Rune Stones

Rune Stones are tall, thin, tear-shaped stones that stand straight out of the ground. They are covered in red carvings, and players can translate them by using the interact button, E, while close by. The red runes will appear on the screen, then slowly fade to the story in the game’s selected language so the player can read them. Each is filled with the story of Valheim’s world map, its previous denizens, its monsters, and its gods.

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Ulf Stone

Ulf is a recurring character in the Rune Stones of Valheim; players saw his markings in the Rune Stones of the Meadows, and will see more of him in the other lore stones scattered in all the other finished biomes. Ulf warns players against building their homes in the damp and unpleasant biome that is the Swamp:

The Linger Not Stone

This stone warns the player of Bonemass, the Swamp’s boss that is a “bitter mass of bone and sin.”

Iron is Here

This stone is designed to let the player know that scrap iron ore can be found in the Swamp Biome in Valheim.

Another Warning Stone

While Surtlings are a great source of Surtling Cores, these fiery enemies can be deadly if not handled properly.

Surtling Stone 2

Most of this stone is devoted to the history of where Surtlings came from, it also gives a hint of how to easily kill them: Surtlings can be killed by being “doused with water.”

Another Viking’s Fate

Although a name is not mentioned, players can assume that this Viking who wrote this stone to issue this warning was much like the player’s character: a Viking brought from their warrior’s death in Valhalla to Valheim to fight Odin’s enemies.

Draugr Stone 1

This stone begins to tell the tale of the undead Draugr in Valheim’s history.

Draugr Stone 2

But there is a second stone that delves even further into the Draugr, bringing to light the undoing of a great civilization in Valheim, brought low by too much pride.

Skeleton Warning

Skeletons are one of the many mobs that players will come across in the Swamp biomes of Valheim.

Wraith Stone

Wraiths are dangerous creatures that only come out after dark. These night-dwelling Swamp ghosts are a great source of chains, needed to upgrade the Forge, craft armor, and even can be use to make hanging lights in a Viking’s home base.

Valheim is currently in early access for PC.

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