Varrock

Varrock is one of the largest cities in RuneScape and the largest city available to free players. It is also one of the most popular cities in all of RuneScape.

Entrances
Varrock can be entered through the north gate from the Wilderness, through the east gate, through the south gate from Lumbridge, and through the west gate from Barbarian Village. Each entrance has level 21 guards around them. Fortunately, the guards are not aggressive, meaning that if a low level player walks near them, the player will not be attacked. Players can also teleport to Varrock if their magic level is 25.

Banks
Varrock's banks are located near the east gate and near the west gate. They are very large buildings and are easy to spot. They are great places to buy and sell items as many players tend to congregate at the two banks.

The West Bank
The east bank is a very popular place to buy and sell items to other players. However, because of this, the bank is very often crowded and could slow down the game.

The west bank also has a second floor and a basement. There is nothing on the second floor, though it is much quieter than the main floor. The basement contains a room with gp, one gold ore, one gold bar, a gold neckalce, and a ruby ring behind a locked door. If a player's magic level is 33, then they can grab all the items except for the ruby ring.

The East Bank
The west bank is not as popular as the east bank but is also a good place to buy and sell items.

The west bank also has a second floor. This floor is much quieter than the main floor, though holds nothing of value.

Stores
Varrock has many stores, including a magic store, a general store, and a range store.

Varrock General Store
Varrock's general store is one of the most popular stores. New players can buy a 'newcomer map' which can help them find their way around the free version of RuneScape.

Players can sell whatever they wish at the store, though mainly low level players sell their items, which are often not wanted by higher level players. It is also hard to sell items to this general store as many people sell their items here, causing the store's inventory limit to be reached very easily.

Varrock Swordshop
At the southern entrance is a store where players can buy swords. The store sells bronze, iron, steel, mithril, and adamant daggers, swords, and long swords.

Thessalia Fine Clothes
Near the centre of Varrock is Thessalia Fine Clothes, a store where players can buy clothing, change their appearance, or get another holiday drop they previously had.

Thessalia sells white aprons, leather bodies, leather gloves, leather boots, brown aprons, pink skirts, black skirts, blue skirts, red capes, silk, and priest gowns.

Thessalia can also change a player's shirt or pants for 500 gp. If a player obtained a scythe when they were dropped, then they can ask her for another one if they lost the one they had. If a player has obtained frog tokens from the frog random event, they can trade them for prince outfit if they are male, a princess outfit if they are female, or a frog mask.

Fancy Dress Shop
There is also a clothing store in the southeastern part of the city. However, only members can buy items here on member servers.

Zaff's Superior Staffs!
Near the centre of Varrock is Zaff's Superior Staffs!, a store where players can purchase staves for magic.

Zaff sells staves, magic staves, air staves, water staves, earth staves, and fire staves. He also sells battlestaves in members worlds for use in the Crafting skill.

Horvik's Armour Shop
Horvik's Armour Shop is near the centre of Varrock. Here, players can buy platebodies and chainbodies. He also sells some platelegs and studded leather.

Horvik sells bronze, iron, steel, and mithril chainbodies. He also sells iron, bronze, steel, black, and mithril platebodies. And he also sells iron platelegs, studded bodies, and studded chaps.

Aubury's Rune Shop
In the southeast corner of Varrock is the Aubury's Rune Shop. Here, players can purchase runes or be teleported to the rune essence mines, which are used for runecrafting.

Players can buy fire runes, water runes, air runes, earth runes, mind runes, body runes, chaos runes, and death runes.

Lowe's Archery Emporium
To the east of Varrock General Store is Lowe's Archery Emporium, a store which sells items designed for rangers.

Lowe sells bronze, iron, steel, mithril, and adamant arrows. Lowe also sells bolts for crossbows. And he sells shortbows, longbows, oak shortbows, oak longbows, willow shortbows, willow longbows, maple shortbows, maple longbows, and crossbows.

Trees
Varrock has many trees in and around it. Inside the city are four yew trees. To the south of the city are some willow trees and some oak trees. And to the east of the city are some more yew trees.

Altars
Varrock has three altars, one in the northeastern part of the city, one in the southeastern part of the city, and one on the second floor of Varrock Castle.

The altar in the northeastern part of the city and in the castle is an altar to Saradomin, while the altar in the southeastern part of the city is an altar to Zamorak. Each altar fully recharges a player's prayer, though some players prefer Zamorak over Saradomin and vice-versa.

Bars
Varrock has two bars. One bar is in the southeastern part of the city while another one is right near the southern entrance.

The bar near the southern entrance is called the 'Blue Moon Inn'. Players can fight a level 8 barbarian woman, a level 2 woman, a level 2 man, and Johnny the Beard, a level 2 NPC who is needed for the quest Shield of Arrav. Dr. Harlow is also here, an NPC who is needed for the quest Vampire Slayer.

Quests
Many quests can be started in or around Varrock. These quests are listed below.

Free Quests

 * Shield of Arrav
 * Demon Slayer
 * Romeo & Juliet

Members-Only Quests

 * Priest in Peril
 * Family Crest
 * Gertrude's Cat
 * Garden of Tranquillity
 * Rat Catchers

Miscellaneous
There is a large amount of different things scattered throughout Varrock.

Anvils: Anvils are located south of the west bank, northwest of the east bank in Horvik's Armour Shop, and south of the east bank.

Ranges: Ranges are located in small houses all over Varrock. They are easy to spot. The best one for cooking which is nearest to a bank is the one to the southwest of the east bank.

Water Sources: Players can obtain water from sinks in the castle and in fountains outside the castle and near the east bank.

Combat Training: Low level players can raise their combat level by hitting dummies north of the east bank and on in the castle.

Baraek: Baraek is an NPC in Varrock's centre who buys and sells fur. He can be used to complete the quest Shield of Arrav.

Apothecary: The Apothecary is south of the west bank. He can make strength potions provided that players bring him 5 gp, one limpwurt root, and some red spider eggs.