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. The city is also known as Awarrocka, in barbarian speech.

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 surrounding it. 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. Varrock's location in relation to the Wilderness makes it the best spot for low level player killers.



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.

East bank
The east bank is a very popular place to buy and sell items to other players. This, added to the fact that the bank is very small, results in an overly populated bank on busy worlds, which slows down the game. Some of the most common items seen for sale here are rune essence, and player killing goods such as food, lower leveled weapons and armor, runes, and potions.

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

West bank
This was the first, and once the only bank in Runescape. In its early days, this bank, the Bank of Varrock, stored only gold in its accounts. Nowadays, this is the most popular free bank. Things such as big bones, logs, feathers, and many miscellanious items are sold here. On trading worlds, the outside area of the bank is great for buying high level armor and weapons, such as Rune. Farther back is a great place to buy discontinued or rare items such as holiday drops and treasure trail rewards.

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 south room with coins, one gold ore, one gold bar, a gold necklace, and a ruby ring behind a locked door. If a player's magic level is 33, then they can use telekinetic grab for all the items except for the ruby ring. 3 coins on the northeast floor respawn. The basement is a wery popular place to have bank sales on in the trading worlds.

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, black, 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 coins. 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. It features heavily in the Hunter skill and it is here that you have furs made into camouflage and other hunter armour.



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 staffs, magic staffs, air staffs, water staffs, earth staffs, and fire staffs. He also sells battlestaffs 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 by Aubury's chanting of "Senventior Disthine Molenko".

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. He also sells shortbows, longbows, oak shortbows, oak longbows, willow shortbows, willow longbows, maple shortbows, maple longbows, and crossbows. It is a great spot to buy and sell ranging goods among players aswell in trading worlds.

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. To the east of the city are some more yew trees. In the center of the Varrock Palace lies a "terribly tall tropical tree", although it is not choppable.

One should also note that there is a tree patch which allows players to grow trees, if their Farming Level allows them.

Altars
Varrock has three altars.

Worshipping Saradomin

 * The Palace's altar. 2nd floor, in back.
 * Father Lawrence's altar. Varrock chapel, east of the Palace.

Worshipping Zamorak

 * Downtown altar. South-south west of Wizard Aubury's rune market.

Bars
Varrock and the surruonding area has three bars. All Varrockian bars sell only beer.

The Blue Moon Inn
The Blue Moon Inn is by far the most popular bar in Varrock. Amazingly, it doubles as a hotel, although service is only available to NPC's. One-Eyed Hector the Pirate once stayed here. You can find a couple NPC's here besides the bartender, which include an unnamed Barbarian Warrior Woman, the ex-vampire slayer master Dr. Harlow, and the fat Johnny the Beard (who drops the Varrock Herald, used for Shield of Arrav). Prior to the release of Runescape 2, The Blue Moon Inn was a popular party spot for mid to high leveled RuneScape players. In fact, one could usually find a party there every night.

The Dancing Donkey Bar
The Dancing Donkey Bar is unknown to most of Varrock because it is in the corner of the city where only members may buy goods. Unlike the Blue Moon, it does not double as a hotel. While there, you may stumble upon the three drunken NPC's here: Hops, too drunken to speak; Da Vinci, who hates non-members; and Chancey, who loves to gamble.

The Jolly Boar Inn
The Jolly Boar Inn is actually outside the Varrock City Walls, but is still considered a Varrockian bar beacuse it is within the vicinity. Like the Blue Moon, the Jolly Boar doubles as a hotel, and there is an occupant for a room. The very tired Johnnathan (used in this quest). There are a lot of NPC's here, one woman, two men, and a Black Knight, though none of them are drunk.

Guilds
Both of these are just outside of Varrock.


 * Cooking Guild to the west.
 * Champions Guild to the south.

Varrock Palace
The palace is the focus of many quests. It has a library, different floors and other things. Inside there is a trapped Monk of Zamorak in a cage. The Queen and King Roald reside here. Garden of Tranquility is the most notable quest. Inside also resides a few warrior women. The palace also contains the Library of Varrock which is filled with books explaining the history of RuneScape.

Varrock Museum
As like the Palace it plays a part in quests such as Shield of Arrav, The Golem, Digsite Quest and Desert Treasure.

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 Tranquility
 * Rat Catchers
 * What Lies Below

Monsters

 * Rats (Lvl 1)
 * Men and Women (Lvl 2)
 * Mugger (Lvl 6)
 * Barbarian Woman (Lvl 9)
 * Thiefs (Lvl 16)
 * Guards (Lvl 22)
 * Outlaws (Lvl 32)
 * Black Knights (Lvl 33)

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 coins, one limpwurt root, and some red spider eggs.