Uncovering the Moonrise Dig Site

Uncovering the Moonrise Dig Site

New Archaeology Dig Site: Moonrise

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  • New first-age Archaeology digsite on Havenhythe: Moonrise
  • New cultural category of material, mystery and artefact: Guthixian
    • 5 new Guthixian materials and a new soil type
  • 15 new artefacts across 2 collections
  • 5 new mysteries
  • New Rewards
    • Relic power
    • Necromancy Ritual ring
    • Cosmetic pet
  • Base material storage increased by five

What was buried should not stay lost forever.

On the cliffs above Amberfell’s forests stands Moonrise, an ancient First Age temple watched over by a divine guardian.

Be ready to uncover the secrets of Moonrise, a First Age Archaeology digsite on Havenhythe on Monday the 15th of June!

Dive into the story of a fallen civilization, a forgotten faith, and the tragedy that left this once prospering temple in ruins. Bring long-buried truths to the surface and begin to piece together the fate of Moonrise and the mystery surrounding its sacred guardian.

How to get a foot in the door?

To first gain access to the digsite you will have to complete the recent quest Secrets of Amberfell as you journey to understand more about the Sanguine menace and the mysterious voice that first brought you to Havenhythe.

Then you can ascend the stairs and kickstart your investigations beginning at level 52 Archaeology.

The digsite is split into two brackets, the exterior and interior of the temple.

  • Levels 52 to 75 - Temple Exterior
  • Levels 82 to 88 - Temple Interior

This update aims to add more pathways in the mid levels of Archaeology and along the way you will be able to piece together fifteen new artefacts across two collections and uncover 5 brand new mysteries that tell a story of faith, transformation, remembrance, loss and why the lone guardian still remains at Moonrise after countless ages.

Uncover Rewards!

Knowledge is its own reward but for something a bit more tangible, alongside the usual XP and Chronotes this digsite will offer 2 new rewards in the form of a Relic and a Ring. Additionally you may find yourself the owner of your own divine guardian.

New Relic - Hungry Like The Wolf

Unlocked by completing one of the new collections, you will get your hands on a reward that combined with "Expensive Spices" creates a new Relic that boosts the efficiency of food items to feed your ravenous hunger! This relic will increase the base amount healed by food items by 100 while also removing any adrenaline penalties making snacking in battle even more of a viable source of healing.

New Necromancy Ritual Ring

You will be able to craft a new necromancy ritual boosting ring from materials found in the interior of the temple along with a moonstone ring to boost your Soul Attraction and disturbance rewards while completing Necromancy Rituals!

New Pet

Most importantly is getting your hands on your very own divine guardian!

You will need to solve some mysteries to find out how tho!

Dig into the mystery

We can't wait to delve into this new digsite and uncover the secrets buried within. But as you'll soon discover, all is not quite what it seems.

Thank you for checking this out, if you want to be part of the discussions head on over to the Discord discussion or hop onto the Reddit thread.


- The RuneScape Team

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