diff --git a/hosts/algiz/system.nix b/hosts/algiz/system.nix
index b4a5575..ef12b5c 100644
--- a/hosts/algiz/system.nix
+++ b/hosts/algiz/system.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-{...}: {
-  users.motdFile = ./rune;
+{mkRune, ...}: {
+  users.motd = mkRune {number="6"; rune = "algiz";};
 
   swapDevices = [
     {
diff --git a/hosts/mannaz/system.nix b/hosts/mannaz/system.nix
index 14b5dd6..a61ed91 100644
--- a/hosts/mannaz/system.nix
+++ b/hosts/mannaz/system.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {
   inputs,
-  lib,
   config,
   pkgs,
+  mkRune,
   ...
 }: {
-  users.motdFile = ./rune;
+  users.motd = mkRune {number="2"; rune="mannaz";};
 
   # Use the systemd-boot EFI boot loader.
   boot.loader = {
diff --git a/hosts/othalan/rune b/hosts/othalan/rune
deleted file mode 100644
index d5b1d24..0000000
--- a/hosts/othalan/rune
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-
-           .+.           
-         .*@@@*.         
-       .+@@- -%@*.       
-     .+@@=     -%@*.     
-   .+@%=         -%@+.   
-   +@@-           :@@*   
-    .*@%-       :#@*:    
-      .#@%:   :#@#:      
-        :#@#-*@#:        
-          =@@@+          
-        .*@#-#@#:        
-      .*@%-   :#@#:      
-    .*@%-       :%@*.    
-   +@%-           -%@+   
-   :-               -:
diff --git a/hosts/othalan/system.nix b/hosts/othalan/system.nix
index f209f17..5317fd6 100644
--- a/hosts/othalan/system.nix
+++ b/hosts/othalan/system.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 {
   config,
   pkgs,
+  mkRune,
   ...
-}
-: {
+}:
+let
+  rune = import ../../modules/runes/othalan.nix;
+in {
   networking.networkmanager.enable = true;
   services.printing.enable = true;
   services.fwupd.enable = true;
@@ -30,7 +33,8 @@
 
   services.getty.greetingLine =
     ''<<< Welcome to NixOS ${config.system.nixos.label} (\m) - \l >>>''
-    + (builtins.readFile ./rune);
+    + mkRune {rune = "othalan"; runeKind = "ascii";};
+    # + inputs.self.nixosModules.runes.othalan.ascii;
 
   # catppuccin/tty
   boot.kernelParams = [
diff --git a/lib/default.nix b/lib/default.nix
index ca3e902..efb767a 100644
--- a/lib/default.nix
+++ b/lib/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@
   inherit (nixpkgs.lib.filesystem) listFilesRecursive;
 
   supportedSystems = ["x86_64-linux" "x86_64-darwin" "aarch64-linux" "aarch64-darwin"];
+  runes = import ../modules/runes;
 in rec {
+  mkRune = {rune, number ? "2", runeKind ? "braille"}: "\e[3${number}m" + runes.${rune}.${runeKind} + "\e[0m";
+
   forAllSystems = f: genAttrs supportedSystems (system: f nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system});
 
   buildOizys = _:
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ in rec {
       modules =
         [../modules/common.nix]
         ++ filter isNixFile (listFilesRecursive (../. + "/hosts/${hostname}"));
-      specialArgs = {inherit inputs;};
+      specialArgs = {inherit inputs mkRune;};
     };
 
   mapHosts = dir:
diff --git a/modules/runes/README.md b/modules/runes/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d11ae39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/runes/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Runes
+
+![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Runic_letter_mannaz.png)
+![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Runic_letter_algiz.png)
+![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/Runic_letter_othalan.png)
+
+
diff --git a/hosts/algiz/rune b/modules/runes/algiz.nix
similarity index 68%
rename from hosts/algiz/rune
rename to modules/runes/algiz.nix
index 22be673..728a834 100644
--- a/hosts/algiz/rune
+++ b/modules/runes/algiz.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-
- ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
+{
+  braille = '' ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
  ⠀⠀⠀⢠⣾⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣶⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀
  ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⣷⣄⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⣠⣾⡿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀
  ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⣷⣄⣿⣿⣠⣾⡿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
@@ -13,4 +13,20 @@
  ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
  ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
  ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
- ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
+ '';
+ ascii = ''
+   :%+    ##    +%:   
+    -%@+  @@  +@%-    
+      -%@=%%=@%-      
+        =%@@%=        
+          @@          
+          @%          
+          @%          
+          @%          
+          @%          
+          @%          
+          @%          
+          @@          
+          ##          
+  '';
+}
diff --git a/modules/runes/default.nix b/modules/runes/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..daa4cbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/runes/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  othalan = import ./othalan.nix;
+  algiz = import ./algiz.nix;
+  mannaz = import ./mannaz.nix;
+}
diff --git a/hosts/mannaz/rune b/modules/runes/mannaz.nix
similarity index 66%
rename from hosts/mannaz/rune
rename to modules/runes/mannaz.nix
index 5e0a52d..c2b9d98 100644
--- a/hosts/mannaz/rune
+++ b/modules/runes/mannaz.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-
-⠀⠀⢰⣶⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣶⡆⠀⠀
+{
+  braille = ''⠀
+  ⢰⣶⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣶⡆⠀⠀
 ⠀⠀⢸⣿⡿⢿⣷⣦⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣴⣾⡿⠿⣿⡇⠀⠀
 ⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠈⠛⠿⣿⣶⣴⣿⠿⠛⠁⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀
 ⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⣀⣤⣶⣿⠟⠻⢿⣷⣤⣀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀
@@ -12,4 +13,20 @@
 ⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀
 ⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀
 ⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⡇⠀⠀
-⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
+'';
+  ascii =''
+  :%*:          :+%=  
+  -@%%%*-    -*%%#@+  
+  -@- .=#@##@#=: .@+  
+  -@- :=#@#*%#+: .@+  
+  -@%%%*-    :*%%#@+  
+  -@*:          .+@+  
+  -@-            .@+  
+  -@=            :@+  
+  -@=            :@+  
+  -@=            :@+  
+  -@=            :@+  
+  -@=            :@+  
+  -%-            :%=  
+  '';
+}
diff --git a/modules/runes/othalan.nix b/modules/runes/othalan.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5fdb935
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/runes/othalan.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{
+  ascii = ''
+           .+.           
+         .*@@@*.         
+       .+@@- -%@*.       
+     .+@@=     -%@*.     
+   .+@%=         -%@+.   
+   +@@-           :@@*   
+    .*@%-       :#@*:    
+      .#@%:   :#@#:      
+        :#@#-*@#:        
+          =@@@+          
+        .*@#-#@#:        
+      .*@%-   :#@#:      
+    .*@%-       :%@*.    
+   +@%-           -%@+   
+   :-               -:   
+  '';
+  braille = ''
+⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
+⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⡿⢿⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
+⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣾⣿⠏⠀⠀⠙⢿⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
+⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣧⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀
+⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣦⡀⠀⠀
+⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣾⣿⠏⠀⠀⠀
+⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀
+⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣦⡀⢀⣴⣿⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
+⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
+⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⡿⢿⣿⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
+⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⡿⠋⠀⠀⠙⢿⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
+⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣾⣿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀
+⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀
+⠀⠀⠀⠙⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠋⠀⠀⠀
+  '';
+}
+