The submarine's periscope.
Submarines are a hidden update that occurred on 27 May 2009 in which periscopes started appearing around some parts of the RuneScape coastline. At times the periscope is submerged, so players may have to wait before it appears above the surface of the water. The submerged submarine can be seen in Standard Detail, as it is shown as a dark shadow. Currently, the periscopes cannot be examined.
Confirmed locations
- Catherby - may be seen from Entrana
- Port Sarim - may be seen from Island South of Draynor Village (Fairy ring code: CLP)
- Ship Yard
- Port Khazard
Hints and Theories
Penguins
Player-Submitted Poll
In a player-submitted poll there was a question asking "What do you think that the penguins have been up to since the Cold War quest?". One of the top-voted answers was "Building a yellow submarine." It is possible that the submarine could be related to a new penguin quest (such as a sequel to Cold War), or a miniquest.
KGP Agent
In a conversation between a player and a KGP Agent when using the random function of the NPC Contact spell, the Agent mistakes the player's disembodied voice for evidence of an intruder and says to "Batten down the hatches!" and to "DIVE!". It sounds like he is commanding a submarine.
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The Red Raktuber
| “ | What's in Raktuber this year? A white bird, as the etymology of ornithology goes. | ” |
| “ | The Red Raktuber flies at midnight. (Well, maybe not 'flies'.) Regardless, I'm about to descend into a ventricle of darkness, and I don't know which hat to wear: swordfish, octopus, lobster? | ” |
The phrase The Red Raktuber is very similar to the Red October (October and Raktuber both being months of a calendar), the name of a submarine which is the focus of the novel and film The Hunt for Red October. This may hint at the name of the submarine or a future quest related to it, or hint toward how events could pan out in such a future quest.
The phrase 'A white bird' could mean a penguin, and 'Well, maybe not 'flies'.' may also refer to the flightless nature of penguins.
Wise Old Man
The Wise Old Man may be involved, as he has a model of a yellow submarine in his house in Draynor Village.
Postbag from the Hedge 40
The artist's impression of Zanik seeing the "Sea monster".
In a recent Postbag from the Hedge, Zanik talks about her adventures from her visiting Entrana, then coming back from there and going around Mudskipper Point in which she sees a "Sea monster" in the water.
| “ | But I haven't told you the most exciting thing! I saw a sea monster! We were on the way back from Entrana, going around Mudskipper Point. The sky was dark and a bit of a storm was blowing up. All the monks on the ship were getting scared and praying to Saradomin. The captain monk was shouting for them to do something to the sails (I still don't understand nautical jargon), then suddenly there was a sort of CRUNCH as the ship hit something! The monks were too busy to see anything, but they wouldn't let me help so all I could do was watch. I saw something big and dark moving under the water beside our ship. Then the lightning flashed and I saw this thing sticking up out of the water, like an eye on the end of a stalk. It looked around for a moment and I'm sure it looked straight at me, then it went back down into the water and the monster went away. | ” |
— Zanik
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This was probably the submarine periscope, although a pirate thought it was a "Leviathan" and the artists impression included in the letter resembles a Loch Ness Monster. Immediately after Zanik's letter, Postie Pete also makes a comment about the sea monster.
| “ | I get the feeling that we'll hear more about this sea...creature. One eye should be kept firmly on the horizon. | ” |
Note the periods before creature, as if he is unsure if it is a creature or not.
Galleries
Submarine Sightings
Trivia
- The yellow submarine mentioned in the poll is probably a reference to the Beatles' song Yellow Submarine.
- It's worth noting that on its original page the image of Zanik and the periscope contains a secret name/message: "zanik and pe...". For Internet Explorer users, this can easily be found by hovering over the image for it to pop up. Mozilla Firefox users can right-click the image, select Properties, and see that the "Alternate Text" is "zanik and pe...". This may very well be short for "zanik and penguin submarine" or "zanik and periscope".
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