Craft an obelisk to begin.

Glyph of Reflection - Redirects incoming projectiles - Diamonds

Glyph of Stabilization - Removes temporal instability and enemies from an area - Peridots

Glyph of Stasis - Removes hunger from players in an area - Emeralds

Glyph of Translocation - Creates a waystone at an area, usable by interacting (kills you and sets your respawn at a selected waystone) - Lapis Lazuli

Rune of Expansion - Increases AoE - Phosphorite

Rune of Inspiration - Reduces potentia costs - Fluorite

Rune of Power - Increases effects - Corundum

Rune of Sacrifice - Generates potentia from nearby slain monsters - Cinnabar

Rune of the Cornucopia - Generates potentia from food stored in adjacent vessels - Olivine

Rune of Delusion - Increases max potentia - Uranium Nuggets

Inscriptions can be applied with ctrl + interacting. Breaking the obelisk does not refund them, you should reinforce it.