I Took Up the Runes was created in 1990-08.
The Runes of the Earth was created on 2004-10-21.
Runes of Magic was created on 2009-03-19.
Emperor of the Black Runes was created in 2003-05.
Secret of the Runes - album - was created on 2001-10-08.
The poem Havamal, from the Poetic Edda, describes Odin gaining the runes through self sacrifice. Hanging upside down on the ash tree Yggdrasil (the world tree), he finally spots the runes. Stanza 138; "I know that I hung on a windy tree, nine long nights, wounded with a spear, dedicated to Odin, myself to myself, on that tree which no man knows from where it's roots run". Stanza 139; "No bread did they give me nor drink from a horn, downwards I peered, I took up the runes, screaming I took them, then I fell back from there".
The runes represented wisdom, and he gained wisdom through self sacrifice. Stanza 138: " I know that I hung on a windy tree, nine long nights, wounded with a spear, dedicated to Odin, myself to myself, on that tree which no man knows from where it's roots run." Stanza 139: "No bread did they give me nor drink from a horn, downwards I peered, I took the runes, screaming I took them, then I fell back from there."
On runescape you gather certain runes and you cast spells to attack monsters to get you magic level up.
Mostly Fire runes but Law runes and Air runes are not far behind them.
the code for law runes plus other runes is: law runes: ::pickup 0563 999999999 nature runes: ::pickup 0561 999999999 fire runes: ::pickup 0554 999999999 water runes: ::pickup 0555 999999999 mind runes: ::pickup 0558 999999999 chaos runes: ::pickup 0562 999999999 air runes: ::pickup 0556 999999999 body runes: ::pickup 0559 999999999 death runes: ::pickup 0560 999999999 blood runes: ::pickup 0565 999999999 cosmic runes: ::pickup 0564 999999999 soul runes: ::pickup 0566 999999999 earth runes: ::pickup 0557 999999999 when you enter 999999999 at the end you get unlimited runes!!!! if you have any more questions add vamp0s =)
Water and Air
Yes and no. You will increase the number of runes you create per essence as you level up, but it does not change on every single level. For example, you will create one air rune per essence at level 1, two per essence when you reach level 11, three per essence at level 22, four at 33, five at 44, and so on. Also, some runes cannot be created in multiples no matter what level you reach, namely Law, Death, and Blood runes.
The spell Ice Blitz requires three Water Runes, two Blood Runes, and two Death Runes.