diff --git a/baystation12.dme b/baystation12.dme
index 16343fcf623..5c6fe3730de 100644
--- a/baystation12.dme
+++ b/baystation12.dme
@@ -4,6 +4,51 @@
 // BEGIN_INTERNALS
 // END_INTERNALS
 // BEGIN_FILE_DIR
+#define FILE_DIR .
+#define FILE_DIR "code"
+#define FILE_DIR "code/TriDimension"
+#define FILE_DIR "code/WorkInProgress"
+#define FILE_DIR "code/WorkInProgress/Cael_Aislinn"
+#define FILE_DIR "code/WorkInProgress/Cael_Aislinn/Rust"
+#define FILE_DIR "code/WorkInProgress/Cael_Aislinn/Supermatter"
+#define FILE_DIR "code/WorkInProgress/Susan"
+#define FILE_DIR "html"
+#define FILE_DIR "icons"
+#define FILE_DIR "icons/48x48"
+#define FILE_DIR "icons/effects"
+#define FILE_DIR "icons/mecha"
+#define FILE_DIR "icons/misc"
+#define FILE_DIR "icons/mob"
+#define FILE_DIR "icons/mob/human_races"
+#define FILE_DIR "icons/obj"
+#define FILE_DIR "icons/obj/assemblies"
+#define FILE_DIR "icons/obj/atmospherics"
+#define FILE_DIR "icons/obj/clothing"
+#define FILE_DIR "icons/obj/doors"
+#define FILE_DIR "icons/obj/flora"
+#define FILE_DIR "icons/obj/machines"
+#define FILE_DIR "icons/obj/pipes"
+#define FILE_DIR "icons/pda_icons"
+#define FILE_DIR "icons/spideros_icons"
+#define FILE_DIR "icons/Testing"
+#define FILE_DIR "icons/turf"
+#define FILE_DIR "icons/vehicles"
+#define FILE_DIR "icons/vending_icons"
+#define FILE_DIR "maps"
+#define FILE_DIR "sound"
+#define FILE_DIR "sound/AI"
+#define FILE_DIR "sound/ambience"
+#define FILE_DIR "sound/effects"
+#define FILE_DIR "sound/effects/wind"
+#define FILE_DIR "sound/hallucinations"
+#define FILE_DIR "sound/items"
+#define FILE_DIR "sound/machines"
+#define FILE_DIR "sound/mecha"
+#define FILE_DIR "sound/misc"
+#define FILE_DIR "sound/piano"
+#define FILE_DIR "sound/violin"
+#define FILE_DIR "sound/voice"
+#define FILE_DIR "sound/weapons"
 // END_FILE_DIR
 
 // BEGIN_PREFERENCES
@@ -359,6 +404,7 @@
 #include "code\game\machinery\telecomms\telecomunications.dm"
 #include "code\game\machinery\telecomms\telemonitor.dm"
 #include "code\game\machinery\telecomms\traffic_control.dm"
+#include "code\game\magic\Uristrunes.dm"
 #include "code\game\mecha\mech_bay.dm"
 #include "code\game\mecha\mech_fabricator.dm"
 #include "code\game\mecha\mecha.dm"
diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/cult/cult.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/cult/cult.dm
index f9735403037..98012439623 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/cult/cult.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/cult/cult.dm
@@ -159,36 +159,11 @@
 
 
 /datum/game_mode/proc/grant_runeword(mob/living/carbon/human/cult_mob, var/word)
-	if(!wordtravel)
+	if(!cultwords["travel"])
 		runerandom()
 	if (!word)
 		word=pick(allwords)
-	var/wordexp
-	switch(word)
-		if("travel")
-			wordexp = "[wordtravel] is travel..."
-		if("blood")
-			wordexp = "[wordblood] is blood..."
-		if("join")
-			wordexp = "[wordjoin] is join..."
-		if("hell")
-			wordexp = "[wordhell] is Hell..."
-		if("self")
-			wordexp = "[wordself] is self..."
-		if("see")
-			wordexp = "[wordsee] is see..."
-		if("tech")
-			wordexp = "[wordtech] is technology..."
-		if("destroy")
-			wordexp = "[worddestr] is destroy..."
-		if("other")
-			wordexp = "[wordother] is other..."
-//		if("hear")
-//			wordexp = "[wordhear] is hear..."
-//		if("free")
-//			wordexp = "[wordfree] is free..."
-		if("hide")
-			wordexp = "[wordhide] is hide..."
+	var/wordexp = "[cultwords[word]] is [word]..."
 	cult_mob << "\red You remember one thing from the dark teachings of your master... [wordexp]"
 	cult_mob.mind.store_memory("<B>You remember that</B> [wordexp]", 0, 0)
 
diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/cult/ritual.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/cult/ritual.dm
index 4990ed625b7..00e5ff34a17 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/cult/ritual.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/cult/ritual.dm
@@ -1,18 +1,6 @@
 //This file was auto-corrected by findeclaration.exe on 25.5.2012 20:42:32
 
-
-var/wordtravel = null
-var/wordself = null
-var/wordsee = null
-var/wordhell = null
-var/wordblood = null
-var/wordjoin = null
-var/wordtech = null
-var/worddestr = null
-var/wordother = null
-//var/wordhear = null
-//var/wordfree = null
-var/wordhide = null
+var/cultwords = list()
 var/runedec = 0
 var/engwords = list("travel", "blood", "join", "hell", "destroy", "technology", "self", "see", "other", "hide")
 
@@ -20,37 +8,16 @@ var/engwords = list("travel", "blood", "join", "hell", "destroy", "technology",
 	set category = "Special Verbs"
 	set name = "Check Rune Words"
 	set desc = "Check the rune-word meaning"
-	if(!wordtravel)
+	if(!cultwords["travel"])
 		runerandom()
-	usr << "[wordtravel] is travel, [wordblood] is blood, [wordjoin] is join, [wordhell] is Hell, [worddestr] is destroy, [wordtech] is technology, [wordself] is self, [wordsee] is see, [wordother] is other, [wordhide] is hide."
-
+	for (var/word in engwords)
+		usr << "[cultwords[word]] is [word]"
 
 /proc/runerandom() //randomizes word meaning
 	var/list/runewords=list("ire","ego","nahlizet","certum","veri","jatkaa","mgar","balaq", "karazet", "geeri") ///"orkan" and "allaq" removed.
-	wordtravel=pick(runewords)
-	runewords-=wordtravel
-	wordself=pick(runewords)
-	runewords-=wordself
-	wordsee=pick(runewords)
-	runewords-=wordsee
-	wordhell=pick(runewords)
-	runewords-=wordhell
-	wordblood=pick(runewords)
-	runewords-=wordblood
-	wordjoin=pick(runewords)
-	runewords-=wordjoin
-	wordtech=pick(runewords)
-	runewords-=wordtech
-	worddestr=pick(runewords)
-	runewords-=worddestr
-	wordother=pick(runewords)
-	runewords-=wordother
-//	wordhear=pick(runewords)
-//	runewords-=wordhear
-//	wordfree=pick(runewords)
-//	runewords-=wordfree
-	wordhide=pick(runewords)
-	runewords-=wordhide
+	for (var/word in engwords)
+		cultwords[word] = pick(runewords)
+		runewords-=cultwords[word]
 
 /obj/effect/rune
 	desc = ""
@@ -146,53 +113,53 @@ var/engwords = list("travel", "blood", "join", "hell", "destroy", "technology",
 			return fizzle()
 //		if(!src.visibility)
 //			src.visibility=1
-		if(word1 == wordtravel && word2 == wordself)
+		if(word1 == cultwords["travel"] && word2 == cultwords["self"])
 			return teleport(src.word3)
-		if(word1 == wordsee && word2 == wordblood && word3 == wordhell)
+		if(word1 == cultwords["see"] && word2 == cultwords["blood"] && word3 == cultwords["hell"])
 			return tomesummon()
-		if(word1 == wordhell && word2 == worddestr && word3 == wordother)
+		if(word1 == cultwords["hell"] && word2 == cultwords["destroy"] && word3 == cultwords["other"])
 			return armor()
-		if(word1 == wordjoin && word2 == wordblood && word3 == wordself)
+		if(word1 == cultwords["join"] && word2 == cultwords["blood"] && word3 == cultwords["self"])
 			return convert()
-		if(word1 == wordhell && word2 == wordjoin && word3 == wordself)
+		if(word1 == cultwords["hell"] && word2 == cultwords["join"] && word3 == cultwords["self"])
 			return tearreality()
-		if(word1 == worddestr && word2 == wordsee && word3 == wordtech)
+		if(word1 == cultwords["destroy"] && word2 == cultwords["see"] && word3 == cultwords["technology"])
 			return emp(src.loc,3)
-		if(word1 == wordtravel && word2 == wordblood && word3 == wordself)
+		if(word1 == cultwords["travel"] && word2 == cultwords["blood"] && word3 == cultwords["self"])
 			return drain()
-		if(word1 == wordsee && word2 == wordhell && word3 == wordjoin)
+		if(word1 == cultwords["see"] && word2 == cultwords["hell"] && word3 == cultwords["join"])
 			return seer()
-		if(word1 == wordblood && word2 == wordjoin && word3 == wordhell)
+		if(word1 == cultwords["blood"] && word2 == cultwords["join"] && word3 == cultwords["hell"])
 			return raise()
-		if(word1 == wordhide && word2 == wordsee && word3 == wordblood)
+		if(word1 == cultwords["hide"] && word2 == cultwords["see"] && word3 == cultwords["blood"])
 			return obscure(4)
-		if(word1 == wordhell && word2 == wordtravel && word3 == wordself)
+		if(word1 == cultwords["hell"] && word2 == cultwords["travel"] && word3 == cultwords["self"])
 			return ajourney()
-		if(word1 == wordblood && word2 == wordsee && word3 == wordtravel)
+		if(word1 == cultwords["blood"] && word2 == cultwords["see"] && word3 == cultwords["travel"])
 			return manifest()
-		if(word1 == wordhell && word2 == wordtech && word3 == wordjoin)
+		if(word1 == cultwords["hell"] && word2 == cultwords["technology"] && word3 == cultwords["join"])
 			return talisman()
-		if(word1 == wordhell && word2 == wordblood && word3 == wordjoin)
+		if(word1 == cultwords["hell"] && word2 == cultwords["blood"] && word3 == cultwords["join"])
 			return sacrifice()
-		if(word1 == wordblood && word2 == wordsee && word3 == wordhide)
+		if(word1 == cultwords["blood"] && word2 == cultwords["see"] && word3 == cultwords["hide"])
 			return revealrunes(src)
-		if(word1 == worddestr && word2 == wordtravel && word3 == wordself)
+		if(word1 == cultwords["destroy"] && word2 == cultwords["travel"] && word3 == cultwords["self"])
 			return wall()
-		if(word1 == wordtravel && word2 == wordtech && word3 == wordother)
+		if(word1 == cultwords["travel"] && word2 == cultwords["technology"] && word3 == cultwords["other"])
 			return freedom()
-		if(word1 == wordjoin && word2 == wordother && word3 == wordself)
+		if(word1 == cultwords["join"] && word2 == cultwords["other"] && word3 == cultwords["self"])
 			return cultsummon()
-		if(word1 == wordhide && word2 == wordother && word3 == wordsee)
+		if(word1 == cultwords["hide"] && word2 == cultwords["other"] && word3 == cultwords["see"])
 			return deafen()
-		if(word1 == worddestr && word2 == wordsee && word3 == wordother)
+		if(word1 == cultwords["destroy"] && word2 == cultwords["see"] && word3 == cultwords["other"])
 			return blind()
-		if(word1 == worddestr && word2 == wordsee && word3 == wordblood)
+		if(word1 == cultwords["destroy"] && word2 == cultwords["see"] && word3 == cultwords["blood"])
 			return bloodboil()
-		if(word1 == wordself && word2 == wordother && word3 == wordtech)
+		if(word1 == cultwords["self"] && word2 == cultwords["other"] && word3 == cultwords["technology"])
 			return communicate()
-		if(word1 == wordtravel && word2 == wordother)
+		if(word1 == cultwords["travel"] && word2 == cultwords["other"])
 			return itemport(src.word3)
-		if(word1 == wordjoin && word2 == wordhide && word3 == wordtech)
+		if(word1 == cultwords["join"] && word2 == cultwords["hide"] && word3 == cultwords["technology"])
 			return runestun()
 		else
 			return fizzle()
@@ -209,94 +176,7 @@ var/engwords = list("travel", "blood", "join", "hell", "destroy", "technology",
 			return
 
 		check_icon()
-			if(word1 == wordtravel && word2 == wordself)
-				icon_state = "2"
-				src.icon += rgb(0, 0 , 255)
-				return
-			if(word1 == wordjoin && word2 == wordblood && word3 == wordself)
-				icon_state = "3"
-				return
-			if(word1 == wordhell && word2 == wordjoin && word3 == wordself)
-				icon_state = "4"
-				return
-			if(word1 == wordsee && word2 == wordblood && word3 == wordhell)
-				icon_state = "5"
-				src.icon += rgb(0, 0 , 255)
-				return
-			if(word1 == worddestr && word2 == wordsee && word3 == wordtech)
-				icon_state = "5"
-				return
-			if(word1 == wordtravel && word2 == wordblood && word3 == wordself)
-				icon_state = "2"
-				return
-			if(word1 == wordsee && word2 == wordhell && word3 == wordjoin)
-				icon_state = "4"
-				src.icon += rgb(0, 0 , 255)
-				return
-			if(word1 == wordblood && word2 == wordjoin && word3 == wordhell)
-				icon_state = "1"
-				return
-			if(word1 == wordhide && word2 == wordsee && word3 == wordblood)
-				icon_state = "1"
-				src.icon += rgb(0, 0 , 255)
-				return
-			if(word1 == wordhell && word2 == wordtravel && word3 == wordself)
-				icon_state = "6"
-				src.icon += rgb(0, 0 , 255)
-				return
-			if(word1 == wordblood && word2 == wordsee && word3 == wordtravel)
-				icon_state = "6"
-				return
-			if(word1 == wordhell && word2 == wordtech && word3 == wordjoin)
-				icon_state = "3"
-				src.icon += rgb(0, 0 , 255)
-				return
-			if(word1 == wordhell && word2 == wordblood && word3 == wordjoin)
-				icon_state = "[rand(1,6)]"
-				src.icon += rgb(255, 255, 255)
-				return
-			if(word1 == wordblood && word2 == wordsee && word3 == wordhide)
-				icon_state = "4"
-				src.icon += rgb(255, 255, 255)
-				return
-			if(word1 == worddestr && word2 == wordtravel && word3 == wordself)
-				icon_state = "1"
-				src.icon += rgb(255, 0, 0)
-				return
-			if(word1 == wordtravel && word2 == wordtech && word3 == wordother)
-				icon_state = "4"
-				src.icon += rgb(255, 0, 255)
-				return
-			if(word1 == wordjoin && word2 == wordother && word3 == wordself)
-				icon_state = "2"
-				src.icon += rgb(0, 255, 0)
-				return
-			if(word1 == wordhide && word2 == wordother && word3 == wordsee)
-				icon_state = "4"
-				src.icon += rgb(0, 255, 0)
-				return
-			if(word1 == worddestr && word2 == wordsee && word3 == wordother)
-				icon_state = "4"
-				src.icon += rgb(0, 0, 255)
-				return
-			if(word1 == worddestr && word2 == wordsee && word3 == wordblood)
-				icon_state = "4"
-				src.icon += rgb(255, 0, 0)
-				return
-			if(word1 == wordself && word2 == wordother && word3 == wordtech)
-				icon_state = "3"
-				src.icon += rgb(200, 0, 0)
-				return
-			if(word1 == wordtravel && word2 == wordother)
-				icon_state = "1"
-				src.icon += rgb(200, 0, 0)
-			if(word1 == wordjoin && word2 == wordhide && word3 == wordtech)
-				icon_state = "2"
-				src.icon += rgb(100, 0, 100)
-				return
-			icon_state="[rand(1,6)]" //random shape and color for dummy runes
-			src.icon -= rgb(255,255,255)
-			src.icon += rgb(rand(1,255),rand(1,255),rand(1,255))
+			icon = get_uristrune_cult(word1, word2, word3)
 
 /obj/item/weapon/tome
 	name = "arcane tome"
@@ -487,7 +367,7 @@ var/engwords = list("travel", "blood", "join", "hell", "destroy", "technology",
 		if(!usr.canmove || usr.stat || usr.restrained())
 			return
 
-		if(!wordtravel)
+		if(!cultwords["travel"])
 			runerandom()
 		if(iscultist(user))
 			var/C = 0
@@ -608,7 +488,7 @@ var/engwords = list("travel", "blood", "join", "hell", "destroy", "technology",
 	attack_self(mob/user as mob)
 		if(src.cultistsonly && !iscultist(usr))
 			return
-		if(!wordtravel)
+		if(!cultwords["travel"])
 			runerandom()
 		if(user)
 			var/r
@@ -627,8 +507,8 @@ var/engwords = list("travel", "blood", "join", "hell", "destroy", "technology",
 					var/beacon
 					if(usr)
 						beacon = input("Select the last rune", "Rune Scribing") in words
-					R.word1=wordtravel
-					R.word2=wordself
+					R.word1=cultwords["travel"]
+					R.word2=cultwords["self"]
 					R.word3=beacon
 					R.loc = user.loc
 					R.check_icon()
@@ -637,141 +517,141 @@ var/engwords = list("travel", "blood", "join", "hell", "destroy", "technology",
 					var/beacon
 					if(usr)
 						beacon = input("Select the last rune", "Rune Scribing") in words
-					R.word1=wordtravel
-					R.word2=wordother
+					R.word1=cultwords["travel"]
+					R.word2=cultwords["other"]
 					R.word3=beacon
 					R.loc = user.loc
 					R.check_icon()
 				if("tome")
-					R.word1=wordsee
-					R.word2=wordblood
-					R.word3=wordhell
+					R.word1=cultwords["see"]
+					R.word2=cultwords["blood"]
+					R.word3=cultwords["hell"]
 					R.loc = user.loc
 					R.check_icon()
 				if("armor")
-					R.word1=wordhell
-					R.word2=worddestr
-					R.word3=wordother
+					R.word1=cultwords["hell"]
+					R.word2=cultwords["destroy"]
+					R.word3=cultwords["other"]
 					R.loc = user.loc
 					R.check_icon()
 				if("convert")
-					R.word1=wordjoin
-					R.word2=wordblood
-					R.word3=wordself
+					R.word1=cultwords["join"]
+					R.word2=cultwords["blood"]
+					R.word3=cultwords["self"]
 					R.loc = user.loc
 					R.check_icon()
 				if("tear in reality")
-					R.word1=wordhell
-					R.word2=wordjoin
-					R.word3=wordself
+					R.word1=cultwords["hell"]
+					R.word2=cultwords["join"]
+					R.word3=cultwords["self"]
 					R.loc = user.loc
 					R.check_icon()
 				if("emp")
-					R.word1=worddestr
-					R.word2=wordsee
-					R.word3=wordtech
+					R.word1=cultwords["destroy"]
+					R.word2=cultwords["see"]
+					R.word3=cultwords["technology"]
 					R.loc = user.loc
 					R.check_icon()
 				if("drain")
-					R.word1=wordtravel
-					R.word2=wordblood
-					R.word3=wordself
+					R.word1=cultwords["travel"]
+					R.word2=cultwords["blood"]
+					R.word3=cultwords["self"]
 					R.loc = user.loc
 					R.check_icon()
 				if("seer")
-					R.word1=wordsee
-					R.word2=wordhell
-					R.word3=wordjoin
+					R.word1=cultwords["see"]
+					R.word2=cultwords["hell"]
+					R.word3=cultwords["join"]
 					R.loc = user.loc
 					R.check_icon()
 				if("raise")
-					R.word1=wordblood
-					R.word2=wordjoin
-					R.word3=wordhell
+					R.word1=cultwords["blood"]
+					R.word2=cultwords["join"]
+					R.word3=cultwords["hell"]
 					R.loc = user.loc
 					R.check_icon()
 				if("obscure")
-					R.word1=wordhide
-					R.word2=wordsee
-					R.word3=wordblood
+					R.word1=cultwords["hide"]
+					R.word2=cultwords["see"]
+					R.word3=cultwords["blood"]
 					R.loc = user.loc
 					R.check_icon()
 				if("astral journey")
-					R.word1=wordhell
-					R.word2=wordtravel
-					R.word3=wordself
+					R.word1=cultwords["hell"]
+					R.word2=cultwords["travel"]
+					R.word3=cultwords["self"]
 					R.loc = user.loc
 					R.check_icon()
 				if("manifest")
-					R.word1=wordblood
-					R.word2=wordsee
-					R.word3=wordtravel
+					R.word1=cultwords["blood"]
+					R.word2=cultwords["see"]
+					R.word3=cultwords["travel"]
 					R.loc = user.loc
 					R.check_icon()
 				if("imbue talisman")
-					R.word1=wordhell
-					R.word2=wordtech
-					R.word3=wordjoin
+					R.word1=cultwords["hell"]
+					R.word2=cultwords["technology"]
+					R.word3=cultwords["join"]
 					R.loc = user.loc
 					R.check_icon()
 				if("sacrifice")
-					R.word1=wordhell
-					R.word2=wordblood
-					R.word3=wordjoin
+					R.word1=cultwords["hell"]
+					R.word2=cultwords["blood"]
+					R.word3=cultwords["join"]
 					R.loc = user.loc
 					R.check_icon()
 				if("reveal")
-					R.word1=wordblood
-					R.word2=wordsee
-					R.word3=wordhide
+					R.word1=cultwords["blood"]
+					R.word2=cultwords["see"]
+					R.word3=cultwords["hide"]
 					R.loc = user.loc
 					R.check_icon()
 				if("wall")
-					R.word1=worddestr
-					R.word2=wordtravel
-					R.word3=wordself
+					R.word1=cultwords["destroy"]
+					R.word2=cultwords["travel"]
+					R.word3=cultwords["self"]
 					R.loc = user.loc
 					R.check_icon()
 				if("freedom")
-					R.word1=wordtravel
-					R.word2=wordtech
-					R.word3=wordother
+					R.word1=cultwords["travel"]
+					R.word2=cultwords["technology"]
+					R.word3=cultwords["other"]
 					R.loc = user.loc
 					R.check_icon()
 				if("cultsummon")
-					R.word1=wordjoin
-					R.word2=wordother
-					R.word3=wordself
+					R.word1=cultwords["join"]
+					R.word2=cultwords["other"]
+					R.word3=cultwords["self"]
 					R.loc = user.loc
 					R.check_icon()
 				if("deafen")
-					R.word1=wordhide
-					R.word2=wordother
-					R.word3=wordsee
+					R.word1=cultwords["hide"]
+					R.word2=cultwords["other"]
+					R.word3=cultwords["see"]
 					R.loc = user.loc
 					R.check_icon()
 				if("blind")
-					R.word1=worddestr
-					R.word2=wordsee
-					R.word3=wordother
+					R.word1=cultwords["destroy"]
+					R.word2=cultwords["see"]
+					R.word3=cultwords["other"]
 					R.loc = user.loc
 					R.check_icon()
 				if("bloodboil")
-					R.word1=worddestr
-					R.word2=wordsee
-					R.word3=wordblood
+					R.word1=cultwords["destroy"]
+					R.word2=cultwords["see"]
+					R.word3=cultwords["blood"]
 					R.loc = user.loc
 					R.check_icon()
 				if("communicate")
-					R.word1=wordself
-					R.word2=wordother
-					R.word3=wordtech
+					R.word1=cultwords["self"]
+					R.word2=cultwords["other"]
+					R.word3=cultwords["technology"]
 					R.loc = user.loc
 					R.check_icon()
 				if("stun")
-					R.word1=wordjoin
-					R.word2=wordhide
-					R.word3=wordtech
+					R.word1=cultwords["join"]
+					R.word2=cultwords["hide"]
+					R.word3=cultwords["technology"]
 					R.loc = user.loc
 					R.check_icon()
 
diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/cult/runes.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/cult/runes.dm
index b4eefa6380c..c387edf840a 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/cult/runes.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/cult/runes.dm
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ var/list/sacrificed = list()
 			for(var/obj/effect/rune/R in world)
 				if(R == src)
 					continue
-				if(R.word1 == wordtravel && R.word2 == wordself && R.word3 == key && R.z != 2)
+				if(R.word1 == cultwords["travel"] && R.word2 == cultwords["self"] && R.word3 == key && R.z != 2)
 					index++
 					allrunesloc.len = index
 					allrunesloc[index] = R.loc
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ var/list/sacrificed = list()
 			for(var/obj/effect/rune/R in world)
 				if(R == src)
 					continue
-				if(R.word1 == wordtravel && R.word2 == wordother && R.word3 == key)
+				if(R.word1 == cultwords["travel"] && R.word2 == cultwords["other"] && R.word3 == key)
 					IP = R
 					runecount++
 			if(runecount >= 2)
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ var/list/sacrificed = list()
 		drain()
 			var/drain = 0
 			for(var/obj/effect/rune/R in world)
-				if(R.word1==wordtravel && R.word2==wordblood && R.word3==wordself)
+				if(R.word1==cultwords["travel"] && R.word2==cultwords["blood"] && R.word3==cultwords["self"])
 					for(var/mob/living/carbon/D in R.loc)
 						if(D.stat!=2)
 							var/bdrain = rand(1,25)
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ var/list/sacrificed = list()
 			is_sacrifice_target = 0
 			find_sacrifice:
 				for(var/obj/effect/rune/R in world)
-					if(R.word1==wordblood && R.word2==wordjoin && R.word3==wordhell)
+					if(R.word1==cultwords["blood"] && R.word2==cultwords["join"] && R.word3==cultwords["hell"])
 						for(var/mob/living/carbon/human/N in R.loc)
 							if(ticker.mode.name == "cult" && N.mind && N.mind == ticker.mode:sacrifice_target)
 								is_sacrifice_target = 1
@@ -431,53 +431,53 @@ var/list/sacrificed = list()
 			for(var/obj/effect/rune/R in orange(1,src))
 				if(R==src)
 					continue
-				if(R.word1==wordtravel && R.word2==wordself)  //teleport
+				if(R.word1==cultwords["travel"] && R.word2==cultwords["self"])  //teleport
 					T = new(src.loc)
 					T.imbue = "[R.word3]"
 					T.info = "[R.word3]"
 					imbued_from = R
 					break
-				if(R.word1==wordsee && R.word2==wordblood && R.word3==wordhell) //tome
+				if(R.word1==cultwords["see"] && R.word2==cultwords["blood"] && R.word3==cultwords["hell"]) //tome
 					T = new(src.loc)
 					T.imbue = "newtome"
 					imbued_from = R
 					break
-				if(R.word1==worddestr && R.word2==wordsee && R.word3==wordtech) //emp
+				if(R.word1==cultwords["destroy"] && R.word2==cultwords["see"] && R.word3==cultwords["technology"]) //emp
 					T = new(src.loc)
 					T.imbue = "emp"
 					imbued_from = R
 					break
-				if(R.word1==wordblood && R.word2==wordsee && R.word3==worddestr) //conceal
+				if(R.word1==cultwords["blood"] && R.word2==cultwords["see"] && R.word3==cultwords["destroy"]) //conceal
 					T = new(src.loc)
 					T.imbue = "conceal"
 					imbued_from = R
 					break
-				if(R.word1==wordhell && R.word2==worddestr && R.word3==wordother) //armor
+				if(R.word1==cultwords["hell"] && R.word2==cultwords["destroy"] && R.word3==cultwords["other"]) //armor
 					T = new(src.loc)
 					T.imbue = "armor"
 					imbued_from = R
 					break
-				if(R.word1==wordblood && R.word2==wordsee && R.word3==wordhide) //reveal
+				if(R.word1==cultwords["blood"] && R.word2==cultwords["see"] && R.word3==cultwords["hide"]) //reveal
 					T = new(src.loc)
 					T.imbue = "revealrunes"
 					imbued_from = R
 					break
-				if(R.word1==wordhide && R.word2==wordother && R.word3==wordsee) //deafen
+				if(R.word1==cultwords["hide"] && R.word2==cultwords["other"] && R.word3==cultwords["see"]) //deafen
 					T = new(src.loc)
 					T.imbue = "deafen"
 					imbued_from = R
 					break
-				if(R.word1==worddestr && R.word2==wordsee && R.word3==wordother) //blind
+				if(R.word1==cultwords["destroy"] && R.word2==cultwords["see"] && R.word3==cultwords["other"]) //blind
 					T = new(src.loc)
 					T.imbue = "blind"
 					imbued_from = R
 					break
-				if(R.word1==wordself && R.word2==wordother && R.word3==wordtech) //communicat
+				if(R.word1==cultwords["self"] && R.word2==cultwords["other"] && R.word3==cultwords["technology"]) //communicat
 					T = new(src.loc)
 					T.imbue = "communicate"
 					imbued_from = R
 					break
-				if(R.word1==wordjoin && R.word2==wordhide && R.word3==wordtech) //communicat
+				if(R.word1==cultwords["join"] && R.word2==cultwords["hide"] && R.word3==cultwords["technology"]) //communicat
 					T = new(src.loc)
 					T.imbue = "runestun"
 					imbued_from = R
diff --git a/code/game/magic/Uristrunes.dm b/code/game/magic/Uristrunes.dm
index 51f32872530..6234c76454b 100644
--- a/code/game/magic/Uristrunes.dm
+++ b/code/game/magic/Uristrunes.dm
@@ -23,29 +23,29 @@ var/list/word_to_uristrune_table = null
 /proc/get_uristrune_cult(word1, word2, word3)
 	var/animated
 
-	if((word1 == wordtravel && word2 == wordself)						\
-	|| (word1 == wordjoin && word2 == wordblood && word3 == wordself)	\
-	|| (word1 == wordhell && word2 == wordjoin && word3 == wordself)	\
-	|| (word1 == wordsee && word2 == wordblood && word3 == wordhell)	\
-	|| (word1 == worddestr && word2 == wordsee && word3 == wordtech)	\
-	|| (word1 == wordtravel && word2 == wordblood && word3 == wordself)	\
-	|| (word1 == wordsee && word2 == wordhell && word3 == wordjoin)		\
-	|| (word1 == wordblood && word2 == wordjoin && word3 == wordhell)	\
-	|| (word1 == wordhide && word2 == wordsee && word3 == wordblood)	\
-	|| (word1 == wordhell && word2 == wordtravel && word3 == wordself)	\
-	|| (word1 == wordblood && word2 == wordsee && word3 == wordtravel)	\
-	|| (word1 == wordhell && word2 == wordtech && word3 == wordjoin)	\
-	|| (word1 == wordhell && word2 == wordblood && word3 == wordjoin)	\
-	|| (word1 == wordblood && word2 == wordsee && word3 == wordhide)	\
-	|| (word1 == worddestr && word2 == wordtravel && word3 == wordself)	\
-	|| (word1 == wordtravel && word2 == wordtech && word3 == wordother)	\
-	|| (word1 == wordjoin && word2 == wordother && word3 == wordself)	\
-	|| (word1 == wordhide && word2 == wordother && word3 == wordsee)	\
-	|| (word1 == worddestr && word2 == wordsee && word3 == wordother)	\
-	|| (word1 == worddestr && word2 == wordsee && word3 == wordblood)	\
-	|| (word1 == wordself && word2 == wordother && word3 == wordtech)	\
-	|| (word1 == wordtravel && word2 == wordother)						\
-	|| (word1 == wordjoin && word2 == wordhide && word3 == wordtech)	)
+	if((word1 == cultwords["travel"] && word2 == cultwords["self"])						\
+	|| (word1 == cultwords["join"] && word2 == cultwords["blood"] && word3 == cultwords["self"])	\
+	|| (word1 == cultwords["hell"] && word2 == cultwords["join"] && word3 == cultwords["self"])	\
+	|| (word1 == cultwords["see"] && word2 == cultwords["blood"] && word3 == cultwords["hell"])	\
+	|| (word1 == cultwords["destroy"] && word2 == cultwords["see"] && word3 == cultwords["technology"])	\
+	|| (word1 == cultwords["travel"] && word2 == cultwords["blood"] && word3 == cultwords["self"])	\
+	|| (word1 == cultwords["see"] && word2 == cultwords["hell"] && word3 == cultwords["join"])		\
+	|| (word1 == cultwords["blood"] && word2 == cultwords["join"] && word3 == cultwords["hell"])	\
+	|| (word1 == cultwords["hide"] && word2 == cultwords["see"] && word3 == cultwords["blood"])	\
+	|| (word1 == cultwords["hell"] && word2 == cultwords["travel"] && word3 == cultwords["self"])	\
+	|| (word1 == cultwords["blood"] && word2 == cultwords["see"] && word3 == cultwords["travel"])	\
+	|| (word1 == cultwords["hell"] && word2 == cultwords["technology"] && word3 == cultwords["join"])	\
+	|| (word1 == cultwords["hell"] && word2 == cultwords["blood"] && word3 == cultwords["join"])	\
+	|| (word1 == cultwords["blood"] && word2 == cultwords["see"] && word3 == cultwords["hide"])	\
+	|| (word1 == cultwords["destroy"] && word2 == cultwords["travel"] && word3 == cultwords["self"])	\
+	|| (word1 == cultwords["travel"] && word2 == cultwords["technology"] && word3 == cultwords["other"])	\
+	|| (word1 == cultwords["join"] && word2 == cultwords["other"] && word3 == cultwords["self"])	\
+	|| (word1 == cultwords["hide"] && word2 == cultwords["other"] && word3 == cultwords["see"])	\
+	|| (word1 == cultwords["destroy"] && word2 == cultwords["see"] && word3 == cultwords["other"])	\
+	|| (word1 == cultwords["destroy"] && word2 == cultwords["see"] && word3 == cultwords["blood"])	\
+	|| (word1 == cultwords["self"] && word2 == cultwords["other"] && word3 == cultwords["technology"])	\
+	|| (word1 == cultwords["travel"] && word2 == cultwords["other"])						\
+	|| (word1 == cultwords["join"] && word2 == cultwords["hide"] && word3 == cultwords["technology"])	)
 		animated = 1
 	else
 		animated = 0
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/debug.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/debug.dm
index bea02b907de..820349d757c 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/debug.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/debug.dm
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ But you can call procs that are of type /mob/living/carbon/human/proc/ for that
 	set category = "Fun"
 	set name = "Make Cultist"
 	set desc = "Makes target a cultist"
-	if(!wordtravel)
+	if(!cultwords["travel"])
 		runerandom()
 	if(M)
 		if(M.mind in ticker.mode.cult)
@@ -316,21 +316,21 @@ But you can call procs that are of type /mob/living/carbon/human/proc/ for that
 			var/glimpse=pick("1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8")
 			switch(glimpse)
 				if("1")
-					M << "\red You remembered one thing from the glimpse... [wordtravel] is travel..."
+					M << "\red You remembered one thing from the glimpse... [cultwords["travel"]] is travel..."
 				if("2")
-					M << "\red You remembered one thing from the glimpse... [wordblood] is blood..."
+					M << "\red You remembered one thing from the glimpse... [cultwords["blood"]] is blood..."
 				if("3")
-					M << "\red You remembered one thing from the glimpse... [wordjoin] is join..."
+					M << "\red You remembered one thing from the glimpse... [cultwords["join"]] is join..."
 				if("4")
-					M << "\red You remembered one thing from the glimpse... [wordhell] is Hell..."
+					M << "\red You remembered one thing from the glimpse... [cultwords["hell"]] is Hell..."
 				if("5")
-					M << "\red You remembered one thing from the glimpse... [worddestr] is destroy..."
+					M << "\red You remembered one thing from the glimpse... [cultwords["destroy"]] is destroy..."
 				if("6")
-					M << "\red You remembered one thing from the glimpse... [wordtech] is technology..."
+					M << "\red You remembered one thing from the glimpse... [cultwords["technology"]] is technology..."
 				if("7")
-					M << "\red You remembered one thing from the glimpse... [wordself] is self..."
+					M << "\red You remembered one thing from the glimpse... [cultwords["self"]] is self..."
 				if("8")
-					M << "\red You remembered one thing from the glimpse... [wordsee] is see..."
+					M << "\red You remembered one thing from the glimpse... [cultwords["see"]] is see..."
 
 			if(M.mind)
 				M.mind.special_role = "Cultist"
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
index 0266ee0e62e..f9f4669a509 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ This is the proc mobs get to turn into a ghost. Forked from ghostize due to comp
 		return
 	if(mind.current.ajourn && mind.current.stat != DEAD) 	//check if the corpse is astral-journeying (it's client ghosted using a cultist rune).
 		var/obj/effect/rune/R = locate() in mind.current.loc	//whilst corpse is alive, we can only reenter the body if it's on the rune
-		if(!(R && R.word1 == wordhell && R.word2 == wordtravel && R.word3 == wordself))	//astral journeying rune
+		if(!(R && R.word1 == cultwords["hell"] && R.word2 == cultwords["travel"] && R.word3 == cultwords["self"]))	//astral journeying rune
 			usr << "<span class='warning'>The astral cord that ties your body and your spirit has been severed. You are likely to wander the realm beyond until your body is finally dead and thus reunited with you.</span>"
 			return
 	mind.current.ajourn=0
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
index cb074b802dd..87184df30d6 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@ var/const/BLOOD_VOLUME_SURVIVE = 122
 
 			if(seer)
 				var/obj/effect/rune/R = locate() in loc
-				if(R && R.word1 == wordsee && R.word2 == wordhell && R.word3 == wordjoin)
+				if(R && R.word1 == cultwords["see"] && R.word2 == cultwords["hell"] && R.word3 == cultwords["join"])
 					see_invisible = SEE_INVISIBLE_OBSERVER
 				else
 					see_invisible = SEE_INVISIBLE_LIVING