Runespan

Runespan is a new Runecrafting training method for all players, announced in the April 2012 Behind the Scenes, and released on 30 April 2012. A developer blog, which gives information about the activity, was released on 27 April 2012 on the RuneScape homepage.

The Runespan is another dimension, discovered by Wizard Finix, where runes can be pulled from elemental nodes or from the wildlife. As confirmed in the Runespan development blog, this area known as the Runespan 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 trapped or lost wizards.

Location
The Runespan can be found in the Wizards' Tower, by the Runecrafting Guild entrance, after talking to Wizard Finix.

You can travel there by going to the Wizards' tower or use the wicked hood.

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. It is unlikely, however, that the altars will become unstable in the timespace of the game, as this would alter gameplay too much. [http://forum.runescape.com/forums.ws?254,255,170,63698139

There will be three categorized areas, each catered to different Runecrafting levels, but free-to-play will only have access to the first area. Runes gathered will be taken by the Runecrafting Guild, but members will be able to claim points towards Wicked Robes, new magical staves and a new pouch which will hold 18 essence, and all players will be rewarded with Runecrafting experience.

Runespan will be playable at any Runecrafting level. At Runefest 2011, Jagex stated that it would be a minigame, however it was later changed to be a training method. The experience granted will surpass the ZMI altar at 70+ Runecrafting.

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.
 * 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.