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Introduction
This is basically an addition of Information Manipulation (Type 2) to Soul Magic, due to the nature of runes. Honestly, how did we get here...Runes and Sundry
Runes are the language of the Scandinavian geographical region, that connects all things within it, regardless of origin. Each rune represents an existing thing, including gods, animals, and more with even a single piece missing changing their nature and ability to influence the world. These runes hold dominion over the physical world and can influence it merely by being spoken. As all words are runes, removing them affects reality as a whole, as when Garm ate the word for "being so hungry you no longer feel hungry" and removed it from reality alongside Midgard's fifth season.They hold the knowledge of all things within them, including even the future, as Freya could read Baldur's death from them, and even her use of the Old Magic was a manifestation of runes. This is further affirmed by Cory Barlog, the director of God of War (2018), with him saying that the runes have both a mundane meaning as an alphabet, and an individual metaphorical meaning that connects the characters to the magic of the world itself.
All of this is important as Runic Magic itself is not only drawn from the makeup of a Realm but visibly manifests as runes. It is older than the entirety of the Nine Realms and existed in the Ginnungagap as a primordial essence from which Ymir and everything else spawned. So magic itself is composed of runes, that are foundational to reality but also carry individual meanings whose use and intonation affect the world itself.
With all of the above, I can confidently say that runes, and thus runic magic, act as fundamental information, and would labelled as Information Manipulation (Type 2) on the general abilities section of the Magic Explanation Page, as all magic across pantheons is the same primordial essence, and all souls are constructs and manifestations of magic.
It would also be its own section of the page, explaining all of this information.
Agree: 17 (DarkDragonMedeus, Elizhaa, Dereck03, Theglassman12, Random-Helper323, KingTempest, Oblivion_Of_The_Endless, Reiner04, TWILIGHT-OP, KLOL506, Eseseso, Pepsimanlover, Rutæhh, AyOgUyS, GilverTheProtoAngelo, Thermor, Apex_Predator_GX)
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Neutral: 1 (Vietthai96, )
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