Wizards' Tower

 RuneScape uses the British convention for floor numbering: Ground floor, first floor (immediately above the ground floor), second floor, etc.

The Wizards' Tower is located across a bridge, south of Draynor Village, and plays a role in multiple quests. The fairy ring code DIS teleports you immediately south of the tower. It can also be accessed by entering the east portal on the second floor of the Wizards' Guild. Aubury can also teleport you directly to the Tower during the quest Rune Mysteries. It is also home of the Runecrafting Guild, which you can directly teleport to using the Runecrafting guild teleport.

HistoryEdit
After runestones were discovered in the Fremennik Province at the beginning of the fifth age, wizards from the Wizards' Guild decided to study the uses of these runestones. They decided to build a tower on a small island in the Southern Sea and the Wizards' Tower was born.

Wizards in the tower soon discovered areas of "significant" magical auras, which could be used to charge rune essence. After more research, the wizards created talismans to access the magical power. Using a talisman to enter its respective altar, the user could then change the rune essence into runes. This became known as runecrafting.

The art of runecrafting gave each human kingdom a stockpile of runes. With these runes, human kingdoms began to grow rapidly. However, the Fremenniks from the north terrorized the land, because they believed that the creation of runes should be left to the gods. During these Runecrafting Crusades, the entrances to the runecrafting altars were destroyed. After twenty long years, with numbers wavering, and no new ground made, the Fremenniks finally agreed to peace, due to the efforts of Asgarnian and Misthalin wizards. They set up a village which is now known as the Barbarian Village.

Eight years later, in year 70 of the Fifth Age, there was a schism. Zamorakian Mages wanted to conquer the tower to have all of its magical knowledge for themselves. So an army of Zamorakians attacked the tower in attempt to take it over. Unfortunately, the tower was burnt down during the battle. With the secrets of the runecrafting altars, talismans, rune essence, rune essence mine and other magical information lost, the rune supplies started to dwindle. With the knowledge of runecrafting lost, the Fremenniks decided to cease further plans of another crusade.

Years later, the mage training arena and the Wizards' Tower were rebuilt. The head wizard Sedridor and rune-expert Aubury worked together to rediscover the way to create runes. Rune supplies were at an all time low, making the search for runes or a way to create them even more desperate. Sedridor and Aubury were largely unsuccessful until Year 169. After rediscovering talismans and extensive research, they relocated the source of both rune essence and runecrafting altars with the help of an adventurer and Duke Horacio of Lumbridge during the Rune Mysteries quest. With the re-discovery of Runecrafting, rune supplies started to grow again and Wizard Elriss decided to open the Runecrafting Guild within the wizard's tower to further research Runecrafting.

Today, knowledge of magic and runecrafting continue to be researched. To avoid this knowledge falling into the wrong hands, the art of Runecrafting is a well guarded secret.

Inside the towerEdit
Inside the tower is a multiple number of floors, and a few notable non-player characters. The whole tower, except for the basement, is a multi-combat zone. The tower is also notable as it is one of the few locations that acts as a point to multiple other dimensions. Isidor in the basement can teleport players to the plane of the Land of Snow, there exists a permanent portal to the pocket universe of the Runecrafting Guild, and Sedridor has knowledge of a once-lost spell capable of bringing himself and others to the magically locked Rune essence mine in the ice fields of the north.

BasementEdit
The basement is one of the available entrances to obtain Rune Essence. This is accessible to both free-players, and members. It can be accessed via a ladder on the ground floor of the Wizard's Tower.

The basement is where players can find Head Wizard Sedridor. He plays a major role in the Rune Mysteries quest. He can also teleport players to the Rune Essence mine after completing this quest.

The basement also has Isidor, brother to Sedridor, who can teleport players to the Snow imp's homeland, during the Myths of the White lands quest, known as the Land of Snow. You must remind him of the phrase "Ectosum glissendo" for him to teleport you.

There is an altar, but it cannot be used to recharge Prayer points.

Ground floorEdit
On the ground floor there are two rooms with four Wizards. They are level 9 and quite popular for free-to-play players as they drop runes and wizard robes (one of the only free-to-play magic armours). There is also a leather boot spawn on the table in the library. At the staircases there are three log spawns. There are also bookcases in the library, and players may find the following books while searching them:
 * The Life & Times of a Thingummywut by Traiborn the Wizard
 * Wind Strike for Beginners
 * Life With a Wizard Husband ~ a Housewife's Story
 * The Dark Arts of Magical Wands
 * So You Think You're a Mage? Volume 28
 * Fire, Earth and Water ~ What's it all About?
 * How to become the Ultimate Wizard of the Universe
 * 101 Ways to Impress Your Mates with Magic

First floorEdit
Here resides the loony Traiborn, the only person to know about the Thingummywut, and a wizard who can make splitbark armour in members servers, with the proper supplies. There are also two level 9 wizards. Traiborn helps you out when making the Cake of Guidance for the Lumbridge Guide in the quest, Recipe for Disaster. Also on the first floor is a portal which grants access to the Runecrafting Guild, for players with a minimum runecrafting level of 50, and Runespan. In addition to all of this, a deposit chest is located here for players to drop off supplies before entering Runespan or the Runecrafting Guild. Note: Rune essences and Pure essences cannot be deposited here. This makes any kind of rune mining void at the tower.

Second floorEdit
On the second floor of the tower, is a caged lesser demon. Because it is caged, it cannot attack or damage players, but players can still attack it, using ranged, magic, or a halberd. This spot is generally free of players and can be a useful training spot. If you wish to obtain the drops from the lesser demon, you must use telekinetic grab (33 Magic required). Also there is Wizard Grayzag, who used to be an attackable level 43 NPC, who summoned imps to fight against players who attacked him. He played a role in the Imp Catcher quest. After starting An apprenticeship in wizadry quest a spiral staircase will appear in Grayzag's room which leads to the third floor

The following floors are only accessible after starting the "An apprenticeship in wizadry" quest

Third floor
On the third floor of the tower is a room full of wizard hopefuls sitting at desks and a wizard examiner named Wilk Twy, this is where wizard hopefuls take their entrance exams. Also on this floor is a small library that contains the study books required for the examination in After starting An apprenticeship in wizadry. After you have completed the test a staircase to the next floor will appear in the library room.

Fourth floor
On the fourth floor of the tower is a room with a wardobe that has apprentice robes that you can take in it there are also other wardrobes which contain wizard robes (blue), wizard robes (black)potioneer robes that you can't take until after completion of An apprenticeship in wizadry and apprentice potioneer robes which you can. Also on this floor is a room full of cauldrons with apprentice wizards stirring them. In the corner of the potion room is a list of potion ingredients needed for An apprenticeship in wizadry and in another corner are the stairs to the next floor.

The following floors are only accessible after the completion of the An apprenticeship in wizadry quest

Fifth floor
Also known as the wizard tower museum this houses replicas of all objects of magical significance and sometimes the real items themselves. Much like the Varrock museum, you can help add to the museum after completion of quests by speaking to the archivist.