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[[File:Strange Power 3.png|thumb|left|Players at the Grand Exchange first experience the Strange Power.]]
[[File:StrangePower.gif|frame|A player being affected by the strange power.]]

The '''strange power''' was an event that occurred at about 19:48 UTC<ref name="ScreenshotClock">{{cite web | url = http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/runescape/images/archive/8/88/20100123201748!Rs_crazy_spell_png.PNG | title = Rs_crazy_spell_png.PNG | accessdate = 24 January 2010 | author = User:Shadow the Past | date = 20:16, January 23, 2010 | work = Image}}</ref> on [[23 January]] [[2010]]. All across [[Gielinor]], a strange power was felt by 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 northeast (as in they faced the direction of [[Daemonheim]]). All the players who experienced it received a message saying, "''You feel a strange power unleash itself upon you."''

There was plenty of speculation of what the strange power was, or its true purpose. The [[RuneScape Forums]] were flooded with threads in relation of the event. In one thread, a Jagex Moderator refused to provide any hints on the nature of the event{{CiteForum|author=Mod Mark H|url=http://www.webcitation.org/5n1XF1xUY|title=A question you Jmods expected|postdate=24 January 2010|date=15:30, January 24, 2010 (UTC)|name=ForumComment1}}. On the Jagex Twitter channel, a Jagex Moderator posted a [[Twitter hints|hint]] saying that all will be revealed in time.<ref name="TwitterComment1">{{cite web | url = http://twitter.com/OfficialJagex/status/8146051717 | title = Jagex's Twitter comment | accessdate = 24 January 2010 | author = Mod Ajd | date = January 24, 2010}}</ref> On the same day, [[Jagex Moderator|Mod MMH]] posted an anagram on the official forums for players to solve. The anagram was ''Acolyte Until.''{{NamedRef|ForumComment1}} 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.''

Jagex officially stated that the strange power was a teaser for 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."  This does not mean the full purpose of the event has been revealed; it is possible that something remains to be discovered concerning who caused the strange power. 

==Facts==

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

===Jagex statements===
*[[Jagex Moderator|Mod Calm]] confirmed on the [[RuneScape Forums]] that the phenomenon "wasn't a [[glitch]] or a bug."{{CiteForum|author=Mod Calm|url=http://www.webcitation.org/5n0elJBed|title=strange power?|postdate=23 January 2010|date=15:32, January 24, 2010 (UTC)}}
*[[Jagex Moderator|Mod Paul M]] confirmed that the strange power had nothing to do with the real life earthquake in Haiti (see Gallery).
*[[Jagex Moderator|Mod MMH]] posted an anagram on the official forums for players to solve. The anagram was ''Acolyte Until.'' (I cant tell you) {{NamedRef|ForumComment1}}
*Mod Mark confirmed that [[120 cape|120 Dungeoneering]] is connected to the Strange Power. However, the connection is currently unknown. Currently, in getting 120 Dungeoneering, a player can unlock the [[Chronicles of Bilrach]] which can give some insight into what may have occurred. A future update requiring 120 Dungeoneering and relating to the Strange Power is also possible (see point below).
*A "finale" for the story of Daemonheim has been confirmed. However, like much of the detail of the finale itself, the connection to the Strange Power is not known.

===The event===
*The emote after the mist was the same emote [[Cyrisus]] did when he was fully healed in [[Dream Mentor]] (see Gallery).
*[[Members]] and non-members experienced the event.
*Pets and followers were untouched in the event.
*The red mist effect lasted for about seven seconds.
*After the event, all players were placed facing the same direction from different locations, which was north-east for anyone who was on the main plane of Gielinor at the time, which points in the direction of the [[Wilderness Castle]]. (Other directions were only reported if players were in a cave or activity area.)
*[[RuneScape Classic]] players received the message too, but without any animation{{CiteForum|author=Moe Is 4210|url=http://www.webcitation.org/5p595o3fp|postdate=March 18, 2010 (UTC)}}.
*It has also been noted that during [[Jhallan]]'s sacrifice, and [[Lucien]]'s death in the Ritual of the Mahjarrat, the player and other NPCs present also experienced the power, further proving that power occurs when a Mahjarrat dies.

===NPCs===
*NPC chat dialogue (see Gallery) that was added after the strange power:
**[[Peer the Seer]]: ''Uuuh... What was that dark presence I felt?! Ahem, sorry about that.''
**[[Seer]]s 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?''
*While seers were affected by the strange power, other psychics (notably the [[Oracle]] and [[Gypsy Aris]]) gave no apparent reaction.
*After the quest [[Ritual of the Mahjarrat]], players can talk to [[Ali the Wise]] to reveal the true source of the strange power, which seems to have been the Mahjarrat [[Bilrach]]'s death.

===Areas===
[[File:Wildyland2.png|thumb|The camp at Daemonheim (Wilderness Castle).]]
Areas that deal with the Strange Power:
*[[Daemonheim]] was added in Runescape on [[22 February]] as a hidden update where [[Hilda (Fremennik)|Hilda]], one of two Fremennik guards at the entrance, mentions the Strange Power. Beyond the fence, one area resembles a camp.
**Daemonheim is north-east from most locations, the way players were facing after the strange power.
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==Ritual of the Mahjarrat==
When talking to [[Ali the Wise]] after the [[Ritual of the Mahjarrat]], you have to option to ask him about the strange power. He states that when a Mahjarrat dies the strange power occurs. During the cutscenes in the quest where [[Lucien]] and [[Jhallan]] die, the humans can be seen while being affected by the strange power in the same way as the original phenomenon. When your character mentions the world wide event Ali calls it the '[[Daemonheim]] event'. He also says that it was caused by "a Mahjarrat being in the wrong place at the wrong time", and that it was "such a waste of power". During [[Nadir]], [[Moia]] actually infiltrates Daemonheim to find Bilrach, but whether by her own choice or not, joins Bilrach's cause. Thus, the Strange Power was caused by either the death of Bilrach, or the death of Moia.

==Gallery==

{| class="collapsible" alignment="center"
!Gallery
|-
|<gallery captionalign="left">
STRANGE_POWER_FORUMS.png|RuneScape Forums were flooded with topics regarding the strange power.
Active users old.png|The amount of activity in the forums after the strange power
Jmodconfirm.png|Mod Calm confirming that the event was not a glitch
JmodHaiti.png|Jagex moderator confirms the strange power was unrelated to Haiti earthquake
Strange power Peer the Seer.png|Peer the Seer reacting to the strange power
Rs crazy spell seer.png|Seer commenting on the strange power
Sin_Seer_Strange_Power.png|Sin Seer's reaction
Frem wildy castle guard strange power.png|Hilda commenting on the strange power
Final moment of strange power.png|The last moment of the strange power.
Strange_Power2.gif|A bird's-eye view of the strange power.
Cyrisus_strange_power.png|Cyrisus doing the strange power emote
Strange power mod Chihiro.png|Mod Chihiro saying how the Strange power related to Daemonheim.
Idria strange power.png|Idria being affected by the Strange Power after Jhallan is sacrificed during Ritual of The Mahjarrat
</gallery>
|}

==Trivia==
*The strange power event happened exactly 4 years after the release of ''[[Enakhra's Lament]]'' on [[23 January]] [[2006]].
*Mod Chihiro has confirmed that the strange power was related to the backstory for [[Daemonheim]].
*The red mist looks similar to the hitting animation of [[Miasmic Burst]]. It also looks like the damaging charge that occasionally occurs when one is being hunted in [[Fist of Guthix]].
*Mod Chris L made the strange power event.
*It is believed that the strange power was connected to Bilrach reaching the bottom of Daemonheim.
*According to their examine text, [[Reborn mage (Daemonheim)|reborn mages]] were reborn thanks to the strange power. Interestingly, the reborn mages in Daemonheim are identical in appearance to the [[lesser reborn mage]]s in the [[Phoenix lair]], which were themselves reborn through the [[Phoenix]]'s power.

==Video footage==
There are several videos on [[wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]] in which the event was captured.

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0O1oLvgfzo Strange power unleashes itself on Runescape] - Smithing
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQFLCByvn1o Runescape 1/23/10 <nowiki>[Strange Power] Jagex's Hint on a Hidden Update? MUST SEE</nowiki>] - Kalphite Queen
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjW8XyyihYU "you feel a strange power unleash itself upon you"+all runescape skillcapes at one moment] - Mega Skillcape
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83m7p04gg2Y Strange power emote at great guard invasion 5 - Super Treeco] - Great Guard Invasion
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hus1OP7KXPY you feel a stange power unleash itself upon you? barbarian assault] - Barbarian Assault
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjDf8M1yA_s&feature=related Stange Power Unleashes Itself ¤ Wtf just happend on runescape? Glitch? Bug? Aliens?] - Pking
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9c0iOyiciQ Strange Power Unleashed At KBD?] - Kbd Guide

==References==
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==See also==
*[[Daemonheim]]
*[[Dungeoneering]]

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