DIFFICULTY
The runes, songs, skills, etc. commands all have a column entitled "DIFF". This column states how difficult it is to learn the specified proficiency. A definition of the values follows:
FREE Free!!! Zero Cost
EASY Easy to Learn Half Cost
NORM Normal Normal Cost
FAIR Fair Cost 1.5 times harder then Normal
HARD Hard to Learn 2 times
VERY Very Hard... 2.5 times
CHAL Challenging! 3 times
PAIN Pain in the !!!! 3.5 times