Runes

Runes are unlockable upgrades that can be found on quests. Slotting them on the hero screen may improve character's stats or give them access to powerful rune Items. Stat-improving runes increase the associated stat by 5 points, plus 1 point for every level of the rune (up to a maximum of 10 points). Item runes can initially be used once per journey, and gain one additional use per level.
Each Hero can obtain a stat-improving rune for each stat and two runes that unlock additional abilities. Rune abilities are considered items, and thus use Special for calculating their effects.
Hildie, Zivko, and Ephrem begin with one stat-improving rune each (Armor for Hildie, Attack for Zivkio, and Speed for Ephrem). All other heroes start with no runes unlocked.
== Acquiring Runes ==
Runes are occasional rewards in journeys.
== Improving Runes ==
Runes can be improved by by paying gold to the Runemaster after they are encountered. The cost of improvement for each rune increases with each level of improvement, but unlike with training stats, this price increase is tied only to the specific rune, and does not increase prices universally.
All stat-improving runes have the same improvement costs, listed as follows:
Level	Cost
1 	250
2 	500
3 	750
4 	?
5 	?
Ability runes have unique improvement costs, and have varying max levels, listed as follows:
Rune 	Level	Cost
Brave Blade 	1 	?
Brave Blade 	2 	?
Brave Blade 	3 	?
Brave Blade 	4 	?
Bandages 	1 	?
Bandages 	2 	?
Bandages 	3 	?
Bandages 	4 	?
Prayer Beads 	1 	?
Prayer Beads 	2 	?
Prayer Beads 	3 	?
Prayer Beads 	4 	2000
Prayer Beads 	5 	2500
Pure Force 	1 	?
Pure Force 	2 	?
Pure Force 	3 	2400
Blast Prism 	1 	?
Blast Prism 	2 	?
Magnetic Field 	1 	800
Magnetic Field 	2 	1600
Magnetic Field 	3 	?
Flashbang 	1 	?
Flashbang 	2 	?
Assassin's Blade	1 	?
Assassin's Blade	2 	?
Assassin's Blade	3 	1800
Assassin's Blade	4 	2400
Focus Fire 	1 	?
Focus Fire 	2 	?
Focus Fire 	3 	?
Detonator 	1 	?
Detonator 	2 	?
Detonator 	3 	?
Detonator 	4 	?
Skull Seed 	1 	?
Skull Seed 	2 	?
Skull Seed 	3 	?
Skull Seed 	4 	?
Bloodstone 	1 	?
Bloodstone 	2 	?
=== Improving Rune Slots ===
Each Hero can equip one rune to start with, and may unlock up to two additional slots by paying the Runemaster. The second slot costs 1000 gold, and the third slot costs 5000 gold. These costs are the same for every hero.
Category:Rune