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Maxilocks · 09-12-2010, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Tazenhani

He nodded slowly. Right side up, upside down equaled Merkstave. Right side up, right side up was well, right. And placed right side up, upside down was...okay? "So it's based on intention then? If you mean well when you put it upside down purposefully, it retains it's original meaning, compared to if you just...drop it?" That, would make sense.

But then, another question came to mind and he folded his arms across his chest. "What about in the Runistic language? I've heard Runes are actually a form of a written language, that books are crafted in them. How would one display the negative side of a rune then? They don't put it upside down, do they?" That would simply make things confusing.

"Intentionality is everything," Di said. That could not be emphasized enough. "This is such an in-depth topic that it is impossible to cover it completely at school level, but since you seem interested I will go into some detail, Mr. Dakest. The particulars of Merkstave are often debated. There are rune-casters that refuse to accept the concept altogether. 'To Merkstave or not to Merkstave' is in fact, a question of some consequence if you enter this field professionally."

"It is important to have a personal rune-set, because runes grow on the rune-caster and vice versa - a runes student casts a number of runes and interprets them all; a qualified rune-caster casts a number of runes and can tell you that there are some you need not interpret because they are dormant. In the end, the most important thing to remember is that runic magic is magic - and like a shield charm can be used both offensively and defensively based on the caster's intentions, runic magic is also influenced by the caster's intentions - personal intent and energy is a part of a rune from the moment it is invoked."

Language, yes. "Rune-casting and runic languages are two different aspects of Ancient Runes - simply put, there is a difference between runes that are used for a reading and runes that are used for correspondence or records. If I were to write a letter using a Runic language, there would be no need to invoke the runes because the runes become a simple medium of correspondence then. To use the runes in that fashion, it is enough to know just the language and none of the complicated details."

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Maxilocks SS Featured Author Türk Bilgini Bugbear Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: {in a leap of faith} Posts: 31,791 Hogwarts RPG Name: Sarani Glass Graduated x12	♥ Mrs. Itachi Uchiha™ & MAJNOO! : Bleach & Kyo & Natsume ♥ [ Maxh!Jesh ] Quote: Originally Posted by Tazenhani He nodded slowly. Right side up, upside down equaled Merkstave. Right side up, right side up was well, right. And placed right side up, upside down was...okay? "So it's based on intention then? If you mean well when you put it upside down purposefully, it retains it's original meaning, compared to if you just...drop it?" That, would make sense. But then, another question came to mind and he folded his arms across his chest. "What about in the Runistic language? I've heard Runes are actually a form of a written language, that books are crafted in them. How would one display the negative side of a rune then? They don't put it upside down, do they?" That would simply make things confusing. "Intentionality is everything," Di said. That could not be emphasized enough. "This is such an in-depth topic that it is impossible to cover it completely at school level, but since you seem interested I will go into some detail, Mr. Dakest. The particulars of Merkstave are often debated. There are rune-casters that refuse to accept the concept altogether. 'To Merkstave or not to Merkstave' is in fact, a question of some consequence if you enter this field professionally." "It is important to have a personal rune-set, because runes grow on the rune-caster and vice versa - a runes student casts a number of runes and interprets them all; a qualified rune-caster casts a number of runes and can tell you that there are some you need not interpret because they are dormant. In the end, the most important thing to remember is that runic magic is magic - and like a shield charm can be used both offensively and defensively based on the caster's intentions, runic magic is also influenced by the caster's intentions - personal intent and energy is a part of a rune from the moment it is invoked." Language, yes. "Rune-casting and runic languages are two different aspects of Ancient Runes - simply put, there is a difference between runes that are used for a reading and runes that are used for correspondence or records. If I were to write a letter using a Runic language, there would be no need to invoke the runes because the runes become a simple medium of correspondence then. To use the runes in that fashion, it is enough to know just the language and none of the complicated details."