Runes are fashioned by members of the Alchemists, Artisans, Craftmaster or Loremasters Guild. They are usually attached to items to give them protection or extra powers. They can be left on the ground to effect passers-by or, most effectively, attached to a rune stave or totem and form cumulative effects.

Runes are activated by being seen, or touched. You could also deliberately activate a rune by typing ACTIVATE <rune>.

You can cause others to be affected by your runes by showing them - type SHOW followed by the rune, followed by the player you wish to show it too.

It is possible to avoid seeing most runes by being blind - though you would need a potion of innersight of the herb of ucklice to enhance your senses sufficiently to overcome the obvious perils of wandering around blind.

Members of the Loremaster profession can affect the sequence of prominence of a rune - the number of prominence is shown in RUNELIST or PROBE (with enough Itemlore). This number determines the priority of execution of runes, as one might use in an order of revelation on a rune stave.

Rune	Name	Effect	Description
Anchor
Ankh	Destroys spiritual activity and defences when activated.
Bell	The "ALARM" Rune.	The alarm rune allows you to keep track on your items. You stick the rune onto an item or in a room and it will alert you whenever somebody passes by it. If you are not in Avalon at the time, a message will be left for you.|
Bug	For listening in on conversations, whether in Avalon or not.
Charm	Augments the effects of magical offensive acts.
Circles
Cloud
Crescent	Destroys candescence activity and defences when activated.
Cross
Eye
Face
Fist	Creates a silver sentinel to protect and guard your item.
Flame	Restores sight to one who has blinded himself.
Hand
Heart
Key	When activated it locks all doors magically, stopping thieves.
Knife	When activate it causes fear in the onlooker making them flee.
Leaf
Octagon
Oval	Protects weapons wielded from the spiritual blade bar.
Owl
Padlock
Pyramid	When placed on the ground it protects from summoning and gates.
Quarrel	A rune in the form of a silver arrow which can banish demons/undead.
Skull
Snake
Snowflake	Rune Protects an item by making it to cold to take.
Spear	When placed on an item or arrow, ensures it always strikes.
Sphere
Spiral	When activated it fascinates the onlooker so that they cannot move.
Star
Talisman	Increases your Constitution skill which defends against magic.