diff --git a/src/engine/gameManager/NPCManager.java b/src/engine/gameManager/NPCManager.java
index bd5a4ce4..e53a0332 100644
--- a/src/engine/gameManager/NPCManager.java
+++ b/src/engine/gameManager/NPCManager.java
@@ -458,4 +458,11 @@ public enum NPCManager {
                         mob.skills.put(entry.skill_type, new CharacterSkill(skillBase, mob, entry.rank + mob.skills.get(entry.skill_type).getNumTrains()));
             }
     }
+
+    public static void applyRunesForNPC(NPC npc){
+        for(int runeID : _runeSetMap.get(npc.runeSetID)){
+            RuneBase rb = RuneBase.getRuneBase(runeID);
+            npc.runes.add(new CharacterRune(rb,npc.getObjectUUID()));
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/engine/objects/AbstractCharacter.java b/src/engine/objects/AbstractCharacter.java
index 2574e3ad..31b77ca5 100644
--- a/src/engine/objects/AbstractCharacter.java
+++ b/src/engine/objects/AbstractCharacter.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractCharacter extends AbstractWorldObject {
     public int hidden = 0; // current rank of hide/sneak/invis
     public CopyOnWriteArrayList<Integer> minions = new CopyOnWriteArrayList();
 
-    protected ArrayList<CharacterRune> runes;
+    public ArrayList<CharacterRune> runes;
 
     public AbstractCharacter() {
         super();
diff --git a/src/engine/objects/NPC.java b/src/engine/objects/NPC.java
index 88bb5a11..61eb24d5 100644
--- a/src/engine/objects/NPC.java
+++ b/src/engine/objects/NPC.java
@@ -972,6 +972,11 @@ public class NPC extends AbstractCharacter {
             Bounds npcBounds = Bounds.borrow();
             npcBounds.setBounds(this.getLoc());
 
+            //apply NPC rune effects
+            if(NPCManager._runeSetMap.containsKey(this.runeSetID)){
+                NPCManager.applyRunesForNPC(this);
+            }
+
         } catch (Exception e) {
             Logger.error(e.getMessage());
         }