Talk:Runes/@comment-95.90.229.144-20140103100314/@comment-24.56.224.165-20140705070313

Just to throw this out there... Hagalaz (H) is the rune for storm (hailstorm to be precise), so yes that is entirely possible. However, even if they were to spell words out for each summon, there is a thing called a bindrune they could use to shorten it to one character instead of so many. This also varies from magician to magician so it would be hard to decipher. Technically it could look like anything as long as all the letter strokes are found somewhere within the uniquely made character. Also each rune does mean something specific (and has many other meanings as well), and could be harnessed in a different way by a different magician. Kennaz (this one <) means torch or creativity or shaping or forming, etc. Ansuz (the one that looks like downward F) can mean things of the mind and learning or it can be used to amplify other runes if used in combination. In this way you can combine two or more runes endlessly for different purposes, and using bindrunes to combine many into one is very powerful. Also placement is irrelevant in real rune magick. Runes can be drawn in the air with a finger or spoken and are effective as an instant spell rather than using a more permanent paper spell.