Forged Destiny [Book 8: Ch. 1]

We repeated the process for a host of new weapons, armour and more, taking down the Runes whenever they came. Many were unusual or highly specific, the Gods of Randomness leaving weapons with bizarre effects from Dungeons or Grimm. Some, like the Cold Steel Rune I'd taken from my previous armour – taken now by Raven – had elemental effects. Some were stat-boosting.

The more useful ones to me were the ones that offered survivability. While elemental attacks were nice and all, it wasn't like the Greycloaks were any more susceptible to flaming attacks than they were, say, having their heads cut off. If Pyrrha's sword connected with your throat, it didn't matter if it fired out electricity or chocolate pudding. Enhancing her to be faster or stronger would give her a better shot at making that connection.

—Forged Destiny [Book 8: Ch. 1]