Dhu Gillywack Runes

The Dhu Gillywack is an enormous airship run by gnomes. One of the shops on the ship has a series of runestones that, when cast, randomly show paired images.

Runestones

To activate the runestones you TOSS the RUNESTONES in the air. Like so:

You shake your branded fel runestones and toss them into the air. They spin wildly as they descend, and land with a clatter. The runestones finally settle and show a cloud symbol and a harvest rune.

It is very important to TAKE the RUNESTONES off the ground after each cast or they will stay there.

Runestone Samples

Here is a sample of what some of the runestones look like:

a pair of branded fel runestones a pair of granite runestones a pair of antique silver runestones a pair of bone-inlaid runestones

Translations

Each pair of runestones has six sides to them. They can be broken down by Domain Runes and Direction Runes.

Domain Runes	Direction Runes
sun	Journey
Snowflake	Retreat
Shrouded Sun	Joy
Cloud	Harvest
Rainbow	Protection
Blank	Strength

Domain Runes

Symbol	Sphere/Translation
the sun:	success, power, fertility, attainment, the physical
the rainbow:	mercy, surcease, foresight, the intellect
the cloud:	chaos, confusion, change, the societal
the snowflake:	death, comfort, divinity, the spirit
the shrouded sun:	illusion, treachery, deception, the emotional
the blank side:	none, some, or all of the above, no true context

Direction Runes

Symbol	Translation
journey:	passage from one thing to another, voluntarily or involuntarily; usually symbolic, but sometimes literal
protection:	guardianship, maintaining inner focus, things which are precious
strength:	power, prowess, pride
joy:	love, happiness, gain of any kind
harvest:	gain and loss simultaneously, balance, a final result or destiny
retreat:	fear, confusion, the subconscious, the dream realm, a refusal; usually symbolic, but sometimes literal

When the Runestones are paired they create patterns. These patterns, detailed below, have names and translations.

Sun Patterns

Domain	Direction	Pattern Name	Translation
sun symbol	journey rune:	The Quest	This pattern indicates a search of some kind, and generally indicates that the object of the search has not yet been achieved.
sun symbol	protection rune:	Honor	When all else is lost, some will remain strong if they retain their honor; others sacrifice honor first and foremost.
sun symbol	strength rune:	Prowess	This pattern reflects true strength. This strength may be physical, but is more often whatever drives a person and makes them feel best about themselves-- whatever grants self-confidence and assurance, and whatever sets that person apart from the crowd.
sun symbol	joy rune:	Love	This may be love of any kind-- romantic love, the love of friends, the love of siblings, the love of parent and child-- but typically indicates love between two people rather than love for an object or an ideal. Another connotation of this pattern may be pride, either in another person or in the self.
sun symbol	harvest rune:	Triumph	This indicates either triumph gained or triumph forthcoming-- achievement and success in the final end.
sun symbol	retreat rune:	Loss	This pattern may also be read as failure-- something wanted, desired, and often needed is no longer within reach, or possibly even destroyed. Unlike the pattern of Defeat, the pattern of Loss indicates no fault of the person's-- Loss ensues when a goal is beyond achievement, while Defeat comes from within and from personal flaws.