((@Everybody and especially people experimenting with runes: A business proposal, for mutual power, knowledge and profit.
I am going to be going down towards the village in about 2-4 turns depending on how things turn out for me. Once there I'm going to be creating a lot of stuff, mostly weapons and armor, as well as some sentient human test subjects, while I science stuff, so I was thinking we could reach a mutually beneficial agreement:
What I offer:
*I provide materials for you to experiment on.
*I can cast any spells you require to you or your test subjects.
*I give you free weapons, armor, test subjects and word based enhancements. And with 55%+ known words and 6 pool, I can create (nearly) anything you want.
*I offer pool for larger runes (I have 6 pool).
In exchange I request:
*I may occasionally ask you to cast a spell or rune on me or my minions to determine the strength and effects of my enhancements.
*I may occasionally ask for rune enhancements for my cages and my test subjects (since words have their limits).
How this benefits us all:
*Profit. When people come down from the temple (because let's face it, people are going to die a lot) they are going to need equipment and enchantments. We can sell them our services in exchange for knowledge or souls.
*Power. The more we are, the better we can defend ourselves and the more we can achieve.
*Knowledge. The more we are, the easier we can gather knowledge, and knowledge is power (see above).
*Larger rune creation. The more people that gather together, the larger and more complicated the runes we can create. (Some rune combos require 20+ mana)
*Science. We can discover how runes and words (especially tattoos) interact with each other.
Optionally, this deal can also include:
*Full disclosure agreement. All knowledge is shared between participating parties.
So, anybody interested in participating in this shop-college-magicsmith-gang-thingy? The first weapon I'm making is going to be REALLY interesting...))