dotta: Twitter is a place where ideas reign, I've done two Tweet storms since then and it's gotten good engagement. I don't plan to change it often.

Madotsuki: Even if you switch avatars, there is usually still some kind of throughline, showing different parts of you.

### Elf's Thoughts On Lore and the Metanarrative of Forgotten Runes[edit | edit source]

Elf: I am working on it still, but will NOT go out in a grand blog post or similar info dump. No big tome with all the details. Several reasons for this - one is that we are in talks with producers in different mediums. These mediums have their different strengths, and we want to use them to tell the story. You will always see a wizard or wizards from the collection in the media. Many questions will be answered in due time in these other media expressions. We see so many of you writing stories and creating art for your wizards. So far it lives in Twitter and Discord, but we want the Book of Lore to help display these.

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

dotta: The Book of Lore will allow you to attach artifact NFTs to the wizards. There is a mechanism by which the lore could be ordered as well. We recently deployed the alpha version of the contract (this morning). We are writing the design documents for the UI now. If you are a React or javascript dev and want to help with the UI, please reach out to me. We want to release the Book of Lore before the great burning, because that is an event that should be memorialized in it.

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Elf: Some wizard-holders have expressed concern that they are not good artists/writers. But they shouldn't worry, because 1) we have a lot of artists that you can work with and 2) you may surprise yourself, and this is your chance to try it out in an anonymous fashion. I encourage you to take a stab at it.

dotta: My kids have started making paintings and sculptures of their wizards. There may also be community grants in the future, and your wizard may appear in a show regardless.

### Merch, Events, and Collabs[edit | edit source]

Elf: A lot of options on the tables, from basic to elaborate. Should be more to announce next week. We may have hot pink goat-head briefs :) We are talking to a gallery in Venice Beach about doing a wizard art show. So if you live in LA, you could visit, and if you don't, it may come to a closer location in the future.

dotta: We did a survey asking where wizard-holders live. Answer if possible, because it helps us decide where to hold real-world events.

Regarding collabs, bread and Madotsuki are working on a new NFT project. You receive a set of attributes, and you can trade these attributes and ultimately do a fusion mint to create the final character. Any wizard should for sure check it out.

Iconic pixel animation of honorary Wizard 3D Wizz DeeZe, created by Tad circa July 2021.

I have been talking with Pixelboy from the pixelglyphs project. Pixelglyphs will use ENS to build a system, which uses NFTs as a decentralized avatar profile. I am in talks to potentially include wizards in that project.

### Additional Team Updates (and Cult Content Shout-outs)[edit | edit source]

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### Additional Team Updates (and Cult Content Shout-outs)[edit | edit source]

  * Elf: Shout-outs to Magus Tumbaj and Wise Sam the Viper for their contributions in the art channel. Also Sharkchild's collaboration on the awesome Orbus artwork.

  * Elf: Also youngwhizzie with the awesome animated background, and Lorepunk's poems continue to be great. A few other great contributions as well. Trying to share and retweet as many of these as possible, ping us if we missed you.

  * dotta: Question about format needed for Book of Lore inclusion - you will be able to fit any NFT in the Book of Lore.
  * Elf: I have nearly finished drawing all the angles of the wizard heads for the sprite sheet turnarounds. The grand plan for this, is to allow your wizards to be used in our eventual metaverse, as well as other people's metaverses. I will be sharing progress as it comes along.
  * Forgotten Souls: Elf and Dotta have fully designed the numerology and risk/reward system. Elf will warn you again, "one should NOT be too eager to deal out death and judgement."

### Ask Me Anything (AMA)[edit | edit source]

Dotta the Puppet would later emerge at the NFT NYC party that occurred in June 2022.

ZayLaSoul: dotta, what's with the muppet character? where does it come from?

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dotta: I love the muppets so much, and I actually create Jim Henson style puppets out of foam. I'm not really a puppeteer, but I like to build them. At a deeper level, I like that you can take these materials, you work with it, and you create life out of it. I also like needle-felting, where you take fluff balls of wool, you take a needle, and you push the wool in the needle. The barbed needle causes the fibers to tangle with one another. You can search it on pinterest. Muppets use a special felt, you can tell that it has an extra sparkle to it. And there's only one manufacturer left that creates this felt, in Pennsylvania. With needle-felting, you shape this wool into muppet-like characters. This process is sort of like the concept of the wizards as well.

Elf: I think needle-felting projects are awesome, although I haven't done it myself. I also like crocheting, actually cross-stitch, as well. If anybody out there can cross-stitch my wizard, I would buy that.

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zaylasoul: Where does elf come from, and what's with the tiger girl?

Elf: Elf is based on my real name. The elf girl was an artwork I did before the wizards.

dotta: In real life, Elf is a huge animal lover. I've seen a picture of him holding a baby fawn. Not sure where he found it, haha. Also pictures with lizards, furbabies, bats. So animals appear in his art due to his affinity for wildlife.

Elf: I used to live in Costa Rica and loved to hike out in nature and see the wildlife.

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dotta: First off, O thanks so much for your work moderating the Discord over the past however many weeks.

O: Well, I've really enjoyed the project, maintaining the air of mystery allows the community to fill the gaps. My question - I was wondering about the spritesheets, after the turnaround, what comes next. Left-right, other directions?

Elf: Yes, walking all around. I have a day job so it's been going slower than I'd like. But I just handed in my notice to my job to work on FRWC full-time. But yes, your wizard will be able to walk in all directions. We did work with a pixel artist on the walkcycles, but unfortunately we weren't totally happy with it. I need to finish these turnarounds first, and then give that to other artists to work on more poses, so that they have the proper context.

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O: Thinking far ahead, I'm not sure it's well known what's going on with Forgotten Runes and the long-term vision. People in the know have heard about it in your AMAs a bit, but what can be done to help people understand what is going on with Forgotten Runes?

dotta: We do need to make the website better. At the very least, we want more documentation on the website about the mission, projects in progress, what is means to own a wizard, how to get help in the community. You do have to be a super-fan to know all there is to know at the moment.

Elf: I agree, we need to be way better at communicating to non-wizards what Forgotten Runes is all about. We need to organize all the info out there into our website.

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O: I appreciate that you want to have free space for wizard creation, but there's certainly space to provide a framework or scaffolding to provide guidance.

Elf: There's two types of information, the secretive bucket, and the info we need to publish far and wide. Like around the walkcycles, murals, galleries, Forgotten Souls, Book of Lore. For lore and backstories, I don't want to spell it out in a straight-forward way.

dotta: When I look at our roadmap, it's very incomplete compared to what we actually have in the works.

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Sandman
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Sandman


Greater Cassowary
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Greater Cassowary


Emma is like Cher: Just one name is good enough.

## Contacts[edit | edit source]

Discord - emmaleigh.eth#5475

Twitter - https://twitter.com/emmaleightly

## Awesome shit Emma does[edit | edit source]

  * Hosts the Weekly Wizard Workshop with MeepleDad on Thursdays at 9pm EST
  * Helped Bambam complete the book of lore reading in time for NFT NYC
  * Carries the mantle of book of lore readings
  * Creates fun Wizard and Warrior movie poster memes

Emma


Cosmic Cardigan
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Cosmic Cardigan


Red Horn Lady Buff
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Red Horn Lady Buff


> And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. \- R of Contract SeventhRealm

Rarelabs' rendition of the Gate of Seventh Realm.

The Gate to the Seventh Realm is a location within the Runiverse and implemented as a mechanic to introduce Forgotten Beasts (Season 1) into the Runiverse. It is notable for the first mechanic introduced to the cult that required on-chain collaboration between cult members, as well as requiring participation from specific traits within the collection.

## Contents

  * 1 Description
  * 2 In the Runiverse
  * 3 Forgotten Runiverse Game
  * 4 Implementation
    * 4.1 Mechanics
      * 4.1.1 🔐 Phase 1 Unlocking the Gate
      * 4.1.2 🦁 Phase 2 Beast Auctions
      * 4.1.3 🐣 Phase 3 Beast Spawn
    * 4.2 Outcomes
    * 4.3 Commentary
  * 5 Solidity
    * 5.1 Controversies
  * 6 History

## Description[edit | edit source]

The Gate to the Seventh Realm, as depicted at https://www.forgottenrunes.com/beasts.

The Gate to the Seventh Realm is a towering isolated structure located within the Runiverse. It is designed as an arched gateway with gilded detailing in the shape of half-circles on either side of the central stile. There are twenty one golden locks on the faces bordering the gateway. The symbol of the Illuminatus sits atop the structure in a trio: a larger purple pyramid flanked on either side by two smaller ones.

## In the Runiverse[edit | edit source]

Location of the Gate of the Seventh Realm.

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Location of the Gate of the Seventh Realm.

The Gate to the Seventh Realm is located in the central region of the Runiverse. It is bordered on the west by the Sacred Pillars, the southeast by Blue Wizard Bastion, and the south by Dream Master Lake.

It is not known who created the Gate or for what purpose; however, the Gate allowed for the traversal of the Beasts into the Runiverse - presumably from the Seventh Realm.

## Forgotten Runiverse Game[edit | edit source]

The Gate to the Seventh Realm is located at (x, y) in the game. To get there, head northwest from the origin.

## Implementation[edit | edit source]

### Mechanics[edit | edit source]

On the 12th of April, the Gate of the Seventh Realm was introduced to the cult as a mechanic for releasing the Beasts into the Runiverse at the url https://forgottenrunes.com/beasts. There were three separate phases:

#### 🔐 Phase 1 Unlocking the Gate[edit | edit source]

In phase 1, Wizard and Soul holders had to collaborate to unlock all 21 locks on the Gate. Each lock required two Wizards (or Souls) held separately across two wallets to unlock; one with a Key of the Seventh Realm and one with a spell prop. Any of the two Wizards would be first in signing a message on the website and provided with a URL. This URL would then be shared with the owner of the second Wizard. The second Wizard submitted the first Wizard's address & the transaction (with gas) to the contract (see Solidity) which sent both addresses one Lock NFT marked with the type of spell used in its unlocking. The unlocking of all 21 locks resulted in the distribution of 42 Lock NFTs and proceeding to Phase 2.

#### 🦁 Phase 2 Beast Auctions[edit | edit source]

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#### 🦁 Phase 2 Beast Auctions[edit | edit source]

In phase 2, seven Beasts were sequentially auctioned to anyone. Each auction was set on a twenty-four hour timer that could be extended for a further 15 minutes incrementally if the high bid was raised by 5 percent.

#### 🐣 Phase 3 Beast Spawn[edit | edit source]

In phase 3, the Beast successfully auctioned off would be eligible for spawning. Once spawned, a random set of Wizard/Souls were granted eligibility to mint a Beast Spawn. There were a maximum of 42 Spawn per Beast and each Wizard or Soul could mint only one Spawn per Beast. The Spawn were eligible for claiming for 24 hours when announced. At the end of the time period, the eligibility list was recast and any Wizard or Soul on the new list would be permitted to mint any remaining unclaimed Spawn.

### Outcomes[edit | edit source]

The unlocking of the 21 locks took from Apr-12-2022 07:53:12 PM UTC to Apr-12-2022 07:54:25 PM UTC (approximately 73 seconds) and only 9 blocks (block 14572781 to 14572789). 12 attempts failed due to various reasons: transaction reversion and gas insufficiency. Total gas used by successful cult members totaled 0.95922 eth (approximately USD 2,905). Unsuccessful gas used totaled 0.080214 eth (approximately USD 242.95).

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The first Beast, Chaos Chimera, was successfully auctioned for 45 eth (approximately USD 140,332.50) to collectibles.1of1.eth. The initial bid began at 1.5 eth. The bidding process took 23 hours and 40 minutes across 12 bids from block 14572792 to block 14579031 and involved 9 separate wallets.

The second Beast, Bugbear Chieftain, was successfully auctioned for 50.05 eth (approximately USD 151,239.09) to jailwarden.eth. The initial bid began at 1 eth. The bidding process took 24 hours and 33 minutes across 13 bids from block 14579122 to block 14585759 and involved 9 separate wallets.

The third Beast, Triple Crowned Cockatrice, was successfully auctioned for 88.88 eth (approximately USD 270,302.74) to aeiress.eth. The initial bid began at 2 eth. The bidding process took 23 hours and 58 minutes across 27 bids from block 14585760 to block 14592245 and involved 15 separate wallets.

The fourth Beast, Salt Kelpie, was successfully auctioned for 70 eth (approximately USD 214,219.60) to blockomo.eth. The initial bid began at 0.01 eth. The bidding process took 23 hours and 58 minutes across 13 bids from block 14592253 to block 14598705 and involved 10 separate wallets. This auction was notable for a large +40.23 eth (approximately USD 123,115.06) jump in bids.

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The fifth Beast, Gigas Chad, was successfully auctioned for 86.42069 eth (approximately USD 258,259.59) to 0x7908A20bE7f8cE24bAa5C9CEA46E3678c1ce3F4E. The initial bid began at 2 eth. The bidding process took 24 hours and 34 minutes across 16 bids from block 14598753 to block 14605282 and involved 11 separate wallets.

The sixth Beast, Nightmare Imp, was successfully auctioned for 84 eth (approximately USD 256,720.80) to panico.eth. The initial bid began at 0.001 eth. The bidding process took 23 hours and 43 minutes across 16 bids from block 14605361 to block 14611685 and involved 16 separate wallets. This auction had the most number of unique bidders.

The seventh Beast, Seven Tailed Kitsune, was successfully auctioned for 66.66 eth (approximately USD 206,813.98) to 0x8D12B8c3bEf358d1901d891a74FA801aBa2b79B0. The initial bid began at 0.3 eth. The bidding process took 23 hours and 25 minutes across 12 bids from block 14611748 to block 14618034 and involved 11 separate wallets. This auction was notable for an unusual bid raise on the prior high bid by the same bidder by a substantial amount (+50.69 eth, approximately USD 157,226.74).

The total time for all 7 auctions of Beasts (Season 1) was 170 hours 18 minutes, running from block 14572792 to block 14618182.

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The funds from the Beast auctions totaled 491.01069 eth (less gas) (approximately USD 1,523,370.49). Fifty percent was retained by Magic Machine and fifty percent was sent to the House of Wizards DAO.

### Commentary[edit | edit source]

Whilst it was possible for a single owner to own both a Wizard holding a Key to the Seventh Realm and another Wizard with the appropriate spell, and distribute them across both wallets, this only occurred with ___________ locks.

## Solidity[edit | edit source]

There were five contracts required to execute the unlocking of the Gate, auctioning the Beasts and permitting minting of Beast Spawn:

The contract to submit collaboration between two wizards: https://etherscan.io/address/0xb1f1738cfb459f08f2f2fca8c5469ded57dbe4ed#code

The contract to mint locks for successful wizards: https://etherscan.io/address/0xda5cf3a42ebacd2d8fcb53830b1025e01d37832d#code

The contract to bid on Beasts: https://etherscan.io/address/0x650ec141a2315b8aca9a661469514728b616275c#code

The contract to mint Beasts: https://etherscan.io/address/0x8634c23d5794ed177e9ffd55b22fdb80a505ab7b#code

The contract to mint Beast Spawn: https://etherscan.io/address/0x7de11a2d9e9727fa5ead3094e40211c5e9cf5857#code

### Controversies[edit | edit source]

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### Controversies[edit | edit source]

It was possible to snoop the list of eligible wallets for Beast Spawn prior to the release of the list on the website. The method to do this was to interrogate the contract via Etherscan and perform the computations once the user realizes the seed for randomization was predictable. This did not obviate the randomness for wallet selection. Subsequent to this, cult members with the Solidity know-how assisted other cult members to check their eligibility for the current list and the forward list across the seven days of auctions.

## History[edit | edit source]

TO BE COMPLETED: On the 2nd of March, the first iteration of Beasts were hinted at during a Wizard Wednesday,

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Spiked Ball bat
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Spiked Ball bat


Albino Rat
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Albino Rat


Goblin Toga
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Goblin Toga


A subtle and inconspicuous item, don't let its stature fool you. From the workshops of the most clever Artificers, this candle heightens psychic abilities like clairvoyance, telepathy, and fortune-telling.

Candle of Intuition
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Candle of Intuition


* Special:UploadWizard

Meta/Tools


Athenian Robe
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Athenian Robe


Green Tunic Armor
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Green Tunic Armor


Soul Rune of Sun
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Soul Rune of Sun


Divine Battle Garment
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Divine Battle Garment


Note: This Wizard Wednesday happened on November 2nd, 2022 (pending article title adjustment)

ZayLaSoul shared a clip of Wizard + Warrior walk-cycles at part of the Halloween Trick or Treat at the Nightmare Imp's House event. (October 2022).

## Contents

  * 1 Magic Machine Updates / Community Q&A
  * 2 Halloween Event - After-Action Report
  * 3 Regarding the Tricks...
  * 4 Elf Lore Drop - Deep-dive on the Green Hat Wizards
  * 5 Cult Content Shout-outs

### Magic Machine Updates / Community Q&A[edit | edit source]

  * Souls and Warriors walk-cycles were released along with the Halloween event! Dotta shouted out Cosmo for doing a lion’s share of the artwork. Elf mentioned that some of the Warriors walk-cycles (which were a surprise drop) may need some fine-tuning before being released on their own. Souls walk-cycles have already been made available via API, and will be packaged up for easier download soon.

Bisonic shared this animation preview as part of its Happy Halloween message on Twitter. (October 2022)

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Dotta shouted out Magic Machine for the Halloween event. It was challenging to integrate with all the partner collections. Art by Elf and Cosmo, marketing by Bearsnake, Nalgene and LachnessMonsta, and development by Niski (wrote 95% of the solidity contracts). The event included 13 contracts that required 52 transactions, and it worked on the first try. TheOneWhoRings and Kneeshaw helped with the frontend, and Jitcy helped with whatever was needed.
  * Runiverse land sale updates? No, but there will be plenty of advance notice. It may not even necessarily happen before the game launches - TBD. It’s important to the long-term economy of the game that the land sale go well, so Bisonic and MM are monitoring the market.
  * Runiverse beta play: Runiverse community manager and long-time Cult member Madotsuki came up and confirmed that Bisonic would like to release the next beta experience by the end of the calendar year. Keep an eye on the game's Twitter and Discord for more news.
  * 3D model update? Elf: 3D models are well into production. Magus Wazir may be releasing some early tests with the models soon. Bearsnake reminded us that the initial 3D model creation process, which used an outside agency, just didn’t meet Magic Machine’s standard of quality. MM decided to re-do them, which takes more time/money, but they wants to do it right because they have a lot of plans for 3D, so the quality is crucial.
  * Costumes worn by MM? They all said that they didn’t wear any - too busy with the Halloween event. Bearsnake mentioned that he went to the Deadfellaz event with some other local Cult members, including Jitcy and Tania del Rio, who both wore cool costumes.

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* Favorite superpower? Elf: Immortality. Dotta: God-like charisma. Bearsnake: Super-speed, enough to break through dimensions and steal pizzas. And I’d look really good even with all the pizza-eating. (Bearsnake mentioned an urge to eat pizza several times during the hour.)
  * Wiki-lore updates on the map locations? Elf: This is where I want to shift my focus next - adding lore into the Wiki and elsewhere, such as the comics and the TV scripts.

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The treasure chest animation for the Halloween Trick or Treat at the Nightmare Imp's House event. (October 2022)

### Halloween Event - After-Action Report[edit | edit source]

Elf began with some observations on the event. He was happy that “Bread Friend” is getting the attention that he deserves. One inspiration was “The Ginger Bread Man” (GBM) nursery rhyme. The GBM provokes everyone and eventually gets eaten by a fox. The bread friend is intended as a cousin of the GBM. This is also a reference to the bread-based NFT collection Elf and Dotta thought about creating before they decided on Forgotten Runes.

Elf also enjoyed the popularity of the dolls, as well as “group photos” of holders' collections of Wizards & Warriors. Some other fun screenshots & videos of the Halloween experience were also circulating. Dotta wondered if anyone found the hidden Dotta wizard...

Dotta said he enjoyed seeing the Tricks being shared on social media, including among the partner collection holders. Bearsnake emphasized that collaboration between NFT projects is key for where the industry is at this point. Dotta said 500 people who don’t hold any FRWC tokens participated, which sounds low, but is a significant percentage of the current number of existing FRWC holders. Dotta said he loved the phrase he heard from Bridge, “Forgotten Runes promises NFTs, and delivers magic.”

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On the Treats: Elf loves the creative speculation and lore that’s already been circulating about the items. The barrier to entry is relatively low, making them easy to buy/sell/trade. Regarding mechanical utility, Elf doesn’t want to say anything specific for now. Anything said now, are just ideas that Magic Machine has, and there are no promises made. Some of the items are more or less self-explanatory: eggs, books, and alchemy ingredients, for example. The fishing pole too, it pretty obvious. Food items could be fed to Ponies or Beasts. These ideas could all totally happen in the future, but no specifics/promises. Dotta also warned that there aren’t concrete details and timelines in place yet. We have characters, written lore, commissioned art, and now items to help flesh out the universe. MM wants to start expanding the world and interactivity with people’s characters.

Example of how ShapeShifter tokens change the visuals of a Forgotten Runes character (the green flames added to the original character visual). (October 2022)

Elf on the vases: There could be something inside the vase. The vases also have names associated with Runiverse locations - there could be some location-based utility behind that. How to redeem the scrolls for free Wizards/Warriors/Ponies? Dotta: Scroll holders - DM me to set up an OTC swap. I was planning to throw all the prize items in Sudoswap to redeem randomly, but it doesn’t support ERC-1155s yet.

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Elf: goblintown bought a jar with a goblin brain, and "made remarks" about the Runiverse’s goblin town location. And that’s serendipitous, because the goblintown theme might just be related to something (p2e game) that MM will be releasing soon. Elf: We’re meeting with the goblintown team tomorrow. Bearsnake: The partnership with 10KTF happened organically, and the goblintown partnership that may develop is similar. There is nothing set in stone yet, however, stay tuned.

Dotta added that the p2e game will have a green paper soon. It’s an MMO, real-time, crypto version of Settlers of Catan (SoC). In SoC, you collect and trade resources to build roads, towns, and cities, and gain points. In the crypto version, there are no “turns”; it will be a real-time resource collection and trading game. Dotta will release all the specific details about the mechanics at a later time.

### Regarding the Tricks...[edit | edit source]

Do the Tricks have utility? Dotta: Yes! This is our follow-up to our discussion about dynamic NFTs. Although originally the collection was established at a time when the immutability of the on-chain images was important, MM has since seen the benefits of being able to change or evolve the characters over time (with the holder's consent).

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The Tricks are part of a ShapeShift collection - the idea is to be able to apply conditions, props, equipment, etc. by using tokens, going on the Forgotten Runes website, and applying selected Treats to your Wizard or Warrior to change their appearance in some way. This wouldn’t change the on-chain traits/rarities of the token, but you CAN change their cosmetic appearance, which could even be verified/displayed on platforms like Twitter and the Book of Lore as well.

Time and nature conquer all, as shown by this preview of a Runiverse jungle scene, released by Bisonic. (October 2022)

The ShapeShift tokens cannot be sold separately - they are intended to stay with the underlying base character token (if the base token gets transferred to another wallet, you can transfer the ShapeShift token to that wallet also). MM plans to continue working with and releasing ShapeShift tokens going forward. Dotta said that the possibilities for this are greater than you might imagine. You could change pixels around of course, but you might even be able to generate an anime-style or 3D version of your character and have it serve as your token’s visual representation. The sky's the limit, but there is some time needed to build out the UI. Elf: We’re about to enter a new phase of Forgotten Runes once these capabilities are released.

### Elf Lore Drop - Deep-dive on the Green Hat Wizards[edit | edit source]

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### Elf Lore Drop - Deep-dive on the Green Hat Wizards[edit | edit source]

The Greens are centered around a city in the equatorial jungles of the Runiverse map. Their society strives to blend in with nature, and live in harmony with it. The architectural designs of their structures are solarpunk-like, harnessing the sun for energy. Their magic comes from deep within the earth. They pity the Red Hats, viewing their financial power as short-sighted. And the Blue Hats’ focus on technology is misguided. The unstoppable forces of nature will always prevail, it predates civilization and will persist even after the singularity itself.

Just like the other hat colors, there are good and evil applications of this Wizard type. But it gets interesting here, because in the natural world, the concepts of good and evil don’t really exist. But nature can be harsh and brutal from the perspective of human concerns. Elf mentioned the Jungle Book as a good example of this. Mowgli confronts the “law of the jungle” epitomized by Shere Khan, who is just doing what a tiger does. Mowgli learns that since he’s a human, he is not within the jurisdiction of this Law, and he wields fire, which can destroy the jungle and the animals in it. Similarly, when Green Hats try to integrate with nature, unexpected things can happen. Take Jurassic Park, where nature-loving humans resurrect an ancient form of nature. The dinos get loose, but they aren’t evil. They are being normal dinos, who were let loose by humans. So the evil examples of this type are very fascinating. On the good side, there are the Ents, Radagast the Brown, and the Elves from Lord of the Rings. The Ewoks from Star Wars. The Navi from Avatar. San from Princess Mononoke.

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Elf himself might identify with the Greens most, out of all the colors, if he had to choose one. Next week - the Yellow Hats!

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

  * There were 3 Halloween events among the community collections! The Baby Wizards, led by BiII Gains (dev) and acideater (artist), had costumes available for adult + baby wizards.
  * Forgotten Punks introduced Soul Punks, which involved a Summoning Circle mechanic developed by SPZ. AstroYon is the artist.
  * Feckless released a platformer game (created the art AND coded the game) for the Heroes of Cumberland! There is a contest underway for those with the first clears of the game, and the highest scores. So far, doodlxr and NightOwlBirdman have cleared the game. They win free Heroes of Cumberland characters. Top 10 scores will also get prizes. Go to Cucumdog.com, then click the games tab to play.
  * CosmicBirdsNFT created a kirigami version of the D20 die, then held a contest won by Madotsuki.
  * BARONVONFANCY created a ceramic version of Elf’s wizard and sent it to him. (link mentions samikitty, who also does FRWC ceramics, but it got corrected in the WW).
  * Marcofine continues to release Wizard portraits. Marcofine will also be awarding a portrait to the winner of the BlackSand Tournament! Follow along and vote to see who ends up on top!

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Rune of Fire


Ashpile
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Ashpile


Here's a list of topics where help is wanted:

  * The Great Burning (2021)
  * The Sacred Flame
  * Decoder Crystal
  * Wizard Wednesday
  * The Secret Tower
  * Christmas 2021 Merch Box
  * Forgotten Runiverse Game
  * Forgotten Ponies
  * Success in Forgotten Runes
  * The Book of Lore
  * The Book of Lore Animated Shorts
  * 3D Wizards
  * Forgotten Runes Warriors Guild
  * Forgotten Souls
  * Forgotten Beasts
  * Baby Wizards
  * Forgotten Market
  * Cult-driven Projects
  * Walk Cycles
  * Forgotten Council
  * House of Wizards
  * Warrior Honoraries
  * Wizard Honoraries
  * The Gate to the Seventh Realm
  * Forgotten Runes Wizard's Cult Trailer
  * Derek Kolstad
  * Titmouse
  * Magic Machine
  * Enter the Runiverse NFT NYC 2022 Poster Contest
  * NFTX
  * Masque of the Red Death

Help Wanted


Skipper
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Skipper


Jane Doe
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Jane Doe


Luqis Pataro is a notable 3D artists within the Cult, Luqis is the artist behind the Pantheum Vidalis. Which consists of Braziers that are lit and are claimable to his patron members for a 3D sculpture of their wizards.

Luqis Pataro


Obsidian Raptor
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Obsidian Raptor


Thrall Ruffian
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Thrall Ruffian


Shield of the Sun
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Shield of the Sun


## Cover Variants[edit | edit source]

Comic issue #0 was published with a 6 cover variants.

  * Cover 1 by Reilly Brown

  * Cover 2 by Andrea Confrancesco

  * Cover 3 by Oliver Gombault

  * Cover 4 by John Bivens

  * Cover 5 by Dmitry Lem

  * Cover 6 by Caitlin Gospo

## Special Pages[edit | edit source]

  * Sacred Key Master Coloring Page

Forgotten Runes Wizard's Cult Comic Issue 0


Alchemist Armor
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Alchemist Armor


Brown Kite
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Brown Kite


Pony Scroll from the Forgotten Runes Athenaeum

The Pony Scroll 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 11 total Pony Scrolls.

### Trivia[edit | edit source]

Along with the Pony Scrolls, the Nightmare Imp also gave lucky participants Warrior Scrolls and Wizard Scrolls.

#### Scroll Redemption[edit | edit source]

Following the Halloween event, the team created a Scroll redemption mechanic by which token holders could trade their Scroll to a pool of corresponding Wizard, Warrior, or Pony tokens. Redemptions were first come, first serve. Dotta emphasized that the tokens are not burned and hinted toward possible use of the Scrolls again in the future.

Pony Scroll


Loxely Labs is combining top tier storytelling from industry luminaries with infrastructure that enables builders to level up through creation.

Learn more about the project and founders here

Loxley Labs


Channel 1 Robe
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Channel 1 Robe


## In the Runiverse[edit | edit source]

Bamboo Forests is located in the southeastern part of the known Runiverse. The Forest lies east from the Spirit Villa and south of the Lake of Lanterns. The Forest covers ground all the way to the northern shore of the large southern lakes.

Bamboo Forests

## Forgotten Runiverse Game[edit | edit source]

Bamboo Forests is located at (x, y) in the game. To get there, head due southeast from the origin.

Bamboo Forests


Soul Rune of Omega
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Soul Rune of Omega


Magus Wazir (owned by notable Cult member The One Who Rings) appeared in the FRWC TV trailer, showing the connection between the community and Magic Machine.

## Contents

  * 1 The Forgotten Runes TV Trailer is Here
  * 2 An Interview with Derek Kolstad
  * 3 House of Wizards Proposal Process Released
  * 4 Lore Readings

### The Forgotten Runes TV Trailer is Here[edit | edit source]

The Forgotten Runes TV trailer was released today!! Elf wants the Cult members to “Keep creating, because I want to keep including your content into all the media expressions we produce.” He noted that he wrote the script for the TV trailer back in November, and so many of the elements reflected that time period. Dotta: “Having Magus Wazir of the Mount (6287) in the trailer is a message from us to the Cult - ‘Lore not Floor’. Wazir is very low on the typical NFT ‘rarity’ scale, but the character has become legendary, and is known for ringing their bell to welcome new members of the Cult."

A party scene depicted in the Forgotten Runes Wizard's Cult TV Trailer (2022). Many characters will be used to build up the Runiverse world.

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Elf: "Why build things using antiquated tech when modern tech is available?" (This is in regards to the differing levels of tech in the TV trailer). "This is something the whole project is meant to analyze. Everything in the Runiverse is connected to the IRL world. It’s a reflection about how all of us connect to metaspace. Even in our world, we still use traditional paints, acoustic guitars, pens and pencils for hand-written notes. These objects have a certain magic to them. When you see a hand-crafted object, it can enchant your heart and mind. Even a coat of paint can change a room from a prison cell to a place of joy. The Runiverse is a connection to these elements of the real world." Reception to the TV trailer among Cult members was overwhelmingly positive. Within 24 hours, Kel released an explainer thread that identified many of the wizards and references appearing in the trailer.

### An Interview with Derek Kolstad[edit | edit source]

Special guest in today’s session: Derek Kolstad, who will be the showrunner for the Forgotten Runes TV show! He is the creator of the John Wick movie franchise. He also wrote the Netflix film “Nobody,” and is working on “Splinter Cell” for Netflix as well.

Derek & the FRWC team had a discussion about world building through story-telling and how it can be applied to the FRWC show. It was apparent that Derek really knows storytelling, and has a vast and detailed memory of stories in various mediums. And his work speaks for itself.

Mindio shares his "ride or die" duo: Sage Eden and Moe the Swell

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-05-04


Mindio shares his "ride or die" duo: Sage Eden and Moe the Swell

“Will there be a main character?" a Cult member asked. Derek admitted that he didn’t know at this point. He is thinking that during the beginning of the series, you may need to stick with some leads in order to help build the world. For the pilot, he has a story in mind, but he doesn’t know who the focal point is yet. Elf: "What if the main character is the world itself?" Derek: "Worlds and locations are definitely characters, but it’s easier to introduce them through a primary." Derek added that after you build the world to a certain extent, you’re able to do spin-offs and one-offs that include a much larger number of characters.

### House of Wizards Proposal Process Released[edit | edit source]

House of Wizards DAO update: The proposals process has been posted in the new Forgotten Council forum. Proposals will be accepted for “multidisciplinary projects that benefit the entire Cult,” and “process and governance for the House of Wizards”. After the proposals come in, the Council will review, and the 1st round of proposals will be voted on in June. Funds for approved proposals will be distributed once the legal structure is set up, hopefully at some point this summer.

### Lore Readings[edit | edit source]

To finish up the Wizard Wednesday, we had two lore readings. 1st, a recorded reading by Mindio about Sage Eden (4184) and their pony Moe the Swell.

And then, Derek the Sphinx read lore about Sacred Key Master (777). This was the 1st chapter of 3 existing chapters (and more to come).

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-05-04


Aura Wolf
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Aura Wolf


## In the Runiverse[edit | edit source]

Vampyre Mist is located in the central region of the known Runiverse. Just east of the The Thorn, Vampyre Mist is bound on the south by the Quantum Shadow and the east by Asphodel Meadows.

Vampyre Mist

## Forgotten Runiverse Game[edit | edit source]

Vampyre Mist is located at (x, y) in the game. To get there, head due east from the origin.

Vampyre Mist


Book of Neosaurs from the Forgotten Runes Athenaeum

Book of Neosaurs 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][edit | edit source]

The Nightmare Imp gave out 80 total Books of Neosaurs.

Book of Neosaurs


Lady Barbarian
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Lady Barbarian


Big Gross Eyeball
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Big Gross Eyeball


## In the Runiverse[edit | edit source]

Fur Gnome Wold is located in the central part of the known Runiverse. Fur Gnome Wold lies just south of Dream Master Lake.

Fur Gnome Wold

## Forgotten Runiverse Game[edit | edit source]

Fur Gnome Wold is located at (x, y) in the game. To get there, head due north from the origin.

## Description[edit | edit source]

The area has a significant population of Fur Gnomes.

Fur Gnome Wold


Rune of Jupiter
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Rune of Jupiter


Golden Sword
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Golden Sword


Surd Armor
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Surd Armor


Imp Warrior
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Imp Warrior


Estoc
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Estoc


Fortune Telling Robes
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Fortune Telling Robes


## Contents

  * 1 Map of the Runiverse
  * 2 Featured Locations
  * 3 In the Runiverse
  * 4 In Lore

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

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

## Featured Locations[edit | edit source]

  * The Secret Tower

  * Shroom Shack

  * Two Crows' Bazaar

  * The Quantum Shadow

  * Hue Master's Pass

  * Penguin Capital

  * Blue Wizard Bastion

## In the Runiverse[edit | edit source]

List of Locations


* Aldo's Isle
  * Alessar's Keep
  * Asmodeus' Surf
  * Asphodel Meadows
  * Atlanta's Pool
  * Avalon
  * Bamboo Forests
  * Baobabs
  * BlackSand
  * Bubonic Beaches
  * Battlemage Mountains
  * Brown Wizard Delta
  * Buffkin Plain
  * Bugbear Boonies
  * Calista's Citadel
  * Chroma Crystal Row
  * Chronomancer's Riviera
  * Cuckoo Land and the Psychic Leap
  * Donut Atoll
  * Dread Tower
  * Duck Alliance Headquarters
  * Elysian Gates
  * Forest of the Imps
  * Fort Turtle
  * Frog Master March
  * Fur Gnome Wold
  * Ghoulish Boglands
  * Goat Grasslands
  * Goblin Town
  * Great Owl Obelisk
  * Green Wizard City
  * Halcyon Sanctum
  * Hall of Cats
  * Hedge Wizard Wood
  * Honor Mountain
  * Hue Master's Pass
  * Kelpie's Bay
  * Kobold's Crossroad
  * Lake of Lanterns
  * Lenora's Lighthouse
  * Manticore Valley
  * Mount Titan
  * Muscle Mountain
  * Obsidian City
  * Omega Oxbow
  * Purple Wizard Pavilion
  * Rabbit Lake
  * Raptor Caye
  * Red Wizard Capital
  * Skylord Rookery
  * Spirit Villa
  * The Alchemist's Archipelago
  * The Bloodfalls
  * The Brine
  * The Carnival Pass
  * The Cave of the Platonic Shadow
  * The Court of Chaos Magic
  * The Dark Sentinel
  * The Fey

List of Locations


* The Court of Chaos Magic
  * The Dark Sentinel
  * The Fey
  * The Gate to the Seventh Realm
  * The Infinity Veil
  * The Nightmare Dominion
  * The Quantum Shadow
  * The Salt
  * The Savannah
  * The Secret Tower
  * The Slime Pits
  * The Spike
  * The Toadstools
  * The Thorn
  * The Unicorn Gardens
  * The Weird House
  * The Wild
  * Torment Manor
  * Valley of the Void Disciple
  * Vampyre Mist
  * White Wizard Tower
  * Wolf Dungeon
  * Yellow Wizard Haven
  * Zaros Oasis

List of Locations


## In Lore[edit | edit source]

  * The Atelier

List of Locations


Jester Diamonds
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Jester Diamonds


Blight Tattered
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Blight Tattered


Sable Cobra
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Sable Cobra


Azoth from the Forgotten Runes Athenaeum

Azoth 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 44 total Azoths.

Azoth


Fox Trickster
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Fox Trickster


Book of Shadows from the Forgotten Runes Athenaeum

Book of Shadows 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][edit | edit source]

The Nightmare Imp gave out 10 total Books of Shadows.

Book of Shadows


Templar
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Templar


Gladius
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Gladius


## In the Runiverse[edit | edit source]

The Court of Chaos Magic is located in the central part of the known Runiverse. The court lies on the island within the Salt where the Purple Wizard Pavilion resides.

The Court of Chaos Magic

## Forgotten Runiverse Game[edit | edit source]

The Court of Chaos Magic is located at (x, y) in the game. To get there, head due west from the origin.

The Court of Chaos Magic


Goblin Road Warrior
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Goblin Road Warrior


Battle for Goblin Town

Battle for Goblin Town is a passion project of Dotta's and is a massive-multiplayer online P2E board game inspired by Settlers of Catan. It is the self-proclaimed "epicenter for degens in the Runiverse".

Battle For Goblin Town


Jelly Donut with Slime
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Jelly Donut with Slime


Soul Rune of Earth
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Soul Rune of Earth


Celestial Sash
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Celestial Sash


Arcadian Master
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Arcadian Master


Niski is an employee of Magic Machine, as well as a notable community member within Forgotten Runes. Starting in a volunteer capacity as a member of the Coding Guild, in August 2021 Niski was one of the architects of the smart contracts for the Book of Lore, and has contributed to its development (features such as lore for new collections, editing, and search) and maintenance since that time. Niski also developed the Book of Lore bot, which creates an entry in the Forgotten Runes community discord whenever there is a new BoL entry.

Later that year, Niski also assisted with contract development for the Great Wizard Burning event. In December 2021, Niski helped to develop a tool that allowed Pony-holders to view their Wizard riding their Pony.

In early 2022, Niski was confirmed as an employee of Magic Machine. That year, Niski provided guidance to TV regarding the deployment of the Forgotten Market. He was also involved in contract work for using Locks and Sacred Flames to forge rare Warrior weapons.

In October 2022, Niski was recognized for contributions to the Halloween Trick or Treat event. He was responsible for "95% of the smart contract work" and was shouted out by Dotta because it all worked the first time it was tested. It was also announced that Niski was involved in smart contract and API development for an upcoming FRWC P2E game.

Today, Niski is one of the mainstays of the developer team at Magic Machine.

Niski


Zombie Monkey
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Zombie Monkey


Armor of Water
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Armor of Water


'Sungazing in the Sun' by Ozzz. The first Forgotten Runes artwork of Ozzz.

Sungazing in the Sun was the first Forgotten Runes artwork ever created by Ozzz. It depicts Sorcerer Qaid of the Sun (6776) in a desert landscape.

Sungazing in the Sun


Red One Piece
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Red One Piece


Hood of Torment
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Hood of Torment


Imo_Guru_NFT is an illustrator who has been commissioned by several different community members and is active in creating not only Cult Content but NFT derivative art in general, they are currently accepting commissions through their Twitter.

Twitter: [1]

Imo guru NFT


Cloud of Ectoplasm
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Cloud of Ectoplasm


Elf spoke at a panel hosted by Decentral during his time in Miami.

This week, Elf and Bearsnake joined us live from Miami! Dotta joined from his usual location in the Quantum Downs. Cosmo also joined the MM crew that is in Miami.

## Contents

  * 1 Community News
  * 2 Elf, Bearsnake, and Cosmo Visit Miami
  * 3 Dotta Investigates Midjourney AI Image Generation
  * 4 Cult Content Shout-outs
  * 5 Community Q&A

### Community News[edit | edit source]

There was a lot on the agenda this week. We started out hearing from Tad, who has been active creating new pixel animations lately, and MehsterBrown.

BlackSand Racing shared this chart with all the entered participants for the Ether Cup, to date, on Twitter (November 2022).

Tad mentioned the great new energy coming into the Cult in the past couple months, new enthusiastic members & creators such as Shleee & legatus. Tad also shouted out people who help transfer Cult knowledge to new ppl, and suggested more explainer videos for them. Tad is open to doing more pixel animations to help people build out their characters' lore. Additionally, MehsterBrown announced a new collection of Forgotten Runes pixel dolls.

Next, legatus came up to talk about BlackSand. Elf has become increasingly aware of the events held in BlackSand, particularly the pony racing, and recently decided to enter his own pony into the Ether Cup! Legatus explained that BlackSand is within the Runiverse, formerly known as Imperium, a central hub city that was destroyed by a volcano. As a result, it is unmapped, but is along the Salt Sea (precise location to be revealed).

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Ponies are raced there because the Council of Mages (government of BlackSand) is trying to hold events to bring attention, people, and resources to rebuild BlackSand. The pony racing cup is designed to be played by the community. You can play passively (just enter and watch) or actively (boost your pony with treats, level them up and give them ability). Each pony will have a Twitter poll to score points. You can also get your pony points by feeding them selected Treats, and finally through special events (different one per race). Summary of everything can be found in a Twitter thread. To enter the Ether Cup, reply to this Tweet. The first race started on December 1st, 2022.

### Elf, Bearsnake, and Cosmo Visit Miami[edit | edit source]

Next, it's time for Miami highlights! Elf, Bearsnake, and Cosmo traveled there to attend Miami Art Basel (well, more so all the NFT/crypto-focused satellite events). Elf has already participated in a panel at Decentral along with other interesting and notable panelists.

Last night, the MM crew attended an NFT Now event, which was a kickoff for a Christie's auction that includes new art from Elf! This piece harkens back to Elf's original digital art style. Elf considers it to be his first piece of Cult Content. Elf was challenged to write his own "artist bio". He wasn't sure at first how to incorporate his FRWC involvement into the bio. He ultimately decided to lean into the concept of the "cult leader."

Elf participated in a Mycellium event panel, along with Dr. Slurp and Cookie Tree (November 2022).

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-11-30


This is Elf's 2nd crypto-focused event (after NFT NYC earlier this year). His impression of the people was similar for both events - these are people that have legit reasons for being here, and are trying to build something honest, useful, sincere, and beneficial to others. This contrasts greatly with the general public's view of crypto and the people who are in the space, for whom the words "crypto" and "scam" are synonymous, and who consider those involved in the space to be scammers. But Elf doesn't see that vibe at all in these events. Elf met many genuine and enthusiastic builders who are eager to explore the possibilities of this technology and figure out how it can best benefit people in real ways. There was only one person he saw who was out to cause trouble...and it was Bearsnake!

Bearsnake was testing the endurance of the group, making the most of the social night hours to network and have fun. Elf tried to escape via Uber, but had to cancel one ride after the other as Bearsnake demanded they visit another venue. Bearsnake agreed with Elf that the level of talent and passion in the space is amazing. People are experimenting and figuring it out - FRWC and others will help create the next meta.

Elf mentioned attending Dr. Slurp's MyFiStudio event and speaking on the panel there. He saw various community members there, including Slurp, Cookie Tree, Tania del Rio, Eagletorium, Panico, pva, and JPOneSix.

After the event, Elf and Bearsnake recounted a long night with several stops and parties, including a fun event organized by Bitvargen / Tim Smith. After hearing about this night out, Dotta said he had "zero FOMO" for Miami. Last night he enjoyed eating pumpkin pie and watching Game of Thrones with Mrs. Dotta.

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### Dotta Investigates Midjourney AI Image Generation[edit | edit source]

Dotta shares another of his Midjourney creations, "Bitvargen Teaches Typing" (November 2022).

This past week, Dotta shared a thread of AI-generated Nightmare Imp-themed Jim Henson-like film images. Dotta used Midjourney V4 to create these. He said it felt less like creating, and more like "crate digging" - finding these images from the collective consciousness. Dotta has really been enjoying this process and recently posted a Ghibli themed AI art thread as well.

Dotta said that it's magical and a bit scary to see how fast this field is advancing, and within our lifetimes we will be able to see full animated movies depicting the style, characters, and plot that you specify. On the other hand, what is generated is limited to the content, created by humans, that was used to train the AI in the first place. So we still need human creators in order to prevent things from becoming stagnant.

Madotsuki talked a bit about his own experimentation with AI-generated art and how it allows us to bring images into existence, that otherwise never would have been real. For example, we can now see what might have resulted from a Dotta/Henson or Dotta/Miyazaki collab.

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

  * Elf shouted out Belial Attacker of Wizards, who has an interesting and unique backstory in the Book of Lore.
  * Elf's first piece that he considers his own "Cult content" is this digital artwork that includes his Wizard, "Evil Arcanist Black Goat of the Wood." (November 2022)

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Wise Sam has been busy as usual - lately he has been creating Azuki bean-style wizards and warriors. Wise Sam has also been creating pixel animations - such as this one of bretty's goblin.
  * Malevolent and Kel have been posting some Cult reconnaissance pictures at theme parks.
  * "Slims wife" has joined the Warrior's Guild and has made quite an impact! Follow her so she can have more followers than Slim (account not linked).
  * Treasure Trove boxes have started to arrive at the locations of those who ordered them. The Secret Tower socks in particular were enjoyed by Elf. MeepleDad said that BARONVONFANCY and samikitty are the masterminds behind the socks.

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

  * Can we bid on Elf's Christies auction? Yes, you can, but you must sign up here
  * Elf's favorite Miami event? Elf: Slurp's Mycelium event and Tim Smith's party.
  * Has Elf hugged Bearsnake yet? Bearsnake: Of course, that's the first thing we did when we saw each other.
  * Abbreviated additional questions: Elf needs 10 drinks to feel "dead", and Bearsnake will help Elf get a Cuban sandwich, and they will try to visit the beach before leaving (perhaps at 3 AM).

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-11-30


Redirect to:

  * Pyromancer Duzzle (1964)

Pyromancer Duzzle


Caped Ethereal Jumpsuit
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Caped Ethereal Jumpsuit


According to Wizard Wednesday episode 46 (add link when youtube is out):

This Warrior was part of the batch minted in reserve for Team and Partners wallet. Being a Goblin wielding Excalibur, Guckle was highly contested amongst the Magic Machine team. In order to determine who should own him, a gentleman's duel was proposed in the form of an arm wrestling match between Bearsnake and ElfJTrul, with the winner earning the right to own Guckle.

The winner of the arm wrestling match is clear as day, recorded on the blockchain with this Ethereum transaction on block 15132357 where Guckle was successfully transferred to the same wallet holding Archmagus Homer of the Villa (2552), who is Bearsnake's iconic Wizard.

Let it be recorded that Bearsnake has bested ElfJTrul in armwrestling.

Guckle Beheader of Goblin Town (15818)


Ishtar Sword
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Ishtar Sword


White Wizard
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White Wizard


Goblin's Brain in a Jar from Forgotten Runes Athenaeum

The Goblin's Brain in a Jar 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 41 total Goblins' Brain in a Jar.

Goblin's Brain in a Jar


Empty Mug of Ale
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Empty Mug of Ale


SupaFly
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SupaFly


Pony Shield
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Pony Shield


Strongman
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Strongman


Spectre Stone Staff
---

Spectre Stone Staff


Red Kite
---

Red Kite


The Shadow Hats are a collection of Ordinals inscribed on the Bitcoin blockchain by Magic Machine. Not much is known about this mysterious collection, though the secrets of the Quantum Shadow now appear to echo in the depth of the digital cave.

Namely, Elf and Dotta forged the trail to put these new Runes on an old Door. The two have attributed inspiration for the collection to none other than Satoshi Nakamoto.

In a historic event, The Shadow Hats all appear within the first 1,000 Ordinal inscriptions.

The Shadow Hats, Inscriptions 957-964, 966, 967 with metadata inscribed as #969

Shadow Hats


Bussin Wise Sam

The first topic to breach discussion is the new "bussin'" Wizard haircuts that have been spotted around Twitter. Elf asks what is going on with these, and Dotta attributes credit to community member letterj.

## Contents

  * 1 World Wide Webb
  * 2 Cult Questions
    * 2.1 The Most Bussin' Wizard
    * 2.2 Where Was Bear?
    * 2.3 Lore of the Founders
    * 2.4 Harper the Majestic
    * 2.5 Battle For Goblin Town Updates
    * 2.6 Maybe Disney
    * 2.7 Runiverse Land Sale & Dungeons
  * 3 Cabinet of Curiosities Mirror Shards
  * 4 The Otherside
  * 5 Unreal Fortnite Editor
  * 6 3D Wizards & Souls Updates
  * 7 Sales Bot
  * 8 BlackSand Pony Races
  * 9 The Rise of AI
  * 10 3D Wizard Lore
  * 11 Creation, Articulation, & the Character Gallery Announcement
  * 12 Cult Content
    * 12.1 Comic Book Publisher Update
  * 13 Closing Comments

## World Wide Webb[edit | edit source]

Then the topic briefly switches to the new PVP game from World Wide Webb. The team notes that both Wizards and Wizard Nouns are functional within the game. LaChness mentions that the highest Elo rank will have a chance to win a small World Wide Webb apartment. Elf praises the World Wide Webb team and says that he would rank them up with the Nifty Island 3D metaverse team.

## Cult Questions[edit | edit source]

### The Most Bussin' Wizard[edit | edit source]

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### The Most Bussin' Wizard[edit | edit source]

After that, the discussion turns to Cult Questions as the team is asked who is the "most bussin'". It seems unanimous that the answer is that Nalgene is the most bussin'.

BearSax by Ozzz

### Where Was Bear?[edit | edit source]

Another question is asked about the lack of Bearsnake's presence at a party, to which he responds, "The Quantum Portal was down that day." (But he was likely just at GDC during the time of the event).

### Lore of the Founders[edit | edit source]

The topic of lore from the founders resurfaces as they are asked which of them will be the first to write in the Book. Elf reiterates that he has lore written in his head. Bear says he has two paragraphs written. Elf also clarifies that he has already written lore for Wizard #0. Dotta springboards off of this sentiment and notes, "To be clear I did code the Book of Lore," and asks Bear for his excuse. He says he has a million other excuses but they're probably not as good as those.

Harper the Majestic

### Harper the Majestic[edit | edit source]

Madotsuki then jumps in to ask about lore for the Warrior "Harper the Majestic" because she has the name scheme of a Pony. The team notes that the Warrior is in the DottaVault. Dotta looks through notes and remembers the Warrior is a custom with traits selected by his daughter. Mado says that she has great taste, because Harper is one of his favorite Warriors in the collection. Elf also says he has "wanted that Warrior forever."

### Battle For Goblin Town Updates[edit | edit source]

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### Battle For Goblin Town Updates[edit | edit source]

Dotta is then asked for an update on Battle For Goblin Town, to which he responds that he has brought two other people on to help push Goblin Town over the line, and he's feeling more confident about dropping the Goblin Crates. He says he doesn't have a specific date, but says that it's still a few weeks out. Bear says, "We have to battle test it internally," but also mentions he is ready for the game's release because he wants Dotta back instead of serious Coding Dotta. Dotta says his family agrees.

### Maybe Disney[edit | edit source]

The founders are asked what corporation they would want to work with for the Wizards. The team isn't sure about the question, but Elf says, "Maybe Disney." Dotta says he wouldn't be mad if the Wizards TV show was on Disney+

Bear adds that Disney is "on the list." He says that the team wouldn't necessarily say no, and The Mouse drives a really hard deal. Elf then says he would probably want to work with Big Potion.

Runiverse Dungeon Sneak Peek

### Runiverse Land Sale & Dungeons[edit | edit source]

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Runiverse Dungeon Sneak Peek

### Runiverse Land Sale & Dungeons[edit | edit source]

The team also receives a question about the Land Sale and the Land price for the Forgotten Runiverse game. Dotta says he's not sure and doesn't have the pricing table in front of him and delegates the question to Mado, who says the date was pushed for more room for marketing and less overlap with Goblin Town. Madotsuki says the smallest settlements will likely cost around $500 USD, but the ETH price will be settled closer to mint. He talks about expectations for the upcoming whitepaper and about sneak peeks posted about Dungeons in the game. He says that interactive storylines will be incorporated in the Dungeons along with community-submitted stories. Internally, the mint experience has been finished, which he and Bearsnake both say looks really good.

## Cabinet of Curiosities Mirror Shards[edit | edit source]

Cabinet of Curiosities Mirror Shards

Vmark announces that the Cabinet of Curiosities' Treasure Trove still contains unclaimed Mirror Shards and the deadline to claim them is on Sunday April 2.

## The Otherside[edit | edit source]

Elf and Dotta also talk about the recent trip to the Otherside. Dotta says that he has never played a video game with that many concurrent people playing, and also praises the art along with the live narration. Elf says not to forget that Forgotten Runes was one of the small handful of projects that was invited to the second trip. Bear notes that Wizards and Souls were 2 out of ~11 collections included. He says they are honored to be a part of the top-tier groups.

## Unreal Fortnite Editor[edit | edit source]

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-03-29


## Unreal Fortnite Editor[edit | edit source]

Dotta also speaks about Fortnite's introduction of an Unreal Engine editor where players are able to add their own scenes, games, objects, and NPCs. He notes that Magus Wazir has already been working with the new editor to get the Secret Tower into Fortnite. Dotta mentions there is not an option to add skins yet. However, he then hypothesizes the possibility of an opt-in leasing option for Wizard skins in these kinds of games in the future.

## 3D Wizards & Souls Updates[edit | edit source]

Huntress Head 3D Texturing Progress

On this note, Elf says the first wave of 3D Wizard rigs are so close to completion. The texturing is almost fully done, and the team is testing animations to make sure the rigging is all set. There is a new page on the official website in the works where holders can view their 3D models including animations and lore. He says that Magus Wazir has been working on this page night and day and has some more interesting ideas for it that might be implemented. Elf says that they are in a really good place and he's happy with the results. He also speaks about the Souls collections and says that the heads are 100% finished and the Souls bodies are about 50% complete. Elf mentions wanting the Beasts as 3D models, but speaks to the difficulties with most 3D metaverses that seem to want bipedal models, where there are quadrupedal Beasts in the collection.

## Sales Bot[edit | edit source]

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-03-29


## Sales Bot[edit | edit source]

Elf speaks about the sales bot popping off and asks what's up with that? Bear says it's because Wizards are bussin'. On a serious note, Bear says he thinks it's due to slow, consistent, general awareness building. Dotta says it's easy to look and see that there are dead projects in the wake of the last year. He says people mostly like being a part of Forgotten Runes because it's more about Lore not Floor.

## BlackSand Pony Races[edit | edit source]

Magus Devon and Lord Humphrey the Wise

Then, Legatus announces the results of the most recent BlackSand race was won by Magus Devon on the 1/1 ostrich mount, Lord Humphrey the Wise. Bear commends Legatus and what he has built with BlackSand and speaks about the joy of their in-person meeting. He also mentions looking at the Pony collection and noticing that there were so few listed, when Nalgene pointed out that it was due to the energy behind BlackSand.

## The Rise of AI[edit | edit source]

Chemical Imbalance Rugs

After that, Elf turns the conversation to the pervasive rise of AI in art and coding. He says it seems like it's an artificial abyss that opens its jaws wider every day, and the only appropriate response is to walk right into it.

> "Why does the human race need to bother with making art anymore?"

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-03-29


> "Why does the human race need to bother with making art anymore?"

He believes humans will still continue to make art but is unsure how in the future we will know what is made by human and what is made by AI. Elf says the only answer he knows of right now for that question is blockchain. He speculates that these tokens and creative primitives may ironically be the last tether to humanity. He says when he sees not only digital ideas but physical art stemming from these creative primitives as well, he sees humanity shine. He mentions Chemical Imbalance's rugs and speculates that human, handmade artwork will have a renaissance, as it is AI-resistant for now.

## 3D Wizard Lore[edit | edit source]

Elf receives a questions about 3D Wizard lore and says,

> "The Quantum Style Superposition is what allows these Wizards to exist in multiple dimensions at once. Everything, everywhere, all at once. When you wield this meta-meme magic...you find the wizard inside of you."

## Creation, Articulation, & the Character Gallery Announcement[edit | edit source]

Dotta speaks about how being articulate is a superpower and an increasingly valuable skill. He notes the the role of the word in creation and likens it to the world spoken to being in the Christian Bible. He says he feels that AI has given a little bit of that power to us. Elf mentions this is why he put ABRACADABRA (I will create as I speak) on the first page of the Book of Lore. Dotta also announces the launch of the Character Gallery page and gives praise to Cosmo for the frontend work and Niski for backend help.

## Cult Content[edit | edit source]

After the discussion, Elf talks about some Cult Content from the week:

  * Cult Content
  * Artis Rock Forgotten Runes Circa 1930

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-03-29


* Cult Content
  * Artis Rock Forgotten Runes Circa 1930

  * Solo Lux and Hadrien's Citadel Garments

  * Joan Danger by Tristan Mori

  * Boop Eidolon of the Dojo AI Rendition by Angus of Mu

  * Kelpie by Matt Allsopp

  * Shaun Brodie's Framed Comic Issue 0

  * Leila Defeater of Glory Interpretation

  * Magus Devon by neteruyo

  * Forgotten Runes Maxi Drip

  * Ozzz Le Chat Impression

  * Barren Court Let Loose The Roost

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

The team pauses for a moment during Cult Content reviews to note that a comic publisher has been found and the agreement is being finalized.

## Closing Comments[edit | edit source]

Last, Bear adds that a topic for next week should be GDC. He says that the headline is "every other booth at GDC was about blockchain and web3." He says it was apparent that regardless of how gamers feel, the idea of ownership of in-game assets is going to be a thing, 100%

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-03-29


Skeleton Flame
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Skeleton Flame


Undead Swashbuckler
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Undead Swashbuckler


Aristocrat Blue
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Aristocrat Blue


Ethereal Tunic
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Ethereal Tunic


Anuran Warrior
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Anuran Warrior


Styxian Boar
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Styxian Boar


Wizard Wednesday by Ozzz

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

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

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

## Contents

  * 1 Format
  * 2 Episodes
    * 2.1 2023
    * 2.2 2022
    * 2.3 2021
  * 3 List of Guests

## Format[edit | edit source]

The "weekly cult" meetings of Wizard Wednesday are typically an hour long. Co-creator ElfJTrul typically begins the meeting with a select song and the familiar call "It is time for our cult meeting, AKA Wizard Wednesday. This is Elf" with dotta chiming in "and Dotta" followed by "channeling in from the Quantum Downs."

Discussions typically revolve around the progress of the Cult with regards to the overall cryptoeconomic landscape, the NFT landscape, current and future Forgotten Runes projects, upcoming mints, DAO votes and ethos of the overarching project. Dedicated time is usually reserved at the end for members of the cult to express their Lore for their Forgotten Runes identities.

## Episodes[edit | edit source]

There are currently 43 episodes in Season 1 (2021-22) of Wizard Wednesday.

### 2023[edit source]

Wizard Wednesday


### 2023[edit source]

Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec
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Jan 18 | Feb 15 | Mar 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Jan 25 | Feb 22 | Mar 22 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
*****  | *****  | Mar 29 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

### 2022[edit source]

Wizard Wednesday


Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec
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Jan 05 | Feb 02 | March 2 | April 6 | May 4 | June 1 | July 6 | August 3 | Sept 7 | Oct 5 | Nov 2 | Dec 7
Jan 12 | Feb 09 | March 9 | April 13 | May 11 | June 8 | July 13 | August 10 | Sept 14 | Oct 12 | Nov 9 | Dec 14
Jan 19 | Feb 16 | March 16 | April 20 | May 18 | June 15 | July 20 | August 17 | Sept 21 | Oct 19 | Nov 16 | Dec 21
Jan 26 | Feb 23 | March 23 | April 27 | May 25 | June 22 | July 27 | August 24 | Sept 28 | Oct 26 | Nov 23 | Dec 28
*****  | *****  | March 30 | *****  | *****  | June 29 | *****  | August 31 | *****  | *****  | Nov 30 | *****

### 2021[edit source]

Wizard Wednesday


Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec
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N/A  | Aug 4 | Sept 1 | Oct 6 | Nov 3 | Dec 1
N/A  | Aug 11 | Sept 8 | Oct 13 | Nov 10 | Dec 8
July 21 | Aug 18 | Sept 15 | Oct 20 | Nov 17 | Dec 15
July 28 | Aug 25 | Sept 22 | Oct 27 | Nov 24 | Dec 22
*****  | *****  | Sept 29 | *****  | *****  | Dec 29

See also: Wizard Wednesday Recaps

## List of Guests[edit | edit source]

Alexis Ohanian, Episode 34

Derek Kolstad, Episode 38

Jeldor from Bisonic, Episode 32

Kristian Nairn, Episode 33

Wizard Wednesday


Mystic Ice Cream melted
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Mystic Ice Cream melted


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Red Hedge Knight Armor


Tech Junky (Basic) by Bkk_Bros

Tech Junky is a card in the Runes Trading Card Game with a Potency of 2

### Lore[edit | edit source]

> Blue mages have recently begun the development of headset technology the can augment reality, or even create a brand new virtual world. This is obviously nothing novel for wizards themselves, but for others this technology is revolutionary. The ability to amplify the environment around them or create brand new experiences has expanded the consciousness of the average Runizen. Unfortunately this technology has had the unintended consequence of causing some people become obsessed. Much like magic can corrupt the mind.. so can technology it seems.

Tech Junky (Alternate) by Bkk_Bros

— Giveahoot

Tech Junky


> Swords and Sorcery. Might and Magic. Wizards and Warriors have banded together since time immemorial.
>
> — ElfJTrul

Forgotten Runes Warrior's Guild
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A Forgotten Runes warrior

The Warriors are the fourth collection in the Runiverse. 16,000 in total (minus a few that have since been burned or otherwise lost to ether), they make up the "might" archetype of the Runiverse. Although most are unable to do magic, there are a few warriors who have access to enchanted equipment. Each Warrior is made up of a head, a body, a prop, a compainion, and a rune. 19 Warrior Honoraries were created for notable cult members.

## Contents

  * 1 History
  * 2 Legendary Warriors
  * 3 Traits
    * 3.1 List of Warrior Heads
    * 3.2 List of Warrior Bodies
    * 3.3 List of Warrior Weapons
    * 3.4 List of Warrior Companions
    * 3.5 List of Warrior Runes

## History[edit | edit source]

## Legendary Warriors[edit | edit source]

## Traits[edit | edit source]

### List of Warrior Heads[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

Warriors


* 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

  * 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

Warriors


* 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

  * 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

Warriors


* 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 Warrior Bodies[edit | edit source]

  * Alabaster Paladin Gear

  * Alchemist Armor

  * Amethyst Spike Armor

  * Argyropoeia Bot

  * Armor of Air

  * Armor of Earth

  * Armor of Fire

  * Armor of Water

  * Athenian Robe

  * Aura Knight with Blue Cloak

  * Aura Knight with Red Cloak

  * Aura Knight with Yellow Cloak

  * Auric Spike Armor

  * Banded Armor of Earth

  * Banded Armor of the Ether

  * Banded Armor of the Forest

  * Battle Bikini

  * Battle Sari

  * Black Dominatrix Gear

  * Black Dominatrix Gear

  * Black One Piece

  * Blood Suit

  * Blue Boxing Shorts

  * Blue Hedge Knight Armor

  * Blue Knight

  * Blue Medieval Livery

  * Blue Tunic Armor

  * Blue Valkyrie Armor

  * Bone Warrior

  * Brown Hedge Knight Armor

  * Brown Knight

Warriors


* Bone Warrior

  * Brown Hedge Knight Armor

  * Brown Knight

  * Brown Tunic Armor

  * Business Suit

  * Business Suit

  * Capital City Keikogi

  * Chelonian Armor

  * Chrysopoeia Bot

  * Classic Gold Barbarian Bikini

  * Classic Gold Barbarian Briefs

  * Classic Leather Barbarian Bikini

  * Classic Leather Barbarian Briefs

  * Commando Fatigues

  * Commando Fatigues

  * Cyber Viking

  * Cyborg Body

  * Cyborg Body

  * Dark Assassin Tunic

  * Dark Ronin Armor

  * Desert Wear

  * Divine Battle Garment

  * Dominion Plate Armor

  * Equatorial Keikogi

  * Exalted Epic Gear

  * Fur Barbarian

  * Fur Barbarian

  * Gallus Gear

  * Gallus Gear

  * Gladiator's Cloak with Green Briefs

  * Gladiator's Cloak with Leather Briefs

  * Gladiator's Cloak with Olive Briefs

  * Gladiator's Cloak with Purple Briefs

  * Glory Knight

  * Glory Knight

  * Goblin Footsoldier

  * Goblin Raider

  * Goblin Road Warrior

  * Goblin Toga

  * Gold Belt Ruffian

  * Gold Lamellar

  * Green Amazonian Jumpsuit

  * Green Amazonian Jumpsuit

  * Green Hedge Knight Armor

  * Green Knight

  * Green Medieval Livery

  * Green One Piece

  * Green Provocator Garb

  * Green Road Spandex

  * Green Road Spandex

  * Green Tunic Armor

  * Guardian of the Flame

  * Guardian Zero

  * Highlander's Tartan

  * Honor Guard of the North

  * Honor Guard of the South

Warriors


* Honor Guard of the North

  * Honor Guard of the South

  * Hue Master Pass Guardian

  * Iron Knight of the Heath

  * Iron Knight of the Hills

  * Kobold Captain Gear

  * Kobold Grunt Gear

  * Kobold Road Warrior

  * Majestic Epic Gear

  * Megasuit

  * Murmillo Gear

  * Murmillo Gear

  * Nord Armor

  * Nord Armor

  * North Island MMA Pants

  * North Woodland Cloak

  * Northern Barbarian

  * Nude

  * Nude

  * Officer Uniform

  * Omega Plate Armor

  * Orange Road Warrior

  * Pirate Captain

  * Pirate Garb

  * Pirate Garb

  * Prism Armor

  * Purple Belt Ruffian

  * Purple Hedge Knight Armor

  * Purple Knight

  * Purple Macho Pants

  * Purple Provocator Garb

  * Purple Road Warrior

  * Purple Tunic Armor

  * Purple Valkyrie Armor

  * Purple Wrestling Singlet

  * Rainbow Knight

  * Red Amazonian Jumpsuit

  * Red Battle Bikini

  * Red Boxing Shorts

  * Red Hedge Knight Armor

  * Red Knight

  * Red Macho Pants

  * Red One Piece

  * Red Provocator Garb

  * Red Ronin Armor

  * Red Suit

  * Red Tunic Armor

  * Sakura Dress

  * Sapphire Paladin Gear

  * Skylord Plate Armor

  * South Island MMA Pants

  * South Woodland Cloak

  * Sovereign Epic Gear

  * Street Hoodlum

  * Street Hoodlum

  * Street Punk Goblin

  * Street Punk Kobold

  * Street Punk with Brown Camo

  * Street Punk with Brown Camo

Warriors


* Street Punk with Brown Camo

  * Street Punk with Brown Camo

  * Street Punk with Green Camo

  * Street Punk with Red Camo

  * Street Punk with Rose Camo

  * Street Punk with Teal Camo

  * Street Punk with Violet Camo

  * Superalloy Bot

  * Surd Armor

  * Surd Armor

  * Terrapin Armor

  * Tower Plate Armor

  * Traveller's Cloak Blue

  * Traveller's Cloak Red

  * Traveller's Cloak Yellow

  * Tundra Robe

  * West Woodland Cloak

  * White Dominatrix Gear

  * White Dominatrix Gear

  * White Hedge Knight Armor

  * White Knight

  * White One Piece

  * White Tunic Armor

  * Woodland Armor

  * Xanthous Paladin Gear

  * Yellow Amazonian Jumpsuit

  * Yellow Hedge Knight Armor

  * Yellow Knight

  * Yellow One Piece

  * Yellow Provocator Garb

  * Yellow Road Spandex

  * Yellow Tunic Armor

  * Yellow Wrestling Singlet

  * Yellow Wrestling Singlet

  * Zuli Suit

### List of Warrior Weapons[edit | edit source]

  * Agapanthus Fey Sword

  * Amaryllis Fey Sword

  * Amber Dragon Sword

  * Apollo's Bow

  * Aurelian Double Blade

  * Bamboo Pole

  * Bass

  * Battle Axe

  * Black Bomb

  * Blood Sword

  * Blue Broadsword

  * Blue Chainsaw

  * Blue Longsword

  * Blue Shortsword

  * Bo Staff

  * Bone Club

  * Bottle of Goblin Beer

  * Bottle of Rune Beer

  * Bowl of Ramen

  * Brown Longsword

Warriors


* Bottle of Rune Beer

  * Bowl of Ramen

  * Brown Longsword

  * Bush Spear

  * Butcher Knife

  * Chakram

  * Cheeseburger

  * Club of Heracles

  * Crowbar

  * Crystal Claymore

  * Cyber Axe

  * Dane Axe

  * Death Bomb

  * Durendal

  * East Side Pipe Wrench

  * Estoc

  * Excalibur

  * Firebrand

  * Flame Thrower

  * Flaming Dane Axe

  * Frozen Tuna

  * Gae Bolg

  * Giant Cleaver

  * Gilded Dragon Pike

  * Gladiator Sword

  * Gladius

  * Goblin Axe

  * Goblin Sword

  * Golden Poleaxe

  * Golden Sword

  * Grasscutter

  * Green Longsword

  * Guardian Sword

  * Gungnir

  * Hambone

  * Harpe

  * Hunting Knife

  * Iron Hammer

  * Ishtar Sword

  * Jade Sword

  * Journeyman Falchion

  * Joyeuse

  * Jungle Boomerang

  * Kanabo

  * Katana

  * Kusanagi

  * Lavender Double Blade

  * Lazurite Dragon Sword

  * Lightning Sword

  * Lollipop

  * Longbow

  * Mace

  * Malachite Cleaver

  * Malachite Dragon Pike

  * Masamune

  * Master Claymore

  * Meta Sword

  * Mjolnir

  * Morningstar

  * Mug of Ale

  * Night Razor

  * Nunchaku

  * Pantheon Spear

  * Partisan

  * Pirate Sword

  * Plains Boomerang

  * Purple Longsword

  * Quantum Sword

Warriors


* Plains Boomerang

  * Purple Longsword

  * Quantum Sword

  * Ranseur

  * Rapier

  * Red Bomb

  * Red Broadsword

  * Red Chainsaw

  * Red Longsword

  * Red Shortsword

  * Rogue Falchion

  * Sabre

  * Sai

  * Scimitar

  * Shortbow

  * Silver Dragon Pike

  * Silver Poleaxe

  * Skull Spear

  * Skull Sword

  * Slingshot

  * Sol Sword

  * Spetum

  * Spiked Ball and Chain

  * Spiked Ball bat

  * Stratiotai Spear

  * Sword of Babylon

  * Sword of Rainbows

  * Tiger Claws

  * Tiger Eye Dragon Sword

  * Titan Cleaver

  * Tizona

  * Trident

  * Tuck

  * Tyrfing

  * West Side Pipe Wrench

  * Whip

  * White Longsword

  * Wooden Club

  * Wooden Hammer

  * Wratchet

  * Yellow Chainsaw

### List of Warrior Companions[edit | edit source]

  * Albino Cobra

  * Ash Raptor

  * Attack Drone

  * Aurelian Rhinoceros Beetle

  * Azure Raptor

  * Battle Penguin

  * Black Goat

  * Buffkin

  * Cardinal Raptor

  * Cerulean Ceratopsian

  * Crimson Jaguar

  * Demon Hound

  * Dirt Pig

  * Duck

  * Eagle of Halcyon

  * Field Hound

  * Garuda's Griffin

  * Gigas Hornet

  * Golden Jaguar

  * Grassland Ceratopsian

  * Greater Cassowary

  * Grey Wolf

Warriors


* Grassland Ceratopsian

  * Greater Cassowary

  * Grey Wolf

  * Hamadryas Baboon

  * Harpy Eagle

  * Hyena

  * Magpie

  * Man o' War

  * Mutant Snapping Turtle

  * Nastyass Honey Badger

  * Night Wolf

  * Northern Lynx

  * Null Goat

  * Obsidian Raptor

  * Old World Mandrill

  * Onyx Panther

  * Orchid Rhinoceros Beetle

  * Quantum Peacock

  * Rattlesnake

  * Robo Dog

  * Royal Razorback

  * Sable Cobra

  * Sand Cobra

  * Scarlet Macaw

  * Scarlet Swine

  * Silver Goat

  * Spectacled Falcon

  * Styxian Boar

  * Ultramarine Rhinoceros Beetle

  * Valley Manticore

  * Wild Eagle

  * Woodland Wolverine

### List of Warrior Runes[edit | edit source]

  * Rune of Air

  * Rune of Brass

  * Rune of Brimstone

  * Rune of Cinnabar

  * Rune of Down

  * Rune of Earth

  * Rune of Fire

  * Rune of Jupiter

  * Rune of Lime

  * Rune of Mars

  * Rune of Mercury

  * Rune of Neptune

  * Rune of Omega

  * Rune of Pluto

  * Rune of Power

  * Rune of Protection

  * Rune of Saturn

  * Rune of Sigma

  * Rune of Steel

  * Rune of Sun

  * Rune of Up

  * Rune of Uranus

  * Rune of Venus

  * Rune of Water

Warriors


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Foot Soldier Helm


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Bolt Shield


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Onyx Wolf


There are many species of red mushrooms in the Runiverse with a vast array of properties. Some are a staple for any chef's kitchen and considered culinary delicacies. Some have powerful, mind-altering, psychedelic effects. And some even have strange, size altering effects on living things.

Red Mushroom
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Red Mushroom


Officer Uniform
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Officer Uniform


## Items for Wizards[edit | edit source]

  * A Big Magic Stick

  * A dumb stick...

  * Ace in the Hole

  * Aphrodite's Heart: the Love Spell

  * Astral Potion

  * Bag of Tricks

  * Book of Magic

  * Caduceus

  * Candle of Intuition

  * Cannabis Potion

  * Chaos Staff

  * Chroma Crystal

  * Courage Staff

  * Crystal Ball

  * Crystal Skull

  * Dragon Fireworks

  * Dryad's Ear: the Plant Spell

  * Egg of Unknown Beast

  * Emerald Staff

  * Eternal Rose

  * Ether Staff

  * Fairy Glamour: the Dazzle Spell

  * Flesh Eating Plant

  * Garnet Staff

  * Goblet of Immortality

  * Golden Bull Staff

  * Golden Soul Reaper

  * Gorgon's Eye

  * Green Mushroom

  * Grim Reaper's Breath: the Death Spell

  * Guillaume's Broom

  * Harmony Staff

  * Hobgoblin's Flame: the Wayward Spell

  * Indigo Moon Staff

  * Isaac's Apple

  * Jinx Staff

  * Joy Staff

  * Kelpie's Fury: the Water Spell

  * Key of the 7th Realm

  * Loki's Bridge: the Rainbow Spell

  * Lucky Horseshoe

  * Lunar Staff

  * Mandrake Potion

  * Mug of Ale

  * Mystic Ice Cream

  * Nightshade Potion

  * Passion Potion

  * Peace Staff

  * Phoenix Feather

  * Phosphorus Spear

  * Prometheus's Torch

  * Red Mushroom

  * Ruby Staff

  * Salamander's Tongue: the Fire Spell

  * Shaman's Peyote

  * Siren's Bell

List of Wizard Items


* Shaman's Peyote

  * Siren's Bell

  * Siren's Harp

  * Solar Staff

  * Soul Harvester

  * Sphinx's Hourglass

  * Staff

  * Stellar Staff

  * The Bone Stave

  * The Gnome's Tooth: the Earth Spell

  * The Mamba Stick

  * The Midas Rod

  * The Orb Staff

  * The World Egg

  * Thor's Wrath: the Lightning Spell

  * Venus Fly Trap

  * Vile of Virgin's Blood

  * Wizard's Pipe

  * Zephyr's Laugh: the Wind Spell

## Items for Souls[edit | edit source]

  * A Big Magic Stick with Ether Fire

  * A dumb stick... on fire

  * Anti Hourglass

  * Bag of Cataclysm

  * Banshee's Bell

  * Banshee's Harp

  * Basilisk's Hiss: the Heat Spell

  * Black Sun Staff

  * Blood Moon Staff

  * Book of Dark Magic

  * Broom on Fire

  * Bugbear's Flame: the Discombobulation Spell

  * Candle of Clairvoyance

  * Charred Bone Stave

  * Charred Pipe

  * Cockatrice hatchling

  * Death Adder Rod

  * Death Crook

  * Death Shroom

  * Devil's Goblet

  * Double Phoenix Feather

  * Dragon hatchling

  * Dryad's Decay: the Rafflesia Spell

  * Dwarve's Heart: the Diamond Spell

  * Empty Mug of Ale

  * Entropy Staff

  * Ether Staff 2.0

  * Fire Stone Staff

  * Flaming Rose

  * Forever Sparkler

  * Fresh Brains

  * Ghost Torch

List of Wizard Items


* Forever Sparkler

  * Fresh Brains

  * Ghost Torch

  * Ghoul Stone Staff

  * Golden Caduceus

  * Hamlet's Skull

  * Howl of Cerberus: the Black Flame Spell

  * Inverted Horseshoe

  * Joker Card

  * Marie's Candle

  * Mary's Torch

  * Medusa's Eye

  * Mystic Ice Cream melted

  * Neutron Star Staff

  * Nixie's Lament: the Rain Spell

  * Odin's Despair: the Dark Cloud Spell

  * Penumbra Potion

  * Pixie's Dance: the Razzle Spell

  * Platypus hatchling

  * Poison Apple

  * Quantum Key

  * Quartz Orbuculum

  * Reaping Hook

  * Rusted Cutlass

  * Seraphim's Touch: the Life Spell

  * Skeleton Key

  * Soul Reaper Scythe

  * Spectre Stone Staff

  * Sulfer Spear

  * The Everlasting Supreme Love Spell

  * Trapped Soul Staff

  * Underworld Peyote

  * Vile of Vomit

  * Wand of Conquest

  * White Skull

List of Wizard Items


Snapcat (Basic) by Ozzz

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

### Lore[edit | edit source]

> The Snapcat tends to roam, most of the time alone, throughout The Baobabs. They can be found to move about all levels of the forest, from the Emerging Layer to the Forest Floor. Most magic users can detect their true form with True Sight, Spirit Sight, and or Nature Sight. Without these spells or abilities they give off the appearance of a small black kitten.

Snapcat (Alternate) by Ozzz

— Wildmage

Snapcat


Captian of the Namesake
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Captian of the Namesake


White Coffin
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White Coffin


### 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.

Nix Eradicator of the Road (10077)


Silver Dragon Pike
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Silver Dragon Pike


Shield of the Black Goat
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Shield of the Black Goat


Death Shroom
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Death Shroom


Prophet
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Prophet


Skeleton Rat
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Skeleton Rat


Wild Zombie
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Wild Zombie


Xanthous Paladin Gear
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Xanthous Paladin Gear


Bone Warrior
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Bone Warrior


Komodi
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Komodi


Wolfkin
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Wolfkin


Invitation to mint the original Forgotten Runes Wizards Cult collection, circa June 2021.

## Contents

  * 1 1st Year Anniversary for Forgotten Runes!
  * 2 The Quantum Ouroboros Gets Auctioned
  * 3 Elf Chat: The Forgotten Runes Community of an Asset of Value
  * 4 Aftermath of Forgotten Runes at NFT NYC
  * 5 Merchandise Update
  * 6 Community News
  * 7 Lore Reading

### 1st Year Anniversary for Forgotten Runes![edit | edit source]

This week, let's start off by recognizing that tomorrow is the anniversary of the original Wizard minting! On June 30, 2021, 10,000 wizards were minted out into the world! O created a "Year 0" history Twitter thread to commemorate the occasion.

### The Quantum Ouroboros Gets Auctioned[edit | edit source]

The Quantum Ouroboros auction finalized. It received 23 bids, the most out of any piece in the MAPS auction. At a final price of $136K (bid by realizeorigin), it also way overperformed the initial Christie’s estimate of $25-35K.

FRWC community member realizeorigin won MAPS auctions for both ElfJTrul and beeple works in 2022.

Elf said this price was achieved not only because of the art, but also the community. Later on, Elf emphasized that he wants to make each Beast into a cultural icon. Some of them already had lore created (TV trailer, comic, Oliver Tree as Gigas Chad); more is planned.

### Elf Chat: The Forgotten Runes Community of an Asset of Value[edit | edit source]

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-06-29


### Elf Chat: The Forgotten Runes Community of an Asset of Value[edit | edit source]

Elf talked about how special the FRWC community is, and claims that it is the best in the NFT space. He talked about how impressed the traditional media representatives are when they see all the evidence of the community’s side projects and constant building.

Dotta admitted that for the first 9 months, he tried to keep up with every Discord channel, but he can’t do it anymore due to how much is always happening, and additional Magic Machine members like Jitcy and TheOneWhoRings were brought on, in part, to help with it.

### Aftermath of Forgotten Runes at NFT NYC[edit | edit source]

Jitcy wrote up a blog post, “A Night of Might and Magic." The objective was to give a glimpse into the party experience to those who couldn’t attend (accompanied by professional photos).

Notably, a small incident with Oliver Tree/Gigas Chad made it to TMZ! Bearsnake says that it was NOT staged, but at the same time, the punches on the ground were fake.

The yacht party was also a fun time, according to those who attended. Solo (formerly known as Dr. Poplovski) allegedly performed the Worm. Dotta complimented the people who dressed up for the events, and wants everyone to know that this is welcome and encouraged.

Bearsnake talked to some interested business reps at the party, and they were impressed by the vibes - one called it “like a mini comic-con”.

### Merchandise Update[edit | edit source]

All merch that was at the party (including comic books) will be available online, probably by Friday or early next week. Two pieces of merch are free to anyone holding a Forgotten Runes token, and additional pieces will be available for purchase. Stay tuned...

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-06-29


A record of the first ever Runiverse mass gathering was captured by Druid Ofaris out of the Blizzard (community member).

### Community News[edit | edit source]

I am definitely feeling like we are at an inflection point in terms of community-led initiatives and side projects. Sometimes it feels like every deeply-involved member has at least one (if not multiple) things going on - a community of builders indeed!

The Runiverse Frog Hunt grabbed the community's attention last week. The event ran from June 20-24. MM said that there will be further previews, but couldn’t promise a specific return date yet for access to the game.

MM brought up Retired Yield Farmer (RYF) leading an impromptu “warrior burning” event (sending warriors to a burn address - Sacred Flames cannot currently be used on warriors). RYF burned 10, and 4 others burned 1 warrior each. Check Sales chat for details...

crypt0natrix talked about curating an exhibit with 5 artists, who were asked to make “magical art”. Their works will be put into a cryptovoxels online gallery & available for purchase, & each will be gifted a Warrior. The purpose is bringing new artists into the community.

RYF announced that the House of Wizards’ Ministry of Art is launching today! There will be two 3-week windows, with 10 ETH allocated to each of them (this represents the 20 ETH in funds that has been allocated to the MoA so far). The MoA will use this as a learning period, and proposals can be submitted starting now. There is a Google Form that you can use to submit them, accessible from the Notion site.

Ozzz’s Atelier auction is open for the 2nd round. Warder, the winner of the 1st auction, shouted out the process.

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-06-29


MeepleDad talked about his Meeple Meetups’ Tales from the Tavern, a series of interviews he did while in NYC and beyond. The first episode features Two Crows and is live today! MeepleDad plans to release these weekly. He also mentioned the Thursday writer’s workshops, which will begin to include some pro writers joining as guests. These happen in the Discord at 11 AM Eastern US time on Thursdays.

Tom shouted out some projects affiliated with Moron Global, such as pva's comic and NightOwlBirdman's video teaser, Dragons' Balls NFT.

### Lore Reading[edit | edit source]

We ended this week's session with a lore reading (Tad reading about Ghost Eater Kobold of the Technochrome (55)) and a song. The song was from Lorepunk, and was commissioned by Magus Wazir to be a diss track for the One Who Rings!

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-06-29


Kobold Grunt Gear
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Kobold Grunt Gear


"Worm" or "Worms" is a slang term for a necromancer and is often used in a derogatory manner. The term references the inclination a necromancer has toward dirt, decay, and anything related to graves and corpses.

The slang term was originally used in the lore of Wraith Knight Bayard of the Worms (7088) to describe the Grave Legion of The Heretic's forces, which consisted of necromancers under Bayard's command.

Worms


Black Sun Staff
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Black Sun Staff


Rave Mage (Basic) by Bkk_Bros

Rave Mage (Alternate) by Bkk_Bros

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

### Lore[edit | edit source]

> Wizards who have mastered a cult sub-genre of magic, rave magic. Although not recognized as a legitimate school of magic, party goers have refined a repertoire of spells that are particularly handy & fun in a festival setting. Magnificent light shows, healing spells that offset substances gone wrong, mass levitation, and others that can enhance the experience of one who partakes. Parties that have confirmed rave mage attendees are some of the most sought after in the Runiverse.

— Giveahoot

Rave Mage


Peace Shield
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Peace Shield


Runes Game in Progress

Runes is a trading card game on the Polygon blockchain set in the Land of Forgotten Runes, the world being realized by the Forgotten Runes Wizard Cult team & community. Find more information on their official website.

## Runes Core Set[edit | edit source]

Abominable Snowmimic

Adept Alchemist

Alchemist's Tifly

Arch Gravelord

Astral Snail

Buffkin

Canyon Wurm

Ceratops

Chaos Court Jester

Chronodancer

Chronomeer

Cinnabar Elemental

Dayserpent

Dryad of the Thorn

Dune Mite

Eager Apprentice

Elysian Trainer

Emerald Slime

Fey Bear

Feyling

Flippy

Forgotten Ponies

Fur Gnome Chef

Gardener of the Eternal Roses

Gargoyles of Calista's Citadel

A Freshly Opened Pack of Runes Trading Cards

Gigas Hornet

Goblin Bandit

Illusionist's Butterfly, The

Jellydonutfish

Kaboomergang Diehard

Kobold Attorney

Kobold Heckler

Lazy Lumpus

Loot Monster

Magic Top Hat

Mechan Pilot

Merlin's Monkey

Messenger of the Barren Court

Monarch Slime

Muush

Nightmare

Nonozoon

Null Goat

One Who Rings, The

Ozzz of the Atelier

Pack Slar

Platonic Shadow

Polarpuff

Pyromancer Duzzle of the Shroom Shack

Rachi, Silent Flame

Rave Mage

Runes TCG Pack Mint Page

Robo Dog

Rookery Keeper

Runeball Captain

Sage Toad

Seeker of the Flame

Seventh Devout

Shroom Golem

Silenced Adventurer

Skramps

List of Runes Trading Cards


Seventh Devout

Shroom Golem

Silenced Adventurer

Skramps

Skull Crab

Snapcat

Specter

Stargazer

Stumpy Goat Herder

Swamp Bullfrog

Swamp Hag

Tadmajor

Tech Junky

Thopter

Trick Or Treater

Two Crows Bazaar

Vampyre Scholar

Will-O'-Wisp

Young Kelpie

Zapbender

List of Runes Trading Cards


Skeleton Cat
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Skeleton Cat


Green Hip Scarf
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Green Hip Scarf


Medicine Man
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Medicine Man


West Side Pipe Wrench
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West Side Pipe Wrench


Cheetah Print
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Cheetah Print


The sands rage in a stormy haze. A lone figure stoically braves the maddening swirl.

A resolute trudge in this forsaken land with only a mysterious owl for companionship.

The endless expanse shows a sign...

The old Shaman stops to ponder

Can it be? A puddle of water in this arid land? Surely it's a hallucination?

If the desert wants to play mind tricks, it is no match for a Shaman...

Peyote. Cactus of gods and dreams...

"We meet, eye to eye"

"Holy Arcanist Illuminus of the Salt..."

"Here in Zaros Oasis."

Illusions in the Sand