Rune Gates

Legend has it that the runes that seal these gates were written by an ancient civilization who were far more attuned with the art of spell scribing. The gates are said to hold this civilizations great est treasures and their darkest secrets. Runes in Swords n Magic n Stuff translate directly to the English alphabet. These runes give clues and riddle on how to unlock the gates they seal shut. Players can discover journals or history books that leave clues on how to translate the runes ancient language. But no game mechanic in the game will translate the words for you. That is up to you to figure out. Players will have to keep note on which runes mean which letter in order to figure out what the runes gates are asking the player to do. Then of course solve the riddles or complete each task to open the gate. Rune gates hold all sorts of different treasure. Some may be a small cave with an ancient sword hidden away by a greedy knight. And some rune gates might seal away entire dungeons with lots of loot and treasure. Whatever the case you will be sure to find these gates sealed all across Tirawyn. Once you unlock the gate for the first time it will automatically come near you when you open it. This means you can invite friends with you to the gates you have already unlocked without them having to solve the riddles themselves. Some of this riddle might include simple tasks like holding a certain amount of gold and standing near the gate. Or others could be far more challenging like being redirected in the gates presence or even casting a specific sequence of spells. The ancient mages who locked these gates had good reason to seal them up though. Do you dare tempt fate by open in them all. What repercussions will come from such greed in the realm of Tirawyn.

I guess we will find out.