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|location = Fossil Island |
|location = Fossil Island |
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|north = Northern Sea |
|north = Northern Sea |
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+ | |east = Unknown |
|south = Morytania |
|south = Morytania |
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|west = Wilderness |
|west = Wilderness |
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+ | '''Fossil Island''' is a [[members]]-only area located north-east corner of [[Morytania]] and unveils a unique environment where players can train a variety of skills. It is an ancient, uncharted island currently being explored by the [[Varrock Museum]]. |
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+ | The island itself is surrounded by seven other smaller islands. However, these cannot currently be reached by the player, and likely serves as an aesthetic on the [[world map]]. |
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− | '''Fossil Island''' is a [[members]]-only area located in the far north-east corner of Gielinor. It is an ancient, unexplored island currently being investigated by the researchers of the [[Varrock Museum]], which is the main focus of the [[Bone Voyage]] quest. The island lies north of [[Morytania]] and unveils a unique uncharted environment where players can train Mining, Farming, Hunter, Crafting, Agility, Fishing and Thieving. |
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+ | In order to reach the island, players must have completed the [[Bone Voyage]] [[quest]]. |
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==Transportation== |
==Transportation== |
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− | + | The fastest way to travel to Fossil Island is to use a [[digsite pendant]], which will teleport the player near the barge at the [[Digsite]], where they can board the barge by speaking to the [[barge guard]], then the [[Lead Navigator]], and lastly the [[Junior Navigator]]. |
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+ | [[File:Magic_Mushtree_map.png|thumb|200px|A map showing the locations of the Magic Mushtrees.]] |
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+ | The digsite pendant can be used on a strange machine inside the [[House on the Hill]], north of the [[Museum Camp]], which will unlock an option on the pendant to teleport to the House. Inside this House, there is also a Magic Mushtree, which unlocks the [[Mycelium Transportation System]]. This system of Magic Mushtrees allow transportation around Fossil Island, but in order to access them, they must be discovered by walking to their locations first and attempting to use them. |
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+ | ==Areas== |
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− | The fastest way to travel to Fossil Island is to use a [[Digsite pendant]], which will teleport the player next to the barge at the [[Digsite]]. After completing Bone Voyage, a pendant can be used on the strange machine at the house on the hill, north of the [[Museum Camp]]. This will allow your [[Digsite pendant]] (and all future pendants) to teleport directly to Fossil Island |
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{{Main|Museum Camp}} |
{{Main|Museum Camp}} |
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+ | [[File:Museum Camp.png|thumb|250px|The Museum Camp.]] |
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− | After arriving on Fossil Island, the player will be just west of the [[Museum Camp]]. At first, the camp will not be very useful, but players can utilise their [[Construction]] skill and some materials to build improvements within the camp. |
+ | After arriving on Fossil Island, the player will be just west of the [[Museum Camp]]. At first, the camp will not be very useful, but players can utilise their [[Construction]] skill and some materials to build improvements within the camp. Building the utilities require a [[hammer]] to build. |
− | *A bank chest: 2 Oak planks, an iron bar, and 5 nails (requires 21 construction) |
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− | *A cooking fire: A tinderbox, 2 logs, an iron bar and 3 soft clay (requires 24 construction) |
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− | *A water source: 2 Oak planks, bucket, rope, and 5 nails (requires 22 construction) |
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− | *A loom: 2 Oak planks, rope, and 5 nails (requires 29 construction) |
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− | *A spinning wheel: 4 Oak planks, 5 nails (requires 28 construction) |
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− | *A fossil cleaning station: 5 regular planks (several are laying scattered around), 5 nails (requires 5 construction) |
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− | ''Total items needed are as follows: Hammer, 10 Oak Planks, 2 Iron Bars, 25 Nails, 1 Tinderbox, 2 Logs, 3 Soft Clay, 1 Bucket, 2 Ropes and 5 Planks.'' |
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+ | In total, players will the following items to build everything: 10 oak planks, 2 iron bars, 25 nails, 1 tinderbox, 2 logs, 3 soft clay, 1 bucket, 2 ropes and 5 planks. |
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− | After building every camp improvement, players can speak to an NPC called [[Peter]] just west of the rowboat for a reward of 5 [[Unidentified small fossil]]s. |
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+ | !Utility |
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+ | !Level |
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+ | !Materials |
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+ | !Experience |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Fossil cleaning station |
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+ | |5 {{Skill clickpic|Construction}} |
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+ | |5 [[plank]]s, 5 [[nails]] |
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+ | |100 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Bank chest |
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+ | |21 {{Skill clickpic|Construction}} |
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+ | |2 [[oak plank]]s, an [[iron bar]], 5 [[nails]] |
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+ | |200 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Well |
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+ | |22 {{Skill clickpic|Construction}} |
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+ | |2 [[oak plank]]s, [[bucket]], [[rope]], 5 [[nails]] |
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+ | |500 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Cooking fire |
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+ | |24 {{Skill clickpic|Construction}} |
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+ | |2 [[logs]], [[tinderbox]], [[iron bar]], 3 [[soft clay]] |
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+ | |800 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Spinning wheel |
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+ | |28 {{Skill clickpic|Construction}} |
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+ | |4 [[oak plank]]s, 5 [[nails]] |
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+ | |1,000 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Loom |
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+ | |29 {{Skill clickpic|Construction}} |
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+ | |2 [[oak plank]]s, [[rope]], 5 [[nails]] |
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+ | |1,000 |
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+ | |} |
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{{Main|Mushroom Forest}} |
{{Main|Mushroom Forest}} |
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+ | [[File:Mushroom Forest.png|thumb|left|250px|The Mushroom Forest.]] |
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⚫ | The northwest section of the island is the Mushroom Forest. There are various activities here that allow players to train a variety of skills. Players can slay [[Ancient Zygomite]]s as part of a [[Zygomite]] [[slayer assignment]], track down [[herbiboar]]s throughout the Forest, plant [[teak tree|teak]] and [[mahogany tree]]s in the three tree patches in the south-east corner, and calcify fossils in the [[mycelium pool]]. |
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+ | In addition, the [[Wyvern Cave]] can be found in the Mushroom Forest, beneath a trapdoor. The wyverns within can only be slain if players have been assigned Fossil Island Wyverns as a slayer task. |
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− | ==Tar Swamp== |
+ | ===Tar Swamp=== |
{{Main|Tar Swamp}} |
{{Main|Tar Swamp}} |
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+ | [[File:Tar Swamp.png|thumb|250px|The Tar Swamp.]] |
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+ | The southwest section of the island contains a large swamp. Traveling through the swamp requires a [[rake]] to clear vines in addition to an axe to chop down thick vines.[[Sulliuscep]] mushrooms can be found throughout the swamp, but only one can be chopped down, forcing players to traverse the hostile swamp, while avoiding aggressive [[Tar Monster]]s, to find the choppable sulliuscep. |
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+ | In the southern end of the swamp, players will find the [[Deranged archaeologist]], who fights similarly to the [[Crazy archaeologist]] found in the [[Wilderness]] [[Ruins (west)|ruins]]. However, he is much more dangerous, as his special attack can hit over 70. |
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− | The southwest section of the island contains a large swamp. There are various mushrooms that can be chopped down for [[Woodcutting]] experience within, but only one of them will be grown at a time, forcing the player to run past various threats in order to continue to chop the mushroom. |
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− | The [[Deranged archaeologist]] can also be found in this area. |
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⚫ | Located on the northeast side of the island, the House on the Hill can be |
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+ | [[File:Underwater.png|thumb|250px|left|The underwater area beneath Fossil Island.]] |
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⚫ | Beneath the waters of Fossil Island lies a large underwater area that can be accessed by using the rowboat at the north-east corner of the [[Mushroom Forest]] - travelling out to sea with the rowboat brings the player to a small island with a bank chest, where they can then travel back or right click on the rowboat to enter the underwater area. |
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⚫ | Unlike other underwater areas throughout the game, a small bar indicating the player's oxygen level will appear at the top left of the game screen when they enter the area. This bar will continually drain while the player remains underwater - if it runs out, players will drown and reappear at the surface. You can refill your oxygen by collecting [[pufferfish]], which can be consumed to refill your oxygen. However, if the player has a [[fishbowl helmet]] and [[diving apparatus]] equipped, their oxygen level will stay at 100%. The helmet and apparatus can be safely removed and re-equipped while underwater, and if you have an oxygen level below 100%, it will slowly fill back up once both items are re-equipped. |
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− | To the eastern side of the house on a small peninsula lies the 'Strange Stone', Upon examination the player will read "It seems to have been hit with swords." |
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− | "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Similar to that observed in the birthing pool, the spore on this island have the potential to inhabit the host, creating a symbiotic relationship between fungus and creature." |
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− | "I have witnessed this first hand. The young are deliberately left beneath colonies of the spore until they pass out, choking. A violent affair, but one I have grown to understand is necessary. Perhaps my own concerns of the treatment of subject 1 were invalid. Pain has its place in the needs for advancement." |
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− | "I have been impressed how quickly my creatures have evolved, the others will have to listen now! Again, the similarities to the garic are so frequent, there must be an academic explanation. Several have formed territories based on the spore colonies that inhabit them, and the mutations are consistent based on geography. Much like ourselves, it was only a matter of time before a divide formed." |
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− | "The Zygomite experiment and its effect on location could be explored here, if the spore colonies could be removed in part. Part of me is jealous of the union, I feel alone. My work keeps me sane." |
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− | In the basement of the House on the Hill, A pile of books can be searched to obtain a book titled [[Ancient Diary]]. |
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+ | [[File:House on the Hill.png|thumb|250px|The House on the Hill, an ancient dragonkin structure.]] |
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⚫ | Located on the northeast side of the island, the House on the Hill can be traveled to by climbing a hill on the south end of the [[Mushroom Forest]]. Located within the House on the Hill there are various strange machines, one of which can enchant a [[digsite pendant]] to allow players to [[teleport]] directly to the House. In addition, one of the four [[Magic Mushtree]]s on the Island can be found here, allowing quick access to other parts of the island by teleporting here via digsite pendant, then using the magic mushtree to travel. |
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+ | [[File:House_on_the_Hill_basement.png|thumb|left|250px|The House's basement. In the centre lies a strange grid with missing pieces.]] |
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⚫ | In the basement of the House, accessible via a trapdoor in the south east corner, there are several stone chests with a search option. Searching the stone chest will ask for a [[numulite]]. After inserting the numulite, the chest will give the search option to insert 100 numulites into the hole. The chests have a chance of having nothing happen, dealing damage, or giving one of various notes. The notes can be added to the player's [[Fossil island note book]]. In addition, behind the ladder, a pile of books can be searched to obtain an [[ancient diary]]. |
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==Concept art== |
==Concept art== |
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Revision as of 00:41, 12 September 2017
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Wilderness | ← | Fossil Island | → | Unknown |
Fossil Island is a members-only area located north-east corner of Morytania and unveils a unique environment where players can train a variety of skills. It is an ancient, uncharted island currently being explored by the Varrock Museum.
The island itself is surrounded by seven other smaller islands. However, these cannot currently be reached by the player, and likely serves as an aesthetic on the world map.
In order to reach the island, players must have completed the Bone Voyage quest.
Transportation
The fastest way to travel to Fossil Island is to use a digsite pendant, which will teleport the player near the barge at the Digsite, where they can board the barge by speaking to the barge guard, then the Lead Navigator, and lastly the Junior Navigator.
The digsite pendant can be used on a strange machine inside the House on the Hill, north of the Museum Camp, which will unlock an option on the pendant to teleport to the House. Inside this House, there is also a Magic Mushtree, which unlocks the Mycelium Transportation System. This system of Magic Mushtrees allow transportation around Fossil Island, but in order to access them, they must be discovered by walking to their locations first and attempting to use them.
Areas
Museum Camp
After arriving on Fossil Island, the player will be just west of the Museum Camp. At first, the camp will not be very useful, but players can utilise their Construction skill and some materials to build improvements within the camp. Building the utilities require a hammer to build.
In total, players will the following items to build everything: 10 oak planks, 2 iron bars, 25 nails, 1 tinderbox, 2 logs, 3 soft clay, 1 bucket, 2 ropes and 5 planks.
Utility | Level | Materials | Experience |
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Fossil cleaning station | 5 | 5 planks, 5 nails | 100 |
Bank chest | 21 | 2 oak planks, an iron bar, 5 nails | 200 |
Well | 22 | 2 oak planks, bucket, rope, 5 nails | 500 |
Cooking fire | 24 | 2 logs, tinderbox, iron bar, 3 soft clay | 800 |
Spinning wheel | 28 | 4 oak planks, 5 nails | 1,000 |
Loom | 29 | 2 oak planks, rope, 5 nails | 1,000 |
Mushroom Forest
The northwest section of the island is the Mushroom Forest. There are various activities here that allow players to train a variety of skills. Players can slay Ancient Zygomites as part of a Zygomite slayer assignment, track down herbiboars throughout the Forest, plant teak and mahogany trees in the three tree patches in the south-east corner, and calcify fossils in the mycelium pool.
In addition, the Wyvern Cave can be found in the Mushroom Forest, beneath a trapdoor. The wyverns within can only be slain if players have been assigned Fossil Island Wyverns as a slayer task.
Tar Swamp
The southwest section of the island contains a large swamp. Traveling through the swamp requires a rake to clear vines in addition to an axe to chop down thick vines.Sulliuscep mushrooms can be found throughout the swamp, but only one can be chopped down, forcing players to traverse the hostile swamp, while avoiding aggressive Tar Monsters, to find the choppable sulliuscep.
In the southern end of the swamp, players will find the Deranged archaeologist, who fights similarly to the Crazy archaeologist found in the Wilderness ruins. However, he is much more dangerous, as his special attack can hit over 70.
Volcano
The volcano can be found on the southeast side of the island. Many ash piles can be found here, along with the Volcanic Mine.
Underwater
Beneath the waters of Fossil Island lies a large underwater area that can be accessed by using the rowboat at the north-east corner of the Mushroom Forest - travelling out to sea with the rowboat brings the player to a small island with a bank chest, where they can then travel back or right click on the rowboat to enter the underwater area.
Unlike other underwater areas throughout the game, a small bar indicating the player's oxygen level will appear at the top left of the game screen when they enter the area. This bar will continually drain while the player remains underwater - if it runs out, players will drown and reappear at the surface. You can refill your oxygen by collecting pufferfish, which can be consumed to refill your oxygen. However, if the player has a fishbowl helmet and diving apparatus equipped, their oxygen level will stay at 100%. The helmet and apparatus can be safely removed and re-equipped while underwater, and if you have an oxygen level below 100%, it will slowly fill back up once both items are re-equipped.
House on the Hill
Located on the northeast side of the island, the House on the Hill can be traveled to by climbing a hill on the south end of the Mushroom Forest. Located within the House on the Hill there are various strange machines, one of which can enchant a digsite pendant to allow players to teleport directly to the House. In addition, one of the four Magic Mushtrees on the Island can be found here, allowing quick access to other parts of the island by teleporting here via digsite pendant, then using the magic mushtree to travel.
In the basement of the House, accessible via a trapdoor in the south east corner, there are several stone chests with a search option. Searching the stone chest will ask for a numulite. After inserting the numulite, the chest will give the search option to insert 100 numulites into the hole. The chests have a chance of having nothing happen, dealing damage, or giving one of various notes. The notes can be added to the player's Fossil island note book. In addition, behind the ladder, a pile of books can be searched to obtain an ancient diary.