'''Runes''' are magical writing from unknown source, that will help heroes in their battle against [[Diablo]] and minions of [[Hell]].  ==Diablo 3 Runes==Runes in [[Diablo III]] are going to work differently than runes in [[Diablo II]], where they are . They will no longer attached be socketed into [[items]], like {{iw|Rune Diablo 2 runes}}, and there will not be any combination of runes to itemsmake {{iw|Runeword RuneWords}}. There dropped runes in the [[WWI 2008]] gameplay cinematic, but their purpose is currently unknown.  ==Rune History==What do you really know about runes? The ones from our world comes from the ancient Vikings, and their "futhark" (equivalence of our 'Alpha Bet(a)'). They allegedly hold magic powers, and no longer able the magicks of the 'runa' are still practised today. These practices, called "Seden", are of course done mostly as a pastime, but some forms of the old runes were used in proper form as late as early 20th century in the 'Dalarna' area of Sweden... In [[Sanctuary]] however, runes are definitely magically inscribed symbols. Though their use has changed slightly in the last 20 years, they used to create rune wordsgrant (sufficiently prepared) [[items]] magical properties. Additional uses For sages of these runes , magical {{iw|Runeword RuneWords}} would be created to remake a mundane item into a Runic Item, with powers competing with magical artefacts. Besides the fact that these supposedly ancient runes hold great and mystic powers, we know little about them. Who created them or how they are created is unknown at this point.They seem to attract [[demon]]s of different kinds, as they are often found on their corpses. If the runes are of demonic origin is not known either. They could have been the simple writing language of the first inhabitants of Sanctuary, who themselves were more powerful than Demons or [[Angel]]s. Whatever the origin, they are of great use to heroes wishing to dethrone [[Diablo]] or [[Baal]].