Postbag from the Hedge

Not to be confused with Parcels from the Hedge.

Postbag from the Hedge was a collection of letters to, and responses from, RuneScape non-player characters, including some who may not exist in the playable game. They are often replied to in a humorous fashion, although some replies (especially those from the Chaos Elemental) hint at future updates. The letters are delivered by Postie Pete. Postbag from the Hedge replaced the old letters from the gods of RuneScape, as the gods have "neither the time nor the inclination to speak with mere mortals".

Starting with postbag 11, some issues included a section known as Wise old tips, where the Wise Old Man provided insight to the readers. Other issues included sections from various other personalities such as the Chaos Elemental, Evil Dave, or Auntie Poyson.

On 12 August 2016, all mentions of Postbag from the Hedge were completely removed from the site. Any previous links to them redirects to the Customer Support section. However, another postbag was announced in December, but it was cancelled.

List of Postbags

#	Title	Update
48	Super Monkey Bauble	Christmas Postbag from the Hedge
47	Grumpy mermaids and sleepy dragons.	Postbag from the Hedge 47
46	It begins again...	Postbag from the Hedge 46
45	Letters are read, postbag is due	Total Eclipse of the Postbag
44	Postbag from the Heim.	Postbag from the Heim
43	Postbag suffers from feature creep.	Postbag from the Hedge 43
42	A NOTE FROM YOUR MUM.	Postbag, Gallery and Wallpapers (October 2009)
41	Anarchy in the KGP.	Postbag, Gallery and Wallpapers
40	Previously, in Dorgesh-Kaan.	Postbag from the Hedge 40
39	Who is the greatest of them all?	Postbag from the Hedge 39
38	What's the matter, Jad? Chicken?	Postbag from the Hedge 38
37	Are you sitting funkily? Then we'll begin.	Postbag from the Hedge 37
36	I've got a Fiara in my heart for you.	Postbag from the Hedge 36
35	But how do you pruh-nounce Rell-doh?	Postbag from the Hedge 35
34	A SUBLIMINAL EVIL MESSAGE: Read this postbag!	Evil Dave's Evil Postbag
33	We've deliberated, cogitated and digested.	Postbag from the Hedge 33
32	*sips tea*	Postbag from the Hedge 32
31	Ectofuntically friendly	Postbag from the Hedge 31
30	A message from the wire.	Postbag from the Hedge 30
29	You shall not pass!	Postbag from the Hedge 29
28	The Wise Old Man needs you...Part Two!	Postbag from the Hedge 28
	Player takeover	Postbag from the Hedge - Player Takeover!
27	Fashion, imps and one very relaxed chinchompa...	Postbag from the Hedge 27
26	Creatures great and small, and the end of the year!	Postbag from the Hedge 26
25	The trouble with trolls	Postbag from the Hedge 25
24	Spooky goings on!	Postbag from the Hedge 24
23	Wise old musings and demonic drills	Postbag from the Hedge 23
22	What will happen to the pie?	Postbag from the Hedge 22
21	Somethingorotherwotsit	Postbag from the Hedge 21
20	Tales from earlier ages	Postbag from the Hedge 20
19	The vampyres explain themselves	Postbag from the Hedge 19
18	Melzar's Mad Musings.	Postbag from the Hedge 18
17	Happy Birthday, Mr Elemental.	Postbag from the Hedge 17
16	You enjoy Postbag from the Hedge.	Postbag from the Hedge 16
15	Property Law and Vampyres.	Postbag from the Hedge 15
14	The woeful tale of the bunny ears.	Cards, letters and area guides
13	The Evil Chicken defends his reputation.	Postbag from the Hedge 13
12	Rats, Pirates and the Wise Old Man!	Postbag from the Hedge 12
11	Baba Yaga, Hill Giants and correct pronunciation!	Postbag from the Hedge 11
10	Jellies, Rocnars and Rantz gets literate!	Postbag from the Hedge 10
9	Sawdust, Wallbeasts and Kebabs!	Postbag from the Hedge 9
8	Pull the udder one!	Postbag from the Hedge 8
7	May Mixup!	Readers' letters, bank space and game tweaks!
6	Me! Oh, and a few others.	Readers' Letters - April
5	Chaotic chat, family trouble and secrets revealed!	Readers' Letters - March
4	Goblins, globes and golems!	A Fairy Tale Part I - Growing Pains
3	Barbarians, Tree Spirits, and an embarrassed Demon!	Postbag from the Hedge 3
2	Magic, Hans and Bankers!	Postbag from the Hedge 2
1	Poultry, Dragons and Zombies	New readers letters

Trivia

• It is possible that the name is a reference to the novel Postcards from the Edge.
• The postbags sometimes foreshadow future characters. Drorkar was mentioned by Kaqemeex in the 24th postbag, more than six months prior to the release of Perils of Ice Mountain. Dr Nabanik answered a letter in the 41st postbag addressed to Jhallan, and he referred to himself as a "learned archaeologist...with something of an interest in the Mahjarrat". This led to predictions that Nabanik was Azzanadra, which was revealed to be true with the release of The Temple at Senntisten four months later. Sliske was mentioned as far back as the 20th postbag in June 2007.
• Postbag 45 is Valentine-themed, and the update title refers to the love song "Total Eclipse of the Heart", by Bonnie Tyler.