1. Weapon runes can be applied to certain weapons to provide permanent bonuses to that weapon's effects. Runes can be applied to (or removed from) equipment by Bodahn Feddic's son, Sandal at the party's camp in Dragon Age: Origins or Ambassador Cera at the Vigil's Keep in Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening. There is no cost associated with adding or removing runes, and runes can be reused after.
2. A mod that adds rune slots to most equip-able gear in Dragon Age. The amount of slots depends on the material type of the equipment (ie. Iron, silverite). The following list shows the maximum possible rune slots for each type of gear: longsword, dagger, mace, greatsword, maul, battleaxe, greataxe: 3 (unchanged).

• Dragon Age Origins Runes Build
• Dragon Age Origins Enchanting
• Dragon Age Origins Runes List

Here are the Dragon Age Origins System Requirements (Minimum)

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• CPU: Intel Core 2 (or equivalent) running at 1.4 GHz or greater (Vista/7 requires 1.6 GHz or greater), AMD X2 (or equivalent) running at 1.8 GHz or greater
• CPU SPEED: Intel Core 2 (or equivalent) running at 1.4 GHz or greater (Vista/7 requires 1.6 GHz or greater), AMD X2 (or equivalent) running at 1.8 GHz or greater
• RAM: 1 GB (Vista/7 requires 1.5 GB)
• OS: Windows XP with SP3, Vista with SP1, Windows 7
• VIDEO CARD: XP: 128 MB NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT or greater; ATI Radeon X850 or greater (Vista/7: 256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT; ATI Radeon X1550)
• TOTAL VIDEO RAM: XP: 128 MB, Vista/7: 256 MB
• HARDWARE T&L: Yes
• PIXEL SHADER: XP: 2.0, Vista/7: 3.0
• VERTEX SHADER: XP: 2.0, Vista/7: 3.0
• FREE DISK SPACE: 20 GB HD space
• DVD-ROM: Yes

Dragon Age Origins Recommended Requirements

• CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4 GHz Processor or equivalent
• RAM: 4 GB (Vista) or 2 GB (XP)
• OS: Windows XP with SP3, Vista with SP1, Windows 7
• VIDEO CARD: 512 MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS or greater; 512 MB ATI Radeon HD 3850 or greater
• TOTAL VIDEO RAM: 512 MB
• HARDWARE T&L: Yes
• PIXEL SHADER: XP: 3.0, Vista/7: 4.0
• VERTEX SHADER: XP: 3.0, Vista/7: 4.0
• FREE DISK SPACE: 20 GB HD space
• DVD-ROM: Yes

Runes

Expert Cold Iron Rune
Special Qualities: +6 damage vs. undead
Location: Sold by the Tranquil Proprietor who runs the Wonders of Thedas shop in the Market District of Denerim at #13.

Expert Dwoemer Rune
Special Qualities: +6% spell resistance
Location: Sold by the Quartermaster in the Apprentice`s Quarters at #2.

Expert Flame Rune
Special Qualities: +3 fire damage
Location:

• Sold by the Tranquil Proprietor who runs the Wonders of Thedas shop in the Market District of Denerim at #13.
• Sold by Owen in Redcliffe Village - Post Battle after you've rescued his daughter.

Expert Frost Rune
Special Qualities: +3 frost damage
Location:

• Sold by Levi Dryden in Soldier's Peak after you help him clear out Warden's Keep.
• Sold by Owen in Redcliffe Village - Post Battle after you've rescued his daughter.

Expert Hale Rune
Special Qualities: +15 physical resistance
Location: Sold by the Tranquil Proprietor who runs the Wonders of Thedas shop in the Market District of Denerim at #13.

Expert Lightning Rune
Special Qualities: +3 Lightning damage
Location:

• Sold by Bodahn in the Camp.
• Can be bought from Sandal in the main floor of Fort Drakon shortly before the end fight against the Archdemon.

Expert Paralyze Rune
Special Qualities: Chance of paralyzing target on hit

Dragon Age Origins Runes Build

Expert Silverite Rune
Special Qualities: +6 damage vs. darkspawn
Location:

• Can be bought from Sandal in the main floor of Fort Drakon shortly before the end fight against the Archdemon.
• Sold by Owen in Redcliffe Village - Post Battle after you've rescued his daughter.

Expert Slow Rune
Special Qualities: Chance of slowing target's movement speed on each successful hit

Grandmaster Cold Iron Rune
Special Qualities: +10 damage vs. undead
Location:

• Sold by Levi Dryden in Soldier's Peak after you help him clear out Warden's Keep.
• Sold by Ruck in the Ortan Thaig.

Grandmaster Dweomer Rune
Special Qualities: +10% spell resistance
Location: Sold by Cesar in the Market District of Denerim at #9 if you're allowed to see his special stock.

Grandmaster Flame Rune
Special Qualities: +5 fire damage
Location:

• Sold by the Tranquil Proprietor who runs the Wonders of Thedas shop in the Market District of Denerim at #13.
• Carried by the High Dragon on the Mountain Top.

Grandmaster Frost Rune
Special Qualities: +5 cold damage
Location:

• Sold by Bodahn in the Camp.
• Sold by Levi Dryden in Soldier's Peak after you help him clear out Warden's Keep.
• Sold by Bodahn in the main floor of Redcliffe Castle after the Landsmeet.

Grandmaster Hale Rune
Special Qualities: +25 physical resistance
Location: Sold by Owen in Redcliffe Village - Post Battle after you've rescued his daughter.

Dragon Age Origins Enchanting

Grandmaster Lightning Rune
Special Qualities: +5 lightning damage
Location: Sold by Bodahn in the Camp.

Grandmaster Paralyze Rune
Special Qualities: Chance of paralyzing target on hit
Location: Sold by the Tranquil Proprietor who runs the Wonders of Thedas shop in the Market District of Denerim at #13.

Grandmaster Silverite Rune
Special Properties: +10 damage to Darkspawn
Location:

• Sold by Faryn in the Frostback Mountain Pass.
• Sold by Gorim in the Market District of Denerim at #10.

Grandmaster Slow Rune
Special Qualities: chance to slow target
Location: Sold by Bodahn in the Camp.

Journeyman's Cold Iron Rune
Special Qualities: +4 damage vs. undead
Location: Sold by Levi Dryden in Soldier's Peak after you help him clear out Warden's Keep.

Journeyman's Dweomer Rune
Special Qualities: Chance of paralyzing target on hit
Location: Sold by Bodahn in the Camp.

Journeyman's Flame Rune
Special Qualities: +2 fire damage
Location: Sold by Bodahn in the Camp.

Journeyman's Frost Rune
Special Qualities: +2 frost damage
Location:

Dragon Age Origins Runes List

• Sold by Levi Dryden in Soldier's Peak after you help him clear out Warden's Keep.
• Sold by the Tranquil Proprietor who runs the Wonders of Thedas shop in the Market District of Denerim at #13.

Journeyman's Hale Rune
Special Qualities: +10 physical resistance
Location: Sold by Bodahn in the Camp.

Journeyman's Lightning Rune
Special Qualities: +2 lightning damage

Journey's Paralyze Rune
Special Qualities: Chance of paralyzing target on a hit

Journeyman's Silverite Rune
Special Qualities: +4 damage vs. Darkspawn
Location: Sold by Bodahn in the Camp.

Journeyman's Slow Rune
Special Qualities: Chance of slowing target
Location: Sold by Levi Dryden in Soldier's Peak after you help him clear out Warden's Keep.

Master Cold Iron Rune
Special Qualities: +8 damage vs. undead
Location: Sold by the Tranquil Proprietor who runs the Wonders of Thedas shop in the Market District of Denerim at #13.

Master Dweomer Rune
Special Qualities: +8% spell resistance
Location:

• Sold by the Tranquil Proprietor who runs the Wonders of Thedas shop in the Market District of Denerim at #13.
• Can be given to you by Dagna in the Orzammar Commons if you insist on a reward for fulfilling her quest.
• Given to you by Brother Genitivi in his home if you rescued him and discovered the Urn of Sacred Ashes without defiling them.
• Can be bought from Sandal in the main floor of Fort Drakon shortly before the end fight against the Archdemon.

Master Hale Rune
Special Qualities: +20 physical resistance
Location: Sold by the Tranquil Proprietor who runs the Wonders of Thedas shop in the Market District of Denerim at #13.

Master Lightning Rune
Special Qualities: +3 lightning damage
Location: Sold by Bodahn in the Camp.

Master Paralyze Rune
Special Qualities: Chance of paralyzing target on hit
Location: Sold by Bodah in the main floor of Redcliffe Castle after the Landsmeet.

Master Silverite Rune
Special Qualities: +8 damage vs. darkspawn

Master Slow Rune
Special Qualities: Chance of reducing the target's movement speed on a successful hit

Novice Cold Iron Rune
Special Qualities: +2 damage vs. undead
Location: Sold by Bodahn in the Camp.

Novice Dweomer Rune
Special Qualities: +2% spell resistance
Location: Sold by Bodahn in the Camp.

Novice Fire Rune
Special Qualities: +1 Fire
Location: In a chest in the Storage Caves at #2.

Novice Frost Rune
Special Qualities: +1 cold damage
Location:

• Sold by Bodahn in the Camp.
• Sold by Levi Dryden in Soldier's Peak after you help him clear out Warden's Keep.
• Can be bought from Sandal in the main floor of Fort Drakon shortly before the end fight against the Archdemon.

Novice Lightning Rune
Special Qualities: +1 lightning damage
Location: Sold by Bodahn in the Camp.

Novice Paralyze Rune
Special Qualities: Chance of paralyzing target on hit

Novice Silverite Rune
Special Qualities: +2 damage vs. undead
Location: On a corpse in the Brecilian Ruins - Upper Level.

Novice Slow Rune
Special Qualities: Chance of slowing target on a successfulhit