Reflections

Building in harmony. Bringing parts together into a whole in which they fit each other perfectly.

Binding a break. Setting a fracture or dislocation back in place so that it knits correctly.

Answering. Hearing people's troubles and responding to them.

Noticing what approaches. Staying alert, keeping watch.

Setting an example (turned outward; sibling of Yillaye). Finding greatness not in oneself but in being an example to others.

Grasping the inner workings (turned inward; sibling of Dîşşehe). Understanding how something works; first coming to know oneself.

Measuring, reckoning, noticing imbalance. Seeing the measure.

Narrowing – Widening. Narrowing or widening the area something that spreads takes up; gathering in or opening up the bearer's own inner state.

Patience. Enduring, not rushing.

Finding what one seeks (for oneself; sibling of Dîşerre). Finding what is lost.

The centre. Being the core a combination turns toward, one that does not scatter and does not break down from within.

The peerless work. Bringing forth a work that has no equal and will be an example after it.

Giving with honour. Guarding the honour of the one who receives while giving.

Showing the way, guiding. Turning toward the right direction.

Being worthy of praise (turned inward; sibling of Ellîve). Earning respect through one's work.

Giving in silence. Not counting what one gives; keeping where a kindness came from from drawing attention.

Mending and remaking. Returning what is damaged or broken to its original state.

Using strength in measure; accuracy. Strength going exactly as far as needed and exactly where it is needed.

Bringing to the right end (for another; sibling of Cidvâle). Carrying a task or a person one has taken on to the right outcome.

Grasping what happens in full (turned outward; sibling of Bîrlahe). Bearing witness.

Setting the first example. Bringing a design that has never been made before into being for the first time with existing material.

Trust and loyalty. Binding people to each other and to the bearer.

Cleansing. Being cleansed of the pull of a habit one wants to leave behind.

Being the mainstay of a community (turned outward; sibling of Dîmahle). Taking a community to heart and running its affairs.

Knowing and understanding. Understanding what one learns deeply and connecting pieces of knowledge.

Covering again and again (turned inward; sibling of Fûrlage).

Protection made lasting. Keeping a person or a thing safe for a length of time.

Basic relief. Lightening the body's burden.

Easing pain. Compassion; the easing of bodily and emotional pain.

Covering (turned outward; sibling of Felgârfa). Covering another's fault, wound or shame and protecting them from being exposed.

Lowering – Raising. Making an object heavier and bringing it down, or lighter and lifting it up.

Crushing strength. Strength that crushes the Corrupted and cruelty.

Relief without distinction. Bringing relief to all the wounded and sick in a place, whoever they are.

Giving freely without running dry. Not being exhausted however much one gives.

Binding decisions, oaths and covenants. The binding force of one's word.

Putting the shared purpose first. Setting before everyone the purpose a community already shares.

Kindling – Quenching. Reviving what is about to go out, or putting out what is burning: in fire and in plants.

Binding the wound in the spirit. The closing of a wound beyond the body.

Showing – Hiding. Making an object or a place catch the eye, or slip from notice.

Telling the false. Separating the genuine from its counterfeit.

Measuring and designing. Laying out a work in its full measure before making it: setting the size, place and order of every part from the start.

Protection against time. Protecting something from the wear of time: from rot, rust, mould and moth.

Guardianship of a community or a place. Taking a place or a community into one's care.

Seeing everything in its place (wisdom). Seeing the whole and the place of every part.

Yield. Much in return for little labour.

Impartial judgement. Weighing without prejudice.

Respect and courtesy. Everyone in a gathering treating each other with respect.

Gentleness. Calming anger and tension.

Governing a whole in good order (turned outward; sibling of Mikelle). Governing by holding the parts together in harmony.

Handing over a trust. Keeping the work from faltering while handing over a duty, a property or an authority.

Joining. Joining runes into a single effect: one's own runes and those of other Thoughtwrights in one's group.

Bringing forward – Putting off. Bringing forward or delaying the timing of a rune's effect.

Spreading protection to others, calming fear. Giving a sense of safety.

Cleansing what has been corrupted and restoring its former health. Restoring wholeness.

Protection that watches over everything at once. All-encompassing watch and protection.

Ruling oneself first (turned inward; sibling of Lîvâle). Mastering one's own heart, body and what has been entrusted to one.

Generosity. Making what one has go round for those who lack.

Hearing. Sharpening the ear.

Noticing the limits of reason. Seeing the limits of reason and knowledge.

Equal recompense. Making the redress, penalty or compensation for a harm equal to the harm.

Holding up. Keeping what is collapsing standing for a while.

Blocking a blow. Stopping a single blow, an arrow or a falling load.

Meeting a community's needs (turned outward; sibling of Yangiley). Standing against scarcity.

Breaking at the weakest point. Breaking what must be broken at its weakest point, without harming what surrounds it.

Answering evil with good. Answering one who has done one wrong with kindness; that kindness brings the other face to face with their own conscience.

Illuminating. Lighting up darkness and uncertainty.

Awakening. Waking and stirring to action those who sleep, those who forget, those who have lost hope; dispelling ignorance.

Widening. Widening a rune's area of effect or its range.

Counting in full. Counting without missing a single one.

Sight. Sharpening the eye.

Lasting teaching. What is taught staying with the student; knowledge and mastery passing on to the next without loss.

Opening passages and doors. Opening what has been closed or blocked.

Closing wounds deeply. Finesse; working deeply, without being noticed.

Nourishing. Giving nourishment and strength.

Steadfastness. Endurance and resistance to wear.

Reining in strength. Stopping a movement already begun, or turning it aside; keeping strength in hand.

Not being swept up by pettiness. Not stooping to what is petty: insult, gossip, envy and petty scheming.

Meeting as equals. Seeing no one as beneath oneself; one's position not crushing the person in front of one.

Restoring a disturbed balance, sharing fairly. To everything and everyone, as much as is their due.

Bringing back. Opening the door to the return of someone who has strayed; only for one who wants to return.

Giving form. Giving existing material the form and qualities one wants.

Leading at the front – Following at the rear. Being the one at the head of a caravan or unit who opens the way first, or the one at the rear who leaves no one behind.

Hospitality. Carrying dignity and generosity together: hosting a guest so they feel both honoured and at ease.

Erasing. Permanently erasing the mark a forgiven wrong leaves on the heart and the relationship, and the penalty that was the bearer's own due. (Lîmhale only calms anger in the moment.)

Keeping alive and awake. Keeping someone about to lose consciousness alert and awake.

Being content with little (turned inward; sibling of Nuğmîle). Making do with little: being satisfied with what one has and not coveting what others have.

Raw might. It increases the force of body and blow according to the bearer's own strength, growing with their will. Throwing also counts as might.

Deepening (turned inward; sibling of Bîrkele). Advancing in work and knowledge through labour; knowing that standing rises through knowledge and good work, not lineage or title.

Delivering. Provisions and aid reaching their destination without loss on the way.

Irresistible superiority. A strength and bearing that make it hard to resist the bearer; not arrogance, but honour.

Showing true worth – Bringing down false superiority.