Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords/Runes

In order to use the various runes available in this game, you must forge them into items. You must choose a base, modifier, and power rune to combine at the forge.

• Base Rune: Determines the final form of the item and where it will be worn (on the body, an accessory, helmet, or weapon)
• Modifier Rune: Modifies the ability of one or both of the base and power runes
• Power Rune: Provides some form of a power boost to the item

There are four runes that create weapons, two that create garments for the body, two for headgear, and seven for accessories. Following is the list of runes, including the name, type (base/modifier/power + type of item formed in case of base runes), map location, the keeper/guardian of the rune, and the ability provided by the rune when forged.

Rune List

Name	Type	Location	Keeper	Ability
Rune of Air	Power	Agarian Pass	Lv15 Griffon	Gives +8 to Yellow Mana at the beginning of each combat
Rune of Axes	Base - Weapon	Blackhoof	Lv25 Minotaur King	Adds +3 to damage whenever you do 6 or more damage
Rune of Caverns	Power	Gornak's Gap	Lv21 Orc Lord	Adds +8% to Earth Resistance
Rune of Chaos	Modifier	Sartek's Maze	Lv23 Minotaur	Adds -1 to Base Rune ability and +200% to Power Rune ability
Rune of Crafting	Modifier	Receive automatically when you build a forge	N/A	No additions to the item
Rune of Crowns	Base - Helmet	Siria	Lv12 Knight	Adds +3 to your Morale skill
Rune of Daggers	Base - Weapon	Receive automatically when you build a forge	N/A	Adds +1 to damage whenever you do 3 or more damage
Rune of Dwarves	Modifier	Dragon Valley	Lv35 Dragon Spider	Adds +5 to Base Rune ability
Rune of Earth	Power	Skellheim	Lv14 Zombie	Gives +8 to Green Mana at the beginning of each combat
Rune of Elves	Modifier	Alfland	Lv25 Centaur	Adds +1 to Base Rune ability and +75% to Power Rune ability
Rune of Fire	Power	Receive automatically when you build a forge	N/A	Gives +8 to Red Mana at the beginning of each combat
Rune of Flight	Base - Body	Elenia	Lv15 Harpy	Adds +3 to your Air Mastery
Rune of Giants	Modifier	Giants' Walk	Lv30 Fire Giant	Adds +3 to Base Rune ability and -50% to Power Rune ability
Rune of Glass	Power	Iceguard Keep	Lv22 Dark Dwarf	Adds +8% to Air Resistance
Rune of Goblins	Modifier	Bone Head	Lv17 Goblin	Adds +1 to Base Rune ability and +25% to Power Rune ability
Rune of Gods	Modifier	Valley of Kings	Lv40 Arkliche	Adds +4 to Base Rune ability and +100% to Power Rune ability
Rune of Greed	Power	Gildor	Lv27 Thief	Gives +20 to Gold whenever you win in combat
Rune of Ice	Power	Sea of Ice	Lv23 Frost Giant	Adds +8% to Fire Resistance
Rune of Jewels	Base - Helmet	Blood Moon	Lv28 Gnoll	Adds +2 to damage for each of your Mana Reserves that are full when doing 3 or more damage
Rune of Lava	Base - Body	Northern Kor	Lv17 Fire Elemental	Adds +3 to your Fire Mastery
Rune of Life	Power	Lake of Blood	Lv28 Arboleth	Adds +20 Experience whenever you win in combat
Rune of Mages	Modifier	Eldros' Tower	Lv21 Iron Golem	Adds +100% to Power Rune ability
Rune of Mastery	Modifier	Maethelburg	Lv15 Wolf	Adds +2 to Base Rune ability
Rune of Music	Base - Accessory	Hornburg	Lv26 Wyvern	Adds +1 to all your Mana Reserves whenever you match 4 or 5 gems
Rune of Orbs	Base - Accessory	White Skull	Lv24 Liche	Adds +1 to all of your Mana Reserves whenever your enemy casts a spell
Rune of Plague	Power	Weret	Lv26 Wolfrider	Gives a 20% chance to cause Plague whenever you do damage
Rune of Poison	Power	Snake Fang	Lv25 Giant Wasp	Gives a 20% chance to cause Poison whenever you do damage
Rune of Roads	Base - Accessory	Ruins of Artum	Lv16 Orc	Adds +3 to your Earth Mastery
Rune of Serpents	Base - Accessory	Tirianin	Lv18 Medusa	Adds +3 to your Water Mastery
Rune of Shells	Power	Ragnar's Coast	Lv20 Skelotaur	Adds +8% to Water Resistance
Rune of Shields	Base - Accessory	Ar	Lv30 Scorpion	Does up to +1 damage to your enemy whenever you receive 6 or more damage
Rune of Staves	Base - Weapon	The Pike	Lv22 Ogre Mage	Adds +1 to your Earth, Fire, Water, and Air Mastery skills
Rune of Swords	Base - Weapon	Skullgard Keep	Lv15 Wight	Adds +2 to damage whenever you do 3 or more damage
Rune of Thought	Base - Accessory	Barthel	Lv14 Imp	Adds +3 to your Cunning skill
Rune of Trolls	Power	Theira	Lv17 Troll	Gives +8 to maximum Life Points at the beginning of each combat
Rune of War	Base - Accessory	Gork	Lv13 Ogre	Adds +3 to your Battle skill
Rune of Water	Power	Bonebridge	Lv16 Sea Serpent	Gives +8 to Blue Mana at the beginning of each combat

Forged Item Name Prefix

Forged items will be named based on the runes used in the forging process. Each base rune will generate an item with a specific prefix based on the difficulty of the process, as in the following table. The difficulty is across the top while the names of the runes are down the left.

	Easy	Moderate	Hard	Very Hard	Extremely Hard	Insane	Almost Legendary	Legendary	Almost Godlike	Godlike
Rune of Daggers	Dagger	Poniard	Shiv	Kris	Poker	Razor	Thorn	Spike	Dragonfang	Godblade
Rune of Swords	Sword	Broadsword	Shortsword	Runesword	Blade	Falchion	Rapier	Brand	Dragonslayer	Avenger
Rune of Crowns	Crown	Diadem	Cap	Helm	Tiara	Horns	Circlet	Greathelm	Crest	Halo
Rune of War	Flag	Banner	Badge	Symbol	Field	Mark	Standard	Totem	Wing	Aura
Rune of Thought	Scroll	Tome	Codex	Manual	Lexicon	Grimoire	Book	Tablet	Hide	Writ
Rune of Flight	Cloak	Cape	Drape	Mantle	Shroud	Veil	Shawl	Cover	Scale	Vestments
Rune of Roads	Shoes	Greaves	Sandals	Boots	Slippers	Sabatons	Striders	Footwraps	Talons	Geta
Rune of Lava	Belt	Strap	Cinch	Waistguard	Cord	Grasp	Sash	Girdle	Sinew	Clasp
Rune of Serpents	Ring	Bracelet	Loop	Bracer	Seal	Circle	Signet	Hoop	Band	Link
Rune of Axes	Hand Axe	Hatchet	Chopper	Battle Axe	Tomahawk	Reaver	Francisca	Cleaver	Dragontooth	Edge
Rune of Staves	Stick	Wand	Pole	Rod	Staff	Splinter	Sceptre	Quarterstaff	Tail	Pillar
Rune of Orbs	Orb	Sphere	Ball	Crystal	Phylactery	Scarab	Stone	Globe	Eye	Shard
Rune of Music	Zither	Harpanola	Horn	Bugle	Lyre	Didgeridoo	Psaltery	Alphorn	Dragonhorn	Harp
Rune of Jewels	Necklace	Pendant	Bauble	Medallion	Amulet	Talisman	Charm	Chain	Collar	Relic
Rune of Shields	Shield	Guard	Buckler	Protector	Targe	Disk	Defender	Bulwark	Reflector	Aegis