New quest, new boss, new cosmetic hunt - can you hold the fort against Zemouregal and his ice-breathing ‘friend’?
New Quest and Boss Defend the fort from Zemouregal - and Vorkath!
Upon the freezing shores of Ungael, Zemouregal has awoken the ancient dragon Vorkath - now he intends to use this new-found power to wipe your Fort clean off the map. This would allow the full might of his undead armies to crash into the realms of Misthalin and sow chaos! It is up to you to stop him - with the help of denizens of Fort Forinthry…
Fight your way through a siege in the new quest Battle of Forinthry, before an epic showdown with Zemouregal and the mighty Vorkath! Completing this quest unlocks a repeat boss battle and amazing new rewards, including brand new materials for crafting the epic Dracolich Ranged Power Armour set, the new Necromancy incantation 'Invoke Lord of Bones' and of course the cutest of dragons - your new pal Vorki!
Check out our recent blog for a closer look into the fight itself - and those rewards.
Want to see what you’re getting into first? Check out our Livestream section below to find a list of streamers who will be challenging the dastardly duo on launch day!
Vorkath Hunt: Guard and Lantern event! New Necromancy overrides incoming!
With the release of Vorkath and the Battle of Forinthry comes the launch of an additional event, The Vorkath Hunt! Like the Golden Party Hat and Cape Hunt Events, you'll set out to collect 8 shards by completing various tasks. Doing so will earn you the Vorkath Death Guard and Lantern overrides and some sweet gameplay buffs!
Infinite Porters: Provides a guaranteed 'porter' effect (which transports valid items to the Bank when gathered) while the buff is active.
Passive Regeneration Buff: Your life points, prayer points and summoning points regenerate by 10% every 6 seconds while you're outside of combat.
Buffs can be enabled or disabled by Mr Mordaut (or Mordaut Jr) at Fort Forinthry any time after you’ve completed the hunt. The buffs are available to use for 14 days once you complete the Hunt - disabling the buff will not stop the 14-day timer that begins once you earn the buffs.
Despite the name, you don't need to fight Vorkath to complete the hunt - but it definitely helps! Here are the 12 tasks you can complete for shards:
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Kill Vorkath & Zemouregal (infinitely repeatable until all shards have been collected).
Can be completed during the Battle of Forinthry quest as well as in Story, Normal and Hard mode.
First shard is given after one kill , subsequent shards require 30 kills.
Complete the Dead and Buried quest (given on login if complete before event starts).
Have an active Premier Membership and log in (given on login if active as the event starts).
Train Gathering skills.
Train Artisan skills.
Train Combat skills.
Train Support skills.
Players will be guaranteed these shards after three hours of training in each particular skill, but have a high chance to obtain them beforehand.
Complete steps of the treasure trails.
Players will be guaranteed this shard after either 90 Easy, 45 Medium, 30 Hard, 23 Elite or 18 Master steps - or a combination of the above, so feel free to do any clues!
Earning marks of war by defeating repeatable bosses.
Players will be guaranteed this shard at 2,500 Marks but have a chance to obtain it beforehand.
Buy for 15m coins or 5k Protean items.
Complete Wilderness Flash Events.
Players will be guaranteed this shard at 15 completed events but have a chance to obtain it beforehand.
Earning RuneScore.
Players will be guaranteed this shard at 200 Runescore but have a chance to obtain it beforehand.
If a player has over 31,000 Runescore already they will earn this shard on earning any Runescore.
Livestream Calendar Upcoming Livestreams!
Wednesday November 22nd | 16:55 Game Time |Livestream: Christmas Event Preview!
Join us for a first look at the upcoming Christmas Village event and what else is on the way! Watch the show live at Twitch.TV/RuneScape!
Vorkath Launch Streams
Here are just some of the creators who will be streaming Vorkath on day 1! Tune in and check them out.
Starts November 21st | Ends November 22nd | Mysteria
Mysteria constantly rotates multiple versions of Treasure Hunter over the course of two days. Jump in to see what's on the cards!
Starts November 23rd | Ends November 27th | Potion Pandemonium
Gather potions and use them to complete collections! Earn multipliers and win hex-cellent witchy-themed prizes from the Witch's Chest. Look out for the impressive Hexer outfit, Hexer hair token and Lucille the Bat pet token!
Patch Notes Fixes and improvements in this week's game update
General
Varrock Sewers and Edgeville Dungeon can once again be accessed on non-members worlds.
Fixed an issue preventing players from progressing in the quest Evil Dave's Big Day Out.
We've added a lovely new logo to our Activity Flyer to spruce it up even more!
We have added a new Noticeboard to Fort Forinthry. It is located next to the Lodestone.
We have also returned the Varrock Lodestone Noticeboard.
Fixed the bug that would delete noted Ores when using them on an Orebox. (Hotfixed)
Community The latest goings-on from our community
Community Showcase
Need a place to feel more like Home? u/AllDayRugs has an idea.
NYChannelRS has captured Zemouregals true saturday morning cartoon villian side.
Runetube
@ProtoxxGaming has been documenting some of the commonly found species in the wonderful world of Gielinor.
@InitYeah takes a look into some of the stranger acronyms and sayings players use.
@NuzzNuzz shines some light on some less played content and some of the potential benefits of it!
Scapers' Screenshots
Elej is searching for the bear necessities.
HayleyPandora had to check in on Violet ahead of the holiday season.
Pink Skirts Player Events
Each week the Pink Skirts put on a selection of fun activities that everyone can join. Here are the main events this week:
Town Square Q&A
Hosted by: Lynxlynx & Saphhirra
Date/Time: Monday November 20th, 20:30 Game Time
World: 3
Location: Varrock West Bank
Vorago
Hosted by: Aarie & Redwigon
Date/Time: Saturday November 25th, 18.00 Game Time
World: 28
Location: Vorago borehole
FC: Mod Events
Mazcab Learner Raids
Hosted by: Silence & ario, Boss School & Raid FC
Date/Time: Sunday November 26th, 18:00 Game Time
World: 71
Location: Mazcab Entrance
FC: Raid FC
If these don't take your fancy, take a look at the full events schedule here. There’s sure to be something you’ll enjoy!
