Strange power



The strange power was an event that occurred at about 19:48 UTC on 23 January 2010. All across Gielinor, a strange power was felt by nearly all the players online at the time. The effects lasted for about seven seconds, featuring a red mist-like effect encircling and levitating users. When the players stopped floating, they all faced a specific direction, which was north-east for anyone who was on the main plane of Gielinor at the time. (other directions were only reported if players were in a cave or minigame area) All the players who experienced it received a message saying, "You feel a strange power unleash itself upon you". There is plenty of speculation of what the strange power was, or its true purpose. However, Jagex is not giving any information on what happened at the moment, but is expected to soon.

Facts
After the initial event, all sorts of speculation and rumors had spread. Among hundreds, only a few were confirmed to be true, which are the following:


 * Mod Calm confirmed on the RuneScape Forums that the phenomenon "wasn't a glitch or a bug."
 * NPC chat dialogue that changed after the strange power:
 * Peer the Seer: "Uuuh... What was that dark presence I felt? ! Ahem, sorry about that."
 * Seers in Seers' Village:"Uh, what was that dark force? I've never sensed anything like it... Anyway, sorry about that."
 * Sin Seer:"My inner eye is clouded from a wave of darkness; give me a moment. What do you want?"
 * If you check the Observatory on that date, all the planets are aligned.



Trivia

 * Shortly after the strange power occurred, mass panic/excitement broke out among the forums. Speculation ranged from many various topics. Some considered it to being a possible being a hint for a new upcoming skill or quest. Others think that it is the return of Zaros or Guthix to Gielinor. Some further speculate that it is a test of the Orb of Oculus.
 * The event was accompanied by a sound very much like the audio of the Quest Cape emote.
 * Some psychics (though neither the Oracle nor Gypsy Aris) appear to have been affected by this event. Those reacting to the odd phenomena include the Seers of Seers' Village, the Sin Seer, and Peer the Seer. Only seers have commented on the dark power.
 * This event corresponds with the release of Enakhra's Lament 4 years ago.
 * Both non-members and members experienced this event.
 * If a player was moving or performing an action while this event occurred, they would cancel the emote, but the red mist would still appear.
 * On the same day of this occurrence, Mod MMH posted an anagram on the official forums for players to solve. The anagram was Acolyte Until. He also said that the answer was four words long and began with an I. Players quickly discovered that the anagram unscrambled to I can't tell you.