Money making guide/Archive/Strongholds

Stronghold of Player Safety
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Players of any level can easily do the Stronghold of Player Safety between Barbarian Village and Edgeville in the Misthalin Training Center of Excellence, all of the monsters on the route to the 10,000 coins are non-aggressive. Upon the completion of the miniquest, players are rewarded with two skill lamps (each lamp is worth 500xp and can be applied to any skill regardless of level), 10,000 coins, Safety gloves and the Safety first emote.

It is tricky to navigate through the Stronghold of Player Safety, but the rewards are great. The high level monsters drop large numbers of runes and ore including mithril (noted)3 adamanite ore (noted) 1.

The reward may only be received once per player, however, if a player loses/drops their Safety gloves they can come back to the chest for a new pair.
 * Free players who choose to train on them, some high-level ores such as mithril and adamant, and even rune scimitars and rune square shields for rarer drops.
 * For members, the cockroaches mainly drop charms, seeds, and herbs as well as all of the free to play items. No food is needed, but a high enough percent of run is recommended.

Once completed, the Cockroach soldiers (level 83) drop Rune Scimitar,Rune Sq Shield and dragon spears. They also drop a lot of crimson charms, which are used in summoning. They also offer decent training for higher leveled players.

Stronghold of Security
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If players are brave enough, they can attempt the Stronghold of Security in Barbarian Village. Food is recommended for players at all levels and even more for low-level players. (Note: For players with 10-15 hitpoints, trouts or higher are recommended). Raw trout and salmon are usually dropped by powerfishers near the Barbarian Village on most worlds. After players have had their account recovery questions set and proceed through all four levels in the Stronghold, they will be awarded 10,000 coins and either; the Fancy boots, which are rainbow coloured, or the Fighting boots which have spikes on the end. Both of these boots have the same stats, so either pair is fine and based solely on preference.


 * This reward cannot be collected if you already have a pair. The boots may also be swapped at any time.
 * The monsters in the dungeon get stronger as players descend from level to level, and are aggressive beginning with the second level. There are some "safe" spots on all levels where players can wait to recover their run energy and eat to restore their hitpoints before they proceed further.
 * Some lower leveled monsters that are good to train on in the Security Stronghold include zombies and minotaurs. The zombies constantly drop steel arrows, body runes, and gems. The minotaurs drop iron arrows and noted rune essence (free to play) or pure essence (members only) which can add up in time.
 * There have been reports that the random event occurrences tend to be increased in the stronghold, so training for a long time will increase the chances of getting gems and other random event items.
 * Players may bank all their items and just sprint through each level to get the rewards easily.
 * For members, once completed, the Flesh Crawlers often drop high leveled herbs, which can be gathered and sold for a tidy sum.