As the book progresses Maddy flashes back to her childhood where she learned about runes and Norse legends through the old traveller One-Eye, who later reveals himself to Maddy as Odin and involves her in a quest to find a treasure buried beneath Red Horse Hill. It is only after she helps rid the local inn's cellar of goblins that Maddy discovers her latent magic, with it quickly becoming something that is occasionally useful to herself and those around her. Her village does not follow the Norse Gods, as the puritanical regime known as the Order has mandated that no one is to speak or acknowledge any of the old ways, let alone use magic.
Maddy is allowed to live because she is human, but is always viewed with suspicion despite this. Animals born with a rune mark on their bodies are seen as cursed or deformed and are usually quickly slaughtered. Runemarks follows Maddy, a young loner who has been ostracised from her town for the rust-coloured rune mark she carries on her left hand. After reading the description of Runelords and the first few pages of the first book I am convinced that the book I am looking for is not Runelords. The book was at the local library so I don't know if the time I found it will help with the date of publication. I remember the thing that stood out the most for me was the magic system requiring multiple people for it to work. The main character I believe has some special ability relating to magic, but I'm not sure anymore what it is.Each person has only the one or the other talent.
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