diff --git a/modules/runes/README.md b/modules/runes/README.md
index 211a470..50347ac 100644
--- a/modules/runes/README.md
+++ b/modules/runes/README.md
@@ -1,22 +1,3 @@
 # Runes
 
-
-<table>
-<tr>
-<td>
-<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/Runic_letter_othalan.png">
-</td>
-<td>
-<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Runic_letter_algiz.png">
-</td>
-</tr>
-<tr>
-<td>
-<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Runic_letter_mannaz.png">
-</td>
-<td>
-<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Runic_letter_naudiz.png">
-</td>
-</tr>
-</table>
-
+<table><tr><td><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Runic_letter_algiz.png"></td><td><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/Runic_letter_othalan.png"></td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Runic_letter_mannaz.png"></td><td><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Runic_letter_naudiz.png"></td></tr></table>
diff --git a/modules/runes/algiz.nix b/modules/runes/algiz.nix
index f0601e9..4e4ee25 100644
--- a/modules/runes/algiz.nix
+++ b/modules/runes/algiz.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   braille = ''
-       ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
+    ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
     ⠀⠀⠀⢠⣾⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣶⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀
     ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⣷⣄⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⣠⣾⡿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀
     ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⣷⣄⣿⣿⣠⣾⡿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
@@ -14,20 +14,23 @@
     ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
     ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
     ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
+    ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
   '';
   ascii = ''
-    :%+    ##    +%:
-     -%@+  @@  +@%-
-       -%@=%%=@%-
-         =%@@%=
-           @@
-           @%
-           @%
-           @%
-           @%
-           @%
-           @%
-           @@
-           ##
+                       
+    :%+    ##    +%:   
+     -%@+  @@  +@%-    
+       -%@=%%=@%-      
+         =%@@%=        
+           @@          
+           @%          
+           @%          
+           @%          
+           @%          
+           @%          
+           @%          
+           @@          
+           ##          
+                       
   '';
 }
diff --git a/modules/runes/generate.nu b/modules/runes/generate.nu
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b55e261
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/runes/generate.nu
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env nix-shell
+#!nix-shell -p nushell ascii-image-converter -i nu
+
+
+let runes = [
+  {name: "algiz"   url: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Runic_letter_algiz.png"   },
+  {name: "othalan" url: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/Runic_letter_othalan.png" },
+  {name: "mannaz"  url: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Runic_letter_mannaz.png"  },
+  {name: "naudiz"  url: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Runic_letter_naudiz.png"  },
+]
+
+def convert [] {
+  let rune = $in
+  let image = http get $rune.url
+  let flags = [--height 15 --negative]
+  {
+    name: $rune.name
+    braille: ( $image | ascii-image-converter -  --braille ...$flags)
+    ascii: ( $image | ascii-image-converter - ...$flags)
+  }
+}
+
+def nix [] {
+  let rune = $in | convert
+  $"{
+braille = ''
+($rune.braille)
+'';
+ascii = ''
+($rune.ascii)
+'';
+}
+" | save -f $"($rune.name).nix"
+}
+
+def col [] {
+  $in
+  | reduce --fold "" {|it, acc|
+      $acc + $'<td><img src="($it.url)"></td>'
+    }
+}
+
+def row [] { $"<tr>($in)</tr>" }
+
+def readme [] {
+  let runes = $in
+  let dims = { rows: 2 cols: 2 }
+  let cells = ($runes | chunks $dims.rows | each { $in | col | row})
+  let table = [ "<table>" ...$cells "</table>" ] | str join
+
+  $"# Runes\n\n($table)\n"
+}
+
+$runes
+| readme
+| save -f "README.md"
+
+$runes
+| each {|rune| $rune | nix }
+
+
+print "don't forget to run `nix fmt`!"
diff --git a/modules/runes/mannaz.nix b/modules/runes/mannaz.nix
index b94d225..f6ff4f9 100644
--- a/modules/runes/mannaz.nix
+++ b/modules/runes/mannaz.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   braille = ''
-      ⠀
-      ⢰⣶⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣶⡆⠀⠀
+    ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
+    ⠀⠀⢰⣶⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣶⡆⠀⠀
     ⠀⠀⢸⣿⡿⢿⣷⣦⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣴⣾⡿⠿⣿⡇⠀⠀
     ⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠈⠛⠿⣿⣶⣴⣿⠿⠛⠁⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀
     ⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⣀⣤⣶⣿⠟⠻⢿⣷⣤⣀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀
@@ -14,20 +14,23 @@
     ⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀
     ⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀
     ⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⡇⠀⠀
+    ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
   '';
   ascii = ''
-    :%*:          :+%=
-    -@%%%*-    -*%%#@+
-    -@- .=#@##@#=: .@+
-    -@- :=#@#*%#+: .@+
-    -@%%%*-    :*%%#@+
-    -@*:          .+@+
-    -@-            .@+
-    -@=            :@+
-    -@=            :@+
-    -@=            :@+
-    -@=            :@+
-    -@=            :@+
-    -%-            :%=
+                        
+    :%*:          :+%=  
+    -@%%%*-    -*%%#@+  
+    -@- .=#@##@#=: .@+  
+    -@- :=#@#*%#+: .@+  
+    -@%%%*-    :*%%#@+  
+    -@*:          .+@+  
+    -@-            .@+  
+    -@=            :@+  
+    -@=            :@+  
+    -@=            :@+  
+    -@=            :@+  
+    -@=            :@+  
+    -%-            :%=  
+                        
   '';
 }
diff --git a/modules/runes/naudiz.nix b/modules/runes/naudiz.nix
index b120384..3952304 100644
--- a/modules/runes/naudiz.nix
+++ b/modules/runes/naudiz.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   braille = ''
-     ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
+    ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
+    ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
     ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
     ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
     ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
@@ -13,9 +14,10 @@
     ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
     ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
     ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
-    ⠀
+    ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
   '';
   ascii = ''
+                      
         +%.           
         *@.           
         *@.           
@@ -29,5 +31,6 @@
         *@.           
         *@.           
         +%.           
+                      
   '';
 }
diff --git a/modules/runes/othalan.nix b/modules/runes/othalan.nix
index b86795d..49e3fa4 100644
--- a/modules/runes/othalan.nix
+++ b/modules/runes/othalan.nix
@@ -1,22 +1,6 @@
 {
-  ascii = ''
-            .+.
-          .*@@@*.
-        .+@@- -%@*.
-      .+@@=     -%@*.
-    .+@%=         -%@+.
-    +@@-           :@@*
-     .*@%-       :#@*:
-       .#@%:   :#@#:
-         :#@#-*@#:
-           =@@@+
-         .*@#-#@#:
-       .*@%-   :#@#:
-     .*@%-       :%@*.
-    +@%-           -%@+
-    :-               -:
-  '';
   braille = ''
+    ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
     ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
     ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⡿⢿⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
     ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣾⣿⠏⠀⠀⠙⢿⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
@@ -32,4 +16,21 @@
     ⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀
     ⠀⠀⠀⠙⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠋⠀⠀⠀
   '';
+  ascii = ''
+                        
+            =+          
+          -%@@@=        
+        :%@+  =@%-      
+      .#@*.     +@#:    
+     *@#.         *@#.  
+     +@%:        :#@+   
+       +@#:    .#@*.    
+        .*@*..*@#.      
+          .#@@%.        
+          =%##@=        
+        -%@=  -@@=      
+      :%@+      =@%-    
+    .#@+          +@#.  
+     =.            .=   
+  '';
 }