Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-10-26

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-10-26; Content:The big update from what was already known, is that Souls will now get 3 guaranteed treats (up from 2). And Beasts now get 10 guaranteed treats each. Total supply of treats is 23,100. Wizards have an 80% chance of a treat (otherwise a trick is received) and Warriors have a 50% chance of a treat (otherwise, trick). Partner collections have a 50% chance at a treat as well, BUT there are only 1000 treats per partner collection.

Magic Machine released a series of animations featuring the various partner collections included in their Halloween Trick or Treat event. (October 2022)

You can use delegate.cash to delegate a new wallet to use for the event, which is credited as if it owns the NFTs of your cold vault wallet. MM has audited their service and decided to support it, but you should do your due diligence before trying it, of course.

The treats come in boxes, which are ERC-721s. There is no time limit for opening the boxes. The actual items are ERC-1155s. There are 200 items in the treats collection, with varying rarities. You can buy/sell/trade the treat boxes, as well as the treats themselves. Some of them are standard-type candies, but others are more rare, and have story implications. They are intended to facilitate lore creation and world-building. Many media franchises have magic items. The treats don’t have any immediate utility beyond storytelling, but they may in the future. However, you will need to wait for a while for that to be built. The tricks are also tokens - they are non-destructive, and more about them will be revealed after the drop.

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


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-10-26

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-10-26; Content:### Magic Machine Updates / Q&A[edit | edit source]

  * Bearsnake talked about a previous business that he helped build along with Elf. It was a media business helping many Youtube creators. The creators that collaborated, benefited. In a similar way, those members of the community who collaborate will benefit.
  * DeeZe hosted a Spaces with Magic Machine leading up to their Halloween Trick or Treat event, which allows 10 prominent NFT communities to participate also. (October 2022)


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-10-26

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-10-26; Content:Dotta mentioned that P2E game details were revealed in DeeZe Spaces: The game will be board game-style, like a mix of Wolf Game & Settlers of Catan. FRWC holders will be automatically included, but the partners who “knock” for treats will also get airdropped game tokens.
  * Will you know immediately whether you get a trick or treat? Dotta: Yes, when you knock on the door, you will submit a txn, and get a treat box or a trick (tricks don't come in boxes).
  * Can you knock multiple times in one txn? Answer: Yes, you can claim 20 tricks/treats at once.
  * Are all the celestial sash wizards evil? Elf: No, in the Runiverse good and evil is a relative concept, not an absolute concept. It is up to each celestial sash owner to decide what their wizard’s alignment is. The MM team proceeded to have a discussion around how good and evil have been depicted in various forms of media. Elf generally prefers “shades of gray” characters, which are more complex, realistic and interesting to him. Even Elf's own Wizard has the title "Evil Arcanist Black Goat of the Wood (1)", but that was a title given by others. Elf's character is literally a "scapegoat" in the lore.
  * Later, MM talked about the importance of building events that use the capabilities of the blockchain. Dotta feels there is so much opportunity & open space to explore & invent. He feels grateful to be here at this moment, & loves to create these on-chain activities.

### OpenSea has Entered the Chat[edit | edit source]


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-10-26

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-10-26; Content:### OpenSea has Entered the Chat[edit | edit source]

Elf and Bearsnake appeared on The D.A.M. Youtube show. This represented the first time that Bearsnake "doxxed his face" in a public media outlet, and a couple Discord memes/emojis were created from his appearance on the show.

And then, we had a surprise guest - the official OpenSea account! Will, a partnership manager from OS, said that he’d been following FRWC for a while on his personal account, but realized the official account wasn’t, and decided to remediate that. Bearsnake and Dotta thanked Will for his efforts helping with any question or challenges that they've had with the marketplace in the past.

When asked whether he had any announcements to make, Will said that OpenSea has been focused on shipping new features for collectors and creators. They want to build the tools and functionality to support the NFT space. One feature that was mentioned was the new ability to purchase NFTs with a credit card - this could facilitate first-time entrants trying to buy their first NFT.


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-10-26

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-10-26; Content:Will asked the MM team about what they are thinking about in terms of attracting and preparing for mass adoption of NFTs. Dotta reiterated that the Wizards will always be the high-end OG collection on L1 Ethereum. Warriors is the secondary collection, with higher supply and lower price, but still allows you to character build. From there, the Halloween event will increase the group of holders even more (albeit still within the core crypto/NFT community). When it comes to mainstream users, they are usually shocked at the sticker prices and gas fees involved. So Dotta thinks that offerings on L2s will get greater traction there. MM will use Arbitrum for their P2E game, which should make it more accessible. And the Runiverse game will also be running on an L2, and the majority of players would ideally be joining from the gaming world, and setting up their first wallet to play the game. Elf added that releasing media creations in the mainstream world will move this even further. The idea with the comic books and TV show is to create fans that can enjoy FRWC as a fantasy entertainment franchise, without needing any interaction with the crypto side. It was an opportunity for MM to deliver the core value proposition to people new to FRWC that may have joined the Spaces when they saw the OpenSea official account (which has almost 2 million followers) was in there.

### Blue Wizard Deep Dive[edit | edit source]


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-10-26

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-10-26; Content:### Blue Wizard Deep Dive[edit | edit source]

Next, Elf wanted to take a deeper dive into the Blue Hat Wizards’ lore. They are concentrated in and around the Blue Wizard Bastion. They are academically focused, and have some of the biggest libraries, and the most teachers and scholars. Science is held in high regard among blue hats, despite it having some differing principles from magic. The Blue Hats though, are skilled at merging science and magic, with the result being a fascination with technology and machines. A good machine is often the fruit of rigorous scientific inquiry. The Blue Hats have created “magic machines” which leverage the strength of science AND magic. (I hope you caught the reference there). They feel this power is more substantive than the financial power sought by the Red Hat Wizards. Knowledge is power. And there are both virtuous and relatively evil examples of this mindset.

Good: Bruce Banner, Tony Stark (Ironman), Hermione.

Bad: All the evil geniuses (Dr. Doom, Lex Luther, The Riddler (although Mr. Freeze fits too)).

The quality, consistency and output of Tania del Rio's Inktober 2022 works, was a notable Cult Content contribution during October 2022.

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


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-10-26

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-10-26; Content:### Cult Content Shout-outs[edit | edit source]

  * The Cabinet of Curiosities now contains a "Lorb", created by vmark. See characters linked to each other in the Book of Lore \- Sacred Key Master (777) is a central figure, for example.
  * SPZ announced that on All Hallows Eve, the Forgotten Punks team will have a Great Summoning event. There will be spells, and Soul Punks are coming.
  * Tania del Rio is still going strong with Inktober, with a high-quality piece every day featuring one or more prominent community-owned Wizards. Tania has expressed interest in creating a coloring book with the collection.
  * Maui released another illustration with two Wizards. Although Halloween is not really celebrated in her country, she is able to celebrate virtually through FRWC.
  * There were many great carved pumpkin submissions for the pumpkin carving contest, with Critikal making several excellent ones.
  * Marcofine continues to create many great illustrations in their unique style.
  * Artxie and Daniela Ilustra released the Nightmare Imp illustration, and as expected it looks great.
  * Basha shared a pixel animation of his Wizard.
  * Bretty got a FRWC-themed tattoo. As done with previous Cult tattoos, MM sent Bretty reimbursement for the deed.
  * Jimmyjag shared a watercolor of his wizards playing chess.
  * And last, but certainly not least, Ozzz shared pixel art he made of his honorary warrior.


Green Hedge Knight Armor
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Green Hedge Knight Armor

Title: Green Hedge Knight Armor; Content:Green Hedge Knight Armor
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List of Live Events

Title: List of Live Events; Content:* Enter the Runiverse: NFT NYC (2022)
  * Teshimi Yacht Party (2022)


Flippy

Title: Flippy; Content:Flippy (Basic) by Stalomir

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

### Lore[edit | edit source]

> “Why how do you do traveler?! Flippy at your service. Welcome to Cuckooland! Come, rest your weary feet. Leave your inhibitions behind, be open to new possibilities! What happens here you ask? Only amazing things! Wonderous things! Nothing that Flippy can explain, only that you can experience! Accept my invitation and you will not regret it, Flippy promises.“

— Giveahoot


Wicker Wear
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Wicker Wear

Title: Wicker Wear; Content:Wicker Wear
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Mountain Warrior
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Mountain Warrior

Title: Mountain Warrior; Content:Mountain Warrior
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A Guide to the Collections

Title: A Guide to the Collections; Content:The collections can be thought of as broadly two groups: Characters and Relics.

## Contents

  * 1 Characters
    * 1.1 Forgotten Runes Wizard's Cult
    * 1.2 Forgotten Souls
    * 1.3 Forgotten Runes Warrior's Guild
    * 1.4 Forgotten Runes Ponies
    * 1.5 Forgotten Runes Beasts
    * 1.6 Forgotten Runes Beast Spawn
  * 2 Relics
    * 2.1 The Infinity Veil
    * 2.2 The Gate to the Seventh Realm
    * 2.3 Nightmare Imp's Treat Boxes
    * 2.4 Forgotten Runes Athenaeum

# Characters[edit | edit source]

### Forgotten Runes Wizard's Cult[edit | edit source]

Forgotten Runes Wizards Cult

The Forgotten Runes Wizard's Cult is the original set of Wizards. Originally a set of 10,000 unique Wizard NFTs, fully encoded on-chain.

### Forgotten Souls[edit | edit source]

Forgotten Souls

The Forgotten Souls were created by burning a Wizard with a Sacred Flame at an event called The Great Burning. The Souls are the Souls of the Wizards.

### Forgotten Runes Warrior's Guild[edit | edit source]

Forgotten Runes Warriors Guild

The Warriors are a collection of 16,000 Warriors in the Runiverse. They differ from Wizards in that Warriors cannot use magic.

### Forgotten Runes Ponies[edit | edit source]

Ponies

Ponies

### Forgotten Runes Beasts[edit | edit source]

Beasts

Forgotten Runes Beasts are epic creatures of the Runiverse. Only 8 are known to exist.

### Forgotten Runes Beast Spawn[edit | edit source]

Beast Spawn


A Guide to the Collections

Title: A Guide to the Collections; Content:### Forgotten Runes Beast Spawn[edit | edit source]

Beast Spawn

These creators are the Spawn of the Beasts.

# Relics[edit | edit source]

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

Infinity Veil

The Infinity Veil is home to The Sacred Flame.

### The Gate to the Seventh Realm[edit | edit source]

Gate to the Seventh Realm

The Gate to the Seventh Realm is the border between the Beasts and the Runiverse.

### Nightmare Imp's Treat Boxes[edit | edit source]

Nightmare Imp's Treat Boxes

The Nightmare Imp's Treat Boxes were given out by the Nightmare Imp during the 2023 Halloween event.

### Forgotten Runes Athenaeum[edit | edit source]

Forgotten Runes Athenaeum

The Forgotten Runes Athenaeum.


Triple Crowned Cockatrice

Title: Triple Crowned Cockatrice; Content:Triple crowned cockatrice, Beast #3.

The Triple Crowned Cockatrice is Beast #3 of the Forgotten Beasts (Season 1) and was summoned into the Runiverse on the 15th of April 08:58:43 PM UTC, block 14592245 of the Ethereum network.

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

Triple Crowned Cockatrice and Conjurer Chiyo of the Citadel (340) by Taniadelrio.


Emerald Zombie
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Emerald Zombie

Title: Emerald Zombie; Content:Emerald Zombie
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Blue Hip Pouch
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Blue Hip Pouch

Title: Blue Hip Pouch; Content:Blue Hip Pouch
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Red Bearded Berserker
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Red Bearded Berserker

Title: Red Bearded Berserker; Content:Red Bearded Berserker
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Chaos Court Jester

Title: Chaos Court Jester; Content:Chaos Court Jester (Basic) by Ozzz

Chaos Court Jester (Alternate) by Ozzz

Chaos Court Jester is a card in the Runes Trading Card Game with a Potency of 7

### Lore[edit | edit source]

> “Normally court jesters are there for entertainment... but I'm pretty sure in this court the jester runs the show.“ -Anonymous Wizard

— Giveahoot


Goblin Axe
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Goblin Axe

Title: Goblin Axe; Content:Goblin Axe
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Silver Skeleton
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Silver Skeleton

Title: Silver Skeleton; Content:Silver Skeleton
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Iron Buckler
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Iron Buckler

Title: Iron Buckler; Content:Iron Buckler
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GM

Title: GM; Content:GM or gm is a short for good morning and is used as a greeting among the cult.


Magus Diggory of the Wood (9080)

Title: Magus Diggory of the Wood (9080); Content:Found unconscious and without his memories in the Hedge Wizard Wood by The Lich Emperor Supreme (4235). Confused, he swore his loyalty to the Lich Emperor and in return received his Onyx Wolf familiar.

After leaving the Hedge Wizard Wood Diggory created Diggory's School for Gifted Youngsters. A private school with the goal of developing powerful young wizards from the Forgotten Babies Wizard Orphanage so that they too may serve The Lich Emperor Supreme (4235).


Animist
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Animist


Arch Gravelord

Title: Arch Gravelord; Content:Arch Gravelord (Basic) by Stalomir

Arch Gravelord (Alternate) by Stalomir

Arch Gravelord is a card in the Runes Trading Card Game with a Potency of 7

### Lore[edit | edit source]

> Through tempest black and purifying hate, we burn away our flesh. Skeletal prophets crowd the streets, spreading the false morals of a dying god. Our heretic descends steps of exposed bone, with the blight of this world reflected in his soft imperial gaze. As the last bastion of hope fades into the gray we roam. https://www.forgottenrunes.com/lore/souls/7088/0

— Malevolent


Partisan
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Partisan


Althea

Title: Althea; Content:Althea is an illustrator from Taiwan who takes commissions through her twitter, she is known for making beautiful commissions for the well known Cult Member Two Crows.

Twitter: [1]


Malachite Dragon Pike
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Malachite Dragon Pike

Title: Malachite Dragon Pike; Content:Malachite Dragon Pike
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Magpie
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Magpie


A Big Magic Stick with Ether Fire
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A Big Magic Stick with Ether Fire

Title: A Big Magic Stick with Ether Fire; Content:A Big Magic Stick with Ether Fire
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Kelpie's Bay

Title: Kelpie's Bay; Content:## In the Runiverse[edit | edit source]

Kelpie's Bay is a body of water located in the central region of the known Runiverse. The bay lies between Alessar's Keep and Goblin Town. The titanic Battlemage Mountains terminates at the southern shore of Kelpie's Bay.

Kelpie's Bay

## Forgotten Runiverse Game[edit | edit source]

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


Dark Ronin Armor
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Dark Ronin Armor

Title: Dark Ronin Armor; Content:Dark Ronin Armor
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Deeze
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Deeze


Blueberry Jelly Donut
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Blueberry Jelly Donut

Title: Blueberry Jelly Donut; Content:Blueberry Jelly Donut
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Forgotten Runes Athenaeum

Title: Forgotten Runes Athenaeum; Content:AI Chip

Absinthe

Adrenochrome

Amaretto

Arsenic

Azoth

Bag of Guano

Bag of Salt

Bag of Seeds

Bananas

Baobab Seed

Barbell

Battery

Bearsnake Doll

Black Flame Heart

Blue Ring

Bonsai

Book of Eggs

Book of Music

Book of Names

Book of Neosaurs

Book of Roses

Book of Shadows

Book of Spirits

Boombox

Bottle of Wine

Bottled Deluge

Bottled Inferno

Bottled Lightning

Bottled Tempest

Bread Friend

Bucket of Sugar

Bucket of Worms

Bugbear Doll

Bugbear Moonshine

Burrito

Camera

Candy Apple

Candy Corn

Candybar

Carrot

Cassette Tape

Cat Mask

Chalk

Cherries

Chimera's Heart

Chocolate Chip Cookie

Chocolate Toad

Cinnamon Bun

Cockatrice Feather

Cognac

Conch Shell

Creepy Doll

Crow Card

Cucumber

Cupcake

Dead Fish

Dead Rat

Dotta Doll

Dotta's Fiddle

Dotta's Glasses

Dragon Fruit

Demon in a Bottle

Duck Egg

Eggplant

Elf J Trul Doll

Elixir

Exploding Salts

Fire Shroom

Fishing Pole

Floppy Disk

Flying Monkey's Paw

Fortune Cookie

Frog Card

Fudgesicle

Gallon of Canaanite Milk, A

Game Buddy

Garden Gnome

Gelatin

Ghost Computer

Goat Card

Goblin Flakes

Goblin's Brain in a Jar

Gold Nugget

Golden Bubble Wand

Golden Calf

Golden Scales

Golden Scarab

Green Candy

Green Ring

Honey Pot

Hot Dog

Hot Pepper

Hue Hat

Hue Master's Top

Imp in a Box


Forgotten Runes Athenaeum

Title: Forgotten Runes Athenaeum; Content:Hot Dog

Hot Pepper

Hue Hat

Hue Master's Top

Imp in a Box

Imp Mask

Imp's Key

Inkwell

Jack's Egg

Jack's Potion

Jade Comb

Jar of Fey Sparkles

Jar of Marsh Water

Jar of Molasses

Jar of Questions

Jar of Rainbows

Jar of Sap

Ketchup

Kitsune Mask

Kobold Soda

Lantern

Lead

Log

Lucky Cat

Magic Teapot

Mandrake Root

McWazir's Fries

McWazir's Soda

MetaMagic Wand

Meteorite

Moon Egg

Motherboard

Mug of Coffee

Mustard

Narutomaki

Nautilus Shell

Nightshade Plant

Obsidian Owl

Obsidian Pyramid

Opium Pod

Orange Ring

Pan Flute

Pancakes

Peach

Pepperoni Pizza

Pink Taffy

Planck's Ruler

Plum

Pony Scroll

Popsicle

Potash

Pumpkin

Pumpkin Pie

Purple Ring

Purple Taffy

Radish

Rainbow Egg

Red Candy

Red Ring

Rose Colored Glasses

Rubber Tree

Rum

Salmon Nigiri

San Pedro Cactus

Schrodingers Box

Shot of Virgin Blood

Sock Puppet

Soft Serve

Soy Sauce

Spotted Egg

Spray Can

Static TV

Strawberry

Strawberry Shortcake

Subatomic Particles

Sulfur

Sushi Maki

Sushi Roll

Taco

Toad Oil

Tonic

Tuna Nigiri

Vase of Avalon

Vase of Cuckooland

Vase of the Bastion

Vase of the Bay

Vase of the Citadel

Vase of the Manor

Vase of the Oasis

Vase of the Pavillion

Vase of the Sanctum


Forgotten Runes Athenaeum

Title: Forgotten Runes Athenaeum; Content:Vase of the Oasis

Vase of the Pavillion

Vase of the Sanctum

VHS Tape

Video Game Controller

Voodoo Doll

Warrior Scroll

Watermelon

White Ring

Witch's Cauldron

Wizard Scroll

Wolf Card

X7 Chip

Yellow Ring


Emerald Slime (Runes Card)

Title: Emerald Slime (Runes Card); Content:Emerald Slime (Basic) by Ozzz

Emerald Slime is a card in the Runes Trading Card Game with a Potency of 1

### Lore[edit | edit source]

> One of the most common wizard familiars, Emerald Slimes are happy creatures that are perfect for beginning mages. Don't be fooled by their doughy physique though - the reason they are good beginner familiars is more due to their easy disposition and trainability, not their lack of ability. The slime that makes up their body is one of the more potent and oldest magical substances that is known to exist on the continent.

— Giveahoot


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-02-15

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-02-15; Content:The meeting kicks off with a tune by Eagletorium that is 1/2 tribute to the Hall of Cats, 1/2 Jitcy challenge. Jitcy says there will be an to answer once he finds a way to sound good rapping, even though music isn't his forte. Elf preeminently declares Eagle the winner.

Elf shouts out other musicians in the Cult who have also made Forgotten Runes-adjacent music. Murmurs of a potential Runiverse album make their way through the Space.

## Contents

  * 1 Cult of Cat
    * 1.1 Nested Cults
    * 1.2 Special Guest, Puma.eth
  * 2 Forgotten Runiverse Game
  * 3 Additive Expansion
  * 4 Cult Questions
    * 4.1 Physical Toys
    * 4.2 Television Series
    * 4.3 The Shadow Hats
    * 4.4 Elf's 1/1 Ordinals
    * 4.5 Transmutation of Souls
  * 5 Closing Thoughts
    * 5.1 Cult Content
    * 5.2 Battle for Goblin Town, 3D Wizards, Event Impasse

## Cult of Cat[edit | edit source]

"Wizard Puma", a 1/1 created by Elf for the "Super Puma" NFT Collection

### Nested Cults[edit | edit source]

Discussion of the Hall of Cats leads Elf to express fascination about cults within cults. He mentions the intersection of Cult and Culture, pointing to their shared etymological origins. He admits he was antagonistic toward the Hall of Cats initially, but Eagle's song has made him love it.

Elf then speaks briefly about the power of media as a recruitment tool as seen in cults of all kind throughout history.


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-02-15

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-02-15; Content:### Special Guest, Puma.eth[edit | edit source]

Then the conversation turns to a chat with special guest Ivan from the sportswear brand, Puma. Ivan speaks about Forgotten Runes as an inspiration of storytelling for the company's new Super Puma arc.

Elf reveals "Wizard Puma" — a 1/1 he made for an upcoming Puma NFT collection that serves as a revival of the "Super Puma" character and celebration of the brand's 75th anniversary.

## Forgotten Runiverse Game[edit | edit source]

The team then talks about their recent trip to work in-person with Bisonic and Dotta explains that anyone will be able to play the game, regardless of crypto knowledge.

> "We really see this as being one of the major games that can help cross the chasm...for normal gamers."

Dotta mentions the correlation to Reddit NFT avatars where some unsuspecting users stumbled upon digital collectibles worth thousands of dollars simply by using a platform that they already enjoyed. He speculates these kinds of gateways can help the concepts of NFTs "click." Dotta continues with information about boons players who own land in the Runiverse game can gain as well as unique tokenized items that can result from different crafting scenarios. Documentation to follow.

"It's going to be quite fun."

## Additive Expansion[edit | edit source]

Inscription 23872, Shadows In Ordinal by lorepunk

Inscription 5356 by Elf J Trul

Elf also commends Lorepunk for the poem she inscribed about Forgotten Runes and also gives a nod to the Forgotten BTC Punks Ordinal collection as well, but, "We are not going to talk about Ordinals today."

This leads into a conversation about the additive nature of Forgotten Runes' expansion:


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-02-15

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-02-15; Content:This leads into a conversation about the additive nature of Forgotten Runes' expansion:

> "Bitcoin blockchain, Dogecoin blockchain, Puma sneakers, TV show, video game — everywhere. We're going everywhere. I'm not shutting the door on anything."

Bearsnake appears to agree with this sentiment and says that it's important for everyone to be able to speak on topics they're interested in, because that reach may funnel back to Wizards. Bear also explains his Warrior losses in a Super Bowl bet with Slim.

## Cult Questions[edit | edit source]

### Physical Toys[edit | edit source]

Elf pivots to Cult Questions, and the team talks about exploring the process of making plushies/physical toys. Bear mentions the most difficult part is finding the design, while manufacturing afterward can be rather easy. Elf notes that he wasn't pleased with initial prototypes.

### Television Series[edit | edit source]

The team talks about the TV Show. No new clips or trailers will be released this year. However, Bear opens up about the process and his continued work on finding a partner for the show. He expounds on the difficulty of working within the legacy media system.

### The Shadow Hats[edit | edit source]

The team is asked about the future of The Shadow Hats. Dotta theorizes about the future of the medium as a whole, concludes:

> "While we probably will sell some...I don't think we'll sell all of them. And I don't think we'll be particularly motivated to do it any time soon."

### Elf's 1/1 Ordinals[edit | edit source]


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-02-15

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-02-15; Content:### Elf's 1/1 Ordinals[edit | edit source]

Tania del Rio asks Elf about his 1/1 Ordinals. He explains the pieces were an homage to the Romantic period and draws comparisons between Romantic reaction to the Enlightenment movement and artistic nature of Ordinals on the Bitcoin. He isn't sure if he will inscribe more.

### Transmutation of Souls[edit | edit source]

Elf also answers a question about Souls' status as Undead. He instead refers to the Burning process and specifies the "transmutation" of a Wizard, saying that a Wizard does not become dead, but a different entity entirely. The line between dead and undead is not clear.

## Closing Thoughts[edit | edit source]

Cult Chronicle Front Page

### Cult Content[edit | edit source]

The team then talks about some of the Cult content from the past week, most of which Tania has highlighted in her Cult Content Chronicle!

### Battle for Goblin Town, 3D Wizards, Event Impasse[edit | edit source]

  * Dotta also makes comments on the promising Battle for Goblin Town UI before Elf lets some Goblins up for a couple of questions.
  * Elf then shares a few thoughts on the 3D Wizards and the team share excitement about interoperability with Nifty Island.
  * Dotta says closing words on the timeline for the Goblin Town game and Runiverse land sale drops. The team is still making decisions, but will give details when possible.


Green Scholar
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Green Scholar

Title: Green Scholar; Content:Green Scholar
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Triple Triangle Shield
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Triple Triangle Shield

Title: Triple Triangle Shield; Content:Triple Triangle Shield
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Red Ronin
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Red Ronin


Tiger Claws
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Tiger Claws

Title: Tiger Claws; Content:Tiger Claws
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Barren Outpost

Title: Barren Outpost; Content:The job board at Barren Outpost offers a selection of quests wizards and warriors may take up in the Court's name, many of which require them to collect enough $BARREN to hire the Court's sellswords stationed there in the process. The first to complete each shall be rewarded and have their name and acts of valour acknowledged upon the board thereafter. Most quests are only available to complete a limited number of times, typically once. Barren Outpost currently only offers solo quests, but group raids will be available during later chapters.

Soon the Court will open up the job board to guest hosts who wish to leave their indelible mark upon the desert sands.

To acquire $BARREN for use in the completion of quests, one can either find an eligible warrior and have them swear the Oath, or purchase it directly from the Sushi Pool.

Any quests below which require the payment of $BARREN via sudoswap OTC can be viewed here. (Click "Load More" repeatedly to view all.)

To complete one of the available quests below, click here and enter the code for the quest you have chosen.

## Job Board[edit | edit source]


Barren Outpost

Title: Barren Outpost; Content:Location  | Quest Name  | Quest Host  | Status  | Requirements  | Reward  | Sudoswap Code
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Ghoulish Boglands | Drain the Swamp  | The Barren Court | Available  | 0.3 BARREN | 1x Heart of the Desert | 0x9b63e090ca2dc9581d24267417ddfc6dbdf12e307
Zaros Oasis | Hic Sunt Dracones  | The Barren Court | Available  | 0.35 BARREN | 1x Diaphanous Map Fragment | 0x9b63e090ca2dc9581d24267417ddfc6dbdf12e306
Mount Titan | The Last Ankylosaurus  | Enchanter Nassif of the Dunes (Stephen) | Available  | 0.75 BARREN or 1x Pile of Sand and Guts | 1x Ankylosaurus | 0xe60458f765bc61e78940c5a275e9523d1f04969015 or 0xe60458f765bc61e78940c5a275e9523d1f04969014
███ ████████ ████ | ███ ███████ █████  | Unknown  | Unknown  | ██ BARREN | Gila Komodo Spawn  | 0x█████████████████████████████████████████
██ ████████ ███████ █████ | ███ █████ ██ █████████  | Unknown  | Unknown  | ██ BARREN + ??? | Lich Pharaoh of The Barren Court | 0x█████████████████████████████████████████


Barren Outpost

Title: Barren Outpost; Content:Mount Titan | The Starbound Shieldbearer  | The Barren Court | Completed  | None  | The Starbound Shieldbearer | Click here to claim
Manticore Valley | The Eye in the Sand | Crucifore | Failed  | 2.3 BARREN | Zarl Basher of Gross Gorge (Warrior #5064) \+ The Corrupted Eye | 0x13a7d2fb3f73b57ef539c35c4ec59ed49b1833ca8
The Desert Bestiary | The Wild Mage  | The Barren Court | Completed by Sorcerer Remus of Cuckoo Land | 0.25 BARREN | 5 DESBES (Desert Bestiary Familiar claims) | 0x9b63e090ca2dc9581d24267417ddfc6dbdf12e308
Great Owl Obelisk | Heart of Darkness  | The Barren Court | Completed by Sorcerer Remus of Cuckoo Land | 0.4 BARREN | 2x Heart of the Desert | 0x9b63e090ca2dc9581d24267417ddfc6dbdf12e301
An Unmarked Shallow Grave | Horror in the Dunes  | The Barren Court | Completed by Flamma, Chopper of Liches | 0.2 BARREN | 1x The Shallow Grave of the Pharaoh | 0x9b63e090ca2dc9581d24267417ddfc6dbdf12e302


Barren Outpost

Title: Barren Outpost; Content:The Sand | A Whole New World  | The Barren Court | Completed by Flamma, Chopper of Liches | 0.1 BARREN | 1x Heart of the Desert | 0x9b63e090ca2dc9581d24267417ddfc6dbdf12e304
The Beginning | Tutorial Island  | The Barren Court | Completed by Flamma, Chopper of Liches | 0.05 BARREN | 5x Heart of the Desert \+ Rudimentary Portable Bandsaw | 0x9b63e090ca2dc9581d24267417ddfc6dbdf12e305


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Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-01-11

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-01-11; Content:Dotta tweeted a mega-thread about what Forgotten Runes is about, what it's done already, and what it plans to do. The thread got over 100K views within days. (January 2023)

Today, we had our first ever Bearsnake-hosted Wizard Wednesday (he was the host, and dotta and Elf were co-hosts).

## Contents

  * 1 Community Q&A
  * 2 New Discord Channel - the Hall of Cats
  * 3 Wizard Staking Officially Confirmed
  * 4 Bad News on Wizard Wednesday Concerning McWazir's
  * 5 3D Models
  * 6 Dotta Posts FRWC Mega-thread and Slide Deck
  * 7 The Cult Attracts Outside Attention
  * 8 How the Collaborative Legendarium Works
  * 9 Final Q&A, Announcements, and Closing Events

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


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-01-11

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-01-11; Content:### Community Q&A[edit | edit source]

  * smolprotecc: Who currently in the crypto space would be Magic Machine’s dream hire?
    * Dotta: A graphic designer. There are some high-end designers that would be so useful.
    * Elf: A lot of people from the Cult. We’d like to hire them at some point. As far as the wider crypto space, I don’t know.
    * Bearsnake: I have a hot take. It wouldn’t hurt to get a CT influencer who is an expert at social engineering. We want to elevate our social media (Discord & Twitter) and there are some sharp people in this area.
    * Elf: We realize that projects that only talk, & don’t build, outperform projects that mainly build & rarely talk. So we’re trying to rebalance somewhat.
  * slim: Biggest loss in 2022 that turned into a lesson?
    * Bearsnake: Work harder & smarter. Be more systematic at talking and sharing.

  *     * Dotta: I went hard into VADER, holdings went to $1 mil, & I didn’t sell. Soon went to 0. Learned that if you’re bragging, you should sell.


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-01-11

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-01-11; Content:* Slim and BiII Gains: How do birds fly & are birds a psyop?
    * Elf: A good question, there have been many theories over the years.
    * Dotta: I don’t think so. I want to make friends with the local crows.
    * Bearsnake: I did NOT like birds growing up, they freaked me out. I think cats are a psyop, & I’m ready to embrace it. I have a lot of robotic cats at my house.
    * Dotta: When I’m in bed at night, I can hear drones - I think my neighborhood is a testbed for Amazon or something.
  * Shlee: What are you most excited for in the new year?
    * Elf: 1. 3D 2. Building things with AI.
    * Dotta: Everything we’re building. Esp. 3D models. Excited for Goblintown, it will be so fun.
    * Bearsnake: Runiverse game, Goblintown, TV… (listed all major projects)
  * Stoketheory: What is the meaning of life, the universe, and everything?
    * Elf: Put your rune on the door, you are building the world and giving meaning to it. It’s not just a catchphrase, that's the meaning of life to me.

  * Tania del Rio: Dogs or cats?
    * Elf: Dogs.
    * Dotta: I have to pick dogs, I own both though.
    * Bearsnake: Am I the only cat person among the founding three?

  * Magic Machine shared a preview of the game animations and artwork via Twitter (January 2023)


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-01-11

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-01-11; Content:The Barren Court: You have mentioned a V1 for Goblintown in Discord. Will there be an expansion?
    * Dotta: I don’t want to commit to more than the first version. That being said, if it ends up being successful, we are more likely to do a “V2”. I was mainly using that term to specify some things that won’t make it into this release, things to balance the mechanics. For example, including Wizard & Warrior tokens in the game directly - instead, these holders will get a larger airdrop, according to different tiers.
  * Slim: Why are the Wizards so dummy thicc? (there was a 3D model preview dropped today)
    * Elf: We are testing deformation, which means the way the joints bend in the geometry. That model had a certain thickness that was appealing to Slim.
  * Snoopdoug: Wen comic?
    * Elf: Issue #0 is out there, assuming this is about Issue #1. It is completed, but not printed yet.
    * Bearsnake: The whole series is in production. It’s happening.
  * Henry Boyd: What smells worse, cat wizard, goblin, or kobold?
    * The BlackSand pony racing works to build the lore of the region along with involving the FRWC community.


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-01-11

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-01-11; Content:Elf: Goblins smell the worst, but cat wizard litter boxes smell even worse than that. And Kobolds like to play in the litter boxes.
    * Jitcy: Sometimes Kobolds like to eat cat food too.
  * Shlee: Are there Runiverse gods?
    * Elf: The spinning icosahedron in the Secret Tower created the randomness in the Wizards. The Cult gives life to Wizards & Warriors. 1 of my favorite artists, William Blake, said “I must create my own world, or be enslaved by another man's.”
  * Regarding BlackSand Pony Racing
    * Elf: Race #4 just ended, congrats to BARONVONFANCY for winning with his pony, Ace the Mirthful. Also winning prizes were Malevolent (2nd), Matt D Wrecker (7th), and Ellen the Dependable (last). Why no #3 and #4 placements? This was designed by a Purple Hat Wizard. So the prizes are distributed in a whimsical way. Also, my pony Willow is in 25th place. I was gonna brag about beating Dotta’s horse, but maybe Dotta is in fact ahead of me in terms of being last!

### New Discord Channel - the Hall of Cats[edit | edit source]

The Hall of Cats Discord thread is housed between its parents, Sales Chat and Burn Chat. (January 2023)

Jitcy: Sometimes the community will request a thread on a particular topic. Some don’t get traction, but others do, and even grow into dedicated Discord channels, emojis, etc. This Hall of Cats channel was requested by @qeshmar, and it got 500 messages in 24 hours. There’s already a competition for emojis! I enjoy these types of initiatives a lot.


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-01-11

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-01-11; Content:Next, sami_kitty came up to read a prepared statement that was agreed upon by her and qeshmar. (Note: The following is paraphrased.)

The Hall of Cats is a channel right under Sales Chat, with over 3K qualifying members. We’re hosting an emoji contest, with a reward for those with no cats. But cat-owners can participate too. Create the most AAA-tier emojis to win. 1st place will win a Cat Girl Warrior, 2nd place will get a Warrior with an Onyx Panther companion. Winners will be selected on Jan 18 after Wizard Wednesday by an anonymous panel. Don’t use only Felis heads in the emojis; you can use any of the cat-themed Wizards, Warriors, familiars, & companions. See pinned messages in the Discord thread for details & examples. The Hall of Cats will soon close to new membership forever, so don't miss your chance!

Bearsnake: I will donate a Warrior as well, for 3rd place. Dotta: Do we want to upgrade this into a dedicated channel? Samikitty: Wow, it seems like you’re actually an ally! Yes there should be a dedicated channel just below Sales chat. And also a dedicated Discord role.

Dotta: All the other guilds are in the Guilds section. Samikitty: Our demands are high, but just look at the activity and the contest. Elf: I feel like this is the whole reason you joined the Cult in the first place. Just look at your username. I do love the cats as well.

### Wizard Staking Officially Confirmed[edit | edit source]

Dotta officially confirms Wizard staking in writing. (January 2023)


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-01-11

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-01-11; Content:Dotta officially confirms Wizard staking in writing. (January 2023)

Dotta: We are quite excited about this. Not ready to share all details yet. But we’ve been thinking about how we clearly communicate aspects about the project. A lot of people ask about the difference between Wizards & Warriors. We have answers already, but we need to make it really clear about the distinction: that Wizards are THE prime collection. Wizards will always get bigger airdrops. Wizards will get things like 3D models 1st. And the staking mechanism requires a Wizard to stake. For at least the 1st year, you cannot stake with Warriors ONLY. I don’t want to go overboard, & keep it simple and easy for everyone. So in V1, you need a Wizard to stake. To reiterate, the staking rewards will only go to Wizard holders, for at least the first year. I want everyone to know that staking requires a Wizard.

Elf: I’m worried that people aren’t paying attention after the Hall of Cats. But this is a big deal. More details soon.

Dotta: To be clear, Souls will be included in staking, because Souls are the souls of Wizards. Elf: That also goes for 3D models, Souls 3D models come after Wizards.

### Bad News on Wizard Wednesday Concerning McWazir's[edit | edit source]

TheOneWhoRings is tired of fending off the competition in the burgeoning Wizard food franchise industry. (January 2023)


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-01-11

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-01-11; Content:Elf: This may be the worst news we’ve ever given on WW. McWazir’s is going out of business. TheOneWhoRings is just sick of everything. He’s one of the most talented wizards in the land, and running a restaurant is beneath him. It’s best for him to return to the tower, ring his bell, and create magic. McWazir’s is looking for a buyout. Jitcy has the estate, and will auction it off, starting at 7 dollars. I don’t want Dannys Diner, CheddaaBob's Pizzeria, or a big chain like Big Potion to buy it. We need an independent buyer who is serious about it. And when people lose their jobs, they usually work at McWazir’s. But what about when you lose your McWazir’s job? So get in contact with Jitcy if interested.

Bearsnake: I’m thinking about buying it. And I may have more than $7. I may or may not have Big Potion in my pocket. Let’s talk offline.

Magic Machine releases a 3D animation testing example. (January 2023)

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

Elf: Dotta released a mega-thread, and we released an associated slide deck. I also did a tweet about 3D models. The main takeaway with the models is that they have to be interoperable with all metas that are out there. So there’s a lot of testing that has to happen to achieve that. The tests are going really well, we’ve resolved almost all the bugs. Once completed, there will be a floodgate of models released. Early adopters who signed up are very close to having their models shipped.

### Dotta Posts FRWC Mega-thread and Slide Deck[edit | edit source]


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-01-11

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-01-11; Content:### Dotta Posts FRWC Mega-thread and Slide Deck[edit | edit source]

An excerpt from the Magic Machine Forgotten Runes slide deck, which covers a wide swath of what makes up the Cult. This was released to the public in January 2023.

For my tweet thread/slides, everybody in Magic Machine helped create it, and it includes many community projects and contributions. It’s easier for me to build than to talk about it. So this deck helps to explain, “What is Forgotten Runes?” It's an important milestone for us. And the tweetstorm took a lot of effort to collect the copy, images, and gifs. It got a very good response - 90K views on Twitter. Also, I wanted to shout out CheddaaBob and Belial, who have been the ultimate reply guys on Twitter. When influencers post engagement tweets about NFT projects (eg. "What NFT projects should I be looking at right now?"), these two have been replying to so many of them. And new people have been joining the Discord and even buying their first Wizard or Warrior. Going forward, I will be doing deeper dives on many of the aspects covered in the mega-thread.

Elf: The slide deck was 69 slides. At first I wanted to condense it to 15 digestible slides. But then realized we needed to include more, & allow people to peruse it. And we still left so much out. The deck will be evolving over time.


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-01-11

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-01-11; Content:Bearsnake: We started this deck back in August, and it’s been “done” for a long time. We all knew that it was a good idea to eventually share it publicly. What excites me most, is that it makes it so much easier to have something to show to new people and get them excited about FRWC. We’re planning to do a deep-dive about all the aspects in the slides, in separate Twitter threads. If you’re in the Cult and want to get the word out about what we’re doing, you can utilize these materials any way you want. We want to empower our most passionate fans to be able to convey everything that’s happening - we want to weaponize you.

### The Cult Attracts Outside Attention[edit | edit source]

Gidie_hills: I discovered you in Arbitrum forums, and was impressed with everything I saw. I saw that everyone that holds an NFT gets something. I had a question for Sami - are the kitties having a WL or are they are part of the FRWC collection?

Dotta: You can access the Cat area through ownership of Wizard or Warrior tokens, which you can access through NFT marketplaces like OpenSea. In regards to the game on Arbitrum, it’s called Battle for Goblintown. Everyone who owns a FRWC token will receive an airdrop. We are also working on a longer game - The Runiverse Game, an MMORPG, also likely to be on Arbitrum, but that is a few months away. (Gidie had more questions about the project, which MM was patient in answering. If you need the basics on FRWC, see the Beginner's Guide.)

### How the Collaborative Legendarium Works[edit | edit source]


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-01-11

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-01-11; Content:### How the Collaborative Legendarium Works[edit | edit source]

Elf: There are so many facets to what collaborative world-building means. I get a lot of DMs from Cult members asking me about lore, the Book of Lore, Wizzypedia, etc. The world-build has multiple components to it. It’s Book of Lore, Wizzypedia, and social media, all together. AI will become a big part of it too. In past cultures, oral traditions collected lore. Then they were written on fragile paper. It was carried on in religions, different art forms, and it informed local cultures. Now, in modern cultures, niche lore hotbeds span the world, but are localized on digital platforms.

The Sevenths Wizzypedia entry also featured original art.

Core to Forgotten Runes is the Book of Lore. Unlike lore on social media, this lore is inscribed permanently on the blockchain. In the past, lore has been subject to erosion from the sands of time. Many legends have faded from memory. But blockchain tech ensures that any lore you described will remain forever, it will never be destroyed. The Book of Lore is also the official source material for Forgotten Runes. All the writers we work with, will reference the Book of Lore for material, not Discord or Twitter. This is one reason why you might want to use the Book of Lore.

The Wizzypedia is not immutable or permanent, but it is still a critical resource. There is an officialness to it. I still plan to add to it, but I really love the stuff the Cult has added. Giveahoot recently wrote about The Sevenths, for example.


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-01-11

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-01-11; Content:Social media and Discord are still critical as well. There, lore and world-building is happening in real-time. The Hall of Cats is an example of this. We don’t know yet how much of the HoC will end up in Wizzypedia or BoL, but it’s essential as the well-spring of culture. The lore getting made here is probably the most compelling of all, because it’s in the moment. But it’s also fleeting and ephemeral, subject to the sands of time, and most likely to be forgotten. Outside creators won’t learn about the Hall of Cats inside the Discord. So every component is critical in its own way.

One question that I continue to get is people wanting to know more about the meta-lore. They need a foundation upon which to write their stories. And I’m wondering about how much to reveal. As more time has gone by, I've decided that the more ambiguous descriptions I can give, the better. For example, if I say the Ruiverse is “1000 years in the future” it’s not necessarily literal. Different peoples in the real world measure time differently. Science may have an exact measure of such things, but we’re dealing with art, lore, and magic.

If you study Tolkien, he released LOTR almost 100 years ago. After releasing it, he was plagued by fan mail picking apart his timeline, pointing out plot holes. Tolkien was greatly disturbed by this. So I want to give the Runiverse some room to breathe.


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-01-11

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-01-11; Content:Here's the perfect way to write lore: The Sevenths. It’s described as a Cult that devotes their lives to the Gate of the 7th Realm. The entry includes an image of a Wizard sweeping the streets. I like that he described it as a Cult, a niche community with their own interpretation of the Gate. This allows others to have a differing interpretation. So it adds to the world-building around the Gate, but doesn’t prevent anyone else from writing about the Gate in their own way.

Dotta: Final thoughts. Regarding the slide deck, I would love for people to share the slide deck. We don't really want to follow the "Lazy Lions" path necessarily, but having wizards being reply-guys to some extent helps.

Deltamouse released a series of Twitter threads featuring AI-generated art and written descriptions for each of the Wizard color factions. (January 2023)

### Final Q&A, Announcements, and Closing Events[edit | edit source]


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-01-11

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-01-11; Content:* Legatus: will there be opportunities for places or cities to appear in the Book of Lore?
    * Elf: BoL is character focused, there are no location tokens that would allow you to write lore on-chain for that location.
    * Dotta: You could tell a story about a location, at a particular moment in time. And others could write a story for the same location, at a different point in time, or even a different interpretation altogether. I want to build a tool that facilitates writing these branching yet interconnected narratives. This isn’t a roadmap item, and I don’t see myself having time to do it soon (eg. the next 6 months), but some day.
    * Elf: The Book of Lore will get a redesign this year. I have been working on mock-ups to redesign it. There is potential for more info to be attached to your character token. Perhaps staking will be involved. But that is a subject for another Wizard Wednesday.
  * Bearsnake: I want to give a shout-out to Deltamouse regarding the threads with the hat colors. I really enjoy those.
  * Elf: After the year-end shoutout show, I thought of some many additional people. I wanted to shout-out the Moron Global team more, for example.
  * Henboyd: Some of us (Bridge and Tad) have started a FRWC community Twitter Spaces. We’ll talk about FRWC community projects & other NFT topics. We’ll try to have another one tomorrow night. Anyone interested in leading some of them, reach out to us.
    * Dotta: Also, just today we added new channels in Discord for Community project announcements, links, and discussions. Project owners will get a special role and can post announcements there.


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-01-11

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-01-11; Content:* (For the historical record, at this point there was a live attempt by someone [non-holder] to get hired as a paid mod or community manager. MM was courteous as always, although we were over time.)


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  * Wizards (Runiverse)


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The Desert Bestiary

Title: The Desert Bestiary; Content:Bestiary Park is a colossal wilderness reserve in the westernmost stretches of the Sand, between Atlanta's Pool and the Baobabs. The conservation precincts located within are operated and protected by the Barren Court's ecologists, technocratic peacekeepers who have been ceded sovereign control of the massive enclave. The region is famed for the wide array of exotic wildlife and vegetation endemic to each of its zones, and as a port of call for desert bound adventurers seeking familiars and companions who know these wild lands well to guide them on their journeys.

If your wizard/warrior would like to seek a bond with a desert familiar/companion of their own, click here.

## Creatures of the Desert[edit | edit source]

  * Series 01
  * Thorny Devil

  * Sun Bear

  * Sand Cat

  * Roadrunner

  * Fennec Fox

  * Dwarf Crocodile

  * Dik-dik

  * Desert Hedgehog

  * Desert Bighorn Sheep

  * Deathstalker Scorpion

  * Coyote

  * Ankylosaurus

## The Rites of the Wilderness[edit | edit source]

  * 𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℝ𝕚𝕥𝕖𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕎𝕚𝕝𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕤
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The Desert Bestiary


The Desert Bestiary

Title: The Desert Bestiary; Content:𝕊𝕔𝕒𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕕 𝕒𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕤𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕕𝕖𝕤𝕖𝕣𝕥 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕖𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝕓𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕒𝕝 𝕤𝕚𝕥𝕖𝕤, 𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕣𝕖𝕞𝕒𝕚𝕟𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕘-𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕘𝕠𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕟, 𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕚𝕒𝕝 𝕓𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕥𝕤 𝕝𝕚𝕖 𝕒𝕥 𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕥. 𝕎𝕙𝕖𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕝𝕒𝕤𝕥 𝕤𝕦𝕟 𝕤𝕖𝕥𝕤,


The Desert Bestiary

Title: The Desert Bestiary; Content:𝕤𝕖𝕥𝕤, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕎𝕪𝕣𝕞𝕙𝕠𝕝𝕖 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕪 𝕠𝕡𝕖𝕟𝕤, 𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕤𝕖 𝕨𝕙𝕠 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕖 𝕒𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕤𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕤𝕖 𝕙𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨𝕖𝕕 𝕘𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕤 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕗𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕒 𝕔𝕙𝕠𝕚𝕔𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕪 𝕞𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝕝𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕚𝕣


The Desert Bestiary

Title: The Desert Bestiary; Content:𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕚𝕣 𝕕𝕒𝕪𝕤, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕒 𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕖𝕡 𝕥𝕠𝕝𝕝 𝕞𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝕓𝕖 𝕖𝕩𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕖𝕕. ℝ𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕖 𝕒 𝕟𝕦𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣 𝕠𝕗 𝕦𝕟𝕚𝕢𝕦𝕖 𝕗𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕚𝕒𝕣𝕤 𝕓𝕒𝕔𝕜 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕕𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕒𝕤𝕙𝕖𝕤 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕖 𝕒 𝕔𝕙𝕚𝕝𝕕 𝕠𝕗


The Desert Bestiary

Title: The Desert Bestiary; Content:𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕕𝕖𝕤𝕖𝕣𝕥 𝕣𝕖𝕓𝕠𝕣𝕟, 𝕣𝕖𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕟𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕓𝕒𝕣𝕣𝕖𝕟 𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕓𝕪 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕖𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕤.


Skramps (Runes Card)

Title: Skramps (Runes Card); Content:Skramps (Basic) by Bkk_Bros

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

### Lore[edit | edit source]

> Skramp's tiny stature often leads to being underestimated. That is a huge mistake as he is filled with magic from nose to tail and has never left behind a friend in need.

— Tadmajor


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-12-28

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-12-28; Content:Magic Machine announces Gigas Chad Santa, an interactive experience powered by Chat GPT, which was open to everyone. (December 2022)

Dotta opened Wizard Wednesday by mentioning that Mrs. Dotta gave him a concertina, an accordion-like instrument used by pirates. He would love to do a mini-concert WW where anyone with skills is welcome to perform. Maybe for summer 2023 so that Dotta has time to build his skills.

The requests for Gigas Chad Santa were varied. Tania del Rio's request for corgi puppy was among the most heart-warming exchanges. (December 2022)

Elf also announced that it was samikitty's birthday recently. Also, Merlin sent a Beginner’s Guide to MM, for people new to the Cult. It should be shared publicly soon. Dotta mentioned that people can request access to Wizzypedia to contribute.

Moonbirds were one of the NFT communities included in the Nightmare Imp Trick or Treat Event (2022)

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


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-12-28

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-12-28; Content:* Tania del Rio asked - Do you make New Year’s resolutions, and if so, what are they?
    * Elf: Get better at Twitter.
    * Dotta: I will turn 40 in January, so Cult leaders, get ready for my mid-life crisis.
    * Bearsnake: Work harder and smarter. The three of us often bang our heads against the wall figuring how to make the Cult easier to access, in a systematized fashion. There is no simple answer, but I want to work on it. Dotta: Sales chat has been super helpful. It’s been wonderful to see a collective Cult effort to discuss the challenges. And we have a lot of good ideas for next year.
  * Slim: Who in your childhood inspired you to pursue your current career path?
    * Elf: J.R.R. Tolkien. The original LOTR book trilogy inspired me with its world-building achievement.
    * Dotta: My dad had a big influence on me - he read us LOTR, Chronicles of Narnia, and had the Wheel of Time series in the house. He also had a Mac computer really early on. He got us books on C compilers, and we learned coding together.
    * Bearsnake: Both my parents. My mom taught me how to be a risk-taker. In the past, I’ve tried career paths that are a “default no” - rock band member, writer, entrepreneur. My mom instilled in me the ability to get punched over & over & get back up (metaphorically speaking).
  * Slim: Is water wet?
    * Elf: There is deep wisdom in Slim’s question, like a zen koan that embraces the chaos of the world. Considering this, there is no point in answering it. Slim, put your purple hat on, and meditate in the White Wizard Tower for 7 days.


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-12-28

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-12-28; Content:* Cosmic Birds: What was your favorite wish that people made to Gigas Chad Santa?
    * Dotta: I was surprised at how many people wished for a pony. That was probably the most popular request. Chad was lying, unfortunately, when he accepted the requests.
    * Elf: I liked when people asked for beer, and he told them he wasn’t going to serve underage people. He also produced some songs and poems on demand.
    * Bearsnake: Gigas Chad handled most of the requests pretty well. Kudos to Dotta for the idea. Dotta: I'm not sure whose idea it was initially. Props to TheOneWhoRings for putting it together. Elf: ChatGPT..more like ChadGPT (Wazir’s joke)


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-12-28

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-12-28; Content:An example of the Great Forging Warrior weapon enhancement activity. In this case, a Priate King Sword was forged.

### End of Year Review - 2022 - Magic Machine[edit | edit source]

Note: The various Magic Machine accomplishments were presented in reverse chronological order.

  * A Very Gigas Wizmas \- Elf: As we just mentioned, it was a fun event, and it was open for everyone (even non-holders). And it may have been many people’s first experience with ChatGPT. Dotta: We didn’t keep a lot of context between requests. In the future, we might add that. You can also finetune ChatGPT. In the future, we want to put together a dataset about the Runiverse, and train ChatGPT on it. That way, it will be reflected in its answers.
  * Miami Art Basel NFT Event: Elf spoke on stage at a conference.
  * Trick or Treat at the Nightmare Imp’s Door: Introduced a whole new collection of items, as well as a whole new collection of tricks. It engaged with many other NFT communities also. Bearsnake: A great world-building event for sure, also the collaborative aspect was great. Dotta: I love burn to reveal mechanics - I want to do that again in the future. Having the unrevealed boxes, combined with the collection of revealed items.

  * Wizzypedia: Elf - I think it’s one of the greatest things to happen to the Runiverse. I plan to write in it soon, and it can be a treasure trove of information. Dotta: We had a little bit of spam issues with bots, so it’s invite-only right now. Ask Magus Wazir for access.

Beasts were a legendary addition to the Runiverse in 2022.


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-12-28

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-12-28; Content:Beasts were a legendary addition to the Runiverse in 2022.

  * Warriors Collection: Elf - It expanded the World, gave us a new character class. The Warriors are a great entry point into the Runiverse. The great forging allowed for gold weapons. And there are several prominent Warriors now, whom I'll mention later.

  * TED Talk: Elf did a TED talk earlier in the year on decentralized world-building. The notable thing about it is that it’s now banned. The TED higher-ups felt that Elf shilled the Wizards too hard.

  * The Summer of Magic: This includes the ground-breaking party that happened at NFT NYC. All props go to Bearsnake and LachnessMonsta. Bearsnake: It was a lot of work, but I liked how it turned out. lt wasn’t just a party; it was experiential. It had the Frog Hunt game from the Runiverse. The Hall of Beasts, write a letter with a typewriter & press with wax. It felt like you were stepping into our world. And I’d love to do it again one day. Ideally, it would be a section of Disneyland, but barring that, another experience will be great. Elf: I loved when Quantum Ouroboros appeared in Times Square. It was so perfect. Dotta: All of us felt so proud of Elf to see his art there and part of the Christie’s auction. Bearsnake: And your piece sold for the 2nd highest price, after only Beeple!
  * Comic Book, Issue #0: Elf: We also published our first physical comic book and distributed it on the streets of New York City! Bearsnake: And we were at Comic-con New York and Comic-Con San Diego. There’s a lot more coming on that front.


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-12-28

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-12-28; Content:* Beasts: Elf - MM released 7 Beasts that were auctioned off, it might have been one of the most fun drops we have done. Every day you could watch the countdown on the auction, and it created Beast Spawns that lucky members of the community could claim. Dotta: And I liked the mechanic of teaming up to unlock the Gate to kick off the auction. It was all so fun. I wish the supply was higher, but it was overall just so fun.

A scene from the animated trailer.

  * House of Wizards DAO: It was started this year, and has been in development until now. The formal legal structure, election guidelines, etc. have taken time. The legal aspect in particular has been breaking a lot of ground. Hoping to have everything signed in January. Dotta: Magic Machine are the originators of FRWC, but we are not the only creators. The HoW DAO is intended to be facilitating community artwork projects. And other DAOs could be created as well, even profit-seeking ones.


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-12-28

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-12-28; Content:* Notable Appearances on Wizard Wednesday: We had Alexis Ohanian (VC and founder of Reddit), Kristian Nairn (Hodor from GoT and narrator of the FRWC animated trailer), and Derek Kolstad (show runner for TV show). Elf: And we would love to have more special guests in the future. I'm sure Bearsnake can make it happen.
  * Animated Trailer: Elf - Released last April. The whole show is still on track. Dotta: Some Cult members in Discord expressed doubts about the TV show and whether it has made much progress lately. And traditional media development has a different pace than what the crypto world is used to. We released the trailer in April/May, 7 months ago. It’s actually moving at a regular pace on our side. A lot of character development, plot, tone, themes, FRWC integration discussions. A lot of meetings on a week to week basis. I would love to publish a blog post recapping every meeting, but we keep it internal because it allows you to experiment and make mistakes. But rest assured that we are still working actively with Derek and Titmouse. Bearsnake: The plan is to find the distributor sooner rather than later. The distributor is the streaming service that would publish the show. I think we’ll have one likely by the end of Q1. It just takes a long time. Thanks for being patient everyone, we have the best team to get this done. There are items that impact our decisions with the TV show, that have nothing to do with the TV show. It’s our job to strengthen the connection between the show and the NFT collections. Elf: This could mean seeing your characters and stories on-screen. Potentially some type of royalties system. The Show, in conjunction with all the other aspects of the franchise (merch, comics, etc.) means a lot in the long-term.


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-12-28

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-12-28; Content:Loxley Labs continued to reveal tantalizing artwork previews, including this one, during the winter of 2022.

### Cult Content Year-end Shout-outs:[edit | edit source]

Two categories were presented - community projects and individual contributions.

  * First up, BlackSand pony racing \- has involved a lot of the community, and is beloved by many.
  * The Barren Court \- A lot of great artwork, massive world building potential.
  * Loxley Labs \- Big things are coming, the current art previews are gorgeous.
  * Forgotten Punks \- MM was very excited when it got released. Features its own SoulPunks token dynamics.
  * Forgotten Runes Babies \- Amazing derivative collection from earlier in the year, and they had additional events this year with the Farmers Day Camp event and Halloween costumes.
  * Heroes of Cumberland \- A personal favorite of Elf’s, the product of the cucumpocalypse featuring food-themed characters. Even released a platformer game around Halloween!
  * Runes TCG \- A classic, still in development but looking great.
  * Moron Global \- Made the fanny packs, t-shirts, everything they do, Elf loves them.

The WizzBot, created by community member SPZ, memorializes the fact that the Dotta Wizard token was burned to create Angel Dotta.

Individual contributors:


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-12-28

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-12-28; Content:Individual contributors:

  * MeepleDad \- Organized the Treasure Trove project. Also made a great audio compilation for the hat colors.
  * BaronVonFancy \- Ceramic Elf sculpture, it’s still on Elf’s shelf. (Samikitty also does nice ceramics and Elf made a mistake on this one)
  * Tabitha of the Marsh \- Translated the Comic Book (Issue 0) into German!
  * SPZ \- Has made so many bots for the Discord.
  * Vmark - The lorb visualization.
  * Slim - Blue stick man fine art. (This briefly created a schism between red and blue stick figure supporters).
  * Crucifore \- Hail Draconis comic collection included wizards.
  * Lorepunk & SPZ - Chaos Chimera song
  * Bambam \- Reading the entire Book of Lore for Wizards.
  * Kel \- WW summaries on Twitter (see all the summaries archived in Wizzypedia)
  * TV \- Forgotten Market creator, needs to be more front and center. Well designed, amazing tool.
  * Merlin - NFTWorlds recreated the full collection in Minecraft style.
  * Acideater \- Wizard costumes for Halloween.
  * MehsterBrown \- Doll wizards
  * Sweetbread \- Wizard Nouns walk-cycles

Ozzz has probably done the most art commissions for the FRWC. Here is one of them (a portrait of Wizards who attended ETH Denver 2022).

Individual shout-outs:


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-12-28

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-12-28; Content:Individual shout-outs:

There are over 4000 entries in the Book of Lore. One of the most amazing corners of the internet, although largely undiscovered. Elf has seen new techniques and forms for the entries in the Book of Lore. People will have their minds blown. There have been previous examples of the wider public stumbling on some long forgotten corner of the Internet, and when that happens to the Book of Lore, people will be shocked that it has been happening right under their noses. Now, onto the shout-outs!


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-12-28

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-12-28; Content:* Tad \- always doing amazing pixel animations.
  * Daniela Illustra - so many great sketches and drawings.
  * Tania del Rio - creative powerhouse, constantly making beautiful things, and developing Canis Coven (a new graphic novel).
  * Acideater - puts out amazing stuff.
  * Wise Sam \- New styles, new memes, new takes on the Runiverse.
  * Ozzz & Mafriends - a Cult favorite, prolific.
  * Colormaster Studios - coordinated the great Wizmas collage with Tad.
  * Rapid-fire: Sharkchild, lorepunk, chemicalimbalance, Chuck, Shaman Voidoth, samikitty, BARONVONFANCY, Malevolent, and Tabitha of the Marsh all put out amazing stuff.
  * Crew of memelords that bring LOLs to the Cult: TheOneWhoRings, DarickDaWizard, CosmicBirds, Emmaleigh with her amazing movie posters, Sharkchild has a lot of good memes, NightOwlBirdman - the videos he does are constantly awesome, Two Crows, Henry Boyd, CheddaaBob. Cheddaa's mention inevitably brought in the mention of the cucumdog phenomenon during the Summer of Magic. A cult within a cult.
  * Dr. Slurp is dropping amazing music, provided some live music / forging / burning events.
  * Legendary Warrior shout-outs - MedievalSkull, Joan Danger \- the warrior with a shield only.
  * Maui has drawn great Warriors.
  * Sharon’s storytime is great, best storyteller in the Cult, hands down.
  * Lorepunk sings, makes music and poems, an all-star that has been involved since the beginning. She can even sing a capella on Twitter Spaces. Thank you for always bringing magic.


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-12-28

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-12-28; Content:* Shoutout to the mods in our Discord: Jitcy, Wise Sam, O, Madotsuki, and TheOneWhoRings. A core piece of the community.
  * ZayLaSoul is always making awesome contributions.


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-12-28

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-12-28; Content:Magic Machine acknowledge that inevitably, many were left out of these shout-outs. Feel free to go to the Discord and remind them of additional community contributions. You can also respond to Dotta's request - he's planning to make a thread about FRWC community projects. MM closed by saying that sometime in January, there will be an updated 2023 roadmap released. There shouldn’t be any surprises, just organizing what has been discussed previously. Dotta is excited about what MM will be building, as well as what the community will be building.


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-09-29

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-09-29; Content:Shadow Mage Twinkletoes reporting in from Cuckooland! Apparently the world is full of dizzy wizards; in fact, some are so dizzy their heads are on backwards!

## Contents

  * 1 Wizard Turnaround Glitch
  * 2 Next Roadmap Objective
  * 3 Merchandise News
  * 4 Forgotten Souls Update
  * 5 10KTF Collaboration
  * 6 Magic Machine is Introduced for the First Time
  * 7 "Scaling with Integrity" Follow-up Discussion
  * 8 Community Shoutouts
  * 9 Lore Reading

### Wizard Turnaround Glitch[edit | edit source]

The Hag wizard head is backwards due to a glitch in the Quantum Shadow. If you were still having problems with your Wizard's head turn around, DM Dotta!

### Next Roadmap Objective[edit | edit source]

An example of a 10KTF Wizard Daypack, an item that could be minted by Wizard-holders in September 2021.

The very next thing we should have is all the walkscycles done. At the time of this Wizard Wednesday, they only had 30 bodies left to do! Shoutouts were given to the pixel artist team: Tad, youngwhizzie, Cam, Good Boy, and Ozzz.

### Merchandise News[edit | edit source]

Merchandise is coming along! We don’t have final numbers yet; and the price will come down from what it was before. It’ll consist of apparel items and non-apparel items. After taking a poll last time in the Discord, seems as though most people wanted to pay fiat, however Dotta may still leave a door open for those that choose to pay with crypto for aesthetic purposes.

### Forgotten Souls Update[edit | edit source]


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-09-29

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-09-29; Content:### Forgotten Souls Update[edit | edit source]

SemiSupers was the first new NFT project that the newly formed Magic Machine supported after creation. This montage of SemiSupers characters was released in September 2021.

Elf has pretty much gotten all the Souls drawn, and the Forgotten Runes team is working on the website and the whole burn sequence. The Sacred Flames are going to be airdropped soon. The team is waiting for gas to drop, then hopefully by next Wizard Wednesday they will have appeared in the community members' wallets. From the burn, one could possibly receive a Soul, or an undesirable…taking a life should not be taken lightly.

At first, the team planned to airdrop Flames only to people who held Wizards the longest. But certain people in the community have been incredibly active, so a door was left open for people who may have moved their wizards to a hard wallet, or those who have just joined who are really active members in the community. So the first 100 unique addresses that have written in the Book of Lore will also receive a Flame. It must be actual lore, so if upon hearing or reading this, you rush out to post garbage lore, that won’t cut it. In total, there will be 1112 flames.

A storyboard is coming out soon about the burn. The usual storyboard artist is on vacation, but this new person Elf hired is a Dreamworks Emmy-winning storyboard artist Elf went to art school with.

### 10KTF Collaboration[edit | edit source]

This week WAGMI-san (aka the 10KTF NFT project) did a collab with Wizards and other NFT projects. There was a small window of time for people to claim their Wizard daypacks. There will likely be more coming from 10KTF in the future, that will allow participation from Wizard-holders.


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-09-29

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-09-29; Content:### Magic Machine is Introduced for the First Time[edit | edit source]

Magic Machine is a holding company for FRWC, and it consists of Dotta, Elf, Bearsnake, LaChness, and Acrylic. Forgotten Runes is Elf’s magnum opus, but Magic Machine will eventually grow to other projects.

Right now they are working with another artist on a project called “SemiSupers”. The artist on the project is SeeMikeDraw. Bearsnake & Mike actually sold a show to Fox back in the day. There was some concern from the community in regards to Elf & Dotta taking attention away from FRWC for SemiSupers, but they reassured the audience this isn’t the case. Elf is sticking to Forgotten Runes, and is only offering advice at this time.

The Great Burning meme, created by Elden15 circa September 2021.

### "Scaling with Integrity" Follow-up Discussion[edit | edit source]

Excerpt from a video produced by TheOneWhoRings (Magus Wazir), circa September 2021. The video portrays two Wizards holding a conversation in a classic-RPG environment.


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-09-29

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-09-29; Content:Right now, if you look at our number of holders, we have a step function as we will gain attention on Twitter and the number of our wallets will grow and then it’ll even out for a couple of weeks. So how much do we focus on bringing new people in? We want to grow our numbers obviously, but how do we draw in the right crowd and scale with integrity? There’s a lot of tools to do this. Something in the works is a DnD character sheet to help people get started on lore building and thinking about their character in that way. Another thing in the works is a potential Magic: the Gathering challenge where a prize may be given to the Wizard who creates the best creature card. Magic Machine is interested in anything that draws this sort of crowd, that plans on sticking around and not just flipping.

### Community Shoutouts[edit | edit source]

  * Elden15 for the burn meme!
  * Elf highlighted the Kobold cutout that was sent to Jitcy. If anyone wants a cardboard cutout, he’ll put you in touch with Acrylic.
  * Ozzz relased multiple new pieces this week.
  * TheOneWhoRings (Magus Wazir): He’s been a Meme Master lately creating games, content, and overall community engagement.

### Lore Reading[edit | edit source]

The lore reading this week was from mindio, telling about Archmagus Eizo of the Event Horizon (3235)


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-04-13

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-04-13; Content:Bisonic announced that a private land sale round for it's upcoming Runiverse game had been completed.

## Contents

  * 1 Alexis Ohanian Visits Wizard Wednesday
  * 2 Beasts Season 1 Daily Auctions Have Begun...
  * 3 ...and the Beast Spawn Have Started to Appear!
  * 4 Community News

### Alexis Ohanian Visits Wizard Wednesday[edit | edit source]

Elf opened today’s Wizard Wednesday with an analogy of how life is an MMORPG - recommended listening. Then, Alexis Ohanian (Reddit founder and current Web3 VC) joined today’s Wizard Wednesday as a special guest! The FRWC team held an interview with Alexis that lasted for most of the hour. They talked about his childhood playing RPGs and reading/watching fantasy, his views on the opportunities and risks of Web3/Web3 gaming, his impressions of FRWC so far, and his advice for the Cult. Recommended listening, especially if you’re a gamer and/or fantasy fan who is new to Web3.

Alexis’ firm Seven Seven Six was one of the participants in a Runiverse land private sale round, along with other Web3 VC firms and Fiskantes, DeezeFi and sobylife. They paid the same prices that will be used in the public land sale, and have a vesting period. As Madotsuki said in Discord, the fact that they agreed to these terms is bullish for the Runiverse game. The public sale does not have a vesting period, and this gets funding to the studio now to assist with development.

On the development side, Bisonic continues to make progress. Today they showed off some more environments and up-rezzed characters.

Ultimately, seven beasts were released during the Season 1 auctions - Beast 0, the Quantum Ouroboros, would arrive later.


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-04-13

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-04-13; Content:### Beasts Season 1 Daily Auctions Have Begun...[edit | edit source]

The first Beast auction has concluded! Ryan Zurrer from Dialectic posted the winning bid of 45 ETH. The Chaos Chimera now lives in the same wallet as Sacred Key Master (777).

Ryan was happy to get this Beast, but assured the Cult that they wouldn’t “whale” all the Beasts, and look forward to the others going to other members of the community. There are 6 beasts left to auction in Season 1, including the Bugbear Chieftain.

### ...and the Beast Spawn Have Started to Appear![edit | edit source]

Beast spawn have appeared! These are released when each Beast auction ends. There was a list of wallet addresses eligible to mint Beast spawn that refreshes every midnight (UTC time zone). The addresses are chosen based on a random selection of Wizard/Soul numbers, and whichever wallet holds those selected wizards can mint a beast spawn. Just be sure to check every day, after the list is refreshed; the addresses on the previous list lose their ability to mint!

### Community News[edit | edit source]

Lorepunk sang her latest song about Beasts. How she performs a capella at that level, I'm not sure, but it was awesome!


Cuckoo Land and the Psychic Leap

Title: Cuckoo Land and the Psychic Leap; Content:## In the Runiverse[edit | edit source]

Cuckoo Land and the Psychic Leap is located in the northern part of the known Runiverse. It is bordered to the south by Hue Master's Pass and the Infinity Veil. At its northwest border lies the Elysian Gates.

Cuckoo Land and the Psychic Leap

## Forgotten Runiverse Game[edit | edit source]

Cuckoo Land and the Psychic Leap is located at (x, y) in the game. To get there, head due north from the origin.


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Wolf Shield

Title: Wolf Shield; Content:Wolf Shield
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Corvid Skull

Title: Corvid Skull; Content:Corvid Skull
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Onna-Musha
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Onna-Musha

Title: Onna-Musha; Content:Onna-Musha
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Battle Sari

Title: Battle Sari; Content:Battle Sari
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Kaboomergang Diehard

Title: Kaboomergang Diehard; Content:Kaboomergang Diehard (Basic) by Bkk_Bros

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

### Lore[edit | edit source]

> You can imagine a mercenary force dedicated to the use of boomerangs & bombs might attract a certain type of person... https://www.forgottenrunes.com/lore/warriors/707/0

— KBG


Ace in the Hole

Title: Ace in the Hole; Content:It may be a simple playing card, or it may be an enchanted object with powerful abilities to be used as a last resort.

Ace in the Hole
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Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-01-26

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-01-26; Content:An illustration of Augurer Milton's Pub & Winery, created by Ozzz circa January 2022.

## Contents

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

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

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

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

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

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

### Merchandise Update[edit | edit source]

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

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


Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-01-26

Title: Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-01-26; Content:### Other Magic Machine Updates[edit | edit source]

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

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

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


Phantasm of the Veil
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Phantasm of the Veil

Title: Phantasm of the Veil; Content:Phantasm of the Veil
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Ghost Crow
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Ghost Crow

Title: Ghost Crow; Content:Ghost Crow
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The Heroes of Cumberland

Title: The Heroes of Cumberland; Content:Nathan Saucer of Mustard

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

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


Scarlet Macaw
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Scarlet Macaw

Title: Scarlet Macaw; Content:Scarlet Macaw
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Bag of Seeds

Title: Bag of Seeds; Content:Bag of Seeds from the Forgotten Runes Athenaeum

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

### Rarity[edit | edit source]

The Nightmare Imp gave out 167 total Bags of Seeds.


Soul Rune of Brass
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Soul Rune of Brass

Title: Soul Rune of Brass; Content:Soul Rune of Brass
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Elysian Gates

Title: Elysian Gates; Content:## In the Runiverse[edit | edit source]

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

Cuckoo Land and the Psychic Leap

## Forgotten Runiverse Game[edit | edit source]

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


Sonic Shield
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Sonic Shield

Title: Sonic Shield; Content:Sonic Shield
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Kobold Skull
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Kobold Skull

Title: Kobold Skull; Content:Kobold Skull
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The Sacred Flame Storyboard

Title: The Sacred Flame Storyboard; Content:The Flames appeared , 1112 of them, suddenly one night...

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

And that Wizards who passed through the flame...

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

Some of these outcomes were anti-climactic.

Some were of hideous, profane horror.

And some were of supreme grandeur.

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

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


LaChness

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


Dirt Pig
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Dirt Pig


Blue
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Blue


Gangrene Rags
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Gangrene Rags

Title: Gangrene Rags; Content:Gangrene Rags
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Sulfer Spear
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Sulfer Spear

Title: Sulfer Spear; Content:Sulfer Spear
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Runiversity

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

Tabitha knocking on the door of the Runiverstiy

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

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

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


Runiversity

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

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

## Contents

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

## History[edit | edit source]

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


Runiversity

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

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

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

Ancient image of the Runiversity

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

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

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

## Departments[edit | edit source]

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

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


Runiversity

Title: Runiversity; Content:### The Enchanted Garden[edit | edit source]

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

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

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

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

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

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

## Campus[edit | edit source]

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

## Campus Radio[edit | edit source]

## Campus Schedule[edit | edit source]

## Dean[edit | edit source]


Runiversity

Title: Runiversity; Content:## Campus Schedule[edit | edit source]

## Dean[edit | edit source]

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

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


Ethereal Swashbuckling Gear
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Ethereal Swashbuckling Gear

Title: Ethereal Swashbuckling Gear; Content:Ethereal Swashbuckling Gear
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Purple Harem Pants
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Purple Harem Pants

Title: Purple Harem Pants; Content:Purple Harem Pants
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Merlin's Monkey (Runes Card)

Title: Merlin's Monkey (Runes Card); Content:Merlin's Monkey (Basic) by 1984pxls

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

### Lore[edit | edit source]

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

— Giveahoot


Questing

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

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


Title: The BlackSand Tournament I: Round I, Duel VI; Content:## From Velbi Trimmer of the Muscle Mountain[edit | edit source]

Velbi Trimmer of Muscle Mountain (10349)

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

Marcellus Chopper of the Tower (1236)

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


Title: The BlackSand Tournament I: Round I, Duel VI; Content:Their war had been ongoing for so long that Marcellus could barely remember what started it. Was it the kobolds who attacked first, or was it the goblins? But his loyalty to the Kingdom had pushed him through what felt like an eternity of fighting.

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

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

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