this is an exact quote from the rs official site Proof of life (runes) "We actually made the life rune for Classic, but didn't release it. Some players discovered its existence, but there was no way to actually get it." Paul RuneScape Content Team "Initially, we were considering Summoning as an addition to Magic. We actually made the life rune for Classic, but didn't release it. Some players discovered its existence, but there was no way to actually get it," says Paul. Developing the RS2 engine held up things for a while and, by the time we got back to Summoning, there'd been some changes. "At that point, Magic was already filling out and we were also concepting Desert Treasure and alternate spellbooks, so decided it would be better as a new skill rather than an addition to an older one," says Mod Mark. The life rune, from RuneScape Classic, was never actually released. proof that they did exist but were never released