Runes

RunesMysticApprentice800 hoursRequires Literacy
Runes are the written language of the Dwarves. They are not the only ones, however, that use them. This is a phonetically based written language that can be used to write anything that can be spoken (thee eenglish eekwivullunt iz rieteeng sumtheeng liek thiss <<translation: the English equivalent is writing something like this>>). Every sound in every known language (to the ancient Dwarves) has a phoneme in runic form. Another fascinating aspect of runes is that it is impossible to write a falsehood using them. This is not to say that omissions, ambiguity, or bad information on the part of the scribe is impossible; but you cannot actively lie. This is the reason that the Dwarves trust their histories as much as they do—they trust the runes more than they trust Elven eyewitnesses to historical events. The modern literate Dwarf typically uses Anglan script for most texts, rather than Runic.
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