Changes: Rogues' Castle

Rogues' Castle
Release date	10 May 2002 (Update)
Kingdom	Wilderness
Members area	No
Main music	Regal
Leader	Rogue Captain
Teleportation	Wilderness Obelisk
Features
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Latest revision as of 19:33, 3 March 2019

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This article is about the wilderness fortress. For the location in Burthorpe, see Rogues' Den.

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The Rogues' Castle is a fortress located in the deep Wilderness, specifically in levels 50-54. It is inhabited by Rogues, Rogue Enforcers, and Rogue Captains who can be attacked and auto-pickpocketed. An aggressive boss monster, the Chaos Elemental, can be found lurking around or inside the castle. The song Regal is unlocked near the castle. The main door remains locked at all times, and one of the side doors must be used to enter the castle.

Features

There are four floors in the castle, the upper two being towers.
There is a range on the ground floor.
Several gold ore respawns are spread throughout the inside of the castle (three on ground floor and one on the first and third floors).
There are three chests on the first floor that can be thieved from with a lockpick.
There is a bronze sq shield spawn on the first floor and an iron dagger spawn on the third floor.
Two cape merchants walk around the area.
Three Safecracking safes on the first floor.

Hostilities

The Chaos Elemental patrols the west and south perimeter of the Rogue's Castle and can attack players "offscreen", making the area quite dangerous to reach. However, there is a Teleportation obelisk in the area, which makes for a fast transport to the castle area, or a quick escape for players being hunted by the Elemental. The Elemental does not enter far into the courtyard of the castle but can attack quite far from just inside the southern gate. Prior to the Elemental's release the castle was actually one of the safest areas in the Wilderness.

Purpose

Players come here mainly to kill the Chaos elemental. Some players come here to pickpocket the Rogues or crack safes for the Thieving experience (although the risk of death being high makes players being sighted rare). Players also come here to rescue the Rogue (Varrock) from the castle. The castle is used as part of The Curse of Zaros and Lost Her Marbles miniquests. Furthermore, it is the location of a Treasure Trail Coordinates clue. Other than that, it has no quest purposes.

Surrounding Area

Just north of the Rogues' Castle, there exists a deposit of columnar basalt along the shore, and are only found in two locations in the game, the other being near the Lighthouse.

Gallery

Trivia

When the Wilderness was updated, people were getting stuck in the jail, so a portal was placed to allow them to get out.
The hexagonal blocks found north of the castle closely resemble the columnar basalt formations of the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, which were formed through volcanic activity around 40 million years ago. The blocks ingame are positioned wrongly, however, as the hexagonal blocks stand in a square pattern with free space between them while the real basalt formations stand in a hexagonal pattern with no free space between them.

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+{{External|os|rsc=Rogues' House}}
-{{otheruses|the wilderness fortress|the [[minigame]]|Rogues' Den}}
+{{otheruses|the wilderness fortress|the location in [[Burthorpe]]|Rogues' Den}}
-[[File:Rogues Castle.png|thumb|286px|A view of the front of the castle.]]
+{{Infobox Area
-{{Relative location
+|update = Latest RuneScape News (10 May 2002)
-|location = Rogues' Castle
-|north = [[Unknown]]
+|release = [[10 May]] [[2002]]
-|west = [[Scorpion Pit]]
+|image = [[File:Rogues' Castle.png|250px]]
-|south = [[Demonic Ruins]]
+|kingdom = [[Wilderness]]
+|members = No
-|east = [[Wilderness North Volcano]]
+|music = [[Regal]]
+|map = [[File:Rogues' Castle map.png|250px]]
+|name = Rogues' Castle
+|leader = [[Rogue Captain]]
+|tele = [[Wilderness Obelisk]]
 }}
-The '''Rogues' Castle''' is a fortress located in the deep [[Wilderness]], specifically in levels 68-71. As with all of the land beyond the long fence or border, this area is only accessible to [[pay-to-play]] players. It is one of the few places that [[Rogue]]s reside in (they can be fought and [[pickpocket]]ed). An [[aggressive]] [[boss]] monster, the [[Chaos Elemental]], can be found lurking around or inside the castle. The song [[Regal]] is unlocked near the castle. It is also known as "castle in the dark land" when trying to obtain the ghostly cloak.
+The '''Rogues' Castle''' is a fortress located in the deep [[Wilderness]], specifically in levels 50-54. It is inhabited by [[Rogue]]s, [[Rogue Enforcer]]s, and [[Rogue Captain]]s who can be attacked and auto-[[pickpocket]]ed. An [[aggressive]] [[boss]] monster, the [[Chaos Elemental]], can be found lurking around or inside the castle. The song [[Regal]] is unlocked near the castle. The main door remains locked at all times, and one of the side doors must be used to enter the castle.
 ==Features==
-*There are four floors in the castle, the upper two being towers. Several [[gold ore]] respawns are spread throughout the inside of the castle.
+* There are four floors in the castle, the upper two being towers.
-*There are a few chests that can be [[thieved]] from.
+* There is a [[range]] on the ground floor.
+* Several [[gold ore]] respawns are spread throughout the inside of the castle (three on ground floor and one on the first and third floors).
-*There is a [[Bronze sq shield]] respawn on the 1st floor.
+* There are three [[Chest (Rogues' Castle)|chests]] on the first floor that can be [[thieved]] from with a [[lockpick]].
-*Two [[Cape merchant]]s walk around the area.
+* There is a [[bronze sq shield]] spawn on the first floor and an [[iron dagger]] spawn on the third floor.
+* Two [[cape merchant]]s walk around the area.
+* Three [[Safecracking]] [[safe]]s on the first floor.
 ==Hostilities==
-The [[Chaos Elemental]] patrols the west and south perimeter of the Rogue's Castle and can attack players "offscreen", making the area quite dangerous to reach. However, there is a [[Wilderness Obelisk|Teleportation obelisk]] in the area, which makes for a fast transport to the castle area, or a quick escape for players being hunted by the Elemental. The Elemental does not enter the actual "courtyard" of the castle; but even while inside the castle gate on the south side of the castle the elemental can attack you. Prior to the Elemental's release the castle was actually one of the safest areas in the Wilderness.
+The [[Chaos Elemental]] patrols the west and south perimeter of the Rogue's Castle and can attack players "offscreen", making the area quite dangerous to reach. However, there is a [[Wilderness Obelisk|Teleportation obelisk]] in the area, which makes for a fast transport to the castle area, or a quick escape for players being hunted by the Elemental. The Elemental does not enter far into the courtyard of the castle but can attack quite far from just inside the southern gate. Prior to the Elemental's release the castle was actually one of the safest areas in the Wilderness.
 ==Purpose==
-Players come here mainly to kill the [[Chaos elemental]]. Some players come here to pickpocket rogues for the [[Thieving]] xp (although the risk of death being high makes players being sighted rare). Players also come here to rescue the [[Rogue (Varrock)]] from the castle. The castle is used as part of [[The Curse of Zaros]] and [[Buyers and Cellars/Lost Her Marbles]] miniquests. Furthermore, it is the location of a Treasure Trail Coordinates clue. Other than that, it has no quest purposes.
+Players come here mainly to kill the [[Chaos elemental]]. Some players come here to pickpocket the Rogues or crack safes for the [[Thieving]] experience (although the risk of death being high makes players being sighted rare). Players also come here to rescue the [[Rogue (Varrock)]] from the castle. The castle is used as part of [[The Curse of Zaros]] and [[Lost Her Marbles]] miniquests. Furthermore, it is the location of a Treasure Trail Coordinates clue. Other than that, it has no quest purposes.
 ==Surrounding Area==
 [[File:Rogues Causeway.png|thumb|280px|The causeway.]]
-Just north of the Rogues' Castle, there exists a large set of hexagonal blocks of different heights. These are along the shore and are only found in two locations in the game, the other being near the Lighthouse. The meaning of these blocks is unknown. (Most likely they are purely aesthetic and are there to add to the atmosphere as they closely resemble the basalt formations of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant's_Causeway Giant's Causeway] in Northern Ireland which were formed through volcanic activity around 40 million years ago).
+Just north of the Rogues' Castle, there exists a deposit of columnar basalt along the shore, and are only found in two locations in the game, the other being near the Lighthouse.
 ==Gallery==
 <div><gallery widths="300" captionalign="left">
-Rogues' Castle.png
 Rogues' Castle interior.png
 Rogues' Castle map.png
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 ==Trivia==
 [[File:Portal Rogues Castle.png|thumb|The portal.]]
-*When the Wilderness was updated, people were getting stuck in the jail, so a portal was placed to allow them to get out.
+* When the Wilderness was updated, people were getting stuck in the jail, so a portal was placed to allow them to get out.
+* The hexagonal blocks found north of the castle closely resemble the columnar basalt formations of the {{WP|Giant's_Causeway|Giant's Causeway}} in Northern Ireland, which were formed through volcanic activity around 40 million years ago. The blocks ingame are positioned wrongly, however, as the hexagonal blocks stand in a square pattern with free space between them while the real basalt formations stand in a hexagonal pattern with no free space between them.
 [[fi:Rogues' Castle]]