Unannounced phenomena
Unnannounced phenomena are various events in RuneScape that have at one time or another hinted to future updates.
Will o' the wisps
Prior to the introduction of fairy rings, will o' the wisps appeared at various points around RuneScape in all of the locations that the fairy rings would be placed.
On 27 May 2009, submarine periscopes could be occasionally seen surfacing in the water in the following locations:
The submarine was later featured in Hunt for Red Raktuber.
Voices could be heard within the eastern ruins of the Wilderness. They were a foreshadow of the Spirit of Summer quest.
Prior to release, there was much speculation that it could be the third in the Curse of Zaros saga. The voices can only be heard by members.
Normally, these messages will appear simply as "Woo Woos", however, when wielding an Amulet of Ghostspeak, players can understand their meaning.
Normally, ghosts don't speak via the chatbox, the only other records of a similar phenomena are inside the Underground Pass, before Iban is killed, and in the two existing chapters of the Curse of Zaros saga, this is where this concept came from.
All the possible phrases the voices say (to date):
- Help...beast...killing family.
- Please...can hear...help...slowly killing...all.
- Devouring...soul.
- Someone please...pain....away.
- Out there...need...is devouring...pain...stops.
- Hurry...stuck...agony...death.
- Beast life...me and...need help.
- Anyone...help...please.
- Save...is dying...have much...left.
Kuradal
From 3 December 2009, Kuradal appeared in various Slayer-related locations, cast Stat Spy or Monster Examine on a player or monster in the area, then teleported away. She appeared at Aberrant Spectres, Abyssal Demons, Bloodvelds, Blue Dragons, Dagannoths, Dark Beasts, Gargoyles, Green Dragons, Hellhounds, Steel Dragons and Greater demons in Brimhaven Dungeon.
She took up a regular station in the Ancient Cavern on 8 December 2009.
Strange power
On 23 January 2010, at approximately 19:48 UTC, a strange power was felt by all players online at the time. This had a massive effect on the community, with the RuneScape Forums being flooded by speculation of what it could be and its true purpose.
Later, Jagex confirmed that the strange power was a hint towards Daemonheim, stating, "The strange power that knocked players to their feet in early 2010 came from Daemonheim, or so the Fremennik believe. Their seers traced the source of the power to come from this point in the Wilderness, and they gathered dozens of warriors to explore Daemonheim's depths. Not everyone has come back, however."
It turns out the strange power was due to the death of a Mahjarrat , probably Bilrach as he is involved in the construction of Daemonehim. The same thing happens in the background during one of the cutscenes in The Ritual of the Mahjarrat , where Jhallan gets killed by Lucien .
Frozen door
The frozen door was present in the God Wars Dungeon since its release, but on 20 December 2010 an "open" option and a rumbling effects was added. When trying to open the door, a voice threatened the player with the following phrases:
- Mortals, only death awaits you here.
- Release me and know despair.
- Face me and know despair.
- All those who oppose us will perish.
- Give me the power of shadow!
- My revenge will be great.
- Face me and you will suffer.
- You cannot imprison me forever.
The area was later revealed to be the Ancient Prison, the Zaros dungeon.
On 2 July 2011, at roughly 19:03 UTC, large rocks fell from the sky, causing the screen to shake. The rocks remained in place for a few weeks until the release of Clan Citadels on 26 July 2011. Chickens started appearing around RuneScape after the update on 7 July 2011. The chickens had smoke covering them and disappear after approximately 10 seconds. Avalani also appeared at the Clan Camp throwing chickens into a portal. This is identical to the "Chicken" emote from the Rock fragment reward from Cryptic Clue Fest III.
They appeared in the following locations:
- Varrock
- Falador
- Lumbridge
- Piscatoris Fishing Colony
- Canifis
- Seers' Village
- Grand Exchange
- Daemonheim
- East Ardougne
- Burthorpe
- Yanille
- Neitiznot
- Tree Gnome Stronghold
Ritual of the Mahjarrat
Being able to teleport to Kethsi through the fairy rings was a tease to the Ritual of the Mahjarrat quest.
Snowmen at Grand Exchange
On 18 December 2011, dozens of level 22 snow warriors, rangers, and mages appeared at the Grand Exchange. They dropped several snowballs on death and did not fight back.