Beacon Network

For the quest item, see Beacon ring



The Beacon Network is a series of 14 beacons along the Wilderness and Morytania borders to warn of possible threats to the kingdoms of Asgarnia and Misthalin.

Introduction
King Roald III ordered the creation of the network of beacons from the Salve all the way west, along the Wilderness Ditch and north to the edge of the Wilderness. Each beacon can burn 20 logs at a time, and can be refreshed with an additional 5 logs (all of the same type).

In times of peace, testing can be done with any log and the fire burns its natural colour. In times of danger the Beacon Keepers have Gnomish firelighters to colour the fires different colours to indicate different threats.

(The last two beacon colours are discovered during Defender of Varrock).
 * Normal flame is a test run of the beacons.
 * Green signals a potential emergency.
 * Red means full-scale emergency.

Players testing the beacons are rewarded for their efforts. See All Fired Up and All Fired Up (minigame) for details on play and rewards.

The Beacons
A beacon is indicated by the Fired Up Beacon icon on the world map and minimap. Firemaking levels 43-92 are required to light the beacons.

To see which beacons are lit, you can right-click the NPC guarding the beacon and select 'Information.' If you have a lit beacon, it will look like this:

The flame means it is lit, while the blue dots mean that they have either died or have not yet been lit. You can give the Beacon guards Macaw pouches (Summoning) in order to have further visibility on the Information map.

Note: You can preload the beacons (the logs will stay there until you light them). It is highly advised that you do this. Also it is recommended to repair everything before you start.

Warning! Some beacons are in the Wilderness and players should consider taking precautions in case Revenants attack.

Walkthrough

 * See Beacon walkthrough

Trivia

 * The beacon network is a possible reference to the Great Wall of China because the guard towers on the wall were used similarly, aiding in relaying messages over long distances relatively quickly.
 * A similar beacon system is used in J.R.R. Tolkien's, 'The Lord of the Rings', to warn of danger.
 * The beacon network is also very similar to the Martello Towers of Ireland. These towers would have a beacon on the roofs to warn the nearest tower of incoming attacks.