Chalisar Rune-craft

Ages ago, the giants of the land carved impressive runes into the stones around them. These runes created powerful magical effects that helped the giants maintain their dominance over the other races of the time. Millenia later, long after the downfall of the giants, the secrets techniques to carve the simplest of these runes were found by the Shifting Athenaeum. Once the Athenaeum ensured that the runes could not be easily exploited for nefarious means they released the knowledge to public consumption and shortly after the craft of Skiltgravr was born.

Skiltgravr
both the name of the magic and the profession, Skiltgravr has become an integral commodity within Chalisar, and is slowly spreading to neighboring countries.

To craft Skiltgravr a carver must know the incantation of the rune they desire, and a carving utensil attuned to the plane that the magic is derived from. The original Skiltgravr that the giants wrought was intended for much larger runes to be carved into boulder, obelisks, and other massive structures. The power of the rune does not diminish with smaller size, so most human sized object cannot handle the rune and either shatter when the rune is activated, or the rune fizzles and disappears. To compensate, higher quality materials are uses to better absorb the Skiltgravr. Obsidian is the most common base for Skiltgravr to be carved into, with many mines in and around Blackstone and a few near Toroban to provide a constant supply.

Frequently used runes

 * Ildskilt: creates a warm radiating heat that is most often used to warm houses.
 * Rimeskilt: covers the object with cold rime.
 * Wereskilt: produces a soft glow in the absence of sunlight.
 * Kriggaskilt: makes a really loud noise when activated, used to raise alarms and such.