Runespan

Runespan  is a Runecrafting training method for all players, released on 30 April 2012.

The Runespan is another dimension, discovered by Wizard Finix, where runes can be pulled from elemental nodes or from the wildlife. It is located in the "vast sea of nothingness" which surrounds the Runecrafting Guild. This void is filled with mystical islands which players can explore to gather runes and rescue lost wizards.

Although debated in the Runecrafting Guild, Wizard Finix claims the runecrafting altars currently used to craft runes will become unstable, and the Runespan will become the only method to create runes.

Location
The Runespan can be found in the Wizards' Tower, by the Runecrafting Guild entrance, after talking to Wizard Finix.
 * All players can teleport to Draynor Village and walk to the Wizards' Tower.
 * Members can use wicked hood to take them to the Runespan.
 * Members can teleport to the tower by going through the east portal on the second floor of the Wizards' Guild.
 * Members can use the fairy ring code D-I-S, taking them behind the tower.
 * Runecrafting guild teleports can be used to go directly to the guild.

There are three distinct areas of the Runespan, each catered to different Runecrafting levels. Free-to-play players only have access to the first area and part of the second area. Runes gathered here will be taken by the Runecrafting Guild, but members will be able to claim points towards Wicked Robes, new magical staves and a new massive pouch which will hold 18 essence. All players will be rewarded with Runecrafting experience.



While in the Runespan, players will have an interface to the top left of their screen.
 * The top icon shows the current Runespan points total, from earlier games.
 * The second shows the points held in the player's inventory.
 * The third shows the floor the player is currently on.
 * The fourth shows if there is an active Runesphere.

Area
{C {C {C The Runespan is split into three levels. Different creatures, nodes and platforms can be found on each.

To quickly get to the third floor from the second, get 3 air runes. Take the float south (uses 1 air), get 2 chaos runes and use the missiles twice (uses 1 elemental and 1 chaos) to get to the platform with the skeletal ladder.

You need 33 Runecrafting to enter the second level, and 66 Runecrafting to enter the third level.

Experience
Runespan is playable at any Runecrafting level. At higher levels, the experienced gained per hour is the best in the game, surpassing even the Ourania Runecrafting Altar.

Experience is gained by siphoning runes from the esslings, esshounds, esswraiths and nodes within the Runespan. Experience is also gained from the rescuing the Yellow Wizard.

Points
Creating runes awards points that can be used to buy rewards. When you leave the area, the points will automatically be redeemed. Using your runes to travel around the Runespan will decrease your point total.

Creatures
Various creatures inhabit the Runespan, which can be "siphoned" for runes to help cross platforms to other islands. Every successful siphon consumes one rune essence and creates a rune of the creature's type. Eventually, a creature will be completely broken down, wherepon an amount of rune essence is given to those players siphoning it. The creatures respawn after a few seconds, and always at the same location.

Below is a list of the various creatures, with the rates of successful siphoning. The higher your Runecrafting level, the less you fail siphoning. If you fail, you'll get 0/1/2 experience per siphon.

Nodes
A node is an elemental object within the Runespan that can be siphoned for runes, granting the player experience. If the siphon fails, a small amount of experience is still gained. A white ring appears below all nodes which shows which runes will be crafted from it. Unlike creatures, nodes do not respawn in the same locations when depleted.

There are basic nodes pertaining to one element (like cyclones, rock fragments, and fleshy growths), but there are also nodes that players can siphon two different types of runes from (like mind storms, which grant air runes AND mind runes).

Platforms
The symbols on the platforms show which runes are required to use the platform.

Yellow Wizard
Players receive an in-game message regarding the wizard calling for help.

An xp reward will be given based upon your runecrafting level, whether you give the wizard the runes he requests, and the amount given, with a maximum of 10 runes.

To find the wizard, talk to any wizard in blue robes and ask for the wizard in yellow robes, you will then receive a flashing arrow leading you to the wizard in yellow robes.

You may not always be able to reach the wizard since you sometimes need a higher level runecrafting to cross a platform to the wizard.

Be careful with other players wearing Yellow Wizard Robes, it can fool you.

It takes about 30 minutes between each call for another call.

Rewards
Runes gathered in Runespan are taken by the Runecrafting guild. In return, players receive Runespan points to spend on various rewards. It is possible to buy a second wicked hood, but it will not give extra free runes, essence or teleports each day.

Points can be spent in Wizard Finix's reward-shop in the wizard tower next to the portal to the runecrafting guild.

Esteem
For every level earned, Esteem changes the design/symbol on the wicked cape by the unlocked design.

The symbol for the corresponding rank is also displayed on the back of the wicked hood and cape.

Rank 1 (the highest tier) is required for the trimmed Completionist cape and costs 211,860 points total.

Buying a rank subtracts the cost from the higher ranks. For example, buying the tier 10 rank at 15 points will reduce the cost of all ranks by 15 points so buying tier 9 after tier 10 would only cost an additional 45 points.

Re-colour
You can re-colour your wicked equipment for 2000 points.

Trivia

 * At 8:00 PM UTC, 28 April 2012, when the See the Future event began, rifts to the Runespan opened in the Grand Exchange near the west wall, at the Catherby fruit tree patch, and in the central market of Ardougne. Esslings also appeared with them. Wizard Finix was also seen for a brief time during this teaser, and left along with the rift orbs.
 * Approximately 10 minutes after the rift spawned, the Esslings disappeared, a runesphere appeared in place of the rift. It also disappeared after a few minutes.
 * You can obtain strange rocks and spin tickets from the Runespan.
 * The respawn time of the various creatures in Runespan is extremely short. This is to stop brief 'AFKing', as you have to click again on the rapid respawn to resume.
 * However currently the unliving essence entities such as a mind storm respawn without an apparent limit
 * While siphoning runes from essence creatures, if you try to perform an emote it says "you are already doing an emote" however the emote of siphoning runes does stop.
 * Also the process of siphoning runes from the environment does not stop while looking at the map, this may be a glitch - This has been fixed!
 * You can not use the assistance system while siphoning or crossing platforms that you do not have the required level for.
 * The runes you receive are untradeable, and will be converted into points when you teleport out of the Runespan areas.
 * Random events can occur here.