Chimera Rune

The Chimera Rune (カーミラの紋章, Kāmira no Monshō, Carmilla Rune) is a rune which appears in Suikoden II.

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This rune, seen during the Dunan Unification War, could transfer negative effects such as poison and berserk to an ally, curing the bearer from the afflictions. The rune is apparently named after a vampire that once existed.

Name
Erroneously translated as Chimera Rune, as in the mystical beast. Guide books state the rune is actually named after the vampire, Carmilla. Carmilla is an 1872 Gothic novella by Irish author Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu and an early works of vampire fiction, predating Bram Stoker's Dracula by 26 years.