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


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

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

No results

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

He was particularly keen on this next fight.

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Title: The BlackSand Tournament I: Round I, Duel VI; Content:Velbi didn’t desist and attacked again. She swung her sword again left to right, then right to left, hoping for an opening. But Marcellus defensive stance was battle tested. None of the attacks could make it through.

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

The crowd roared in excitement.

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

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

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

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

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


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Walk Cycles

Title: Walk Cycles; Content:November 17th, 2021 Walk Cycles

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


Woodland Shapeshifter
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Woodland Shapeshifter

Title: Woodland Shapeshifter; Content:Woodland Shapeshifter
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Honor Guard of the South
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Honor Guard of the South

Title: Honor Guard of the South; Content:Honor Guard of the South
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Aegis
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Aegis


Rookery Keeper

Title: Rookery Keeper; Content:Rookery Keeper (Basic) by Wise Sam

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

### Lore[edit | edit source]

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

— Giveahoot


Stranger
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Stranger


Holy Spectre
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Holy Spectre

Title: Holy Spectre; Content:Holy Spectre
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Power Orb
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Power Orb


Visor Knight
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Visor Knight

Title: Visor Knight; Content:Visor Knight
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Mace
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Mace


Purple Macho Pants
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Purple Macho Pants

Title: Purple Macho Pants; Content:Purple Macho Pants
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Ouroboros Storyboard

Title: Ouroboros Storyboard; Content:And endless desert in an antique land

"Paltry toys..."

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

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

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

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

"Sonnets and mighty kings..."

"...rekindled furnaces..."

"I will look upon them and despair."


Morningstar
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Morningstar

Title: Morningstar; Content:Morningstar
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Megasuit
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Megasuit


Stunt Man
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Stunt Man


Wooden Boy
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Wooden Boy

Title: Wooden Boy; Content:Wooden Boy
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Pumpkin Head
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Pumpkin Head

Title: Pumpkin Head; Content:Pumpkin Head
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Whip
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Whip


Wild Woman
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Wild Woman

Title: Wild Woman; Content:Wild Woman
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Battle Axe
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Battle Axe

Title: Battle Axe; Content:Battle Axe
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Red Macho Pants
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Red Macho Pants

Title: Red Macho Pants; Content:Red Macho Pants
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Ethereal Aristocrat
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Ethereal Aristocrat

Title: Ethereal Aristocrat; Content:Ethereal Aristocrat
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Mystic Ice Cream
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Mystic Ice Cream

Title: Mystic Ice Cream; Content:Mystic Ice Cream
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Passion Potion

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

Passion Potion
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Fungus
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Fungus


Rune of Mercury
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Rune of Mercury

Title: Rune of Mercury; Content:Rune of Mercury
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The Illusionist's Butterfly

Title: The Illusionist's Butterfly; Content:The Illusionist's Butterfly (Basic) by Bkk_Bros

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

### Lore[edit | edit source]

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

— Smolprotecc


List of Heads

Title: List of Heads; Content:Characters in the Forgotten Runes Runiverse franchise and all related series, listed alphabetically

## Wizards[edit | edit source]

  * 9272ETH

  * Animist

  * Anuran

  * Arcadian Master

  * ArtChick

  * Ascetic

  * Astral Arcanist

  * Astrologer

  * Bard

  * Bernardo

  * Big Gross Eyeball

  * Bippadotta

  * Black Mage

  * Blue Wizard

  * Botanic Master

  * BrainDrain

  * Brown Wizard

  * Canaanite

  * Charmer

  * Claire Silver

  * Cloud Prophet

  * Corpse Eater

  * Corvid

  * Cosmic Arcanist

  * Coven Sister

  * Creol

  * Crone

  * Cyborg Skeleton Arcanist

  * Cyborg Skeleton Rogue

  * Dapper Arcanist

  * Dark Arcanist

  * Dark Sister

  * Darkling

  * Deeze

  * Diviner

  * Djinn

  * Dream Master

  * Durm and Strang

  * Eastern Arcanist

  * Empress

  * Enchantress

  * Evil One

  * Faustian

  * Felis

  * Fiskantes

  * Flaming Skull

  * Floral Master

  * Fortune Seeker

  * Fungus

  * Fur Gnome

  * GFunk Head

  * Gold Skeleton

  * Great Old One

  * Green Wizard

  * Gruffling

  * Hag

  * Hermit

  * Houngan

  * Hue Master

  * Hunter

  * Huntress

  * Illuminatus

  * Imp

  * Joey Billboard

  * Kabuki


List of Heads

Title: List of Heads; Content:* Illuminatus

  * Imp

  * Joey Billboard

  * Kabuki

  * Kelt

  * Kempo

  * Kobold

  * Koopling

  * Labyrinthian

  * LeggoGreggo

  * Loopify

  * Lycanthrope

  * MachoMan

  * Mambo

  * Man Behind the Curtain

  * Mandinka

  * Marlo

  * Master of Wood, Water, and Hill

  * Medicine Man

  * Myrddin

  * Olympian

  * Philosopher

  * Polar Shapeshifter

  * Professor

  * Prophet

  * Pumpkin Head

  * Punjabi

  * Purple Wizard

  * Red Priestess

  * Red Wizard

  * Rogue Arcanist

  * Sandman

  * Scholar

  * Seer

  * Shaolin

  * Silver Skeleton

  * Skylord

  * Stranger

  * Strongman

  * Swamp Witch

  * Swashbuckler

  * Tengu Preist

  * Thelemist

  * Trickster

  * Vamp

  * Vampyre

  * Vegetable

  * Warlock

  * Weird Wizz

  * WereBeast

  * White Wizard

  * Wicked Wizard

  * Wild Woman

  * Wildman

  * Witch

  * Wolfkin

  * Wooden Boy

  * Woodland Shapeshifter

  * Yellow Wizard

## Souls[edit | edit source]

  * Angelic Dotta

  * Anuran Skull

  * Blight Zombie

  * Blood Eater Revenant

  * Braindrain Skull

  * Canaanite Skull

  * Captian of the Namesake

  * Channel 1 Poltergeist


List of Heads

Title: List of Heads; Content:* Captian of the Namesake

  * Channel 1 Poltergeist

  * Channel 3 Poltergeist

  * Consumption Zombie

  * Corvid Skull

  * Count Orlok

  * Death Shroom

  * Disgusting Revenant

  * Ecto Spectre

  * Eldritch Horror

  * Ethereal Spectre

  * Evil One's Skull

  * Eyeball Fireball

  * Felis Skull

  * Furgnome Ghost

  * Gangrene Zombie

  * Ghost Flame

  * Ghost Pumpkin

  * Ghoul of Bloodlust

  * Ghoul of Shade

  * Ghoul of Sickness

  * Glitched Poltergeist

  * Golden Lich

  * Gouged Revenant

  * Gremplin Ghost

  * Grim Reaper's Skull

  * Holy Spectre

  * Horned Phantasm

  * Houngan Death Lord

  * Hue Skeleton

  * Hunter Skull

  * Imp Skull

  * Jane Doe

  * King of the Dead

  * Kobold Skull

  * Lewd Revenant

  * Lich Baron

  * Lich Cyborog

  * Lich Despot

  * Lich Duke

  * Lich Emperor

  * Lich Marquis

  * Marie Laveau

  * Mary Tudor

  * Pale Ghoul

  * Paranormal Phantasm

  * Phantasm of the Veil

  * Phantasm of the Void

  * Putrid Zombie

  * Rotten Revenant

  * Salacious Ghoul

  * Shade Spectre

  * Soul of Wooden Boy

  * Toru

  * Transcendent Illuminatus

  * Veggie Ghost

  * Wild Zombie

  * Wolfkin Skull


List of Heads

Title: List of Heads; Content:* Veggie Ghost

  * Wild Zombie

  * Wolfkin Skull

  * Wraith Captain

  * Wraith Deacon

  * Wraith Devout

  * Wraith Knight

## Warriors[edit | edit source]

  * Abyssinian

  * Action Hero

  * Action Man

  * Akkadian

  * Akkadian

  * Akkadian

  * Anuran Warrior

  * Archipelagian

  * Archipelagian

  * Athenian

  * Autumn Warrior

  * Avalonian

  * Bad Mofo

  * Bambam

  * Barbarian

  * Basic Bro

  * Basic Bro

  * Blonde Bearded Berserker

  * Blood Horn Helm

  * Blue Dwarven Helm

  * Blue Knight Helm

  * Bonnie Lass

  * Brigand

  * Brownlander

  * Bruiser

  * Bruiser

  * BucketHead: Atomic 26

  * BucketHead: Atomic 79

  * Capped Goblin

  * Cat Girl

  * Chad Bro

  * Chad Bro

  * Cloud Champion

  * Colloidal Silver Man

  * Contender Helm

  * Cool Guy

  * Cool Guy

  * Corsair

  * Corsair

  * Corvid in Fedora

  * Cyber Marauder

  * Cyber Viking

  * Cyber Wolfkin

  * Dark Ronin

  * Darkling

  * Daughter of the Brine

  * Desert Warrior

  * Divanae

  * Dominatrix

  * Dream Knight

  * Dune Man

  * Durm and Strang

  * Earth Guard

  * East Sider

  * Elder

  * Ether Horn Helm

  * Executioner

  * Flame Guardian Helm


List of Heads

Title: List of Heads; Content:* Elder

  * Ether Horn Helm

  * Executioner

  * Flame Guardian Helm

  * Flower of the Wheel

  * Foot Soldier Helm

  * Forgotten Lady

  * Forgotten Lady

  * Forgotten Lady

  * Forgotten Man

  * Forgotten Man

  * Forgotten Man

  * Forgotten Man

  * Forgotten Man

  * Frankish Helm

  * Fungus

  * Furgnome Marauder

  * Furgnome Mercenary

  * Gladiator Helmet

  * Goblin

  * Goblin Chieftain

  * Gold Dwarven Helm

  * Gold Knight Helm

  * Grappler Giant

  * Green Knight Helm

  * Grizzly Man

  * Guardian Helm

  * Happy Viking

  * Hibernian

  * Highlander

  * Hood of Torment

  * Horror Mask

  * Horse Head

  * Imp Warrior

  * Imperial Helmet

  * Indigo Mendicant

  * Ishkuzai

  * Jarl Raider

  * Jungle Commando

  * Jungle Commando

  * Kelt

  * Kempo

  * Kempo

  * Kobold Captain

  * Kobold Grunt

  * Komodi

  * Kushite

  * Lady Barbarian

  * Lady of the Mountain

  * Lady of the Mountain

  * Lady of the Oasis

  * Lady of the Oasis

  * Lady of the Oasis

  * Legionnaire Helmet

  * Leo

  * Loxodonta

  * Lycan Warrior

  * Lycan Warrior

  * Macho Man

  * Mandinka

  * Marsh Girl

  * Medieval Skull

  * Meriotic Warrior

  * Meriotic Warrior

  * Mescaline Warrior

  * Meta Skull

  * Metabot

  * Moorish Girl


List of Heads

Title: List of Heads; Content:* Meta Skull

  * Metabot

  * Moorish Girl

  * Motor Assassin

  * Mountain Warrior

  * Nubian

  * Olive Mendicant

  * Olympian

  * Oni Girl

  * Onna-Musha

  * Peacock Warrior

  * Peahen Warrior

  * Polar Man

  * Praetorian

  * Praetorian

  * Prisma Helm

  * Psyche Warrior

  * Purple Dwarven Helm

  * Purple Viking Helm

  * Red Bearded Berserker

  * Red Horn Lady Buff

  * Red Ronin

  * Rocket Helm

  * Scout

  * Sea Guard

  * Shaolin

  * She Wolf

  * Shutter Knight

  * South Sider

  * Spiked Helm

  * Spring Warrior

  * Stratiotai

  * Strongman

  * Stunt Man

  * Styxian

  * Summer Warrior

  * Templar

  * Thrall Ruffian

  * Tigris

  * TV

  * Valkyrie

  * Valkyrie

  * Vampyre

  * Vedic Warrior

  * Visor Knight

  * Warrior Monk

  * Weirdling

  * Wild Furgnome

  * Wild Kobold

  * Wild Woman

  * Winter Warrior

  * Woodlander

  * Wrestler Giant

  * Xanthe

  * Yellow Horn Lady Buff

  * Yellow Viking Helm

  * Zimbala


Red Herald Shield
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Red Herald Shield

Title: Red Herald Shield; Content:Red Herald Shield
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Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-03-16

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-03-16; Content:Magic Machine had already demonstrated some of the possibilities for the FRWC brand in a comic panel format with a series of storyboards. For example, this is one of the panels from the Magic Machine storyboard, "Ouroboros," circa 2021.

## Contents

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

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

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

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

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


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-03-16

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-03-16; Content:#### Forgotten Beasts Release Month is Set[edit | edit source]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-03-16

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-03-16; Content:#### Elf Talks About Metaverses[edit | edit source]

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

Pony minting is ending soon.

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

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

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

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

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

### Community News[edit | edit source]


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-03-16

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-03-16; Content:### Community News[edit | edit source]

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

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

### Lore Readings[edit | edit source]

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


Ethereal Elven Cloak
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Ethereal Elven Cloak

Title: Ethereal Elven Cloak; Content:Ethereal Elven Cloak
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Archipelagian
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Archipelagian

Title: Archipelagian; Content:Archipelagian
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Wraith Knight
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Wraith Knight

Title: Wraith Knight; Content:Wraith Knight
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Buffkin (Runes Card)

Title: Buffkin (Runes Card); Content:Buffkin (Basic) by 1984pxls

Buffkin (Alternate) by 1984pxls

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

### Lore[edit | edit source]

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

— Giveahoot


Angelic Dotta
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Angelic Dotta

Title: Angelic Dotta; Content:Angelic Dotta
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Katana
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Katana


Rune of Brimstone
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Rune of Brimstone

Title: Rune of Brimstone; Content:Rune of Brimstone
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Aura Knight with Yellow Cloak
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Aura Knight with Yellow Cloak

Title: Aura Knight with Yellow Cloak; Content:Aura Knight with Yellow Cloak
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Soul Reaper Scythe
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Soul Reaper Scythe

Title: Soul Reaper Scythe; Content:Soul Reaper Scythe
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Wild Kobold
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Wild Kobold

Title: Wild Kobold; Content:Wild Kobold
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Gladiator Sword
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Gladiator Sword

Title: Gladiator Sword; Content:Gladiator Sword
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Braindrain Skull
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Braindrain Skull

Title: Braindrain Skull; Content:Braindrain Skull
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Monarch Slime

Title: Monarch Slime; Content:Monarch Slime (Basic) by Bkk_Bros

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

### Lore[edit | edit source]

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

— Giveahoot


Mesozoic Cockatrice
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Mesozoic Cockatrice

Title: Mesozoic Cockatrice; Content:Mesozoic Cockatrice
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Banded Armor of the Forest
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Lucy Cad of the Elysian Fields (3194)

Title: Lucy Cad of the Elysian Fields (3194); Content:### 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.


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-07-13

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-07-13; Content:Derek Kolstad has "leveled-up" Magic Machine's discussions with Hollywood execs.

## Contents

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

### Hollywood Happenings[edit | edit source]

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

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

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

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

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

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


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-07-13

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-07-13; Content:### Thoughts on recent House of Wizards DAO events[edit | edit source]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Site: wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-07-13

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-07-13; Content:Site: wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com

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

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

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

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

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

Red Wizard Capital concept art released by Bisonic

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

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

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


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-07-13

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-07-13; Content:Elf mentioned that he’s loved some of the concept art coming from the team, shouting out the Red Wizard capital in particular. Tanilo said they started with the Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow wizard cities. They also focused with incorporating Runes into the concept art.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-07-13

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-07-13; Content:In the next demo, Danilo wants players to experience the systems in the game, such as crafting items and fighting enemies (albeit an alpha version of them). The world will have more dynamic, moving elements that players can interact with.

### Community News[edit | edit source]

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

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

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

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

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

### Lore Reading[edit | edit source]

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


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Tomb Shield
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Gallus Gear
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Gallus Gear

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Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-10-19

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-10-19; Content:A preview of the Souls head turnaround animations, released by Magic Machine. (October 2022)

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

## Contents

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

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

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

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


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-10-19

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-10-19; Content:### Cult Q&A[edit | edit source]

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

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

### Community News[edit | edit source]


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-10-19

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-10-19; Content:### Community News[edit | edit source]

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

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

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

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


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-10-19

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-10-19; Content:Elf rehashed the purpose of the comic, which is a relatively quick way to publish the Cult stories and characters for a wider audience. And in these first few issues, 20-30 Cult characters appear, from in-jokes, dialogue, references, & cameos, all the way to storylines.

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

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

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

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

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


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-10-19

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-10-19; Content:### Dotta Visits the Moonbirds[edit | edit source]

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

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

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

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


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-10-19

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-10-19; Content:Elf reminded us that although we are called a “Cult”, it is different from other Cults in history, since Cult members are not expected to blindly follow the leader & accept all dogma. Here, you have full control over how to develop your characters, and it’s your opportunity to put your Rune on the Door.

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

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

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


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-10-19

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-10-19; Content:### Cult Content Shoutouts[edit | edit source]

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

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

### Lore Reading[edit | edit source]

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

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


Hue Master's Pass

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

## In the Runiverse[edit | edit source]

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

Hue Master's Pass

## Forgotten Runiverse Game[edit | edit source]

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


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Nonozoon

Title: Nonozoon; Content:Nonozoon (Basic) by Bread

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

### Lore[edit | edit source]

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

— Giveahoot


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Desert Wear

Title: Desert Wear; Content:Desert Wear
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Youngwhizzie

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

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

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

## Social Media[edit | edit source]

Discord: youngwhizzie#5234

Twitter: @youngwhizzie

Forgotten Market


Retired Yield Farmer

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

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

RYF is best known for participation in two areas:

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

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

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


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Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-03-09

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-03-09; Content:## Contents

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

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

An excerpt from the Wizard 3D models V1 preview.

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

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

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

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

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


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-03-09

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-03-09; Content:Merlin is leading a project, which recently released a trailer for some NFT Worlds games featuring Forgotten Runes locations. NFT Worlds is built on top of Minecraft, essentially 10K Minecraft worlds with tokens and tools on top. A parkour course, a flight school, and other experiences are available on the FRWC Worlds. There will be plots created for each Wizard and Souls holder, to create what you want. There will also be a create-to-earn marketplace where you can build and sell things. Definitely an exciting development in the wider Forgotten Runes community.

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

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

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

Bearsnake in the search for a show writer.


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-03-09

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-03-09; Content:Bearsnake in the search for a show writer.

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

### Bearcave Update[edit | edit source]

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

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

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

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

### Lore Reading[edit | edit source]


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-03-09

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-03-09; Content:### Lore Reading[edit | edit source]

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


ElfJTrul

Title: ElfJTrul; Content:DALL-E 2 interpretation of Elf.

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

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

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

## Before Forgotten Runes[edit | edit source]

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

## Poem[edit | edit source]

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


Amethyst Spike Armor
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Amethyst Spike Armor

Title: Amethyst Spike Armor; Content:Amethyst Spike Armor
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Madotsuki

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

-TO BE EXPANDED-

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

Owner of Magus Devon of the Quantum Downs (6001)

Owner of Fuyumi Champion of Penguins (15502)

Discord server moderator

Forgotten Council signer

Runiverse game community manager


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-10-06

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-10-06; Content:Original artwork for the Infinity Veil contract, a collection for various magical objects of the Runiverse. Art by ElfJTrul, originally shared October 2021.

## Contents

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

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

#### Overview[edit | edit source]

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


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-10-06

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-10-06; Content:Great Burning Details: 1112 Wizard-holders were sent Sacred Flames. These included the oldest holders, as well as the first one hundred lore writers in the Book of Lore. Flames are used to create Forgotten Souls on All Hallow’s Eve. Burn a Flame token + a Wizard token for a chance at a Forgotten Soul. You might receive a ghost wizard, something more powerful, or something undesirable. You’ll always get an NFT back, but can’t guarantee what you will get, there is a risk. For the wizards concerned with the rate of return, the risk of an “undesirable” result is roughly 1 in 10. • However, even though these would be “undesirable” they will actually be rarer with this probability - it will be interesting to see how the community reacts. There is no time limit on using the Flames, because the Forgotten Runes team wanted to avoid a gas war that might occur with a limited time window. They don’t want people to rush this decision.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-10-06

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-10-06; Content:Dotta: There are rares in the collection. So you could get a soul/ghost-type, an undesirable, and ultra-rares.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-10-06

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-10-06; Content:### "Glitched" Wizards[edit | edit source]

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

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

### Bearsnake Updates[edit | edit source]

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

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


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-10-06

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-10-06; Content:### Book of Lore Enhancements[edit | edit source]

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

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

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

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

### Lore Shoutouts[edit | edit source]


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-10-06

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-10-06; Content:### Lore Shoutouts[edit | edit source]

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


Jose Canizares

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

Twitter: [1]


Ladybug Ghost
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Ladybug Ghost

Title: Ladybug Ghost; Content:Ladybug Ghost
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Kusanagi
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Kusanagi


Purple Hedge Knight Armor
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Purple Hedge Knight Armor

Title: Purple Hedge Knight Armor; Content:Purple Hedge Knight Armor
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Cyber Viking
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Cyber Viking

Title: Cyber Viking; Content:Cyber Viking
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Scout
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Scout


Main Page/Familiars

Title: Main Page/Familiars; Content:*   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *

See all companions...


Rogue Falchion
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Rogue Falchion

Title: Rogue Falchion; Content:Rogue Falchion
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Autumn Warrior
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Autumn Warrior

Title: Autumn Warrior; Content:Autumn Warrior
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Magic

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

## Within the Runiverse[edit | edit source]

From the original Book of Lore entry:

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

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

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


Magic

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


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-12-22

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-12-22; Content:Magic Machine released an animation preview of a black goat running towards the Quantum Shadow. The "payoff" for what happens will be revealed with the actual trailer.

## Contents

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

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

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

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

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

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


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-12-22

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-12-22; Content:### Magic Machine Updates[edit | edit source]

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

### Community News[edit | edit source]


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-12-22

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-12-22; Content:### Community News[edit | edit source]

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

### Lore Readings[edit | edit source]

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

There were multiple lore readings this week:

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


Might Shield
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Might Shield

Title: Might Shield; Content:Might Shield
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Lotus Shield
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Lotus Shield

Title: Lotus Shield; Content:Lotus Shield
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Blue Dwarven Helm
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Blue Dwarven Helm

Title: Blue Dwarven Helm; Content:Blue Dwarven Helm
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Classic Gold Barbarian Briefs
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Classic Gold Barbarian Briefs

Title: Classic Gold Barbarian Briefs; Content:Classic Gold Barbarian Briefs
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The Dark Sentinel

Title: The Dark Sentinel; Content:## In the Runiverse[edit | edit source]

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

The Dark Sentinel

## Forgotten Runiverse Game[edit | edit source]

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


Hue Master
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Hue Master

Title: Hue Master; Content:Hue Master
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Fur Gnomes

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

## Introduction[edit | edit source]

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

## History[edit | edit source]

Fur Gnome Concept from Gremplin on Discord

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

## In the Runiverse[edit | edit source]

The Fur Gnomes reside predominantly in the Fur Gnome Wold.


Crystal Ball

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

Crystal Ball
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Skylord Plate Armor
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Skylord Plate Armor

Title: Skylord Plate Armor; Content:Skylord Plate Armor
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Green Cloak
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Green Cloak

Title: Green Cloak; Content:Green Cloak
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Warlock
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Warlock


Rogue Arcanist
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Rogue Arcanist

Title: Rogue Arcanist; Content:Rogue Arcanist
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Holy Spectral Body
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Holy Spectral Body

Title: Holy Spectral Body; Content:Holy Spectral Body
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Canis Coven

Title: Canis Coven; Content:## Description[edit | edit source]

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

### Comic Story[edit | edit source]

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


Green Big Buckle
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Green Big Buckle

Title: Green Big Buckle; Content:Green Big Buckle
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Alessar's Keep

Title: Alessar's Keep; Content:## In the Runiverse[edit | edit source]

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

Alessar's Keep

## Forgotten Runiverse Game[edit | edit source]

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


White Wizard Tower

Title: White Wizard Tower; Content:## In the Runiverse[edit | edit source]

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

White Wizard Tower

## Forgotten Runiverse Game[edit | edit source]

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


Bottle of Goblin Beer
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Bottle of Goblin Beer

Title: Bottle of Goblin Beer; Content:Bottle of Goblin Beer
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Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-08-04

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-08-04; Content:The NFT Hierarchy of Needs, a framework presented by Dotta in August 2021 to explain why people grow attached to Forgotten Runes and other NFT projects.

## Contents

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

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

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

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


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-08-04

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-08-04; Content:dotta: We haven't granted a legal structure of rights to anyone. As the creators, it's our responsibility to publish a legal document with our lawyers so everything is up front. The big media companies are not thinking about the decentralized aspects at the moment. We want to keep the rights to negotiate on your behalf.

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

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

dotta: Yes, we want to balance these concerns.

Tom: Any announcement about music?

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

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


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-08-04

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-08-04; Content:### The Hierarchy of NFT Needs[edit | edit source]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-08-04

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-08-04; Content: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.


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-08-04

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-08-04; Content: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]


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-08-04

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-08-04; Content:### 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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Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-08-04; Content: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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Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-08-04

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-08-04; Content:\---

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.


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-08-04

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-08-04; Content: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.


Sandman
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Sandman


Greater Cassowary
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Greater Cassowary

Title: Greater Cassowary; Content:Greater Cassowary
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Emma

Title: Emma; Content: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


Cosmic Cardigan
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Cosmic Cardigan

Title: Cosmic Cardigan; Content:Cosmic Cardigan
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Red Horn Lady Buff
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Red Horn Lady Buff

Title: Red Horn Lady Buff; Content:Red Horn Lady Buff
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The Gate to the Seventh Realm

Title: The Gate to the Seventh Realm; Content:> 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.


The Gate to the Seventh Realm

Title: The Gate to the Seventh Realm; Content: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]