Artok Rune

Magic items are created using Rune inscriptions on the item. The rune-stamped anvil is restored to Artok's forge and remains beyond the ritual network’s reach. Severing the active ritual connections does not destroy the deeper seal beneath the mine. The rune-marked iron anchor must be destroyed and the ritual knife removed to end the altar’s connection to the lower mark.

Chapter 1: The Anvil Returns Sera and Katie brought Artok Rune news that warlord’s raiders were using his stolen rune-stamped anvil in a demon-banishing rite. They followed its fading trail through the old mine, infiltrated the raiders’ forge, and pulled the anvil free while Sera and Katie disrupted the ritual. Artok severed the hooded ritualist’s contact with the anvil, though the deeper seal remained intact. In the abandoned hoist chamber, he broke the connection to the silent shaft. The three then trapped the fleeing raiders above the mine, taking their surrender and a charcoal map of the upper workings and camps. At a concealed camp, they destroyed the rune-marked iron anchor and removed the ritual knife, severing the altar’s connection to the lower mark. By late afternoon, Artok returned to town, secured the prisoners and ritual remnants, and restored the anvil to Artok's forge.