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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Hints

Rune Description List

  • In the list below, the rune name is to the left of the => symbol, and what the rune's shape resembles is to the right of it.

    the art => a harp
    war => a fist
    thunder => a striking lightning bolt

    death => a scythe
    sky => a line within a parallelogram, or a pursed mouth
    butterfly => a line crossed twice

    life => a blooming flower
    animal => a snake creeping along a riverbed
    Fate => a cross within a circle

    weather => an arrow sliced in half
    reason => a bear dancing on dew
    time => an open hourglass or a chalice