[BeZeRkEr]

Haha you took runes too?
So unoriginal..

In the viking period, Runes were believed to bear a magical power and were restricted primarily to sacred purposes. In the XI Century, it became fashionable to erect big stones with Runic inscriptions in the memory of distinguished people, not necessarily kings, but peasants as well. Many of these stones were decorated with the images of snakes, dragons and other mystical creatures. It is highly probable that originally the Runic stones were brightly colored. They were placed alongside ancient pathways and viking waterways. Quite a number of these granite monuments have survived and can be seen in different parts of Scandinavia. Some of them contain well-preserved patterns and scripts. Some, however, are scarcely readable.

So you cast a rune and kill someone.. I prefer Diablo 2's rune system.. at least it was different than a normal spell.