web3 space. He hopes people can stay patient with the team as they move through the process with each of these opportunities. Elf mentioned that he thinks the project has a lot of viability, and is not following a pump-and-dump project’s trajectory. Zaylasoul mentioned that if we can find a way to bridge to other projects, it could help. A few other wizards chimed in about their positive feelings toward the project, and their views on how FRWC is more organic and stable, while other projects mooned in the interim. Some also gave some suggestions for what could help. Bearsnake hinted that there will be some news in the next week or two that will put a spotlight on FRWC.

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

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

Elf mentioned that the team is coming up with more ways to share the Book of Lore. Keep in mind also that being a Book of Lore writer puts you on a whitelist for future wizardy drops. Dotta - Niski is deploying a Book of Lore bot, to drop new entries into the art-and-lore chat in the Discord (note: the bot would eventually put the entries into the main Secret Tower chat for greater visibility).

Henboyd's Wizard Tavern image often heralds the approach of another Wizard Wednesday.

### Getting Affinity Data on OpenSea[edit | edit source]

The team is looking to put the affinities on OpenSea, but they want to check with the community first. They are going to upload the new metadata info into testnet OpenSea first. They will provide the link and let people explore. Then do a snapshot vote on snapshot.org. Elf: We also plan to correct a few trait names. Please vote in favor of the changes!

### Lore Shoutouts[edit | edit source]

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### Lore Shoutouts[edit | edit source]

  * Magus Wazir with a game mockup and many memes.
  * Ozzz continues to make amazing artworks. One in progress.
  * Chaos Mage Miyo of the Wood (8711) is doing a burn election. Which wizard will be burned? Fabio of the Sands looks sad.
  * Smolprotecc doing cool 3D voxel work with the familiars.
  * Henboyd \- wizard tavern scenes with Elf and dotta wizard portraits in them.
  * Dotta: I want to have a GM generator with wizards’ faces inside a frame. Anyone who wants to help with that, feel free to try it.
  * Elf: Henboyd’s been making some funny memes as well. Love the “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” references. I remember it, but Gen Z might not. My brother and I used to scare my sister with it.

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Jose Canizares is a notable 3D artist open for commissions through Twitter. Jose often takes commissions from Cult Members so has, in turn, created some of the best and most well-known 3D Wizards. Jos also co-created his own project, Tiny Familiars which you can check out on his Twitter.

Twitter: [1]

Jose Canizares


Ladybug Ghost
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Ladybug Ghost


Kusanagi
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Kusanagi


Purple Hedge Knight Armor
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Purple Hedge Knight Armor


Cyber Viking
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Cyber Viking


Scout
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Scout


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Rogue Falchion
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Rogue Falchion


Autumn Warrior
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Autumn Warrior


This article details the concept of Magic both in the fictional Runiverse and the meta-concept that empowers the cult.

## Within the Runiverse[edit | edit source]

From the original Book of Lore entry:

> Magic, aka The Arcane Arts, is a powerful force that weaves its way through the lands. Most Wizards came into the world already specializing in a form of magic, such as hydromancers, pyromancers, and necromancers. Some conduct their wizardry through magical items and staves, and some Wizards don't seem to know any magic at all.
>
> Magical talent is varied across Wizards - from hilariously amateur, to perilously threatening. Some use magic for virtuous altruism, and some for appalling cataclysm. The minds of the most powerful magic users often border on sanity, absurdity, mania and derangement, for there seems to be a trade-off every magic user must confront: Mastery of the Arcane Arts often comes at the cost of one's humanity.
>
> How magic came into this world is a question of serious inquiry, but one thing is certain, it is a dominant force in the world, and colors all aspects of daily life, culture, and politics.

## Magic as a meta-concept[edit | edit source]

The conceptualization of the overarching Forgotten Runes collection began with the idea of magic, a magic that crosses the chasm between real and imagined, between our experienced lives and virtual lives, and one that bridges the past to the future. The concept of magic is explored in one of the first Wizard Wednesdays, the cult's weekly meeting, where co-creator Elf details the idea that generated the original project:

Magic


> What does the Forgotten Runes actually mean? Who forgot them? What are the Runes about? To that I would say, it is not the Wizards who forgot, it's actually the rest of the world and it is the Wizard's job to remind them about the Runes.
>
> And so then, what is the Runes? To me, it is a broader concept. It represents some sort of esoteric information that sits in the ether. The Runes are about taking large indescribable concepts and presenting them to the world in a new way. For example, I tell Dotta that he himself is a Wizard, because what is he doing? He is using strange, abstract, coded characters to create something; he didn't write a smart contract, he basically wrote a spellbook. He wrote a spellbook that literally summons wizards.
>
> I think that artists are also Wizards themselves; they're alchemists. They take really base materials like paint and paper and pixels and they transform it into something that is beautiful and valuable. The same can be said for poets and writers. They're actually bards and spellsingers. They use words to transcend the banality of common speech.
>
> And that's what these Wizards are. They are the conduits to the Wizard inside you.
>
> You summoned Wizards, and now these Wizards are going to summon you. Because this is what a Wizard does. He puts his mark on the world, he puts his Rune on the door.

Magic


Magic Machine released an animation preview of a black goat running towards the Quantum Shadow. The "payoff" for what happens will be revealed with the actual trailer.

## Contents

  * 1 Welcome to Wizmas!
  * 2 Magic Machine Updates
  * 3 Community News
  * 4 Lore Readings

### Welcome to Wizmas![edit | edit source]

Elf opened the Wizard Wednesday with a specially adapted Forgotten Runes holiday poem. Elf noted that merch boxes have started going out to the Cult. He hadn't seen them in person before, and was very impressed. There will be more merch coming out in the future as well.

At the end of the hour, in response to a question, Dotta mentioned the QR codes that were included in the merch box. On Christmas Eve, you will be able to redeem the codes on the website for "something nice." Lore writers will also get to participate, although the snapshot for lore has already been taken. Dotta assured everyone that there won't be a time limit to redeem the code for the reward, so no worries about trying to make time to participate during the holiday celebrations.

An altered Book of Lore cover accompanied the announcement of the Forgotten Lewds website, and alternative front-end built to display NSFW Book of Lore content. (December 2021)

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

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

  * TV helped create the Forgotten Lewds alternative website for NSFW entries to the Book of Lore.
  * A new preview of an animated running goat was released as a preview of the TV trailer. Elf discussed his views about why he doesn't like to view movie trailers, because they give away too much and are essentially spoiler vehicles. So Elf only wants to show "setup images"; he wants to save the payoffs for the actual trailer release.
  * Elf and Dotta talked with a prominent journalist. They felt that the journalist didn't quite grasp the essential points of the projects, and NFTs/crypto in general. Elf said that it's their job to educate about these topics, and they will continue to work on refining their message to be more easily understandable.
  * Comic book Issue #0 writing is ongoing. Magic Machine has created a directory of Wizard lore to help the comic book writer find Wizards to include in the comic book. The idea is for community-owned Wizards to appear in other promotional materials as well.
  * Elf has been working on "master lore" documentation to help their partners from the animation and game studios to do their work. Elf now has the entire world map drawn, as well as the lore behind why it looks that way. He is also writing lore behind the various Wizard traits.
  * Wizard familiar walkcycles are currently in progress. Souls walkcycles will come later.
  * Dotta first mentioned Josh the blind horse, a neighbor's steed that Dotta helps take care of.
  * Molly finished a Wizard lore animated video, and it will be uploaded to Youtube soon.

### Community News[edit | edit source]

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### Community News[edit | edit source]

  * TheOneWhoRings released an image of someone wearing a Magus Wazir hoodie. There was speculation about whether the person is them, or just someone who knows them...
  * There were several notable Wizard burns that happened in the past week, including legendary Soul, the Lich Emperor, which was performed by TV.
  * Elf shouted out hyaliko, which displayed 2D wizard sprites in a 3D world.

### Lore Readings[edit | edit source]

An unnamed model presents a custom Magus Wazir hoodie. At the time, there was speculation about whether this was TheOneWhoRings, or one of their associates.

There were multiple lore readings this week:

  * Nosferatu came up in person to read his own lore, about a first contact with another Wizard after a millenia. Elf and Dotta commented how they love the path that the character has taken, and the background/significance of the character.
  * Malevolent read lore about Sorcerer Aldus of the Morning Star (6491).
  * Lorepunk sang "Have Yourself a Merry Little Wizmas," an adaption of a well-known Christmas tune. Previously, lorepunk has mainly read her poems, but this was the first song. The reception to her song eventually led to original compositions...
  * Dr. Poplovski / Solopop came up, and had hired a voice actor to record a reading of a poem promoting the Milk Guild. Pop's connection cut out part-way, but Dotta helped play the full recording at the end of the WW.
  * Ozzz read lore about his Wizard, Sorcerer Azahl of the Mount (1498)

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-12-22


Might Shield
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Might Shield


Lotus Shield
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Lotus Shield


Blue Dwarven Helm
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Blue Dwarven Helm


Classic Gold Barbarian Briefs
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Classic Gold Barbarian Briefs


## In the Runiverse[edit | edit source]

The Dark Sentinel is located in the southern part of the known Runiverse. The Dark Sentinel lies just east of the Nightmare Dominion.

The Dark Sentinel

## Forgotten Runiverse Game[edit | edit source]

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

The Dark Sentinel


Hue Master
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Hue Master


Fur gnomes are a race within the Runiverse present in the Wizard collection as the head trait Fur Gnome and the Warrior collection as Furgnome Marauder and Furgnome Mercenary.

## Introduction[edit | edit source]

Fur Gnomes are known to be mischievous. However when provoked, they can be ruthless and formidable opponents.

## History[edit | edit source]

Fur Gnome Concept from Gremplin on Discord

The original concept for the Fur Gnome came from Gremplin in June of 2021 in response to a request in Discord from Dotta.

## In the Runiverse[edit | edit source]

The Fur Gnomes reside predominantly in the Fur Gnome Wold.

Fur Gnomes


A popular item among oracles, soothsayers, and fortune-tellers, the Crystal Ball is the perfect medium for scrying.

Crystal Ball
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Crystal Ball


Skylord Plate Armor
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Skylord Plate Armor


Green Cloak
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Green Cloak


Warlock
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Warlock


Rogue Arcanist
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Rogue Arcanist


Holy Spectral Body
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Holy Spectral Body


## Description[edit | edit source]

Canis Coven is a forthcoming graphic novel series for ages 13+ by writer and artist Tania del Rio based on tokens and IP from the Forgotten Runes NFT collection. Volume 1, Canis Coven and the Kitsune’s Tear, is slated for release in 2023, comprising of 6 i ndividual chapters which will also be released as separate comic book issues.

### Comic Story[edit | edit source]

A girl’s quest to learn about her past uncovers a dangerous threat to the Runiverse that will test the oldest bond in existence: the one between human and canine.

Canis Coven


Green Big Buckle
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Green Big Buckle


## In the Runiverse[edit | edit source]

Alessar's Keep is located in the central region of the known Runiverse. The keep lies at the mouth leading to Kelpie's Bay and is in close proximity to Kobold's Crossroad and Calista's Citadel.

Alessar's Keep

## Forgotten Runiverse Game[edit | edit source]

Alessar's Keep is located at (x, y) in the game. To get there, head due southeast from the origin.

Alessar's Keep


## In the Runiverse[edit | edit source]

White Wizard Tower is located in the northern part of the known Runiverse. It is bordered on its west by a range of unnamed mountains. To its south lies the Elysian Gates, and its east, Avalon.

White Wizard Tower

## Forgotten Runiverse Game[edit | edit source]

White Wizard Tower is located at (x, y) in the game. To get there, head due north from the origin.

White Wizard Tower


Bottle of Goblin Beer
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Bottle of Goblin Beer


The NFT Hierarchy of Needs, a framework presented by Dotta in August 2021 to explain why people grow attached to Forgotten Runes and other NFT projects.

## Contents

  * 1 Commercial Rights Discussion
  * 2 The Hierarchy of NFT Needs
  * 3 Elf's Thoughts On Lore and the Metanarrative of Forgotten Runes
  * 4 Book of Lore Update
  * 5 Merch, Events, and Collabs
  * 6 Additional Team Updates (and Cult Content Shout-outs)
  * 7 Ask Me Anything (AMA)

### Commercial Rights Discussion[edit | edit source]

Dotta: Previously we said that we might copy Larvalabs and do a commercial cap of 100K. But there are some issues with that, we understand people want to try and go big if they use commercial rights for their Wizard. So you will have commercial rights up to a $1 million cap, after that there are royalties, 50% to creators and 50% to the community. We haven't pinned down the royalty %. So you keep everything up to $1 million dollars of revenue, and then the royalties would kick in. This is the blanket rights. But you can contact us to negotiate a different rate, especially for derivative works that are really a totally different thing. I want to make sure wizard-holders can do things, but I don't want a big studio to buy up a set of wizards, create a big media property, and then we and the community get nothing from that. So we are trying to balance these factors.

O: WIth the people you have spoken with about a tv show or game, are they more likely to want to use wizards owned by FRWC, vs. wizards held by individuals?

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-08-04


dotta: We haven't granted a legal structure of rights to anyone. As the creators, it's our responsibility to publish a legal document with our lawyers so everything is up front. The big media companies are not thinking about the decentralized aspects at the moment. We want to keep the rights to negotiate on your behalf.

Elf: We want to be able to negotiate faster and get a better deal. If you see your wizard on screen, we want you to benefit from that. Most studios have been very interested in this idea, only one studio was skeptical, didn't really understand crypto. Another person was super interested. They said they had many people approach them about an NFT project, but they have no idea what NFTs are. Hollywood is still thinking in a centralized way. This person was impressed that we already had an NFT project and a background in this space.

Madotsuki: I understand the commercial rights, you want to prevent a big studio from taking advantage of our structure, while also allowing members of the community to use their character(s) in other projects. For example, I want to use Magus Devon in Avime and probably other projects in the future.

dotta: Yes, we want to balance these concerns.

Tom: Any announcement about music?

Elf: Yes, I have music on my checklist. We are actually talking to a professional musician about adding a musical element to the collection. Cannot say much more at this point. But something along the lines of every wizard being able to have their own theme song, something generative.

dotta: Regarding a question about commercial rights and shows - we just have to work it out with our lawyers. We have had requests from big projects who want to see the legal docs, but we don't have them yet. It's not a fast project, but we're working on having those docs ready.

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-08-04


### The Hierarchy of NFT Needs[edit | edit source]

This refers to a tweet thread dotta put out this week.

dotta: I feel that stories and artwork are not my strong suit. In this community you can lean on others to create a story. A story can still be a part of your identity even if you didn't create it yourself.

Elf: Yes, dotta created this whole NFT hierarchy by himself.

dotta: It came out of conversations with this group, which helped bring the ideas together. I've been talking about NFTs with people in life in general. Some people still don't get it, to be honest. I have previous experience with smart contracts, but not NFTs, before FRWC. And it really helped me realize that it was more than just artwork. It has a more fundamental value than a lot of meme coins, for instance.

Illustration of Enchanter Orbus of the Road, commissioned by Sharkchild, and created by John Bivens.

Elf: It's the aesthetic, narrative, identity, all in one. Raul Paol (sic) commented that social tokens will be more important than DeFi, and NFTs are part of that. The demographic for NFTs is not your typical crypto investor. It's for the generation that grew up on social media and video games. NFTs are going to bring the "normies", the "no-coiners" into crypto.

dotta: You can see the new people as people to dump on, but it's more than that. It is opening banking and financial instruments to everyone. Having your NFT and digital ownership is a special feeling when it happens.

O: I saw you've changed your PFP to wizards in the past month. How has that been?

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-08-04