I havent read all the other replies.. Shoot me if I repeat someone. Rule 8. No two characters under rule by the same person can interact with each other in any way at all. Thats the rule in idiot form. Why is it there? Jagex wants each character to start fairly and evenly with someone who just started playing. If 'Jake', level 3, sees 'Bob, also level 3, running around with a santa hat and Jake somehow gets to know the price of a santa hat, of course he will want one. Unless Bob has 99 fishing and is a member, I seriously doubt he came up with 25+ million GP for that santa hat. Everbody knows that santa originated on a different character; that character beind his main. Dumbing it down: Jagex wants a level 3 that has actually played for some time to start as if it was the persons first day on RuneScape. Thats why that rule is there.