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Acronyms, Abbreviations and Rune Symbols

Over the centuries Wurmians have developed words and abbreviations to use in their communications with one another. Some of these were sent down from the gods and have remained since the creation. Others have found their way into common use over time.

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Abbreviation	Meaning	Area used	Notes
AH	Animal husbandry	Action / Skill	Allows for the production (breeding) of new creatures
Arch	Archaeology / Restoration	Action / Skill	Used for locating, identifying, and combining of fragments of different items
BS	Blacksmithing	Action / Skill	Also Body strength or Body stamina
Carp	Carpentry	Action / Skill	Skill which uses wood to create wooden items
CaS	Chain armour smithing	Action / Skill	Skill used to make chainmail armour for Wurmians and horses
CT	Cloth tailoring	Action / Skill	A tailoring subskill used to create and improve cloth items
DFM	Dairy food making	Action / Skill	A subskill of cooking used to create dairy foods
Dom	Dominate	Action / Skill	Works almost like taming, but has a lower rate of failure
FC	Fine carpentry	Action / Skill	more difficult carpentry functions such as creating barrels and carts
FS	Fight skill	Action / Skill	Skill used in melee fighting animals and players
HFC	Hot food cooking	Action / Skill	Skill used to create cooked food
Imp	Improve	Action / Skill	The improvement (or imping) of an item to increase its quality
JS	Jewelry smithing	Action / Skill	Skill used to create jewelry items and do fine metalwork
LW	Leatherworking	Action / Skill	Skill used to create leather items
NS	Natural substances	Action / Skill	Sometimes referred to as natsub - Alchemy subskill used in the creation of useful substances
PaS	Plate armour smithing	Action / Skill	Sometimes shortened to PS (Plate smithing) - Skill of creating and improving plate armour for battle
Sac	Sacrifice	Action / Skill	To offer something to the gods
SC	Stone cutting	Action / Skill	A sub-skill of masonry used in creating stone items
WC	Woodcutting	Action / Skill	Skill used in cutting down trees, creating logs, and creating kindling
WS	Weapon smithing	Action / Skill	Skill used in creating weapons and tools that use weapon blades
BC	Body control	Characteristic	Helps with weapon accuracy and stealthing, and determines the mounts a player can ride
BS	Body strength	Characteristic	Also Body stamina or Blacksmithing. Measure of how much you can carry, drag and damage.
ML	Mind logic	Characteristic	Determines action queue size and vehicle command capability
CCFP	Calories, Carbohydrates, Fats, and Protiens	Attribute	A measure of how nutritious a food item is
CR	Combat rating	Attribute	A measure of how often you miss and get missed in combat
DMG	Damage	Attribute	How much wear-and-tear an item has
Prem	Premium	Attribute	See Account types
Q or QL	Quality	Attribute	A measure of how good something is and how well it works
SB	Sleep bonus	Attribute	Your available remaining time of increased skill, characteristic, and stamina gain
WT	Weight	Attribute	How heavy an item is, measured in kg
GL	Global Chat	Chat	Chat channel extending to all the servers in your cluster
o/	Friendly greeting	Chat	May also be written \o
o7	Respectful greeting	Chat	also known as a salute
PC	Price check	Trade Chat
WTA	Want to Auction	Trade Chat
WTB	Want to buy	Trade Chat
WTS	Want to sell	Trade Chat
WTT	Want to trade	Trade Chat
C	Copper	Currency	100 Irons - 1/100 of a Silver
G	Gold	Currency	100 Silver
I	Iron	Currency	Smallest currently unit in Wurm
S	Silver	Currency	100 Copper - 1/100 of a Gold
Fo	Fo	Deity	Fo is the deity of nature
Lib	Libila	Deity	Libila is the evil, dark goddess of the Horde of the Summoned
Mag	Magranon	Deity	Magranon is the deity of fighting for justice and freedom
Vyn	Vynora	Deity	Vynora is the Goddess of knowledge and creation
MOI	Moment of inspiration	Event	Also called Rare roll, drumroll.
CoD	Cash on Delivery	General	See Wagoner for more information
F2P	Free to play	General	See Account types
FL	Focus level	General	Your combat focus
FPS	Frames per Second	General	A measure of pc performance
GUI / UI	Graphic user interface	General	Sometimes just UI, (User interface)
KG	Kilogram	General	A measure of weight
KPH	Kilometers per hour	General	A measure of speed
Perm / Perms	Permissions	General	System allowing or denying privileges and abilities
PvE	Player versus environment	General
PvP	Player versus player	General
RNG	Random chance	General	Literally 'random number generator' a device used by the gods
Wogic	Wogic	General	The unique logic and mathematics of Wurm
BCU	Bulk container unit	Item	A rack to store bulk storage bins
BL	The black light, home of the Bone altar	Item	The light that shines down on the Bone Altar
BoK	Bag of keeping	Item	A small container that remains with the player when they respawn from death
BSB	Bulk storage bin	Item	A storage bin made from planks and strengthened with iron ribbons for bulk materials
FSB	Food storage bin	Item	A storage bin made from planks and strengthened with iron ribbons for unprocessed food items
LMC	Large magical chest	Item	Container providing greatly reduced decay on contents
LMS	Large metal shield	Item	A large heavy shield hammered from a metal sheet
LPC	Large pantry cupboard	Item	A unit to hold several food storage bins.
LSU	Large storage unit	Item	A wooden storage unit with shelves inside to store a large amount of items
MBoK	Master bag of keeping	Item	A slightly larger version of the Bag of keeping
MMS	Medium metal shield	Item	A round shield made from a hammered metal sheet
NPC	Non playing character	Item	Implemented to do certain functions such as trade, guard, protect, etc.
SP	Sleep powder	Item	This greyish powder, when consumed, will give 1 hour sleep bonus.
SMC	Small magical chest	Item	Container providing greatly reduced decay on contents
SMS	Small metal shield	Item	A small metal shield with a leather strap
WL	The White light, home of the Altar of Three	Item	The light that shines down on the Altar of Three
HotS	Horde of the Summoned	Kingdom	The smallest of the three kingdoms on both Chaos and Epic
JK	Jenn-Kellon	Kingdom	The oldest and most populous kingdom
MR	Mol-Rehan	Kingdom	The latest arrival to the wild lands
PMK	Player made kingdom	Kingdom	A kingdom on a PVP Server created by players
Cad	Cadence	Place	PvE server in the Northern Freedom Isles cluster
Cel	Celebration	Place	PvE server in the Southern Freedom Isles cluster
Def	Defiance	Place	PvP server in the Northern Freedom Isles cluster
Deli / Del	Deliverance	Place	PvE server in the Southern Freedom Isles cluster
Exo	Exodus	Place	PvE server in the Southern Freedom Isles cluster
GV	Golden Valley	Place	Originally the tutorial server. Some older players remain there
Har	Harmony	Place	PvE server in the Northern Freedom Isles cluster
Ind / Indy	Independence	Place	PvE server in the Southern Freedom Isles cluster
Mel	Melody	Place	PvE server in the Northern Freedom Isles cluster
Pri	Pristine	Place	PvE server in the Southern Freedom Isles cluster
Rel	Release	Place	PvE server in the Southern Freedom Isles cluster
Xan	Xanadu	Place	PvE server in the Southern Freedom Isles cluster
AD	Animal demise	Spells	Demise spells are weapon enchantments that increase damage
AoE	Area of Effect	Spells	Spell or attack which has a particular effect over an area rather than a specific creature or player.
AoSP	Aura of shared pain	Spells	Makes the item it is cast upon cause damage to an opponent when the holder is being hit
BotD	Blessings of the dark	Spells	Increases both skill gain and action speed
BT	Bloodthirst	Spells	Increases damage
CD	Cool down	Spells	Amount of time that must pass before an action can be repeated
CoC	Circle of cunning	Spells	Increases skill gain on an item when used as a tool
FA	Flaming aura	Spells	A weapon with Flaming aura has a chance to create an additional fire damage wound whenever it does damage
FB	Frostbrand	Spells	A weapon enchanted with Frostbrand causes additional frost wounds when it damages an opponent
HD	Human demise	Spells	Demise spells are weapon enchantments that increase damage
LD	Legendary demise	Spells	Demise spells are weapon enchantments that increase damage
LitD	Lurker in the dark	Spells	Also Lurker in the deep - Locate nearby enemy players on PvP servers and mission traitors on PvE servers
LitD	Lurker in the deep	Spells	Also Lurker in the dark - Locate rare fishing spot tiles
LitW	Lurker in the woods	Spells	Locate nearby champion creatures
LT	Life transfer	Spells	Gives a weapon a chance to transfer an amount of health to you when you damage an opponent
MD	Monster demise	Spells	Demise spells are weapon enchantments that increase damage
MS	Mind stealer	Spells	A weapon enchanted with Mind stealer may transfer skill points to the user
Nim	Nimbleness	Spells	Increases chance to hit
Op	Opulence	Spells	Makes food items satisfy your character better
RoS	Rite of spring	Spells	Priests and followers gain 0.2% mind logic towards 100 and 5 hours of sleep bonus through a single prayer
RT	Rotting touch	Spells	Enables the item cast upon to cause more damage over time to people
StS	Stone strike	Spells	Improves the success chance of surface mining actions
V	Venom	Spells	A weapon enchantment that deals poison wounds
WA	Web armour	Spells	May slow down creatures hitting you - Also Wurm Assistant
WoA	Wind of ages	Spells	Reduces the time it takes to perform an action
BLer	Blacklighter	Wurmian	A player who has joined the Horde of the Summoned and worships the evil Goddess Libila
CA	Community assistant	Wurmian	A Wurm Staff member
CM	Chat moderator	Wurmian	A Wurm Staff member
Dev	Developer	Wurmian	A Wurm Staff member
GM	Game master	Wurmian	A Wurm Staff member
WLer	Whitelighter	Wurmian	A player who follows one of the "White Light Gods": Fo, Magranon or Vynora.
SMS	Small Metal Shield	Item	-
SWS	Small Wooden Shield	Item	-
MMS	Medium Metal Shield	Item	-
MWS	Medium Wooden Shield	Item	-
LMS	Large Metal Shield	Item	-
LWS	Large Wooden Shield	Item	-

Rune Symbols

Symbol	Metal Code	Metal	Type Code	Type	Name	Effect
RAF	A	Adamantine	F	Fo	Adamantine rune of Fo	5% less enchant decay, 5% Enchant Success
RAJ	A	Adamantine	J	Jackal	Adamantine rune of Jackal	1x Random color on item
RAL	A	Adamantine	L	Libila	Adamantine rune of Libila	10% Less enchant decay
RAM	A	Adamantine	M	Magranon	Adamantine rune of Magranon	10% Vehicle Speed
RAS	A	Adamantine	S	The Scavenger	Adamantine rune of The Scavenger	10% enchant success, 10% less decay
RAV	A	Adamantine	V	Vynora	Adamantine rune of Vynora	7.5% Vehicle Speed, 5% Less decay
RBrF	Br	Brass	F	Fo	Brass rune of Fo	5% More quality when imped, 5% higher gathering QL (QL of gathered items does not exceed skill level for mining or woodcutting)
RBrJ	Br	Brass	J	Jackal	Brass rune of Jackal	"Decent" Glow
RBrL	Br	Brass	L	Libila	Brass rune of Libila	"Okay" Glow, 5% higher gather QL (QL of gathered items does not exceed skill level for mining or woodcutting)
RBrM	Br	Brass	M	Magranon	Brass rune of Magranon	10% more quality when imped
RBrS	Br	Brass	S	The Scavenger	Brass rune of The Scavenger	10% less damage taken, 10% less weight
RBrV	Br	Brass	V	Vynora	Brass rune of Vynora	"Slight" Glow, 7.5% more quality when imped
RBzF	Bz	Bronze	F	Fo	Bronze rune of Fo	10% Wind Speed
RBzJ	Bz	Bronze	J	Jackal	Bronze rune of Jackal	1x Goat Shape (Spell)
RBzL	Bz	Bronze	L	Libila	Bronze rune of Libila	10% higher gather QL (any item) (QL of gathered items does not exceed skill level for mining or woodcutting)
RBzM	Bz	Bronze	M	Magranon	Bronze rune of Magranon	5% higher gathering QL, 5% less enchant decay (QL of gathered items does not exceed skill level for mining or woodcutting)
RBzS	Bz	Bronze	S	The Scavenger	Bronze rune of The Scavenger	10% more quality when imped, 10% less enchant decay
RBzV	Bz	Bronze	V	Vynora	Bronze rune of Vynora	7.5% Wind Speed, 5% Vehicle Speed (any item)
RCF	C	Copper	F	Fo	Copper rune of Fo	1x Charm Animal (Spell)
RCJ	C	Copper	J	Jackal	Copper rune of Jackal	5% Higher improve chance, 5% Less Decay on contents
RCL	C	Copper	L	Libila	Copper rune of Libila	1x Locate Soul (Spell)
RCM	C	Copper	M	Magranon	Copper rune of Magranon	5% Higher improve chance, 5% Increased rarity chance
RCS	C	Copper	S	The Scavenger	Copper rune of The Scavenger	10% Higher improve chance, 10% less QL loss from repairing
RCV	C	Copper	V	Vynora	Copper rune of Vynora	7.5% Higher improve chance
REF	E	Electrum	F	Fo	Electrum rune of Fo	1x Reduce creature's age
REJ	E	Electrum	J	Jackal	Electrum rune of Jackal	Not Craftable
REL	E	Electrum	L	Libila	Electrum rune of Libila	Not Craftable
REM	E	Electrum	M	Magranon	Electrum rune of Magranon	Not Craftable
RES	E	Electrum	S	The Scavenger	Electrum rune of The Scavenger	Not Craftable
REV	E	Electrum	V	Vynora	Electrum rune of Vynora	Not Craftable
RGsF	Gs	Glimmersteel	F	Fo	Glimmersteel rune of Fo	10% skill level bonus
RGsJ	Gs	Glimmersteel	J	Jackal	Glimmersteel rune of Jackal	5% skill level bonus, 5% more quality when imped
RGsL	Gs	Glimmersteel	L	Libila	Glimmersteel rune of Libila	10% usage speed
RGsM	Gs	Glimmersteel	M	Magranon	Glimmersteel rune of Magranon	5% usage speed, 5% skill level bonus
RGsS	Gs	Glimmersteel	S	The Scavenger	Glimmersteel rune of The Scavenger	10% usage speed, 10% shatter resistance
RGsV	Gs	Glimmersteel	V	Vynora	Glimmersteel rune of Vynora	5% usage speed, 5% more quality when imped
RGF	G	Gold	F	Fo	Gold rune of Fo	10% chance to increase the effect of tending a field or harvesting a tree, bush, or trellis
RGJ	G	Gold	J	Jackal	Gold rune of Jackal	10% reduced size
RGL	G	Gold	L	Libila	Gold rune of Libila	5% raking/harvesting, 5% less weight (any item)
RGM	G	Gold	M	Magranon	Gold rune of Magranon	5% reduced size, 5% less weight
RGS	G	Gold	S	The Scavenger	Gold rune of The Scavenger	10% less QL loss from repairing, 10% less damage taken
RGV	G	Gold	V	Vynora	Gold rune of Vynora	1x reveal creatures (Spell)
RIF	I	Iron	F	Fo	Iron rune of Fo	10% less fuel usage
RIJ	I	Iron	J	Jackal	Iron rune of Jackal	5% raking/harvesting, 5% less decay (any item)
RIL	I	Iron	L	Libila	Iron rune of Libila	1x light token (Spell)
RIM	I	Iron	M	Magranon	Iron rune of Mraganon	1x sunder (spell)
RIS	I	Iron	S	The Scavenger	Iron rune of The Scavenger	10% reduced size, 10% less enchant decay
RIV	I	Iron	V	Vynora	Iron rune of The Vynora	5% less fuel usage, 5% less decay
RLF	L	Lead	F	Fo	Lead rune of Fo	5% less QL loss from repairing, 5% usage speed
RLJ	L	Lead	J	Jackal	Lead rune of Jackal	10% less volume
RLL	L	Lead	L	Libila	Lead rune of Libila	5% reduced volume, 5% usage speed
RLM	L	Lead	M	Magranon	Lead rune of Magranon	10% less QL lost when repaired
RLS	L	Lead	S	The Scavenger	Lead rune of The Scavenger	10% reduced volume, 10% usage speed
RLV	L	Lead	V	Vynora	Lead rune of Vynora	5% less QL lost when repaired, 5% increased volume
RSeF	Se	Seryll	F	Fo	Seryll rune of Fo	10% enchant success
RSeJ	Se	Seryll	J	Jackal	Seryll rune of Jackal	5% enchant success, 5% less QL loss from repairing
RSeL	Se	Seryll	L	Libila	Seryll rune of Libila	5% shatter resistance, 5% less QL loss from repairing
RSeM	Se	Seryll	M	Magranon	Seryll rune of Magranon	10% shatter resistance
RSeS	Se	Seryll	S	The Scavenger	Seryll rune of The Scavenger	10% enchant success, 10% shatter resistance
RSeV	Se	Seryll	V	Vynora	Seryll rune of Vynora	5% shatter resistance, 5% enchant success
RSiF	Si	Silver	F	Fo	Silver rune of Fo	"Okay glow", 5% skill level bonus
RSiJ	Si	Silver	J	Jackal	Silver rune of Jackal	"Okay glow", 7.5% increased volume
RSiL	Si	Silver	L	Libila	Silver rune of Libila	5% increased volume, 5% less decay on contents
RSiM	Si	Silver	M	Magranon	Silver rune of Magranon	10% increased volume
RSiS	Si	Silver	S	The Scavenger	Silver rune of The Scavenger	10% increased volume, 10% less decay on contents
RSiV	Si	Silver	V	Vynora	Silver rune of Vynora	10% less decay on contents
RStF	St	Steel	F	Fo	Steel rune of Fo	5% less decay, 5% less damage taken
RStJ	St	Steel	J	Jackal	Steel rune of Jackal	10% less decay
RStL	St	Steel	L	Libila	Steel rune of Libila	5% less damage taken, 5% wind speed (any item)
RStM	St	Steel	M	Magranon	Steel rune of Magranon	5% reduced decay, 5% wind speed (any item)
RStS	St	Steel	S	The Scavenger	Steel rune of The Scavenger	10% less damage taken, 10% less decay
RStV	St	Steel	V	Vynora	Steel rune of Vynora	10% less damage taken
RTF	T	Tin	F	Fo	Tin rune of Fo	5% increased rarity chance, 5% less damage taken
RTJ	T	Tin	J	Jackal	Tin rune of Jackal	1x refresh (Spell)
RTL	T	Tin	L	Libila	Tin rune of Libila	5% increased rarity chance, 5% higher improve chance
RTM	T	Tin	M	Magranon	Tin rune of Magranon	1x mole senses (Spell)
RTS	T	Tin	S	The Scavenger	Tin rune of The Scavenger	10% increased rarity chance, 10% higher improve chance
RTV	T	Tin	V	Vynora	Tin rune of Vynora	10% increased rarity chance
RZF	Z	Zinc	F	Fo	Zinc rune of Fo	1x morning fog (Spell)
RZJ	Z	Zinc	J	Jackal	Zinc rune of Jackal	5% less weight, 5% vehicle speed (any item)
RZL	Z	Zinc	L	Libila	Zinc rune of Libila	10% less weight
RZM	Z	Zinc	M	Magranon	Zinc rune of Magranon	5% increased size, 5% vehicle speed (any item)
RZS	Z	Zinc	S	The Scavenger	Zinc rune of The Scavenger	10% less weight , 10% increased size
RZV	Z	Zinc	V	Vynora	Zinc rune of Vynora	1x mend (Spell)