diff --git a/src/engine/objects/ItemTemplate.java b/src/engine/objects/ItemTemplate.java
index 657127f2..de20ff2d 100644
--- a/src/engine/objects/ItemTemplate.java
+++ b/src/engine/objects/ItemTemplate.java
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public class ItemTemplate {
     public int rune_rank;
     public int rune_pracs_per_level;
     public float rune_exp_req_to_level;
-    public String rune_sex;
+    public Enum.SexType rune_sex;
     public int rune_class_icon;
     public float rune_health;
     public int rune_mana;
@@ -445,6 +445,11 @@ public class ItemTemplate {
                 rune_type = (String) jsonObject.get("rune_type");
                 rune_sub_type = (String) jsonObject.get("rune_sub_type");
                 rune_is_standard_character_creation = ((Boolean) jsonObject.get("rune_is_standard_character_creation"));
+                rune_creation_cost = ((Long) jsonObject.get("rune_creation_cost")).intValue();
+                rune_rank = ((Long) jsonObject.get("rune_rank")).intValue();
+                rune_pracs_per_level = ((Long) jsonObject.get("rune_pracs_per_level")).intValue();
+                rune_exp_req_to_level = ((Double) jsonObject.get("rune_exp_req_to_level")).floatValue();
+                rune_sex = Enum.SexType.valueOf((String) jsonObject.get("rune_sex"));
 
                 JSONArray attr_adj_json = (JSONArray) jsonObject.get("rune_attr_adj");