West Ardougne is a hellish plague-infested city, where the sick and the healthy mingle behind the locked gates and high walls. Since the last time King Tyras and his army returned from the west, the plague has taken seat there, and it is only through King Lathas’s intervention that the disease has not spread.

Since the arrival of the plague, King Tyras’s name has been a bad one in West Ardougne, so the citizens are mostly pleased that he and his army have gone back through the Underground Pass to the west.

Having said that, the very nature of the city makes it an exciting place for explorers to rummage about. There are countless derelict buildings, houses filled with plague-stricken residents, and a graveyard filled to overflowing.

West Ardougne, obviously, lies west of its twin city, East Ardougne, though the gates between the two have been locked since the plague arrived. Few travellers ever come through now, though there are those who go in to help the plague victims.

To the south is the Battlefield, where gnomes and General Khazard’s troops constantly collide in combat.

Far to the north of West Ardougne are the Baxtorian Falls, while closer lies the Combat Training Camp.

Finally, to the west is the Underground Pass, long impassable and filled with a vast array of evil creatures and the undead.

There is little industry in West Ardougne, though with all the plague victims and mourners there is still much to do – or kill, if you prefer. The graveyard in the south-west of the city is an exciting place, too, and tourists are advised to take a look.

The most interesting sight in the city must be the recruiter, who can be found trying to convince the people of West Ardougne to join King Tyras’s army. From his station in the city square he receives all the insults and derision that the people of West Ardougne intend for their king.

No quests can be started in West Ardougne.

• If you talk to the Recruiter, people will throw tomatoes at him which you can pick up.
• There is a chisel and a knife in the Head Mourner’s house.
• Civilians in West Ardougne will buy grown cats, overgrown cats, wily cats and lazy cats from you for 100 death runes. Regular men and women won’t buy them as they’re too poor to afford a cat.

Aside from the dangers in even getting to the Troll Stronghold, once you get there you will be faced with an area populated entirely by high-level trolls in a fairly cramped environment. For this reason you should take plenty of food. It is also a good idea to take a Games Necklace so that you can teleport back to Burthorpe if you need to make a hasty escape.

To gain access to the Troll Stronghold you must start the Troll Stronghold quest.

The Troll Stronghold, base of the trolls

The Troll Stronghold in the far north of RuneScape is a dangerous place, even for powerful adventurers and famous heroes. It is a rocky place and entirely suited to the trolls. They enjoy being surrounded by something less intelligent than themselves; if they can throw it, so much the better.

The Stronghold is built into the mountains, rather than constructed on top of them, so from a distance it is difficult to see any evidence of it at all. From this ‘secret’ base the trolls launch their assaults against the puny humans that try to ambush them.

To the south-east of the Troll Stronghold is Burthorpe, where the Crown Prince of Asgarnia lives protected by his loyal Imperial Guard who are constantly at war with the trolls.

West is the entrance to the dwarven city of Keldagrim and, beyond, the Fremennik settlement of Rellekka.

Just to the north of Trollheim, beyond a pile of enormous boulders, is the ruined temple that marks the entrance to the God Wars Dungeon.

The path to the Troll Stronghold is long and circuitous, not to mention the fact that trolls will throw rocks down from above and attack anyone coming close enough with their brutal clubs.

The Stronghold’s points of interest

The Troll Stronghold is a mammoth structure carved from the rock of the mountains, and filled with one of the most aggressive races in RuneScape. There are still those that can be spoken to, though, even in a settlement so opposed to humans.

Outside the Stronghold itself is a less ‘civilised’ area, where the smaller trolls live, having been bullied out of the Stronghold by their larger cousins.

There is also the arena, where the massive Dad challenges all comers to single combat. He’s honourable, though, and will let anyone that bests him travel on to the Stronghold.

Within the Stronghold, beneath the kitchens, is the store room. Here the trolls hoard their finest food – except for humans, who are kept in cells right next to the trolls’ impressive range of torture devices.

The following quest can be started in the Troll Stronghold:

• Troll Romance (Members)
• My Arm’s Big Adventure (Members)

• Once you have completed Eadgar’s Ruse you will be able to return to the Troll Stronghold to fetch more goutweed for Sanfew in Taverley. He will reward you by trading it for herbs more useful to you.
• A quick way to Trollheim is to use the Trollheim Teleport spell, though you must have completed Eadgar’s Ruse to use this spell.
• Having completed Love Story, it is possible to retrieve a book from a dwarf in Keldagrim to give to the Wise Old Man. He will then teach you how to modify your Teleport to House tablets to take you to Trollheim.

Taverley is home to the druids of RuneScape. These worshippers of Guthix are close to nature and will not willingly do anything to disrupt the natural order. They are all gifted herbalists, skilled in the preparation of many oils, unguents and potions mixed from a range of special herbs and weeds.

The town itself is composed of buildings in odd shapes, more reminiscent of the curves of an elaborate pipe than a house.

The town also boasts a mightily impressive stone circle, where the druids gather to worship Guthix.

Taverley’s location

Taverley lies in Asgarnia’s north-west, pinned between Falador to the southeast and Burthorpe to the north.

West across White Wolf Mountain is the town of Catherby, where many adventurers pause to work on their Fishing.

Just south of the town, its entrance hidden in a forest of dead trees, is the ominous and deadly Taverley Dungeon.

Possibly the most useful shop in town is the herbalist’s. Jatix will happily sell the essentials of potion brewing, while Sanfew, who lives upstairs, will trade goutweed for more useful herbs – provided you have proven yourself reliable, of course.

The stone circle, north of the town, is not just for decoration, or for the druids to pay their respects – there is an altar to Guthix there which adventurers may pray at to restore some divine favour.

There is also a house portal for those who have chosen to make Taverley their home.

The Boy Children are not a common sight in RuneScape (with adventurers rushing about slaughtering everything that moves, it is understandable that their parents keep them hidden away), but the boy in Taverley has nowhere to go. He has lost his favourite ball into the witch’s garden and will not be able to have any childish fun without it.		Nora T. Hagg The old woman that lives in Taverley may be a witch, but she is obviously not the particularly evil kind. She is more interested in experimenting than in simply turning people into toads (if she was in that line of business the boy that keeps kicking his ball into her garden would be less boy and more toad by now). To be fair, though, she doesn’t seem to be a huge fan of the druids…
The boy can be found weeping south of the witch’s garden.		The witch can be found patrolling her impressive garden.

The following quests can be started in Taverley:

• Witch’s House (Members)
• Fishing Contest (Members)
• Druidic Ritual (Members)
• Wolf Whistle (Members)
• Eadgar’s Ruse (Members)
• Grim Tales (Members)

White Wolf (Level 25/38) The wolves that White Wolf Mountain is named for are dangerous beasts, and more than likely to cause trouble for people on their first journey across the mountains. They survive the cold of the altitude by gorging on the flesh of those foolish enough to come unprepared.		Druid (Level 33) Though the druids of Taverley are peaceful by nature, they are also imbued with a small part of Guthix’s powers which can make them a surprisingly difficult foe for adventurers expecting an easy fight. They occasionally use Magic to defend themselves, but mostly they seem to prefer good old fisticuffs.
White wolves, curiously enough, can be found on White Wolf Mountain, west of Taverley		Druids can be found throughout Taverley.

• If you intend to train Herblore, you will need to complete the Druidic Ritual quest.
• Bettamax, wandering around the centre of Taverley, will offer to sell you juju teleport spiritbags for upwards of 2,000gp. These will teleport you to the Herblore Habitat once used.
• There are a couple of tea stashes in the town: one in the house north-east of the herbalist, the other on a table in the south of the town.
• Upstairs in the house north-east of the herbalist, someone has rather carelessly left a shortbow.
• Swamp toads can be gathered along the shore south-east of town.
• There is a king worm spawn point near the cabbage patch. King worms are slightly nutritious by themselves, but fantastic when used in gnome recipes.
• There is a mysteriously locked chest in one house in Taverley which, rumour supposes, can only be opened by a key of purest crystal.

Shilo Village is a small settlement, deep within the jungles of Karamja. Given the dangers of the island, it is little surprise that the villagers have chosen to protect themselves with a wall that extends around the whole of the village. The only point of entrance is in the east, where a series of gates and barricades keep a horde of the undead from overrunning the town.

The undead have apparently been sent by the Zombie Queen, Rashiliyia, and the village desperately needs help to save its citizens from all being killed and raised again to stalk the living through the jungles.

Shilo Village lies in the southern half of Karamja straddling the river; it also marks the last human settlement before reaching the Kharazi Jungle.

North of the village is Tai Bwo Wannai, where the tribal traditions of Karamja are maintained and a great deal of knowledge about the island is stored. Travelling further, to the extreme north of Karamja, adventurers will come to Brimhaven, the town of pirates and sailors from around RuneScape.

To the west is Cairn Island and, across the oceans, the ogre-ridden lands of the Feldip Hills. To the south-east is the Herblore Habitat.

Shilo Village is much more than a minor settlement far from civilisation. There are numerous Fishing spots lining the river through town, with a Fishing shop to ensure you have the right equipment to exploit the waters; in the north-west of the town is a gem mine; Duradel, the Slayer Master, lives there and is more than happy to sell Slayer equipment and to set tasks.

The furnace is not in the best condition, so you will have to pay a small fee to use it.

West of the town is the ship ‘The Lady of the Waves’, which will take you to Port Sarim or Port Khazard for a modest price.

If you’d prefer to head to Brimhaven, Vigroy has a cart in the south-west of town that will take you there, charging you what he thinks you’re worth.

North of the town is the Nature Altar, which brings eager travellers from many miles around, including those escaping the mindless horrors of the Abyss.

If combat is more your area of interest, then the undead trapped between the gates and barricades provide a steady stream of relatively high-level combat.

Mosol Rei Mosol Rei defends Shilo Village against the dangers of Rashiliyia’s minions. He is on constant guard against unholy creatures returned to life. He is knowledgeable, though he doesn’t seem to realise how much he actually knows.		Yanni Salika This friendly antiques dealer is more than willing to take very rare items off your hands, and even more eager to offer to do you a favour – if you do him one first.
Mosol Rei can be found outside the barricades, warning travellers away.		Yanni Salika can be found in his shop on the north side of the river.

The following quests can be started in Shilo Village:

• Shilo Village (Members)
• One Small Favour (Members)

• There are seaweed spawn points along the north bank of the river.
• The gem mine is one of the very few places that you can reliably get gems, including opals, red topaz and jade. For this reason alone, Shilo Village is worth a look.
• The combination of a sand pit, seaweed and a furnace makes Shilo Village an excellent place to practice your glass making.

Rellekka is the capital of the Fremennik province, and the only major settlement. All Fremennik, returning home from sea or from raiding the softer settlements around RuneScape, can expect a riotous welcome at the town’s Long Hall.

Many people consider the Fremennik to be a foolish or stupid people, but nothing could be further from the truth. The Fremennik are resourceful and clever, and, if you want to join the clan, be prepared to face the full extent of their cunning.

Rellekka lies far to the north of RuneScape and would be part of the Wilderness, but for the mountainous wall formed by the troll regions to the east.

To the south and south-east are Sinclair Mansion, the Seers’ Village and Camelot, small settlements that Fremennik warriors could, should they choose, easily pillage.

Off the coast of Rellekka are the islands of Miscellania, Etceteria and Waterbirth Island.

Rellekka is a bustling village full of traders, warriors, sailors and raucously drunk heroes of the Fremennik clan. As a result, you can expect to be able to purchase almost anything you could want from a city. The only problem is that the Fremennik are particularly mistrustful of foreigners – or ‘outerlanders’ – and anyone that wishes to trade there will first need to speak to their Chieftain.

Upon gaining the right to walk among them, though, an adventurer will gain access to prime Fishing spots, excellent arms and armour, Yrsa’s clothes and shoes, and, of course, the finest beer in RuneScape in the largest quantities.

The following quest can be started in Rellekka:

• The Fremennik Trials (Members)
• Lunar Diplomacy (Members)
• The Fremennik Isles (Members)
• Glorious Memories (Members)

Rock crab (Level 13) Rock crabs are peculiar beasts, due to their remarkable camouflage. It is almost impossible to distinguish a rock crab from a normal rock until you wander too close and it reveals itself by trying to nip off a piece of your flesh for dinner.		Black unicorn foal (Level 22) If unicorns are rare, black unicorns must be considered especially rare. The black unicorn foal is a cute little creature, but undeniably evil.
Rock crabs can be found north of town.		Black unicorns can be found east of Rellekka, wandering in the woods.

• Sailors on the docks in the north of town will take you to Miscellania and Etceteria, Waterbirth Island and the Lunar Isle, if you are some way through the Lunar Diplomacy quest.
• There is a bucket of milk in a hut in the east of town.
• The mine in the north of town has silver, coal and clay.
• There is a bronze hatchet spawn point near the hobgoblins north of the town.

Port Khazard is a lonely wee spot, notable primarily for its proximity to the Fight Arena, where General Khazard’s finest soldiers train before being sent into the field opposing the gnomes. Aside from this, it is a fairly quiet town reliant upon the docks to bring trade into their small economy.

Port Khazard is located south-east of East Ardougne, and north-east of Yanille.

Those who have access to the Lunar Spellbook will find that (given a certain Magic level) they can teleport, or teleport a group to Port Khazard.

If you are on Karamja and have completed the Shilo Village quest, you will be able to buy a one-way ticket on the ‘Lady of the Waves’ from the dock south of Cairn Isle to Port Khazard.

Since the arrival of the charter ships, wealthier explorers can travel to and from Port Khazard with greater freedom.

Murphy can be found on the docks in Port Khazard. He is a main feature here, as he operates (or tries to) a Fishing Trawler. He is also an expert in the undersea depths and has been on trips to the area south of Rimmington, where mogres are said to live.

Port Khazard has many shops, one of which is vital to the Fishing Trawler, as it sells ropes, swamp paste and bailing buckets, all used in the activity.

Murphy Murphy owns and runs the Fishing Trawler. It’s possibly not the best of ships, as it has a tendency to fall apart.		Tindel Marchant Tindel Marchant seems to enjoy his job a fair bit, trading with players who find rusty swords throughout the lands, and buffing them up into nicely restored weapons. If you think you have found an old dusty blade, maybe Marchant can help you out.
Those wishing to join one of the trawlers should speak with Murphy on the docks of Port Khazard.		Tindel Marchant is found at his stall, on the docks not far from Murphy.

There are no quests to be started in Port Khazard.

• Port Khazard is the starting point for the Fishing Trawler.
• Murphy knows the location of the mogres that dwell beneath the sea. If you need to face them during Recipe for Disaster, Murphy should be your first port of call. You can also visit the area after completing the quest.

The areas to the west and north of Oo’glog are patrolled by ogress warriors and champions. They are particularly aggressive and more than willing to skewer anyone looking tasty.

To make best use of Oo’glog’s facilities, you should play through As a First Resort….

Oo’glog has been considered by the sensible to be a pretty poor choice of holiday resort. Beyond the surly ogress warriors that guard its gates are sulphuric and putrid pools, diseased animals, a complete lack of any kind of welcome and a strong chance of being eaten. That may change with the arrival of Balnea, who seems to have befuddled the ogresses into doing her bidding.

The level of welcome you get in Oo’glog is pretty much dependent on how far along you are in the As a First Resort… quest. Anyone who has made their way through it will testify that Oo’glog is, miraculously, a very useful place to visit.

Oo’glog is a long trek over the Feldip Hills and through the Feldip Hunter Area. Walking south, you will find a ridge of mountains that only the agile can pass. Everyone else will have to pass through the main gates, to the south-west of the Hunter area, which is guarded by a number of aggressive ogres.

To get to Oo’glog quickly, you can use a ring of duelling or the Spirit Tree Network to teleport to the Mobilising Armies Command Centre, which is a short trek west from Oo’glog.

West of Oo’glog is a large multi-way combat area for practising your abilities with swords, bows or magic.

To the south and east of Oo’glog is the sea. This may seem irrelevant until you realise that Oo’glog can be reached by boat. You’ll have to complete As a First Resort… to do so, however.

Oo’glog may seem a mite out-of-the-way to an adventurer who likes to have things close at hand, but there is plenty here.

For those who like to fight, there is a multi-way combat area to the west and the Mobilising Armies Command Centre beyond that.

For those who like to hunt, there a number of Hunter animals outside the boundaries of Oo’glog. If you have completed As a First Resort…, there are three new Hunter creatures to trap: diseased kebbits, wimpy birds and platypodes.

There are five pools in Oo’glog that have been earmarked as health spas. Having helped Balnea to clear them of insects (or buzzy-buzzies – it depends who you talk to), you will be able to use them for various benefits:

• Bandos pool – shows your allegiance to Bandos
• Sulphur spring – reaffirms faith
• Salt-water spring – speeds up weary feet
• Thermal bath – restores and invigorates
• Mud bath – muffles scents and sharpens Hunter reflexes

There is an Agility shortcut that allows you over the northern ridge of mountains that separate Oo’glog from the Hunter area. This requires level 29 Agility.

Chief Tess Chief Tess is one of the more articulate and intelligent ogres on RuneScape, which is probably why she has risen to the position of Oo’glog chief. There is also the possibility that Dawg – her pet larupia – and her sheer size may have helped ‘persuade’ the others to let her oversee the camp.		Balnea Balnea is a goal-motivated and boundary-pushing individual who is looking to expand her lifeworld by structuralizing a modern health spa. Her professionally-challenged labourforce are a little confused by her over-use of hyphens and propensity for made-up words, but she is none-the-wiser.
Chief Tess can be found in the centre of Oo’glog, in her hut.		Balnea can be found in the Oo’glog bank, sketching business battleplans.

The following quest can be started in Oo’glog:

• As a First Resort… (Members)

• A number of herbs and flowers grow to the north of Oo’glog.
• Eucalyptus trees (which requires 58 Woodcutting) flourish to the west.

The following can be done once you have completed, or are, in some instances, partway through the As a First Resort… quest:

• There is a bank in Oo’glog for all of your banking needs. Just don’t expect five-star service.
• The Oo’glog ship will ferry you to a number of destinations. Read the Transportation – By Water page to find out more .
• The gift shop in the south-west of Oo’glog stocks a number of useful items, and a number that are slightly more…interesting. Ogre kilts, tops and bottoms anyone? Frawd will also turn any diseased kebbit pelts you have into hats.
• Kringk, Oo’glog’s resident hairdresser, will provide you with an ogre wig for 50 coins. Very nice.
• If you are a smidgeon masochistic, there is the unique ogre ‘facial’, which is entirely free. Visit Muggh for a change of look.
• Chargurr will cook meat for you or will buy some meats from you if you do not want them.
• Slayers tasked with killing jungle strykewyrms will find them on the coast just north-west of the entrance to Oo’glog.

Once citizens of Rellekka, the first settlers of Miscellania and Etceteria found their island home unforgiving. Piercing oceanic winds billowed their sails and rocky outcrops met their longships, while landfall revealed an island reluctant to be colonised. The starving settlers soon polarised to the ends of the island, bitterly squabbling over whatever growth or product they could garner from the soil. The two factions soon became Miscellania and Etceteria, remote and forgotten by most on the mainland.

Hundreds of years later, the two sides are still at odds, although their people have learnt to make best use of the frugal topsoil. Feeding on nutrient-heavy resources like fish and potatoes, maintaining their maple tree forests and chipping from the northern lodes of coal, the Miscellanians and Etceterians have learnt to help one another to survive, even if their kingdoms stand bitterly at war.

Location of the isles

Miscellania and Etceteria are accessible via the port at Rellekka, south-east from the islands, where a sailor will happily provide free passage.

To the east, over a wide expanse of sea and the frozen wastes, lies the icy ranges north of the Troll Stronghold.

Vast seas stretch out to the north and west. But only Lunar Isle is known to be there.

Miscellania is a teleport location for the ring of wealth. You must have completed Throne of Miscellania to use this teleport.

Miscellania and Etceteria have a variety of Fishing spots, Mining opportunities and rare trees, but these will only be indirectly available once you have resolved the problems in Miscellania and Etceteria.

Primarily fishing towns, Miscellania and Etceteria have comprehensive stocks. Visit the fishmonger in either town and you will find a menu that includes some delights of the sea, while also providing the gamut of tools. Though they may argue over who is the superior, both fishmongers have an impressive array.

Gardening connoisseurs will find a spirit tree patch in the south-east of Etceteria, eastward of Farmer Fromund’s temperamental garden.

Space has become limited in Miscellania, so perhaps the unexplored dungeons will have to be opened up?

King Vargas Good-natured, adventurous, and always looking for an opportunity to ‘muck in’ with his subjects, King Vargas has qualities befitting a successful monarch. His flaming temper hampers this, but the largest obstacle to his rule has recently been his looks. Suddenly transformed into a creature eight feet tall and covered in fur, King Vargas is, unquestionably, a yeti. Accepting that his rule cannot continue in such a state, he is on the look-out for a regent to continue his good work.		Queen Sigrid Gossip around Etceteria claims that the Queen is envious of King Vargas’s army, and this alone explains the enmity between the two of them. Close inspection soon reveals that something deeper lies behind the feud, something that King Vargas’s children are keen to address. Sigrid herself seems to enjoy the verbal crossing-of-swords with Vargas, as it brings a splash of colour to the drab life that she finds herself in.
King Vargas fills most of the space of his throne room in Miscellania Palace.		Queen Sigrid rules alone in her palace in Etceteria.

There are no serious threats to those visiting Miscellania or Etceteria’s mainland.

The following quests can be started at Miscellania and Etcetera:

• Throne of Miscellania (Members)
• Royal Trouble (Members)

• Want to take a load off? Visit north-east Miscellania for a chilled evening ranging penguins. A guaranteed ice breaker.
• Although the majority of Miscellania and Etceteria’s produce is required for simple subsistence, potatoes, wheat and cabbages can be taken from the farmland on southern Miscellania.
• Advisor Ghrim should be your first port of call after completing Miscellania’s two quests. He is next to King Vargas in Miscellania Palace, and is an invaluable guide to Miscellania’s intricacies.
• There is a bank in the north-east of Etceteria. This is convenient for storing away produce gained from Advisor Ghrim after the Royal Trouble quest.
• Visit the Managing Miscellania page for explanations and strategies for the Miscellania upkeep and reward system.

A quiet town on the west bank of the River Lum, Lumbridge presents a good start to your adventuring. The weather is always fine and the citizens are usually friendly. Despite its imposing castle, ruled by the generous Duke Horacio, the town is founded on its farms. There is much to do in Lumbridge, though, and it boasts a variety of training and practice opportunities, whatever your particular interests may be.

The town’s buildings are all made of the same grey stone that has survived through the years. This is the sort of determination that has seen Lumbridge through even the hardest times.

Map of Lumbridge

Lumbridge is the first town you come to when you start your adventures in RuneScape, so finding your way there after your first few expeditions should be no trouble. It is at the centre of the ‘starting area’, bounded by a long wall and guards, who warn players with a skill total below 60 that they are entering more dangerous lands.

It lies directly south of Varrock, the capital of Misthalin and seat of King Roald. East from Lumbridge is the gate to Al Kharid, a major desert town that spans the desert from the Lumbridge gate to the Shantay Pass. Travelling west from Lumbridge will deliver you to Draynor Village, a small town menaced by the ominous Draynor Manor.

As a rural township, there is a cluster of farms to the north where the locals scratch a living from the soil. There is also a windmill, which supplies most of the surrounding region with flour for bread, cakes and other baked treats. To the south of the town is Lumbridge Swamp, a sodden and dreary area filled with twisted mangroves.

Shopping in Lumbridge doesn’t need to be expensive. As a promotion to attract customers, the stores of Lumbridge offer free items – as long as you haven’t taken a sample recently.

No guide to Lumbridge would be complete without mentioning the castle. This mighty edifice has stood guard over the town for far longer than anyone can remember and looks set to continue in this way for many years and decades to come.

The farms to the north of Lumbridge are also worth a look, as they are usually quite well stocked and the farmers are not inclined to complain if you are forced to steal a cabbage out of hunger.

The church just north of the graveyard is a good place to recharge your Prayer points, and Father Aereck is always up for a chat about the finer points of modern theology.

The field to the north of the windmill was once the home of Gnomecopter Tours, but since it ceased trading Beefy Bill has set up residence in the surrounding paddock. He will send any unnoted beef, cowhides or flour you have to your bank for a 10% commission.

Travel south of the church and the Lumbridge graveyard and you’ll find a jetty that leads to a Fremennik longboat. This will take you to Daemonheim, where you can train your Dungeoneering skill.

The following quests can be started in Lumbridge:

• The Blood Pact
• Cook’s Assistant
• The Lost Tribe (Members)
• Love Story (Members)
• Myths of the White Lands
• Recipe for Disaster (Members)
• The Restless Ghost
• Rune Mysteries

Giant spider (Level 2) Giant spiders are a common creature in the lands of RuneScape and can be dangerous foes. Mercifully, the giant spiders around Lumbridge are a puny breed and should present no difficulties, even to novice adventurers.		Goblin (Level 2) Goblins are one of the most widely spread races of RuneScape, such that if they were ever properly organised they might threaten larger towns. It is a good thing, then, that they are a poorly organised race and prone to bickering. Goblins are, like giant spiders, quite simple opponents.
Giant spiders are most commonly found behind Lumbridge Castle.		The goblins around Lumbridge tend to mill about to the north and west of the town. There is also a significant cluster of goblins over the river to the east.

Giant rat (Level 3) Just like giant spiders and goblins, giant rats are a common sight. They are slightly tougher than goblins and giant spiders, but this still doesn’t say much.

Giant rats can be found west of Lumbridge Castle and in the swamps to the south of town.

If you’re in a hurry for a snack, Lumbridge is possibly the best place in the world. There are a couple of good Fishing spots on the far side of the river, overstocked farms to the north, and chickens. Chickens are a great source of food as they are very simple to kill, drop feathers for Fletching and when cooked properly they’re quite tasty. On top of that, chickens lay eggs, so keep an eye out for the feathered creatures.

Cows are also useful, as they provide both beef and cowhide. They can be found north-east across the river on Farmer Groats’s land. If you take a bucket you can milk the dairy cows.

Sheep in the pen in the north of Lumbridge will provide you with wool, though you will need to get some shears first.

There are a couple of spots in and around Lumbridge worth keeping an eye on if you’re new to RuneScape:

• Behind Bob’s Brilliant Axes is a knife spawn point.
• In front of Fred the Farmer’s house (north of Lumbridge) is a chopping block with a bronze hatchet embedded in it.
• The southern stairwell of Lumbridge Castle has a mind rune spawn point.
• Next to the northern stairwell in the Castle is a bronze arrow spawn point.
• The Castle kitchen and basement hold a selection of equipment useful for improving your Cooking skills.
• The room next to Duke Horacio’s chamber in Lumbridge Castle has a bronze dagger.
• On the east side of the river, Barfy Bill will teach members to make canoes to travel the River Lum.
• Do you enjoy knowing a few random statistics? There are two signs in Lumbridge – one outside the Castle gates and another at the entrance to the cow field – with some amusing numbers to entertain you.
• New adventurers looking to get stuck into an exciting combat quest should speak to Xenia in the graveyard.
• Those adventurers who have completed at least one subquest from the Recipe for Disaster quest will find the Culinaromancer’s Chest in the Castle basement.
• If you haven’t helped him already, Fred the Farmer could do with a helping hand to shear some of his sheep.
• There is a plaque just outside of Lumbridge Castle’s main gate to commemorate the winners of the prestigious Jagex Clan Cup. Identical plaques also reside at Clan Wars (behind the clan portal) and in Edgeville (behind the Soul Wars portal).