Ashdale

Ashdale is a peaceful cliff-top island village found far from the mainland. The village was founded over 400 years ago, and is where people from all across Gielinor go to have a more peaceful life, as nothing very interesting happened there until very recently.

It is where adventurers start their RuneScape adventure, after Gudrik the dwarf teaches them the basics of RuneScape and they fight off an attack by Morwenna the Cruel.

Description and Features
Ashdale is accessed from a dock found to the south of the island, which, unlike the rest of the island, is at sea level. The dock is home to many boats, most of which are relatively small, and a beacon to guide them past the outlying rocks to the island.

The rest of the island can be accessed by climbing stairs from the dock onto the cliffs that the village farms and more are situated on. Just at the top of the steps, a bridge can be found to the east, supported by two giant statues. The bridge leads to a small floating island, apon which the village's church to Saradomin can be found on. Although it is a church, no altar to restore your prayer points can be found inside.

North of the steps, the village proper can be found. The east side of the village is home to many features, including a quarry home to copper and tin rocks and furnace with two anvils to smith on. Another dock and boat can also be found next to the mine, which is overseen by the Quarry overseer. The east is also home to what appears to be a statue of Saint Elspeth and a small market.

Further west is home to the farm, with Magda the seer's tower found on the path there. The farm is home to numerous Cows and a cow-powered windmill, much like the one in the fairy kingdom of Zanaris. A small campfire can be found to the north of the farm, at which Digory and Ned Swarbrick can be found. The fire, much like others in GIelinor, can be used to cook fish and other raw food.

A minnow pond can be found just south of the farm, where raw minnow can be fished using an ordinary fishing rod and some fishing bait. Another market can be found south of the pond, which has a statue of a sailor nearby, on which a seagull occasionally rests atop of. What appears to be the players house can be found further south, supported by cliffs which have some interesting drawings on.

Tutorial
Ashdale is the location of the current tutorial. New players will find themselves here automatically, whilst more experienced players can access it by speaking to Gudrik in Taverley, just south-east of the bank.

Arrival on Ashdale
On arrival on the island, you are greeted by a dwarf named Gudrik. He tells you of a prophecy which depicts danger coming to Gielinor, that only you can stop. In order for you to do this the player must prepare by collecting food and creating a weapon and then sailing to the mainland.

Attack of the Zombies
Follow Gudrik down into the marketplace. You will hear a sound and halt, a zombie will burst from the paving stones. Defeat it, and you will gain the Slice ability in the first slot of your action bar. Use this ability to defeat the second zombie who appears soon afterwards.

Fishing for Minnow
Gudrik will lead you to a fishing area, and give you some bait to use. Catch three raw minnows at the indicated fishing spot, and Gudrik will congratulate you. He will then lead you to a fire, where you must cook the raw minnows to in order to make minnows.

Undead bovine
Follow Gudrik again, and you will come across a zombie cow, situated next to an overturned market stall. Defeat the zombie cow and proceed to the quarry.

Smithing and Mining
At the quarry, Gudrik will order you to mine a copper ore and a tin ore. He will then lead you up to a furnace, where you must make a bronze bar, and an anvil, to turn the bar into a bronze sword, replacing the one which was broken during your fight against the zombie cow earlier.

The Cruel Zombies
After you make the sword, you'll hear a screaming noise. Gudrik will identify it as coming from the church, and lead you there. Inside you will find a decaying sorceress, called Morwenna the Cruel, who will raise two zombies from the dead, which will attack you and Gudrik. Defeat the first one to gain the Kick ability, use it to defeat one of the second pair of zombies that are raised.

Once you have defeated your second zombie, Morwenna will teleport down to fight you herself. Use Slice to deal damage to her, and Kick to break down her magic shield when she raises it. She can use stunning abilities, and can also teleport around the church.

Once she is defeated, collect her headdress from the floor and follow Gudrik out of the church. He'll tell you to talk to the celebrating islanders, and follow him down to the harbour when you're ready.

Leaving the Island
At the harbour, Gudrik will tell you to get on the boat, via the gangplank. The boat will take the pair of you to Taverley, where you need to speak to Gudrik again to finish the tutorial.

Notable NPCs

 * Digory
 * Gudrik - a dwarf who guides the player through the tutorial.
 * Magda
 * Morwenna the Cruel - the main antagonist of the tutorial.
 * Ned Swarbrick
 * Quarry overseer
 * Sarah
 * Hendrik

Trivia

 * On day of release, a bug occured where existing players could not enter Ashdale despite un-equipping all armour. This was fixed by summoning a Beast of Burden and then dismissing it.