☀️ Arselia and Akonia

-- Hmm... Now I'm curious, how exactly does a rune allow one to see souls? Do you have one on your sword? Can I take a look?

-- I mean, it's obviously the most expensive thing you're wearing, a clear candidate for "it's going to cost me a fortune."

—Oh, sorry if I seemed like I was bragging, I was just expressing my respect for the most worthy master in the empire. As for taking a look... only from a distance. —Klin ran his palm along the blade of the runic sword. —Because otherwise, even someone with your strength would be pinned to the ground on contact. And in case of resistance, something much worse could happen. That's the effect of one of the runes. As for the others, the one that reads the souls of opponents and increases power against bandits and pirates is of interest to your question. And also the lunar one, the one that shimmers at night. It tears the souls of the slain from the cycle of the goddess-mother and imprisons them in the weapon. Souls that have accepted their fate serve me as a source of power, and sinners and villains... are a heavy burden. —Deciding that it sounded too epic, the knight quickly added: —But a good blacksmith, after studying with Krag, could easily return them to the natural cycle. What's my point? That with the right skill, technology and magic can go hand in hand. And determining the types and colors of souls and working with them is not such a great mystery of the universe as it seems at first glance.